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May under pressure over security as poll lead tightens
Prime Minister Theresa May has come under mounting pressure over security just days ahead of the UK’s general election. Her opponents say cuts she spearheaded as home secretary have left Britain more vulnerable to terrorism, after the country has been hit by three attacks in less than three months.![EU and British flags [Shutterstock]](https://www.euractiv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/05/british_and_eu_flags.jpeg)
The UK election: A European game changer
Whoever wins the election, neither the Scottish nor the European questions will disappear from the UK political agenda, writes Dr Malanie Sully.
SNP manifesto: Pro-EU and no new independence vote
The Scottish National Party has unveiled their campaign manifesto, promising an alternative to austerity and reaffirming their commitment to EU membership.
EU grandees fret at 2017 triple poll in France, Germany, UK
There is a small window of opportunity to restore citizens' trust in the European Union ahead of 2017, when both France and Germany will hold general elections, and the UK is expected to have a key referendum on its membership to the EU.Britons, MPs suffer a ‘communication deficit’ on EU affairs
The UK suffers from a communication deficit regarding its in/out referendum pledge, with parliamentarians failing to inform their electorate, who lack very basic knowledge of EU affairs, writes Resul Umit.
Cameron promises ‘to reshape Britain’s EU membership’
British Prime Minister David Cameron has indicated that Britons will be asked to consider the country’s relationship with the EU – possibly in a referendum – but not before the next general election, due in May 2015. The way forward for Britain is "less Europe, not more Europe", he said.The Consequences of Coalition
In this exclusive commentary, Sir Stephen Wall, formerly the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the European Union, explains why the new coalition government in the UK faces a changing relationship with the EU.
Brussels expects little change from new UK government
A British government led but not dominated by David Cameron’s Conservatives would probably mean business as usual for the UK's dealings in Brussels, concluded a panel of experts at an election de-briefing last Friday (7 May).Are we really seeing a Europeanisation of UK politics?
The direction of the UK's future European policy remains highly uncertain whatever the outcome of this week's general election, and although the rise of Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg may be good news for Europe, the implications for the EU of the British poll remain very much up in the air, writes Richard Youngs, director-general of Madrid-based European think-tank FRIDE, in an exclusive commentary for EURACTIV.Big changes on the way after UK election?
"The demand for change and poor turnout will hit the Labour vote [...] the Conservatives will secure a small overall majority and [...] the Liberal [Democrats] will strengthen their position in the House of Commons," predicts Michael Berendt, formerly senior policy adviser at Fleishman-Hillard, in an April post on Blogactiv.
Britain heading for 6 May general election
Prime Minister Gordon Brown will this morning announce a 6 May parliamentary election in the UK, which could bring down the curtain on 13 years of rule by his Labour Party.
UK Conservatives vow to fight back after Lisbon setback
Britain's opposition Conservatives pledged on 4 November to seek the return of some powers from the European Union to Britain should they win an election expected next year, but said they were not aiming to sabotage the bloc.
Tories press Cameron to call Lisbon Treaty referendum
British opposition leader David Cameron faces dissent from many in his party who want a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty if the Conservatives win power, even if the charter is already in force.Tories question economic benefits of EU membership
Leading Conservatives in the UK have challenged the government to justify the £6.4 billion net contribution the British exchequer will make to the EU coffers next year - a 60% rise on this year.The UK Tories’ European policy: The road to oblivion
The tone of UK Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague's 21 July speech to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London "takes us back to Winston Churchill's image of Britain at the centre of three concentric circles: transatlantic, Commonwealth and European - a world that no longer exists," writes Stanley Crossick, founder of the European Policy Centre, in a July post on Blogactiv.
Eurosceptics pour scorn on ‘phantom MEPs’
A European Parliament decision to grant observer status – and full pay – to 18 of its incoming members in the next legislature has been ridiculed by British Eurosceptics, as the MEPs risk being sent home after two years if the Lisbon Treaty is rejected.