Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election?
After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level
May 2023
Here’s what I want: a hung parliament. Let me tell you why
Owen Jones
The Tories must be thrown out of office, but I am also concerned about what a Starmer-led majority would mean for the country, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
May 2022
Voting 101
Voting 101: what is a hung parliament and what happens if there is one on election day? - video
Matilda Boseley explains what happens if neither Labor nor the Coalition wins enough seats on election day to form government in their own right
December 2019
Jo Swinson says she won’t back Corbyn. But ultimately she’ll have to
Vernon Bogdanor
If there is a hung parliament, the Lib Dems will end up backing Labour. They know their supporters want a second referendum, says professor of government Vernon Bogdanor
December 2017
Dark rumours in Westminster over Tory whips’ behaviour
Allegations include misdemeanour lists of troublesome MPs and pressure on those threatening to step out of line on Brexit
October 2017
Crowdfunded high court challenge against £1bn Tory-DUP deal fails
Tory-DUP £1bn deal: crowdfunded legal challenge reaches high court
July 2017
Theresa May to invite Labour to help create policy amid Tory plot to oust her
Bid to relaunch faltering premiership with plea for cross-party working after dire election result and on first anniversary of entering No 10
