Both the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly are to be elected through the Additional Member System. Each elector will cast two votes: one for a constituency MP and one for the party of his ...

The UK is a representative democracy ... MSPs are chosen for the Scottish Parliament using an electoral system called the Additional Member System or AMS. AMS is a form of proportional representation.

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to slash spending on Britain’s “broken” and “indefensible” health-related welfare system ... Data suggests that the UK is an outlier when it comes to the ...

The Labour government has unveiled a raft of plans for changes to the UK's welfare system, which it says will save the UK a total of £5bn. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall detailed the ...

Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to launch talks with Russia on the end of its war in Ukraine has accelerated the rapprochement between the UK and EU member states with a flurry of leaders ...