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What is election ‘purdah’ and what do the rules mean?
Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoPoliticians, such as prime minister Rishi Sunak, who remain in office after a general election is...
General election 2024: what is purdah and when does it start?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMinisters, civil servants, and local authorities will soon be required to exercise caution in making...
Lib Dems call for investigation into ‘purdah breach’ maths policy announcement
Press Association News via AOL· 1 year agoChristine Jardine MP has said she is ‘deeply concerned’ that it breaches the Government’s own...
General election: What is purdah and which bills are stuck in the wash-up process before it begins?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoParliament is expected to wind up on Friday after Rishi Sunak stunned Westminster by calling a snap...
Quiet (or not?) before the storm: how European countries' election silence contrast
Euronews via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPeriods of silence in political campaigning during a given period before polling, or election...
The OBR has become a millstone around the Chancellor’s neck
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe era of so-called “purdah” where a Chancellor hid away for months before a Budget disappeared...
It would be ‘insane’ to stop arms sales to Israel, says Boris Johnson
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIsraeli soldiers prepare to shell Gaza. The war has now lasted six months - Neil Hall/EPA Boris...
Am I eligible to vote in the 2024 general election and how can I register?
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe general election will be held on July 4, Rishi Sunak has confirmed, with Brits able to vote for...
Boris Johnson criticises David Cameron over silence on arms sales debate
Press Association News via AOL· 2 months agoMr Johnson said Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron had “gone into a kind of purdah” on the debate on...
Rwanda election threatens to delay deportation flights until July votes cast
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPaul Kagame, Rwanda's president, is seeking to extend his 24-year-old hold on the post - FABRICE...