Alex Stevenson

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• Analysis: What the Conservative victory means for Britain

  Here's a picture of what the next five years has in store for British politics.

• General election 2015: The ten biggest scalps of election night

  The national picture has produced a surprising national result, but the last few hours have been equally shocking for the large number of big names whose political careers have been unceremoniously halted. Here's our view of the top ten.

• Time for the fallout: Here’s what Britain faces after a night of shocking election results

  Nearly everyone got this election wrong – and now it's time for the fallout.

• Two clues to the Tories' post-election plans

  Questioning the legitimacy of a Labour-SNP government and sketching out the draft of a Tory Queen's Speech: it feels a lot like we're picking up the first clues about what will happen in the critical days after May 7th. And all the indications are it won't be very pretty.

• Miliband rules out confidence and supply deal with SNP

  Ed Miliband has given his clearest indication yet he will not come to any agreement with the SNP by explicitly ruling out a confidence-and-supply agreement.

• Insulting voters can only lead to defeat – for both the Tories and Labour

  Shutting out the voters might seem like a sensible strategy, but it can only lead to one result: a slap in the face come polling day.

• Miliband is now most likely to be next prime minister

  For years the idea of Ed Miliband in No 10 was judged unthinkable, even laughable. But with the general election just over a fortnight away, a consensus is gradually emerging that his premiership is now the most likely outcome.

• The 2015 campaign has reached its watershed moment

  Midway through the general election campaign, both Labour and the Conservatives are changing their tactics – and it's a triumph for voters.

• Labour drops commitment to ending child poverty

  Labour's manifesto says it will "never forget" the importance of tackling child poverty - but is not extending the 2020 target.

• Vote-swapping: A new way to kick the Tories out of power

  In ordinary circumstances votes, like wives, are not casually swapped around. But that appears to be changing in 2015, as a group of determinedly anti-Tory activists encourage left-leaning types to switch sides.

• The most embarrassing election leaflets of 2015

  As campaigning steps up another gear voters are starting to come across election leaflets – and using social media to mock them.

• The app that will sway thousands in the 2015 general election

  The data suggests it has singlehandedly persuaded over 100,000 voters to change their minds and back another party. Should we be paying a little more attention to Vote Match?

• Pets vs election leaflets: There can only be one winner

  Carefully crafted political literature is being heartlessly mangled by idiot dogs

• Here's what the Queen has to say about Cameron's hung parliament plans

  Inside Buckingham Palace, the prime minister faces an awkward conversation

• Exposed: The Scottish independence myth no party leader wants you to hear

  Scottish nationalists spooked Westminster's party leaders into giving away more powers to Scotland than they needed to during last year's referendum, new research has found.

• #BattleforNumber10: How Miliband beat Cameron

  According to our sophisticated scoring system, which involves adding two numbers together, the clear winner is... Ed Miliband, actually.

• Tears in the Commons: Labour MPs stand up to applaud Tory MP's speech

  Labour MPs have granted Conservative MP Charles Walker a standing ovation after he said he had been "played as a fool" on the final sitting day of the parliament.

• Hague's last defeat: Labour MPs block 'grubby' anti-Bercow coup

  MPs have defeated William Hague's "grubby" attack on John Bercow by blocking a move to introduce secret ballots on Speaker elections.

• Green rap: Candidate channels his inner 2Pac

  It is surely the best rap by a 2015 general election campaign candidate yet. Those Green party campaigners know how to fight tactical voting.

• Secret enemy: Meet the shady group fighting the SNP

  A secretive group is beginning campaigning in Scotland this week with a simple mission: stopping the SNP by encouraging tactical voting in the 2015 general election.