PARLIAMENT TO DISSOLVE AS BRITISH ELECTION FEVER GROWS

PARLIAMENT TO DISSOLVE AS BRITISH ELECTION FEVER GROWS

ED MILIBAND WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO DETHRONE THE STATUS QUO DURING THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS

The British Parliament will soon be dissolved to set the tone for the general elections in The United Kingdom, one of Nigeria’s biggest trade partner.

According to an insider close to the heart of London where the elections will be taking  place the race for who becomes the Prime Minister will be a keenly fought one

 here's a rundown of the key dates to look out for between now and then.

On the 5 th of February,2015: National Voter Registration Day Organized by Bite the Ballot and supported by the Electoral Commission, this was a campaign to get people registered in good time for the big day. It is particularly designed to target the 18-24-year-old age demographic which suffers from a traditionally poor turnout, and will be publicized through social media and local councils.

: Other vital dates in the British calendar according to an impeccable source who spoke to paedia Express Multimedia from Essex in the United Kingdom  just about press time is the Ukip Spring Conference Ukip held in Kent for their biggest meet-up ahead of the general election.

Just recently ,precisely on the 13 and 15 March,2015 : Liberal Democrats Political party  Conference took  place in Liverpool, and it was  one of Nick Clegg’s last chance to unveil some new ideas and salvage his struggling popularity ratings.

On the 18 March,2015 : George Osborne read what may be his last budget with The Government  asking people to submit ideas for what they’d like to see in the last fiscal plan of this Parliament.

It was learned that the  Prime Minister’s Questions time has been a real mixed bag this term and provoked plenty of criticism that it is a male-dominated shouting match putting British politics to shame.

Not every episode has  given  Britons  much food for thought in the past four and a bit years, but the final one before Parliament dissolves could well throw up some gems born of desperation.

On the  30 thMarch,2015 :the  Dissolution  of  the Parliament will take place with The Commons rising  and a proclamation will be made announcing when Parliament will next meet after the general election and setting the date of the Queen's Speech at State Opening. Writs will be issued officially announcing elections in the UK's 650 constituencies, and the pre-election period or “purdah” will begin – preventing government departments from announcing any new policies or changes that could influence the election. This will be the first general election since the Electoral Registration and Administration Act lengthened the campaign period for all elections. It means Parliament will be dissolved for a period of 25 days instead of 17 prior to the ballot – and with spending caps increased to reflect this and inflation, we can expect the longest and most expensive election campaign in modern times. 2, 16 and 30 April: TV debates (provisionally) Negotiations are still going on, but these are the proposed dates for a “7,7,2” make-up of leaders’ TV debates. At the moment, the most likely combination of debates will be an initial two, on BBC1 and ITV, featuring seven parties including the Greens, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, Ukip, the Lib Dems, Labour and the Conservative Party. They would then be followed by a head-to-head debate broadcast jointly by Channel 4 and Sky News between the two men vying to become Prime Minister – David Cameron and Ed Miliband. This is all subject to change – most recently questions have been raised about the inclusion of parties from Wales and Scotland but not Northern Ireland, and David Cameron has suggested he would rather the debates were got out of the way prior to the official five-week campaign period.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING By ADAM WITHNALL