Blair backers reject quit calls
Tony Blair's supporters brush off calls for him to quit as he puts the finishing touches to his third term ministerial team.

Yeo and Soames quit front bench
Nicholas Soames and Tim Yeo quit the Tory front bench saying they want to help reshape the party's future.

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Trimble insists he has no regrets
As he speaks about stepping down as UUP leader, David Trimble says the electorate voted for stalemate.

Tories 'must offer voters hope'
The Tories must reform and send out a positive vision if they are to return to power, say leading party members.

Labour MPs call on Blair to quit
Labour backbenchers urge Tony Blair to quit as PM early into his third term, but senior party figures disagree.

Leader rules must change: Hague
Former Tory leader William Hague says the party's leadership election rules he introduced need changing.

'No off-limits' in pension debate
David Blunkett refuses to rule out forcing people to save more in efforts to avert a pensions crisis.

Maverick MP pledges to oust Blair
Respect MP George Galloway vows to hound Tony Blair out of office, in a tour of his new constituency.

English elect councils and mayors
Results have been declared in the mayoral, county council and unitary authority elections in England.

Kennedy hails 'party of future'
Labour can no longer "ride rough-shod" over voters views, Charles Kennedy says hailing the Lib Dems' 62 seats.

Hain pledges NI progress
The new NI secretary says combining his job with that of Welsh secretary will not cause diminished effort.

Scots reflect on poll result
Scotland's political parties assess their respective performances at the UK General Election.

Welsh socialist relishes triumph
Voters in Blaenau Gwent tell of their delight at the victory of independent socialist MP Peter Law.

UK voters' panel: Final reaction
Our voters' panel give their reaction to the final results in the general election.

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Papers assess parties' leadership
The majority of Sunday's papers look at the leadership prospects in the two main parties after the general election.

US takes comfort from Blair win
Both sides in the US political scene may take some comfort from the UK election result, writes the BBC's Lesley Curwen.

Green vote doubles in two seats
The Greens fail to get MPs elected but double their vote share in two constituencies.

UKIP falls short of its targets
The UK Independence Party's failure to make an electoral breakthrough costs it about £225,500 in lost deposits.

BNP sees increase in total votes
The British National Party wins nearly 200,000 votes, but fails to gain any Parliamentary seats.

Can Blair's new team deliver?
What's your reaction to Labour's third term?

Election 2005 at-a-glance
The big stories, the key quotes, the best pictures - all you need to know about election night.