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Of the customers who said they have not recently negotiated with their provider, 51% said they were paying the same as when they first signed up. Two-fifths who had not attempted to haggle with their provider said it was because they were happy with the current price they were paying. While 71% of those who switched provider said the process was easy, 27% experienced time without an internet connection during the move. What is full-fibre broadband? Compensation for broadband users goes live Natalie Hitchins, Which? head of home products and…

They agreed the election had created a “significant opportunity” to restore the Good Friday Agreement institutions. General Election results in Northern Ireland Who’s calling the shots on NI policy? Consequences of not restoring Stormont ‘profound’ The legal date for an assembly election to be called if no power-sharing government is formed at Stormont is 13 January. Speaking on Saturday, Mr Varadkar said his focus was on getting an executive in place by that date. He also told RTÉ’s Marian Finuance show that now is not the time for a border…

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But it wasn’t the enthusiasm of the hardy activists that was in question, but the loyalty of Labour voters who had voted to leave the EU. I was hearing they were also about to leave behind their traditional party loyalties, despite party chairman Ian Lavery declaring at the rally: “This election has nothing to do with Brexit.” I was told that seats which had been Labour since their creation – such as Blyth Valley – could fall. Local and regional activists, however, were hoping the North East of England would…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJo Swinson: “Nationalism is sweeping both sides of the border” Jo Swinson will step down as Liberal Democrat leader after losing her seat to the SNP by 149 votes. Ms Swinson, who started the campaign saying she could become the next prime minister, gained 19,523 votes compared to 19,672 for the SNP’s Amy Callaghan in Dunbartonshire East. Sir Ed Davey and Baroness Sal Brinton will be acting leaders for the party, now she is no longer an MP. Ms Swinson said the…

Exit pollsters base themselves at a selected polling station in a chosen constituency. Voters emerging from the polling station are waylaid at regular intervals – every 10th voter, for example – by these fieldworkers, employed by polling specialists Ipsos Mori. They are given a replica ballot paper and asked to fill it in without anyone watching. They then drop the replica paper into a box that will be opened later. Crucially, they do not have to say out loud how they voted – the idea is this increases the accuracy…