Blairite criticisms and Chuka Umunna attack have illustrated tensions in the party

Leaders of Labour, Lib Dems and Ukip resign as Cameron secures a second term as PM

Even the SNP itself initially seemed taken aback by the scale of its feat

Nicola Sturgeon says never in her ‘wildest dreams’ would she have imagined her party could win 56 out of 59 seats

The Lib Dems went into the election with seven seats in London – by this morning they had only one

Analysis: Cameron set for Number 10 as recriminations begin in Labour and Lib Dems

Result casts fresh doubts on future of union with Labour decimated

Nationalists claim wins in former strongholds with more than half of seats declared

Prospective coalition excluding Lib Dems would fail by year’s end, claims Nick Clegg

A small number of voters will decide the election but what about everyone else?

Labour leader Murphy and comedian Izzard driven from stage by Scottish hecklers

Strategic voting is key as rivals look to block Sturgeon’s influence on London

Poll suggests Scottish National Party could win all 59 Westminster seats in Scotland

Bradley, who came to Bath as a student, hopes to retain Lib Dem seat

Tories pledge to make changes to rules within 100 days of general election

Ex-PM says Scottish party’s demands would cause ‘mayhem’ if propping up minority government

Cameron says unemployment numbers prove Conservatives' policies are working

Leader hard at work to restore Labour’s credibility on budgetary issues

David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage and other British party leaders are fighting to keep control of their campaigns now that Facebook and Twitter help voters to scrutinise every move they make

SNP will push for full control of all of Scotland’s taxation and spending