Newspaper endorsements in the United Kingdom general election, 2010
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During the 2010 general election, a number of newspapers made endorsements of a political party. This is an incomplete list. A number of newspapers changed their endorsements from the previous general election, in 2005. The most notable changes were those of '' The Sun'', ''
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'' and the ''News of the World'' (all owned by News UK, News International), to the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, having all backed Labour Party (UK), Labour since 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997. The ''Financial Times'', the ''Evening Standard'', ''The Economist'' also switched their endorsement from Labour to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats picked up the endorsement of ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer''.


National newspapers


British Daily Newspapers


British Sunday newspapers


British news magazines


Regional newspapers


England


Northern Ireland


Scotland


Wales


See also

* List of newspapers in the United Kingdom * Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election


Footnotes

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