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British Parliament was formally dissolved on Monday as the campaign for the forthcoming general election in the UK was officially unveiled.

British Prime Minister David Cameron held an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, after which he announced that the general election will take place on May 7.

Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), sparked outrage on March 12 for saying Britain should scrap laws on racial discrimination at work because it was no longer a problem.

The number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK has increased 15% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2014, official figures have revealed.

Unemployment numbers, however, have continued to fall, dispelling fears a major influx of workers from the two countries, which joined the EU in 2007, would hit Britain's own labour force.

The European Parliament will discuss on Monday the no-confidence motion against the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

It was tabled last week by the Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group, which is chaired by Nigel Farage, leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).

Britain's anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) won its second seat in parliament on Friday, in a by-election that could signal major upheaval in a general election in six months' time.
      

The new President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker will face a vote of no confidence tabled by right-wing and far-right Eurosceptic parties.

MEPs from Italy's Five Star Movement (M5S) overwhelmingly approved in a referendum to join forces with British euroskeptic UKIP, headed by Nigel Farage.

Nathan Gill, a newly-elected MEP from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) admitted to employing "dozens" of workers from Eastern Europe and the Philippines.

Though saying he understood "this could look bad" against the background of UKIP's anti-immigration messages (targeting mostly East European newcomers to Britain), he was firm his actions did not contravene party policies.

Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), has shed light on his hopes to establish an alliance with Italy's 5-Star Movement in the European Parliament.

Farage said he "met [5-Star leader] Beppe Grillo last week", as he was quoted by Euronews.

UK Independence Party (UKIP)'s leader Nigel Farage has made fresh remarks referring to Southeastern Europe in an interview with a US TV channel.

"I haven't got a problem with Romanians. I have a massive problem with Romania," Farage told CNBC on Thursday.