Labour manifesto will be ‘significantly’ more radical than in 2017 November 17, 2019 Labour insiders have branded the party’s election manifesto as “significantly” further to the left of the party’s 2017 offering. Labour will release its General Election manifesto on Thursday, after holding a Clause V meeting of senior party figures and union bosses last night. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn labels Labour nationalisation plans as very modest Labour [...]
General Election: Bookies slash Tory odds after Donald Trump rejects NHS ‘plot’ December 3, 2019 Punters have backed the Tories for the General Election in droves this morning after Donald Trump said America wouldn’t buy the NHS if it was handed it “on a silver platter”. His denial sparked a tranche of betting that cut the odds of a Tory majority on Ladbrokes from 1/2 into 4/9. Read more: Donald [...]
General Election live: Tories on course for majority, says Ipsos Mori poll December 12, 2019 Please manually refresh this page for our latest General Election updates. Voters head to the polls today for the third time in five years in what has been described as party leaders as the “most important General Election in a generation”. Read more: Readers send in pictures of their dogs at polling stationsRead more: Your [...]
General Election 2019: Corbyn and Johnson tie in lacklustre TV debate November 19, 2019 THE LEADERS’ first TV debate ended without an obvious victor after a snap poll put Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn virtually neck and neck. The two men clashed over Brexit and domestic issues in a low-wattage confrontation as both failed to land a knockout blow. Corbyn’s high point was the production of a heavily redacted [...]
Should Tory strategists be nervous now Donald Trump is in town? December 3, 2019 Should Tory strategists be nervous now Donald Trump is in town? Ben Rich, chief executive of the think tank Radix, says YES. Of course they should be nervous. With nine days to go, the Conservatives have got everything to lose and little to gain. The Tory strategists have worked hard to minimise the opportunities for [...]
Sir Keir Starmer in bullying row with his Constituency Labour Party March 1, 2020 Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of being complicit in the bullying of local party members in what has been described by some as a smear campaign against the Labour leadership frontrunner. A complaint has been made by the Holborn and St Pancras Constituency Labour Party (CLP) to party general secretary Jennie Formby, claiming Starmer’s [...]
Election megapoll: Tories hold 13 point lead over Labour November 25, 2019 Boris Johnson is holding a 13 point lead over Jeremy Corbyn according to a new mega-poll, with both main parties making slight gains in the last week. The Conservative party’s rating stands at 43 per cent, a new PA Media survey has found. Read more: Corbyn to remain neutral in second Brexit referendum Meanwhile, Jeremy [...]
Barry Gardiner expected to enter Labour leadership race January 9, 2020 Labour frontbencher Barry Gardiner is expected to throw his hat into the ring and join the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn later today, in a sign that the left of the party is yet to back Rebecca Long Bailey. It is thought the shadow international trade security will make an announcement about his decision later [...]
PM to wave through Corbyn’s election meeting request October 7, 2019 The Prime Minister is backing a request by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to hold a series of meetings with senior civil servants, as the two parties edge towards calling a snap election. According to Politico, the leader of the opposition has requested these meetings, in the event that he forms a government in the coming [...]
Emily Thornberry eliminated from Labour leadership race February 15, 2020 Emily Thornberry is out of the Labour leadership race having failed to secure the required number of nominations. The shadow foreign secretary had until midnight on Friday to get the necessary 33 nominations from local constituency parties, but fell two short. The other route would have been to receive nominations from Labour Party affiliates, but [...]