Election 2019: Labour frontbencher Ashworth recorded slamming Corbyn’s electoral appeal December 10, 2019 Labour’s shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has sought to downplay a recording of him criticising Jeremy Corbyn, insisting the conversation was just “banter” between friends. Ashworth appeared to suggest Corbyn posed a threat to national security, saying the civil service would “pretty quickly move to safeguard security” if Labour won the election. He also said [...]
Liberal Democrats leadership race: The long road to relevance July 30, 2020 For the second consecutive summer, Liberal Democrat members will be dragged to the polls to vote in a leadership election. While last year’s contest had a palpable feeling of optimism and excitement for many members, this year’s affair will likely represent the most abject contrast. The Liberal Democrats had surged to an unlikely lead in [...]
Boris Johnson accused of ‘hiding’ as Iran crisis rumbles on January 7, 2020 Jeremy Corbyn has accused Boris Johnson of “hiding behind his defence secretary” after failing to appear in the Commons today to answer questions about the ongoing crisis in Iran. The outgoing Labour leader called on Ben Wallace to say where Prime Minister Johnson was, “and what he is doing that is so much more important [...]
Labour leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy says party should have been ‘bold’ on free movement January 15, 2020 Labour should have been “bold enough to defend free movement” while the party formulated its Brexit position, leadership hopeful Lisa Nandy has said. The Wigan MP, who has been running an exhaustive series of events as part of her leadership campaign, said Labour had to “connect the local and the global”, acknowlegding that the system [...]
Donald Trump: Boris Johnson is ‘exactly what the UK has been looking for’ August 28, 2019 President Donald Trump has called any bid by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to oust Boris Johnson from Downing Street “very hard” after the Prime Minister set out plans to suspend parliament ahead of Brexit. Trump added that Johnson is “exactly what the U.K. has been looking for” as he praised the Tory PM as the [...]
Jeremy Corbyn vows to vote down Chequers deal as he calls for UK to stay in a customs union September 26, 2018 Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he would vote down Theresa May's Brexit plan as part of a gamble to trigger a general election. In his keynote speech to Labour's conference on Wednesday, Corbyn said his MPs would not back May's so-called Chequers proposal, but would also oppose leaving the EU without any trade deal. He claimed [...]
Labour to vote against Brexit bill in second reading but some MPs could rebel December 20, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that Labour MPs will vote against Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill today. The Labour leader launched an attack on the Prime Minister’s deal, which is likely to pass regardless by virtue of the Conservative’s 80-seat majority. “We remain certain there is a better and fairer way for this country to leave the [...]
New Labour leader to be announced on 4 April, party confirms January 6, 2020 The new Labour leader will be announced on 4 April, as the party seeks a replacement for Jeremy Corbyn following his disastrous election result last month. The ballot will run from 21 February until midday on 2 April, with the results announced the following Saturday as part of a special conference. The party is allowing [...]
General election 2019: Labour to overhaul strategy after poll loss November 28, 2019 The Labour party is set to revamp its election campaign strategy in a desperate bid to fight back against a huge Conservative lead in the polls. The rethink is said to be aimed particularly at Leave-supporting areas after the party underestimated the willingness of Leave voters to defect to the Tories. Read more: UK mega-poll: [...]
PM Boris Johnson goes fourth – with pre-Brexit date sewn into election October 28, 2019 The Prime Minister will today seek an election for the fourth time in two months – this time with a pre-Brexit date sewn in. Yesterday the EU finally granted a three-month extension to the Brexit process, pushing back the deadline until 31 January, or earlier if a deal is signed off by parliament in time. [...]