General Election: Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party opens up 17-point poll lead November 17, 2019 The Conservative Party has opened up a 17-point lead over Labour, according to the latest poll from Yougov. The poll puts Boris Johnson’s Conservatives on 45 per cent, with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party trailing on 28 per cent. The Tories’ 45 per cent of the vote marks the highest point in the polls for the [...]
Question Time Leaders Special 2019: Four big talking points for tonight’s debate November 22, 2019 The leaders of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party (SNP) will be grilled by members of the public over their General Election policies on a BBC Question Time special tonight. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon will each face 30 minutes of audience questions, with Labour’s Corbyn up [...]
House of Lords allowances surge in ‘rolling expenses scandal’ February 23, 2020 Expenses and allowances claimed by peers in the House of Lords rose by one-third last year in what has been described as a “rolling expenses scandal”. Analysis, by the Sunday Times, found that peers’ daily attendance allowance and expenses rose by 29 per cent to £23m in the year to March 2019. The analysis found [...]
Handing John Bercow a peerage would be a ‘scandal’, says David Leakey February 5, 2020 Former speaker John Bercow should be blocked from the Lords, or risk plunging Westminster into “a scandal that parliament would struggle to live down”, the former Black Rod has claimed. David Leakey, who served as Black Rod for seven years, told the BBC that Bercow’s nomination for a peerage by the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was [...]
Wealthy parents would pay just £4 an hour towards childcare under Labour, Jeremy Corbyn announces September 25, 2018 Wealthy parents would pay just £4 an hour towards childcare under Labour, Jeremy Corbyn is set to announce. The Labour leader will use his keynote conference speech on Wednesday to propose a massive subsidy of childcare for all parents – regardless of earnings. As well as extending 30 hours a week free childcare to all [...]
Gardiner rules out Labour leadership contest, as Thornberry gives Corbyn ‘nought out of 10’ January 9, 2020 Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner has ruled himself out of the Labour leadership contest, saying he does not believe he can command enough support “at this late stage”. Gardiner admitted he was toying with running last night, with the deadline for applications closing on Monday. But this evening the frontbencher, who is thought to [...]
General Election: Labour promises to create business advocacy group December 5, 2019 Labour has pledged to create a state-run business support agency as part of a spate of policies intended to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs). If elected, the party wants to a create the Business Development Agency, which would assist companies “access business advice, finance and large scale government contracts”. Read more: Labour accused of [...]
Sadiq Khan fires warning shot at Corbyn over Brexit ‘neutrality’ September 22, 2019 Sadiq Khan has waded into Labour’s war over Brexit, warning that neutrality is “not an option”. The London mayor said the party had arrived and a “vital crossroads”. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn dismisses speculation he is ready to stand down as ‘wishful thinking’ “At conference this week, we have the opportunity to come together to [...]
Bees. Fridges. Secret tapes. That was the election that was. December 12, 2019 Elections, so the common wisdom goes, are won by smart political positioning, uniting figures and a well-thought-through ground game. Debate performances that change the dial, soaring speeches that speak to a country yearning for inspiration, the public coming together behind that single candidate who… Well, yes, we may have to revisit that — for despite [...]
Tom Watson: Labour brutality and hostility pushed me to step down December 28, 2019 Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has said he stood down as an MP last month due to the “brutality and hostility” within his own party. Speaking to the Guardian, he said criticism from factions and on social media had become a “heavy load”. The former West Bromwich East MP revealed that Labour Party officials [...]