A dramatic result that changes everything December 13, 2019 The battle for Brexit is over. If Boris Johnson returns to Westminster with anything close to the majority predicted by the sensational exit poll, he will deliver his “oven ready” Brexit deal faster than a Deliveroo drone. We will leave the EU by the end of January and enter the transition phase. After that, Johnson [...]
When will we have a UK general election? October 29, 2019 Boris Johnson announced plans for UK general election on 12 December to “get Brexit done.” He’s tabled another vote in the Commons for today – and Labour have agreed to support the motion. Last night, MPs failed to support the dissolution of parliament under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – a motion which required a supermajority [...]
General Election 2019: Labour split over four-day week plans for NHS November 13, 2019 Labour has come under pressure after splits emerged in the party’s position over whether the NHS would be subject to its four-day-week pledge. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth had rubbished his opponent’s claim that a policy of reducing the working week would apply to the NHS and that doctors and nurses would be “putting their [...]
Labour leadership race: Rebecca Long-Bailey rejects Corbyn comments that Labour ‘won the argument’ at election January 12, 2020 Labour leadership hopeful Rebecca Long-Bailey has rejected Jeremy Corbyn’s claims that the party won the argument at the election and criticised its campaigning efforts. Corbyn defended Labour’s efforts at the election last month – which delivered the party its worst electoral defeat since 1935 – saying that it “won the argument”. Read more: Long-Bailey gives [...]
Traders ready themselves for election all-nighter December 12, 2019 Armed with energy drinks, cigarettes (or vapes) and coffee, London’s financial traders are gearing up for a general election all-nighter. City workers will be glued to their terminals for the next 24 hours, preparing themselves for any swings in global financial markets as Britain’s voters head to the polling booths. Read more: Moody’s downgrades outlook [...]
General Election: Conservatives lead narrows in new polling December 1, 2019 Labour has narrowed the gap on the Tories in polling out today, with one showing the party’s lead now at 9 per cent. Today’s YouGov poll for the Sunday Times showed Labour had added increased their vote two points to 34 per cent since Wednesday, while the Conservatives were static on 43 per cent. Read [...]
General Election 2019: Conservatives go head-to-head with Labour on housing November 21, 2019 The Conservatives are hoping to take Labour head-on with a series of pledges designed to tackle the housing crisis. Jeremy Corbyn will today unveil a flagship policy that includes plans 100,000 council homes a year by the end of the five-year term, an increase of more than 3,500 per cent. Read more: Sadiq Khan to miss his [...]
General Election: Boris Johnson breaks Brexit ‘gridlock’ in JCB digger December 10, 2019 As Thursday’s General Election nears, Boris Johnson has been driving home his Brexit message – by driving a JCB into a wall. In a visit to a factory in Stafford, the Conservative leader drove one of the vehicles, which was specially branded with Union Jacks, through a white polystyrene wall with “gridlock” written on it. [...]
Corbyn can’t fix your miserable commute December 3, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn is well and truly getting into the Christmas spirit — he’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice, Jeremy is coming to town. Momentum activists could turn that into a Christmas number one. But who’s on the Labour leader’s list? Well, he’s pretty clear about who’s been [...]
Boris Johnson says David Cameron government’s austerity was a mistake November 28, 2019 Boris Johnson has lashed the Cameron government for six years of austerity, saying the policy direction was a mistake. The Prime Minister hit out at the keystone economic policy of the Cameron years, comparing it to post-war food-rationing by then-Labour chancellor Stafford Cripps. Read more: Boris Johnson apologises to Muslim community He told The Spectator: [...]