21 UK stocks in danger from a Labour election win November 15, 2019 The Labour party today announced it will nationalise parts of BT if it wins power in December’s General Election. The party would nationalise the telecoms giant’s Openreach fibre rollout arm in a bid to create a UK-wide network owned by the government. Read more: BT chief executive warns Labour’s part-nationalisation would cost £100bn Shadow chancellor [...]
Germany’s SPD following Labour’s footsteps December 2, 2019 Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) have just elected Norbert Walter-Borjans, the former finance minister of north Rhine-Westphalia, and Saskia Esken, a member of the German parliament, as their party’s new joint leaders. The two left-wing candidates gained 53.06 per cent of the vote in the run-off election, clearly beating the moderate German vice-chancellor Olaf Scholz, and [...]
Speaker John Bercow blocked from leaving chair as MPs protest Boris parliament prorogue September 10, 2019 MPs protested Boris Johnson’s act to prorogue parliament last night by brandishing signs and stopping speaker John Bercow from leaving his chair. The Prime Minister last night suspended parliament for five weeks until 14 October, just two weeks beyond the UK’s scheduled departure date of 31 October. Read more: Boris denied election again as parliament [...]
Could there be a UK general election in 2019? September 4, 2019 Boris Johnson suffered his first parliamentary defeat as Prime Minister last night as 21 of his own Conservative MPs rebelled against him on a crucial bill – could he now call a UK general election? The PM lost a vote by 328 votes to 301 that means the Commons will today decide whether or not [...]
Jeremy Hunt slams ‘populist’ rival as he ramps up pressure over TV debates June 22, 2019 Tory leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has urged party members not to select his “populist” rival as the next prime minister, as he called for live TV debates ahead of voting. Hunt warned the Conservative Party risked losing power to a “dangerous” Jeremy Corbyn if it chose rival Boris Johnson as its next leader. Read more: [...]
Live updates: Boris Johnson hails ‘great’ new Brexit deal as agreement struck October 17, 2019 The UK has struck an 11th hour Brexit deal with the EU. Please manually refresh this page for updates. 1.16pm: Varadkar welcomes Brexit deal’s ‘unique solution’ for Ireland Meanwhile, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said: “We have #Brexit Agreement that allows UK leave EU in orderly way. We have unique solution for NI that respects [...]
General Election 2019: The rail industry’s Christmas wishlist December 10, 2019 The rail industry is on the verge of the most precipitous change since John Major took it private 28 years ago – whether it likes it or not. On the one hand, the Conservatives are likely to tear apart the system which decides who runs each line – known as franchising – having grown impatient [...]
Former deputy PM John Prescott hospitalised after stroke June 24, 2019 John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister, has been admitted to hospital after he suffered a stroke. In a statement posted on his Twitter account, Lord Prescott’s family said the ex-MP was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary last Friday. The hospital said it would not be providing update on Prescott’s condition, in line with his [...]
Hunt: Boris Johnson’s no-deal Brexit will put Corbyn in Downing Street June 26, 2019 Boris Johnson’s “do or die” Brexit pledge risks installing Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street, Conservative leadership Jeremy Hunt has warned. The foreign secretary hit back at his rival in the race to be Prime Minister after Johnson made it clear he would take the UK out of the EU with or without a deal on [...]
General Election 2019: How do I register to vote? November 9, 2019 Everything you need to know about how to vote in the upcoming general election on Thursday 12 December. Who is eligible to vote in the general election? To vote you must be 18 or older on the day of election and a UK, Irish or qualifying Commonwealth citizen. You must also be a resident in [...]