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Jo Swinson has vowed to fight on regardless of the election result – pointing out she was elected with an overwhelming majority just four months ago. The Lib Dem leader said people had confidence in her leadership, and that her party was running a strong campaign during the election. She dismissed questions about her leadership, […]

Boris Johnson says questions over his trustworthiness make his ‘blood boil’. In an interview with the Daily Mail, Johnson revealed his fury at the question which has dominated his campaign – and again blamed deadlock in parliament for his failure to deliver on his Halloween Brexit pledge. “It was infuriating that I couldn’t deliver Brexit […]

The issue of anti-Semitism is an inescapable one in this election, says MARIE VAN DERZYL, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. For many, this is a single-issue general election. Since the 2016 referendum, the battle of Brexit has been raging up and down the country and this campaign is being touted as […]

Lord Buckethead – the joke candidate who stood against Theresa May at the last election – is calling on ‘so called novelty candidates’ to encourage tactical voting. Buckethead, who is standing as Count Binface in Boris Johnson’s constituency, said there were “there are some things more important than electing an intergalactic space lord to parliament”. […]

Former prime ministers Sir John Major and Tony Blair have put their party allegiances to one side to share a platform warning about the general election. Lord Michael Heseltine on stage during the Final Say rally at the Mermaid Theatre, London. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Appearing via video link at a Final […]

Seizing an opportunity to defeat Boris Johnson could instigate a new era of political free-thinking, according to Mitch Benn. Boris Johnson is a liar and a coward. Once more for the people in the back row: BORIS JOHNSON IS A LIAR AND A COWARD. Now, in previous eras this might have been thought sufficient reason […]

The Liberal Democrats would not support any Labour leader in a coalition because the party is now ‘hard left’, one of Jo Swinson’s team has claimed. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the Lib Dem business spokesman Sam Gyimah was commenting on comments they would not put Labour or the Tories in the government. […]

Twitter was full of commentary once more as Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson took on each other for a final time before polling day. https://twitter.com/PeteNewbon/status/1203050017218584576 We’ve compiled some of the best responses as the debate took place… https://twitter.com/TechnicallyRon/status/1203065929933971461 https://twitter.com/jonoread/status/1203049603362381826 https://twitter.com/RealHumptyB/status/1203051049587761152 https://twitter.com/davidschneider/status/1203050906289344512 https://twitter.com/GeneralBoles/status/1203050568769507329 https://twitter.com/twcuddleston/status/1203052064848392201 https://twitter.com/MahyarTousi/status/1203052494701694977 https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/1203053836425977857 https://twitter.com/cheesecakebase/status/1203054476237660166 https://twitter.com/RemainiacsCast/status/1203062461169053697 https://twitter.com/jonoread/status/1203055081211469824 https://twitter.com/alcanlin/status/1203055394647662593 https://twitter.com/twcuddleston/status/1203055649367711745 https://twitter.com/Number10cat/status/1203056530603593728 https://twitter.com/mikeysmith/status/1203051298976935941 https://twitter.com/RockboltG/status/1203059367228170240 https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/1203059911229366274 https://twitter.com/Macnessie/status/1203060760802463744 […]

Almost one million businesses in the UK have closed since the EU referendum, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The party says it shows how Brexit uncertainty under the Tory government is hitting the country’s high strets. The Liberal Democrats are due to unveil a series of measures to reverse the decline and […]

A snap poll on the BBC election debate found viewers believed Jeremy Corbyn was more trustworthy and in touch with people than Boris Johnson, and that he would keep the NHS in safer hands. The poll also found BBC debate viewers thought Corbyn performed better on the whole, with 69% of those who watched saying […]

The big budget spectacular is lavish and extravagant – but is failed by its lack of heart. Shaftesbury Theatre, London, until May 30 Even down to the trendy ampersand in the title, & Juliet appears to have been created not by lyricists and composers, but advertising men and focus groups. It’s great of course that […]

The prime minister was laughed at during the BBC election debate as he stumbled his way through an audience member’s question on lying. In a question clearly addressing Boris Johnson specifically, an audience member asked: “In the era of fake news, what punishment do you think is appropriate for elected politicians who lie during election […]

A YouGov poll has found the public are split by 52% to 48% on who won the BBC election debate. The snap poll asked viewers of the programme to leave aside their own party preference and vote on who won the debate. Boris Johnson was seen as the winner, with 52% of the public saying […]

It was one of the final opportunities for the two contenders to be prime minister to set out their vision for Britain – but who do you think won the debate? As we wait for verdicts from the pollsters we’re asking for readers to give their perspectives on tonight’s performances. Who do you think was […]

As she continues her state-by-state assessment of US politics, BONNIE GREER examines Rhode Island. There is a reason that the 1994 megahit Dumb and Dumber begins in Rhode Island. Many Americans know close to nothing about this state, nor its people. So it was OK to put two rude mechanicals there. That seemed to fit […]

There has been outrage since Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby paused to take a friendly selfie with the prime minister after finishing their interview with Boris Johnson. The This Morning presenters were criticised for having the opportunity to grill Johnson on allegations of Russian interference, the NHS being up for grabs, and many of the […]

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are set to go head-to-head for their second and final televised debate of the general election campaign tonight. – Who is presenting it? radio 4 Today programme regular and former BBC political editor Nick Robinson will be the moderator, putting questions and keeping order. – Where will the leaders stand? […]

The viral campaign group Led By Donkeys have upped the ante in calling for Boris Johnson to agree to an interview with Andrew Neil in their latest stunt. The group have taken an electronic screen on a trailer outside of the Conservative Party’s Headquarters in London showing a looped video of Andrew Neil calling for […]

A senior British diplomat in America has reportedly quit saying she could no longer ‘peddle half-truths’ from British political leaders that she did not ‘trust’. Alexandra Hall Hall – the lead envoy for Brexit in the British Embassy in Washington – had been tasked with explaining Britain’s approach to leaving the European Union to US […]

After Michael Gove said EU nationals should not get a vote in a second referendum, Jo Swinson has said it would be the democratic thing do to. The Liberal Democrat leader rejected claims that doing this would move the goalposts politically, after Michael Gove compared it to fielding an extra player on a rugby team. […]

A planned speech in Kent by the prime minister has been cancelled after a number of protestors gathered with anti-Tory signs. No boris yet #Rochester pic.twitter.com/RjVewnh7rb— Laurence Andrews (@14zz4) December 6, 2019 According to the Daily Express, the decision to cancel the speech and visit to the Ye Arrow pub was made by police officers […]

A video has perfectly pulled apart Boris Johnson’s ‘get Brexit done’ claims in just one minute. Antony Hook, Liberal Democrat MEP for the South East of England, released the video on social media to counteract the prime minister’s claims. Johnson said his week that people won’t be talking about Brexit in 2020 because he will […]

A Brexit Party candidate appears to have lied about their car and trailer being ‘rammed off the road’ by the ‘extreme, hard left’ after police said the vehicle was just knocked over by the wind. So how bad can it get in Doncaster?Tonight they attempted to ram my colleague off the road. Car spun, trailer […]

The Lib Dems have had a challenging campaign – but their prize is still in sight, says Barnaby Towns. From a high point polling 23% back in September to registering about double their 7% 2017 vote share currently, Liberal Democrat performance to date has underwhelmed supporters and opponents alike. Wisely, a campaign pivot has been […]

Embarrassing footage has emerged which shows the former Brexit Party MEP Annunziata Rees-Mogg slagging off Boris Johnson, days before she defected from Nigel Farage’s Party to give the prime minister her support. In the video, leaked by the Bassetlaw Brexit Party, Rees-Mogg is seen saying: “[Boris Johnson] does not believe in right and wrong”. Rees-Mogg, […]

What’s your take on the key events of the week and how they affect Brexit and the election? Take a look at our poll and tell us who caused a buzz – and who got stung. – Got other views? Write to letters@theneweuropean.co.uk

Nigel Farage has pulled out of speaking at a Brexit Party rally 24 hours after four members of his party resigned and gave their support to the Tories. The Brexit Party said he is not “running scared” and suggest his cancellation was because Farage feared his attendance would be a “distraction”. The party leader was […]

A member of the Question Time audience has been applauded after slamming the chair of the Conservative Party over his claims about Brexit. The man launched into a tirade at the show’s panel, including the Tory chair James Cleverly, as he claimed Brexit was being used as a scapegoat for problems the party had caused. […]