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The secretary of state for trade was grilled by Andrew Neil over the number of social houses and starter homes built by the Conservatives as she attempted to criticise Labour’s manifesto. Speaking on BBC Two’s Politics Live, Liz Truss was hoping to take apart proposals made by Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s new ‘manifesto for hope’, […]

Labour have officially launched their manifesto, calling it the ‘manifesto of hope’ which the powerful ‘will say won’t work’. The party have stuck firm by their plan to secure a new Brexit deal before going to a second referendum. The manifesto states Labour will “secure robust and legally binding protections for workers’ rights, consumer standard […]

Despite the Tories lining up to claim that voters were not bothered by the Tories attempts to mislead the public with a fake false-checking Twitter account, a new poll has revealed that they are. During the ITV leaders’ debate the Conservative Party changed its press office account to ‘FactCheckUK’ to counteract claims from Jeremy Corbyn […]

A new website claiming to explain Labour’s manifesto for the general election was actually created by the Conservative Party. It comes days after the Tories rebranded their Twitter as a fact-checking service during the ITV leaders’ debate in an effort to spread disinformation about Labour. The party was warned that there would be “decisive corrective […]

The home secretary has said that the government is not responsible for poverty in the UK, preferring to blame ‘all parts of society and the structures’. When confronted with shocking statistics about child poverty, Patel called the situation “appalling” – but refused to shoulder any of the responsibility. “It’s not the government,,” she told BBC […]

The Conservative Party have been branded ‘Trumpian’ and condemned by the UK’s Society of Editors after banning a reporter from the Daily Mirror from their bus. The Mirror say it was the “first time ever” they were excluded from the Tory Party’s campaign coach, and add that senior Tory aides have told them it was […]

A new anti-Tory propaganda campaign tells people not to believe everything told to them by billionaires. Props to whoever is making these and putting them up around the place pic.twitter.com/ltp4Rrz3LS— Bands FC (@_Bands_FC) November 20, 2019 Posters have started appearing on bus stops around London which read “Don’t believe everything billionaires tell you” in the […]

Former cabinet minister Nicky Morgan has claimed that voters are not outraged by the Tories’ fact-checking stunt on Twitter, claiming it was a ‘Westminster bubble story’. There was condemnation on Tuesday evening when the Conservative press office tried to impersonate a fact-checking account on Twitter, posting messages on the social media networking website that critiqued […]

Google will no longer allow voters to be targeted by advertisers based on their political affiliation, the company has announced. Election audience advertisements will now be limited to the general categories of age, gender and general location, the PA reports. The tech giant said that the changes would be implemented in order to improve voter […]

The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats has drawn criticism after suggesting they could work with the Tories to secure a People’s Vote. Political editor @nicholaswatt says there has been a 'clear pivot' in the Lib Dems' general election campaign today as they downgrade their ambitions.They are 'suggesting they could vote for Boris Johnson's deal" […]

A Brexiteer who is standing against leading Remainer Anna Soubry in the general election has been banned from campaigning in her constituency after being found guilty of harassment. Amy Beth Dalla Mura gestures as she leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Amy Dalla Mura, 56, targeted Soubry between January and […]

MICHAEL WHITE on signs that might offer more optimism than most polls allow Well, how do we think ITV’s election debate went? Did Boris Johnson avoid a career-ending gaffe? Did Jeremy Corbyn make a breakthrough with wavering voters? You must be joking. The laughter from the Salford audience which periodically punctuated the pair’s more outrageous […]

Michael Gove has denied that he has ‘form’ for telling mistruths in politics as he was questioned about claims made he and colleagues made during the EU referendum and Tory election campaigns. In an interview in which he was challenged on numerous untrue and misleading claims, he also said that the government was “absolutely right” […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from Bolton, hometown of former Crackerjack presenter Stu Francis – but which of the panel could crush a grape once punishing WTO tariffs in the event of a no-deal Brexit make […]

Boris Johnson’s claims that his plans for the National Insurance threshold will leave low-paid workers £500 a year better off have been picked apart in front of a hapless minister. While campaigning, the prime minister announced that he would lift the NI contribution threshold from £8,628 to £9,500 in a move he claimed would immediately […]

A Brexit Party campaigner has been ejected from a Manchester supermarket because he was ‘forcing’ leaflets onto shoppers, says Morrisons. Footage circlated widely on social media shows a man with a stack of leaflets being pushed out of the Denton branch by a security guard and being told to “f*** off”. The man, who claimed […]

Nearly double the number of young people are registering to vote in the upcoming election compared to 2017. Since the election was called 737,775 18-24 year-olds have registered to vote, compared to 368,965 in the equivalent period in 2017. It is a 100% increase in the number who have signed up to cast their ballot […]

The NHS has overtaken Brexit as the top issue that voters have on their minds in the general election, a poll has found. In what is considered to be a boost for Labour, 60% of UK adults said that the NHS is now very important in helping them decide who to vote for, compared to […]

A candidate for the Brexit Party has apologised for horrific comments made about Jewish people, Muslims and women after old posts resurfaced. In one post, Marc Stanton, who is standing in West Lancashire, said: “I sure as hell am antisemitic.” The Total Citizen exposed a number of Stanton’s racist and seriously offensive social media posts […]

A planned Museum of Brexit has been delayed due to ‘rogue MPs and anarcho-legal activists’, one of its founders has claimed. A group of evangelical Brexiteers announced in April 2018 plans for a museum putting rosettes, pamphlets and other ephemera from the 45-year Leave movement on display. Plans for a permanent tribute to the “struggle […]

A UKIP candidate has suggested that illegal immigrants are coming into the country on paragliders and plans to set up beach observation points to stop them. Former soldier David Moreland told the Eastern Daily Press that he believed immigrants are also being dropped off by boat at offshore wind farms and then continue the crossing […]

Jeremy Corbyn’s position on a second, confirmatory Brexit referendum may have ‘inadvertently’ come out in an interview with Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 5 Live. ?"You've just enlightened us I believe"?"Maybe inadvertently"Labour candidate Lloyd Russell-Moyle is asked by @EmmaBarnett how Jeremy Corbyn would vote in a confirmatory Brexit referendumRead more https://t.co/zURG75Ipb9 pic.twitter.com/g9TcBZcHW8— BBC Radio 5 […]

A Tory candidate who claimed British Jews had been ‘brainwashed’ has been suspended by the party – but will still appear on the ballot paper on December 12th. Amjad Bashir, who is standing for election in the Leeds North East constituency, was forced to apologise for the remarks he made in the European parliament when […]

A professor of European Law has pulled apart one of Boris Johnson’s key Brexit claims, which he calls ‘one of the biggest con tricks of the lot’ in a twenty minute video of hard analysis. Professor Michael Dougan, who lectures at the University of Liverpool, put out a video which suggests leaving the European on […]

A ‘small but vocal’ group of protesters in Teesside chanted ‘no more cuts’ following one of Boris Johnson’s campaign speeches. One of the dozen protesters outside a factory being visited by the prime minister brandished a sign saying “stop lying Boris” as the group chanted. They stood around a hundred yards from where Johnson is […]

The Liberal Democrats have put stopping Brexit at the heart of their manifesto as the party try to maximise their credentials as the party of Remain. The party’s manifesto holds out the prospect of a £50 billion “Remain bonus” to be spent on public services and tackling inequalities if they succeed in keeping Britain in […]

Just a few days on from hitting out at the Boris Johnson’s associate Jennifer Arcuri, Lorraine Kelly has delivered another rant about the ‘outrageous’ ITV leaders’ debate on Tuesday. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Kelly said: “Shame on them [MPs not coming on TV], and good for you. That is terrible that they’re not coming […]

More than six million people watched the first live leaders’ debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn on ITV. The pair’s appearance drew an average audience of 6.7 million viewers when it aired between 8pm and 9pm on Tuesday, according to overnight ratings. The programme peaked at 7.3 million, ITV said. According to one report, […]