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Actor Eddie Marsan has launched a scathing attack on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as he explained why he had switched support to the Liberal Democrats. Marsan, who has appeared in films including Gangs Of New York and Mission Impossible 3, was highly critical of the Labour leader’s stance on anti-Semitism at a Lib Dem campaign […]

New polling has showed the biggest mover in the polls over the last week has been in Labour’s favour – suggesting the race is between two horses once again. According the polling website Britain Elects the Tories have dropped 0.2% since the last major tracker update on November 5th. By contrast Labour has risen 2.2% […]

A cybersecurity company has inserted a devil icon into the Home Office settled status app to show it is at ‘serious risk of malware attack’. A screenshot of the government app as it appears on the Android app store. Picture: Android – Credit: Android Norwegian security company Promon said they found “no resistance” in their […]

A polling expert has compared the general election to an ‘unpopularity contest’ for both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Sir John Curtice, a professor of politics at Strathclyde University, said Boris Johnson could still remain a valuable asset for the Tories but is most likely to win the title of “the most unpopular new prime […]

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve has made a damning assessment of the prime minister’s character in comparison to Jeremy Corbyn. Asked by a caller on LBC which of the Labour or Conservative leaders he would vote for her said: “I’m not happy with either which is why I’ve ended up standing as an independent. “In […]

There is discontent with the candidate for the Conservatives in one of their safest seats in the UK, after he failed to win support of his local association in the first vote. Sir Christopher Chope – candidate for Christchurch and East Dorset – has made headlines as an MP for the wrong reasons over bills […]

Security minister Brandon Lewis has said wealthy Russian businesspeople have ‘the absolute right’ to donate to the Conservative Party if they are British citizens. Lewis, who himself has received donations from two wealthy Russian-born British citizens, said it is “wrong to accuse them of anything else”. His comments come as the government faces continuing pressure […]

STEVE ANGLESEY takes a look at Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Sunday Express column to dig out some of the Moggster’s pearls of wisdom. When he is not acting as an unofficial fire marshal, misleading the monarch or testing the Commons upholstery for comfort, Jacob Rees-Mogg is quietly penning (or should that be quilling?) the weirdest newspaper column […]

Diego Maradona’s words of advice to ALASTAIR CAMPBELL give him hope for ultimate Remain victory It is now 13 years since I played football with Diego Maradona in the first UNICEF Soccer Aid at Old Trafford, and I have mentioned it to someone every day since, as I shall to my dying day. If you […]

Nigel Farage could be axed from a special episode of Question Time after he decided not to stand in the election – and pulled Brexit Party candidates out of scores of Tory seats. Farage had been lined up to appear on a 30-minute episode of Question Time in advance of the general election on December […]

Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of ‘completely ignoring’ Scotland’s vote to remain in the EU. Speaking as the Labour leader arrived in Scotland for a two-day tour, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford said it would be “unforgivable” if “dithering” by Corbyn means the country is dragged out of the EU against its will. Blackford went […]

Nigel Farage has claimed that the general election will be decided by tactical voting. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme Farage was pushed on why he is not standing in the election with the Brexit Party leader claiming he could not be “hunkered down” to one seat. He said: “I am spending my time touring […]

Outgoing European Council president Donald Tusk has told opponents of Brexit not to give up on stopping it. Tusk said the UK will become “an outsider, a second-rate player” after Brexit, and said a friend who suggested it is “the real end of the British Empire” is probably right. In a speech, Tusk appeared to […]

The inside story of why Tim Walker decided to step down as Liberal Democrat candidate for Canterbury Political honeymoons are apt to be fleeting, but, generally speaking, they can be expected to last for more than a few seconds beyond the mere announcement of a candidacy. That proved not to be my lot when Canterbury […]

Politicians are setting the agenda, but don’t forget the subjects they’re trying to avoid, says MICHAEL WHITE Until a humbled Nigel Farage first dragged some Brexit tanks off Boris Johnson’s lawn on the Daily Mail’s instructions, the best things that had happened to the Conservative election campaign all week had been down to Labour activity. […]

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has responded to Donald Tusk’s comments that the UK would be a ‘second-rate player’ after Brexit. The Press Association reports that in an interview, Corbyn said: “No I don’t think we are ever going to be a second-rate player.” Tusk earlier made the comments as part of a plea to the […]

Ahead of today’s general election nominations deadline, the People’s Vote campaign is calling on pro-EU candidates to step aside in favour of the 100 who they say have the best chance of beating the Conservatives. The ‘PV100’ are the pro-second referendum candidates who the People’s Vote campaign say have the best chance of winning in […]

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 Brighton, home of actor, director and writer Jessica Hynes. But who will prove a smash hit with the audience like W1A – and who will be quickly forgotten by all […]

David Gauke has said that his former party is ‘not being straight with the British public’ over its Brexit promises. The former minister’s comments come after he announced he would stand as an independent candidate in his South West Hertfordshire constituency, and would back a People’s Vote. He told Channel 4 News that he thinks […]

Fifty-four pro-European grassroots groups are making a last-ditch attempt to get the Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders to stop the ‘circular firing squad’ and work together to stop a no-deal Brexit. With just one day before candidate nominations close, there are fears of renewed cooperation between Brexiteers, fuelled by Nigel Farage opting to stand down […]

Nigel Farage could vote for the Tories in the general election – despite running a rival organisation. The Brexit Party leader said he wants to see the Conservative manifesto before deciding whether to vote for Boris Johnson’s party. It follows Farage deciding this week to stand down candidates in all 317 constituencies won by the […]

A Lib Dem candidate has threatened to stand down and resign from the party unless the former candidate for Canterbury receives an apology. Tim Walker said he would not contest Labour-held Canterbury because he did not want to split the Remain vote, but the party leader Jo Swinson has insisted the Lib Dems would field […]

A former aide for the prime minister has said Boris Johnson is not fit for the job, is amoral, and cannot be trusted on anything. Speaking to LBC Radio’s James O’Brien, the former Conservative MP Nick Boles said: “I think [Johnson] is totally unfit and unqualified to be prime minister. “Boris has qualities. He has […]

The Liberal Democrats would end negotiations with the EU and stop Brexit ‘there and then’ if the party forms a government, a leading official has pledged. The Lib Dem Scottish leader Willie Rennie said the sooner they cancelled Brexit the sooner the government could move on with other priorities. He said: “What’s really important is […]

A news organisation is threatening legal action as it calls on the government to release a potentially explosive report into alleged Russian interference in UK politics and Brexit. The report produced by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) was cleared for publication by all security agencies on October 17, but the prime minister has refused […]

The prime minister has been accused of using off-colour language and descending to ‘crude insults’ after using a lewd and arcane term in an attack on Jeremy Corbyn. In his first keynote speech of the election campaign, Boris Johnson is expected to accuse the leader of the opposition of political “onanism”, an antiquated word for […]

A focus group asked to compare politicians to animals has come up with some unexpected ideas when they discussed Boris Johnson. A panel of 13 mostly undecided voters was brought was together for BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show, in a live focus group session aiming to represent a variety of political and social positions. Asked to […]

Tesla boss Elon Musk has said Brexit uncertainty made the UK ‘too risky’ an investment after he announced his new electric car factory would open up in Germany. Musk announced in the German capital that “we’ve decided to put the Tesla Giga factory Europe in the Berlin area”. The announcement was made just hours before […]