General Election 2019

The Green Party has launched its general election campaign with a pledge to borrow more than £900 billion over the next decade in a bid to rid the UK of fossil fuels. Joint leader Sian Berry outlined the plan to turn the UK carbon neutral by 2030 as she calls on voters to make December […]

A ‘runaway Brexit rollercoaster’ which depicted a frantic-looking Boris Johnson has been paraded through the streets during last night’s Bonfire night festivities. An effigy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg during the parade through the town of Lewes in East Sussex during an annual bonfire night procession […]

Kay Burley empty-chaired the Conservative Party chairman after he failed to appear on her programme to answer questions about the election. The Sky News breakfast presenter was “fuming” because James Cleverly had appeared on the morning programmes of all of the other major broadcasters, and she had expected to hear from the Tory chairman on […]

Boris Johnson has compared Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, in his latest comparisons between the UK’s political leaders and dictators. As parliament was dissolved ahead of the election, Johnson claimed the opposition leader shared Stalin’s “hatred” of wealth creators. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Johnson said the Conservatives would “cheer, not […]

Fact-checking organisation Full Fact has branded the Tories ‘irresponsible’ for a misleading edit of an interview with Sir Keir Starmer that was widely shared on social media. There have been some enquiries about the veracity of Keir Starmer's interview this morning where he was unable to explain Labour's plan to delay Brexit.Believe it or not, […]

Nigel Farage has told supporters that instead of publishing an election manifesto, the Brexit Party will issue ‘a contract with the British people’, according to reports. The party – which is formally registered as a company – will release “a contract with the British people – we will not call it a manifesto,” Farage is […]

The prominent Labour Brexiteer Kate Hoey has put an end to rumours that she will stand for the Brexit Party by announcing she will not seek re-election. The MP for Vauxhall had announced she was standing down as a Labour MP in June, but had previously refused to rule out that she might run for […]

The Scottish National Party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru have entered the fray in a row over which political parties should be invited to TV debates in the run up to the general election. The SNP has complained to TV ombudsman Ofcom over the party not being invited to a Sky News debate, while Plaid said […]

A BBC Radio Norfolk presenter has quit his job to put himself forward as a Conservative MP in the upcoming general election. Nick Conrad pictured at his home in Norfolk. Photo: Archant – Credit: Angela Sharpe Nick Conrad, former host of the Radio Norfolk breakfast show, will be putting himself forward to stand in the […]

A productivity website has mocked Boris Johnson’s wasted efforts to promote the Garden Bridge during his time as London mayor. Productivity website Monday.com has been trolling British politics in their latest adverts. Picture: Monday.com – Credit: Monday.com A print advert appearing on the London Underground shows Monday.com’s ‘to-do list’ format applied to the ill-fated project, […]

Former Conservative MP and chancellor Philip Hammond has announced he will not stand in the general election. In a letter to his constituents, Hammond said that having represented them for 22 years it is “not a decision I have taken lightly”. He said the withdrawal of the whip from him and 20 other colleagues in […]

The Brexit Party has raised eyebrows by standing a candidate in the upcoming general election who claims his British citizenship is ‘pending’ and only moved to the UK last year. Worthing West Lib Dem candidate Jamie Bennett has said Gordon Hoff’s candidacy is “strange”. Picture: Jamie Bennett/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Australian-American businessman Gordon Hoff […]

The Liberal Democrat MP Angela Smith has said she is being discriminated against as she faces the ‘terrifying’ prospect of missing out on a £22,000 ‘golden goodbye’ if she is not elected. PATHETIC from Smith. Lest we forget she was embroiled in the expenses scandal + involved with water privatization. To Angela Smith being a […]

Labour believes it’s ‘realistic’ to expect a new Brexit deal and to hold a second referendum within six months. Jeremy Corbyn told supporters in Harlow, Essex, that a June deadline for a new deal from the EU and then putting it to a public vote would be “do-able” if Labour wins general election. “The deadline […]

Former cabinet minister Justine Greening has admitted that she will find it difficult to vote for her former party in the general election, and suggested Boris Johnson is not trustworthy to voters. ?"It would be very hard for me to vote for the Conservatives"Ex-Conservative cabinet minister @JustineGreening suggests to @EmmaBarnett she won't vote for her […]

Boris Johnson managed to mislead his own cabinet four times as he gave an election pitch in front of live television cameras. Opening the meeting, Boris Johnson said that he did not want a general election because he wanted to sort the country instead. But the prime minister attempted four times to get an election […]

A Brexit Party parliamentary candidate has used Twitter to spread worrying views about Muslims, slavery and immigrants. Brexit Party general election candidate for Stoke-on-Trent north Daniel Rudd referred to immigrants as ‘gimme-grunts’ in a tweet. Picture: Twitter – Credit: Twitter The party’s candidate for Stoke North, Daniel Rudd, has also called a local campaigner who […]

MPs have demanded that Jacob Rees-Mogg apologise after making ‘insensitive’, ‘appalling’ comments about the 72 people killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. Speaking last night to LBC’s Nick Ferarri, the Tory MP said the poor cladding was the cause of the fire but was not necessarily the cause of the tragedy. The MP for North […]

Financial gurus are telling Britain’s 1.8 million émigrés in the EU to ensure they have a vote, as the consequences of a no-deal Brexit could be disastrous for their finances. With a no-deal Brexit still as the legal default at the end of 2020, UK citizens abroad in the EU could see their finances hit […]

Jo Swinson has said her party will stop Brexit and ‘build a brighter future’ as she set out her plan to become the next prime minister. The leader of the Liberal Democrats said she will “never stop fighting” for the United Kingdom, declaring: “I will not let people wreck it “Our country needs us to […]

The Liberal Democrats have said staying in the European Union will bring a £50 billion ‘Remain bonus’, which the party has vowed to put back into public services if they win the general election. The party said scrapping Brexit will generate billions for public finances because they say remaining in the European Union will mean […]

A former general election candidate for the Brexit Party has stood down after it emerged that she believes she comes from the star Sirius and that aliens are already working with world governments. Jill Hughes, who was the party’s prospective candidate for Batley and Spen, also believes in “elves/fairies/mermaids/unicorns and all things elemental and otherworldly”, […]

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has been invited to debate the Tory and Labour leaders in a new Sky News debate, after she threatened legal action against ITV for excluding her. The party has already complained to ITV about Swinson’s exclusion from an election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Swinson said debates about […]

A Brexit Party candidate has outlined a series of bizarre conspiracy theories about the EU, including that it was founded in a temple and is based on the exploitation of women. Timothy Vince, the Brexit Party’s candidate for South Thanet, told BBC’s Sunday Politics South East show about his beliefs in how the organisation was […]

A report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum is unlikely to be published until after the general election, it has emerged. The 50-page document, produced by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), considers allegations that Russian-backed activity was behind the result of the 2016 referendum, among other concerns. The committee’s chair […]

Senior Tories say they are standing by a candidate in a key marginal seat who wrote on Facebook that people on Benefits Street need ‘putting down’. Welsh Conservative Party chairman Byron Davies said Francesca O’Brien had made her comments in the “heat of the moment”, while work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey said the incident […]

The Belgian Brexit coordinator for European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has thrown a tongue in cheek jab at Nigel Farage for not standing in the upcoming election. Quite ironical that European affairs are more important to Nigel Farage than the politics of Great Britain. A pity, his departure would have been an enormous saving of European […]

Ken Clarke has refused to rule out voting against the Conservatives in the general election, warning he may not vote for the party if they pursue a Brexit Party agenda. Clarke, a long-standing Tory MP, was pressed on whether he would vote Conservative this time, despite being ejected by the party shortly before the poll […]