General Election 2019

You can now play your own game of Tory bingo after the party’s suggested general election Q&A answers were leaked to the press. The scripted answers help candidates sing from the same hymn sheet on a wide range of topics, including potentially awkward ones such as party donations and whether the NHS will be part […]

The Conservative MP and Brexiter Mark Francois has said Nigel Farage has ‘lost the plot’ after calling for a second referendum on electoral reform. The Conservative MP and Brexiter Mark Francois has said Nigel Farage has “lost the plot” after calling for a second referendum on electoral reform. Speaking to LBC Radio’s Matt Frei, Mark […]

Nigel Farage is doing ‘the really brave thing’ by not standing in the upcoming general election, according to the Brexit Party’s chairman. The party leader has ruled out trying for the eighth time to be voted into an MP’s seat, claiming he planned to focus on campaigning for the party as a whole. Speaking on […]

The SDLP is to stand aside in the Westminster seat in North Belfast for the first time in history to help the pro-Remain cause. It is one of three constituencies it will not fight – alongside East Belfast and North Down. Defending its decision, SDLP deputy leader Nichola Mallon said the ambition “must be to […]

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long is challenging voters in Northern Ireland to change their minds over the ‘unicorn’ EU exit they were promised. The Alliance Party has made gains in recent elections with its non-sectarian and cross-community message. Despite Northern Ireland voting to Remain, 44% still voted to Leave, and she wants to win over […]

Nigel Farage has ruled out an eighth attempt to become a member of parliament, as he rejected calls to stand in the general election. The Brexit Party leader said he believes he can better serve the cause by “traversing the length and breadth” of the UK campaigning, instead of fighting to get elected in one […]

A senior Treasury minister has failed to deny suggestions that the threat of a no-deal Brexit will not appear in the Conservative manifesto. https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1190925987875147776 Rishi Sunak repeatedly stressed that prime minister Boris Johnson has secured a new deal with the EU and the Tories would be focused on implementing it should they secure a majority […]

Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings is facing questions from Labour over his past in Russia after an apparent whistleblower came forward with ‘serious concerns’. Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has written to Tory counterpart Dominic Raab questioning whether the former Vote Leave director has been granted access to the government’s most sensitive “top secret” […]

Labour could campaign to leave the EU in a second referendum if it secures a strong enough new Brexit deal from Brussels, a Labour frontbencher has claimed. Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been tipped to be Labour’s next leader. She appeared on Sky News to reitterate Labour’s position that it would attempt to renegotiate […]

The Liberal Democrats have complained to ITV about the exclusion of leader Jo Swinson from an election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. The party urged ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall not to help the leaders of the two largest parties “stitch up the debates” ahead of the December 12 vote. Lib Dem […]

Facebook has pulled a series of government adverts in swing constituencies after accusations it had misused taxpayers’ money to target voters. At least 17 adverts promising up to £25 million investment in various towns across the UK went live on Tuesday – the day the general election was announced. They are part of My Town, […]

Former Tory MP and prominent newspaper columnist Matthew Parris has said he will quit the party after 50 years in a call for Conservatives who oppose Brexit to support the Liberal Democrats in the election. The Times journalist said he will cast his vote for the Remain-backing party in the December 12 ballot “to defeat […]

The first televised election debate has been set for November 19th – but it will only feature Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. The debate will be aired on ITV and it will be the first time the party leaders go head to head in the election campaign. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged Johnson to […]

Boris Johnson has rejected Nigel Farage’s offer of a Brexit pact at the general election. https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1190327765670739969 The prime minister declined to take up the advice of Donald Trump, who had also waded into UK politics to deliver a criticism of Mr Johnson’s new Brexit deal and Jeremy Corbyn. Asked if he would form an alliance […]

Like the last December election in 1923, the Tories could lose their grip on power. But, as BARNABY TOWNS explains, this election is a massive gamble for Remain parties too. For what it’s worth, Britain’s last December general election — nearly a century ago in 1923 — doesn’t offer encouraging omens for Boris Johnson’s Conservatives. […]

As the party of Forever Brexit, the Conservatives will struggle to persuade voters they can simply get the job done and move on, says ZOE WILLIAMS. This isn’t a surprising election. It was inevitable from the minute Boris Johnson said it wasn’t his intention. He is far from the stopped clock that’s right twice a […]

Whatever happens in an election on December 12th, it could force Boris Johnson to finally compromise over Brexit, writes MARY HONEYBALL. The “do or die” witching hour will upon us at 11.00 pm on Thursday 31 October. While Boris Johnson has been forced to ask the EU for an extension, Emmanuel Macron has made no […]

A former Conservative MP has joined the Liberal Democrats, boosting Jo Swinson’s party ahead of the general election. Antoinette Sandbach was one of 21 Tories who had the party whip removed after rebelling against the Government in a September Commons vote intended to block a no-deal Brexit. She will contest her Cheshire seat of Eddisbury […]

More than 300,000 people have applied to register to vote in 48 hours, according to government figures. A total of 139,162 applications were submitted on Tuesday, followed by 177,105 on Wednesday. This is well above the typical number for weekday applications, which has been averaging around 37,000 for the past month. They are also the […]

A voter who has always backed the Conservatives says she can no longer support her party because of its Brexit stance. Lucinda called LBC’s Eddie Mair show to tell the presenter that she was “disgusted” by the Brexiteers who had taken over the Conservative Party. She said she had given the party the benefit of […]

An MP who quit from the Liberal Democrats to back Theresa May’s Brexit deal is to fight the general election as a Remainer. https://twitter.com/EastbourneEcho/status/1189319794580971522 Stephen Lloyd resigned the Lib Dem whip in December to vote for May’s Brexit deal, saying it was the right thing to do on behalf of his constituents. He represented the […]

There has been a surge in support for the anti-Brexit Lib Dems in outspoken Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg’s seat. A new Survation poll carried out by telephone found a drop in support for the Conservatives in Rees-Mogg’s constituency of North East Somerset. While 44% of his constituents still appear to back the MP, that is down […]

Culture secretary Nicky Morgan is the latest high profile MP to declare she will not stand in the looming December general election. Morgan, who previously served as education secretary under David Cameron, has represented Loughborough for the Conservatives since 2010. Her departure from the political frontline mirrors that of a slew of prominent Conservative figures […]

The Brexit Party could support the Conservatives by fighting as few as 20 seats in the general election. Nigel Farage’s organisation could withdraw hundreds of seats to help Boris Johnson’s ambitions to “get Brexit done”. According to the Telegraph there are splits in the pro-Brexit party over its election strategy – with some figures backing […]

Jo Swinson has suggested the Liberal Democrats could reach ‘arrangements’ with other pro-Remain parties to ensure one candidate has a clear run. The Lib Dem leader said negotiations were taking place in relation to a “small number” of constituencies in the forthcoming general election. Speaking outside the Houses of Parliament she highlighted their success in […]

Sinn Fein is hoping to unseat Brexit ‘architect’ and DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds as it aims to increase its number of MPs from seven to eight. Sinn Fein vice president Michelle O’Neill said the December 12 general election will be about maximising the return of pro-Remain candidates. “We will stand in our seven constituencies […]

Plaid Cymru have offered to work with other parties in the forthcoming general election to try and stop Brexit, leader Adam Price has said. The party’s leader confirmed it had already opened talks with other pro-Remain parties in an attempt to “secure our European future”. Plaid Cymru previously decided not to field a candidate in […]

Only 30% of pro-Remain voters need to use their vote tactically to swing the election and deny Boris Johnson a majority, a huge new poll has shown. Labour MP for Cardiff North Anna McMorrin, former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable and Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain (pic: Matt Withers) – Credit: Archant […]