General Election 2019

Former prime minister Tony Blair has warned both Labour and Tory majority governments are a risk to the UK. Blair, speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event, said both wins for Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson will not be a “good thing”. “Both as majority governments pose a risk. It’s just that the chances I think […]

Boris Johnson is already making plans for MPs to vote on his Brexit deal before Christmas with the possibility MPs would have to sit Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Downing Street confirmed the Queen is expected re-open parliament on Monday 19th December, which would give Johnson time to bring back his Brexit deal before Christmas, […]

A chip shop owner and town councillor has prompted complaints after he posted that he would give away fish and chips if the Brexit Party wins seats off Labour in the election. David Wood, who sits on Penistone Town Council and runs Woody’s Fish and Chips in Barnsley, made the promise on Facebook, according to […]

Boris Johnson has been branded ‘absolutely embarrassing’ after he was asked about his party’s attempt to rebrand its Twitter account as an independent fact-checking service. At the launch of the Conservative Party’s election manifesto, the prime minister was asked by a Guardian reporter how the public can trust Johnson after the misleading debacle. MORE: Tory […]

The inventor of the World Wide Web has criticised the Conservative party for spreading misinformation during the general election campaign. After the Tories rebranded their press office’s Twitter account as a fact checking body, Sir Tim Berners-Lee accused the party of “unbelievable” impersonation. The Conservatives made their Twitter account appear to be an independent fact-checking […]

A pro-EU campaigner says he was ordered to remove a ‘bollocks to Brexit’ sticker from the side of the car he was driving by a policeman he described as ‘deranged’. The car involved belongs to anti-Brexit group campaign group EU Flag Mafia. Picture: supplied by Peter Cook – Credit: supplied by Peter Cook Business consultant […]

Nigel Farage could end up leader of yet another party after the general election, despite a pledge he would ‘disappear’ once Brexit was done. Last week the Brexit Party told ITV that he would “disappear” as soon as Brexit was sorted, but in a separate interview he explained he had plans to launch a “Reform […]

Television presenter Rylan Clark-Neal has hit back at critics after he was unveiled as an anchor for Channel 4’s alternative election coverage, arguing he can do a better job than a lot of political journalists. Speaking to the Big Issue magazine he criticised those who believed he should not be talking politics, arguing those who […]

A legitimate fact-checker has accused Boris Johnson of being economical with the truth after the unveiling of his election manifesto. Full Fact chief executive Will Moy said the Conservative Party could “do more to meet the standards we expect” after investigating its pledges on paving the way for 50,000 new nurses and limiting day-to-day spending […]

Boris Johnson will become Donald Trump’s ‘poodle’ if the Tories win the election and take the UK out of the EU, the Lib Dems are warning. Chuka Umunna, the Liberal Democrats spokesman on foreign affairs, has used a speech to say that Johnson will become more reliant on the US president if the Conservatives are […]

A Brexit Party candidate has admitted that no-one would ‘lose any sleep’ if Nigel Farage’s organisation disappeared. Harry Boparai, the candidate in Hayes and Harlington said that Farage had been forced to create the organisation, and that it did not matter if it did not exist if Brexit was sorted. He told This Is London: […]

A veteran Tory politician, who was an MP for 22 years, has savaged the party leader for being unable to deliver his promises and failing to turn up to battle. Keith Simpson, who was the Conservative MP for Mid-Norfolk until the election was called, appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Politics East to claim that age […]

The DUP could work with the Labour Party if there is a hung parliament, admits party leader Arlene Foster, but there is one catch. Foster reiterated her view that she could see no circumstance in which her party would support a minority Labour administration with Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister. But she acknowledged there were […]

She has steadfastly insisted that the Liberal Democrats could win the general election outright and form a majority government, despite laughs of derision from opponents. But now Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson has appeared to doubt her own conviction in her party’s chances of victory after admitting that the man she believes is not fit to […]

A new Brexit deal thrashed out by Labour could be the ‘most unloved, orphan offer ever’ because of the party’s unwillingness to commit to supporting leave or remain, television host Andrew Marr has suggested. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says he would not stay neutral in a referendum on a Labour Brexit deal, but does not […]

Labour could lose all but one of its seats in Scotland, with support dropping seven points in a poll, while Tory support looks relatively unhampered. The Panelbase study for the Sunday Times suggested that only Labour’s Ian Murray will be returned to the House of Commons. Murray, a frequent critic of leader Jeremy Corbyn, was […]

Traditional party allegiances are not enough in the Brexit era, argues TIM WALKER. A tactical vote is the only way to thwart the prime minister’s plans Voters have been acting tactically since the dawn of democracy, but it’s unusual, of course, for a candidate to do it. In Canterbury, where I was until earlier this […]

Lib Dem supporters have complained about the set-up of the Question Time leaders’ debate after the BBC confirmed the party had fewer supporters in the audience. Leader Jo Swinson faced limited support from the audience as she set out her position on Brexit and party policy. She faced criticism for her involvement in coalition with […]

A young audience member of the BBC’s Question Time election debate has slammed Boris Johnson for comments he and his ministers have made, which she said defined the ‘complete careless’ and ‘callousness’ of his government. In an emotional moment during the debate the girl tried to find the right words to define how upset and […]

Dominic Raab has been challenged over Islamophobia in an argument with a Labour frontbencher captured live on television. The foreign secretary faced up to shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald after the pair conducted a short interview with Sky News about the leaders’ Question Time debate. The pair pointd fingers in a clash as McDonald reprimanded […]

Brexiteer Dominic Raab appeared desperate to end the conversation with a food bank user when she challenged him about the cost of his weekly shop. The foreign secretary was at a local hustings when he was approached by a woman who quizzed him about a Tory promise to save low-paid workers money by raising the […]

Nicola Sturgeon has said she envisages a ‘less formal arrangement’ than a coalition with Labour to end austerity and stop Brexit as well as another independence referendum. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon takes pictures with supporters during a visit to Craig Boyd Hairdressing in Leven, Fife. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire. – Credit: PA The SNP leader […]

Boris Johnson has once again refused to apologise for his comments made about gay men and Muslim women. Appearing on Question Time, Johnson said he had a “right to speak out” and told the studio audience to read his opinion pieces before criticising his remarks. He insisted he had never intended to cause “hurt or […]

Boris Johnson accused a Question Time audience member of peddling ‘Bermuda Triangle’ stuff when it came to claims about the Russian interference report the prime minister has refused to release. Johnson said that he decided “ages ago” not to release the report from the Intelligence and Security Committee as he was heckled by members of […]

Jo Swinson faced a gruelling reception during her appearance on a leaders’ special of BBC Question Time. https://twitter.com/bbcquestiontime/status/1197975739280302081 The Liberal Democrat will grilled over her record as a minister in the coalition government which saw her voting in favour of “harsh and uncaring” benefit cuts including the bedroom tax. Swinson admitted the Liberal Democrats “didn’t […]

It was an opportunity for four of the political party leaders to face the public and set out their vision, but who do you think performed the best? 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 the overall winner […]

Twitter was full of commentary as Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson, Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon answered questions from the public on BBC Question Time. https://twitter.com/MrJRan/status/1197955099076833280 We’ve compiled some of the best responses as the debate took place… https://twitter.com/richardosman/status/1197955081397776384 Why are we talking about Evo Morales #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/NtbwAQA3AR— Tony (@AntMelia94) November 22, 2019 https://twitter.com/JazzTehara/status/1197956888702439425 https://twitter.com/UmaarKazmi/status/1197957204860710912 https://twitter.com/mstrdrmz/status/1197959375173935105 […]

Jeremy Corbyn has used a BBC leaders’ debate to confirm he would adopt a ‘neutral stance’ if he were prime minister during a second referendum. https://twitter.com/bbcquestiontime/status/1197961778807918593 An audience member asked: “Will you campaign to remain or leave the EU if elected. Why would anyone vote Labour without knowing the answer to that question?” Corbyn replied: […]