Election poll: Conservatives to pick up 167 seats more than Labour November 27, 2019 The Conservatives are on track to pick up 366 seats in a landslide victory at next month’s election, according to new polling. However, the analysis also suggests that 120,000 tactical votes could deny the Conservatives a majority in next month’s election. Read more: MRP explainer: What is the mega-poll and can it predict the election [...]
Corbyn’s NHS bombshell: Trade talks ‘not out of the ordinary’, says EU trade experts November 27, 2019 Trade experts have cast doubt on Labour’s claims that documents released today show the NHS is “up for sale”, with one saying the negotiations “are not out of the ordinary”. Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked classified documents this morning, claiming they confirmed “the NHS is on the table and will be up for [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Secret documents confirm NHS on the table in post-Brexit trade talks’ November 27, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed “secret” government documents that he says confirms the Conservatives will put the NHS “up for sale”. The “secret report” shows conversations between US and UK officials discussing giving access US drug companies access to the NHS, according to Corbyn. International trade secretary Liz Truss denied Corbyn’s claims and called [...]
FTSE 100 edges up as Europe rises on trade deal hopes November 27, 2019 The FTSE 100 climbed half a per cent this morning as European stocks rose on hopes of a US-China trade deal. London’s blue-chip index was up 0.49 per cent by 10.30am to 7,438 points with traders also awaiting a closely-watched election poll that is due to be published tonight. Read more: Boris Johnson promises sensible [...]
MRP poll explainer: What is the mega-poll and can it predict the election? November 27, 2019 At 10pm tonight, market research firm Yougov will release the most eagerly-anticipated poll of the upcoming General Election. The so-called MRP poll is expected to be a key indicator of the outcome of the 12 December vote, and will deliver a sweeping seat-by-seat analysis. But what is the MRP and why is it so significant? [...]
Pressure grows on Jeremy Corbyn after he refuses to apologise over Labour’s antisemitism row November 27, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has come under fierce pressure to apologise to the UK’s Jewish community for his handling of the Labour party’s antisemitism crisis. The Labour leader last night repeatedly refused to say sorry to British Jews after chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said he was unfit to be Prime Minister. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn refuses to [...]
Jeremy Corbyn forced to admit lower earners will be hit by Labour tax increases November 27, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was forced to admit his party’s spending plans would lead to tax increases for some lower earners during an interview with the BBC last night. In a bruising encounter with veteran interviewer Andrew Neil, Corbyn rowed back on his initial claim that only those earning over £80,000 would see a tax [...]
DEBATE: Is it viable to pay compensation to the 1950s-born women who lost out on their state pension? November 27, 2019 Is it viable to pay compensation to the 1950s-born women who lost out on their state pension, as Labour has proposed? YES, says Debbie de Spon, communications director for Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI). 1950s-born women are suffering severe injustice because of successive governments’ mismanagement of changes to the state pension age. This issue [...]
The cannabis conundrum risks causing investors to be accused of money laundering November 27, 2019 The overseas legalised cannabis industry is growing fast — estimates suggest that the US cannabis industry will be worth over $75bn by 2030. Investment firms in the UK are keen to take full advantage of this growing market, but have found unexpected hurdles in their way. For UK-based investors, investing in this industry carries the [...]
How the main political parties plan to help renters November 27, 2019 Wherever you stand on the recent debate about landlords putting thermostats in cages, many of us can agree that the rental system needs improving. This has become increasingly apparent as the number of people living in private rented accommodation has grown, doubling in the past three decades. Fortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly), the main political parties [...]