Gap between Tory and Labour tax plans hits its biggest in a generation November 13, 2019 The Conservatives and Labour’s plans for taxes are the most different in a generation, a new report has said, with a “tax pledge gap” of £60bn set to become a key election battleground. Labour is expected to call for tax increases of at least £50bn a year in its manifesto, while the Conservatives’ are likely [...]
General Election poll: Conservatives gain double-digit lead over Labour November 13, 2019 The latest General Election polls show the Conservatives with strong double-digit leads over Labour, largely thanks to the Brexit Party’s decision not to contest hundreds of seats. A Kantar poll released this morning has the Conservatives at 37 per cent, compared to Labour on 27 per cent, handing them a 10 per cent margin. Read [...]
Boris Johnson’s election pledge: Let’s end Brexit groundhog day November 13, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to call on voters to end the “groundhoggery” of Brexit in his first major General Election speech. The Prime Minister will say the UK cannot “squander” more time on deciding on the manner of its departure from the EU, and ask the public to let him “get Brexity done”. [...]
Former justice secretary David Gauke says Tory election victory would be ‘bad outcome’ November 13, 2019 Former justice secretary David Gauke has said a Conservative victory at the upcoming election would be bad for the country. Gauke – who is preparing to stand as an independent candidate in the vote on 12 December – said a majority led by Boris Johnson would result in a “very hard Brexit”. Read more: In [...]
General Election 2019: The wives of two former Tory MPs stand in their seats November 13, 2019 The wives of two former Conservative MPs are standing in their respective husbands’ seats, following allegations of sexual misconduct against both men. Andrew Griffiths, who once served as Theresa May’s chief of staff in No 10, stepped aside last night, having narrowly survived an attempt to block him as the candidate for the seat of [...]
General Election 2019: Lib Dems defiant after Canterbury candidate Tim Walker stands down November 13, 2019 The Liberal Democrats are understood to be planning to replace Canterbury candidate Tim Walker, who stood down last night to avoid splitting the Remain vote. Walker announced that he was stepping aside to help Labour incumbent Rosie Duffield, who took the seat in 2017 with a majority of less than 200. He said he wanted [...]
In his pursuit of power, Farage is gambling with Brexit itself November 13, 2019 Single-issue campaign groups are curious beasts. They spring up, sometimes overnight, when the need arises. In many cases, they succeed in achieving their stated goal, and all the blood, sweat and tears involved in facilitating change is recognised as worthwhile. However, there is a bittersweet irony at play during the very moment of triumph. Victory [...]
DEBATE: Is it worrying that the report on Russian interference has not yet been published? November 13, 2019 Should we be concerned that the government’s report into Russian interference has not yet been released? Liz Jarvis, a writer and a Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in Southampton Itchen, says YES. In just over four weeks, voters will go to the polls without knowing whether or not they can trust the Conservatives on the issue [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s support for authoritarianism abroad makes him unfit to be Prime Minister November 13, 2019 If you’ve managed to tear your eyes away from the flood of General Election coverage recently, you may have read about the political turmoil currently racking Bolivia. Following a narrow and contested election victory for incumbent Evo Morales in late October, protests broke out across the country in response to the President’s alleged cheating, culminating [...]
Labour pledges an extra £40bn to NHS November 12, 2019 Labour will outspend the Tories on health by promising an extra £40bn to the NHS if it wins next month’s General Election. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell and shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth will unveil Labour’s health policy tomorrow, promising to increase the health and social care budget to £178bn in 2023-24 – an average annual [...]