City reacts: Business ‘eager for clarity’ after Boris Johnson’s election victory December 13, 2019 As Boris Johnson enjoys his General Election victory, business leaders have woken bleary eyed – but largely satisfied – with the news. For many, it was a sigh of relief, after London business groups had strongly opposed Labour’s policies of renationalisation and higher taxation. Sterling surged last night, settling around $1.347, while the FTSE 100 opened 0.8 [...]
General Election night: Who are the big MP casualties? December 13, 2019 As Frankie Valli once sang, oh what a night. On a night of a seismic shift in the UK’s political landscape, there were some huge MP casualties. Boris Johnson’s Conservatives delivered a resounding victory in a pivotal General Election that saw a throng of Labour seats turn blue. The Tories won in London seats such [...]
Brexit Party fail to win a single seat but Farage claims they helped keep Labour out December 13, 2019 The Brexit Party failed to win any seats during the general election but leader Nigel Farage insists his party helped the Conservatives win a majority. The party only stood 273 candidates across the country after opting to stand down in constituencies where there was a risk of splitting the Leave vote. Farage announced a month [...]
Election 2019: Record number of female MPs will enter Parliament December 13, 2019 As always on the morning after the election night before, the nation will today be split into two camps. Exultant Boris Johnson supporters will be rubbing their hands together as they look forward to “getting Brexit done,” while Labour voters will be crying into their cornflakes. But whatever tribe you belong to, the news that [...]
Four items on Boris Johnson’s post-election to-do list December 13, 2019 Re-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson travelled to Buckingham Palace today to ask the Queen to form a majority government in her name after winning big in the General Election. Johnson’s “stonking majority” means his government will have a clear run at enacting his parliamentary agenda and carve out a clear direction for the country. Read [...]
London election results: Who won where in the capital? December 13, 2019 Boris Johnson has led the Conservative party to a thumping majority in the General Election, stealing scores of seats in traditional Labour heartlands. But if Jeremy Corbyn was hoping to offset these losses in London, he was left disappointed – as there was little change in the capital’s 73 constituencies. Overall, London remained predominantly red, [...]
General Election results: Top five takeaways December 13, 2019 Yesterday’s election was truly historic as the Conservatives consigned Labour to its worst electoral defeat since 1935. However, there’s no need to fear if you did not stay up the long hours to watch it. Read more: Boris Johnson says NHS is top priority in victory speechRead more: The City reacts: Businesses ‘eager for clarity’ [...]
Election survivors: All the MPs who only just held onto their seats December 13, 2019 With every General Election comes speculation that Westminster stalwarts and cabinet ministers might lose their seats, and this was no different. But for some, last night brought a sigh of relief, as campaigners hoping they would be ousted were proved wrong. Read more: General Election: Boris Johnson praises ‘stonking mandate’ for Brexit Theresa May For [...]
Boris Johnson says NHS is his top priority in election victory speech December 13, 2019 Boris Johnson has said the NHS will be his government’s top priority as he reached out to thank those that had voted Conservative for the first time in their lives. Johnson delivered a victory speech just after 7am this morning, addressing traditional Labour supporters who voted for the Tories yesterday. Read more: Boris Johnson praised [...]
Chuka Umunna loses race for City of London seat December 13, 2019 Chuka Umunna has failed in his bid for the City of London seat after losing to the Tories, marking a further blow on a bad night for the Liberal Democrats. The former Labour MP, who defected to the Lib Dems after a brief stint with Change UK, came second in the race for the Cities [...]