General Election: Boris Johnson praises ‘stonking mandate’ for Brexit December 13, 2019 The Tories have won their biggest parliamentary majority since 1987 in a night where Labour seats turned blue in a transformative General Election. Boris Johnson’s strategy to break the parliamentary deadlock succeeded spectacularly to see the Prime Minister return to parliament with at least a 362 seats. That is well above Labour’s disastrous election returns, [...]
Donald Trump: Britain free to strike ‘massive’ trade deal with US after Boris Johnson election victory December 13, 2019 Traditionally, for the winner of a General Election, results day involves taking congratulatory calls from leaders across the globe. But in Boris Johnson’s case, US President Donald Trump has beaten the others to the punch, tweeting that he will soon bestow the re-elected Tory PM with a “massive” new trade deal once he has delivered [...]
Jeremy Corbyn to quit as Labour leader: Who will replace him? December 13, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has led Labour to its worst electoral defeat since 1935, leaving the party to now pick up the pieces from yesterday’s catastrophe. Corbyn said he will not stand as party leader at the next General Election, however he did not give any firm commitment of when he would step down. Read more: Boris [...]
This is the moment to remake the case for global liberalism December 13, 2019 Penning a comment piece for the day of an election is a difficult task. You have to speculate, tread the political waters carefully, and perhaps dare to make a prediction before people head to the polls. But writing something to be published the day after an election is even more daunting. The world of politics [...]
Don’t ignore your opponent’s ideas — you could learn from them December 13, 2019 UK politics is a machine for killing good ideas. It’s brutal, adversarial, and first past the post. Our party-bound MPs almost never ask the only question that matters: based on the facts, what is best for the country? Imagine that your company has a complex problem. Three of you work up ideas to solve it. [...]
US reaches deal ‘in principle’ with China December 12, 2019 The US today reached a preliminary deal with China to end the year and a half long trade war that has slowed global growth and dampened investment around the world. A source briefed on the talks told Reuters: “The written agreement is still being formulated, but they have reached an agreement in principle.” Read more: [...]
Sterling soars as exit poll predicts huge Tory majority December 12, 2019 Sterling skyrocketed nearly two per cent as the exit poll predicted a huge Tory majority of 86 seats, the largest for the Conservatives since the days of Margaret Thatcher. The pound briefly hit as high as $1.35, reaching a level last seen in May 2018, which put the currency on course for its biggest one [...]
General Election live: Tories on course for majority, says Ipsos Mori poll December 12, 2019 Please manually refresh this page for our latest General Election updates. Voters head to the polls today for the third time in five years in what has been described as party leaders as the “most important General Election in a generation”. Read more: Readers send in pictures of their dogs at polling stationsRead more: Your [...]
General Election: Labour activists are using Tinder to mobilise young voters in marginal seats December 12, 2019 Labour activists have taken to Tinder today in a last-gasp attempt to mobilise voters as the country goes to the polls in the General Election. Campaign group “Fck Boris” has been targeting 18-35 year olds in marginal Tory constituencies to join its “Tinder Army” and canvass on the dating app. Read more: General Election: How [...]
In pictures: Dogs at polling stations across the UK December 12, 2019 As Britain goes to the polls after a six-week election campaign that we can all agree has felt much longer, there is one ray of light guaranteed to cheer up the election-weary public: dogs at polling stations. Read more: Follow the General Election 2019 live with our blog With three elections in four years, Britons [...]