PMQs: Corbyn hammers Johnson over NHS as election campaign looms October 30, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn kick-started his 2019 election campaign this afternoon, hammering the Prime Minister over the NHS in all of his questions during PMQs. The Labour leader claimed Boris Johnson’s “sell-out” Brexit deal would see NHS money “going into private profit”. He argued a Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, broadcast this week, showed the health service had [...]
General election 2019: Liberal Democrats stand aside for Dominic Grieve October 30, 2019 The Liberal Democrats will not stand a candidate against former Conservative Dominic Grieve, as part of pro-Remain push to block Brexiters in the election campaign. The MP, who has represented Beaconsfield since 1997, was sacked last month alongside 20 others, for having voted against the government, effectively preventing a no-deal Brexit. Yesterday 10 of the [...]
Amber Rudd to quit parliament at general election October 30, 2019 Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said she will not stand in December’s general election, but will likely return to the Conservative party before leaving. She joined Patrick McLoughlin, former transport secretary and Conservative party chairman, who also announced this morning he would not be contesting his seat at the snap election. Read more: Therese [...]
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal could inflict ‘£70bn hit’ on UK economy October 30, 2019 The UK economy could suffer a £70bn hit from Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, according to a new report from an influential think tank. New research from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) has claimed that GDP in 10 years would be 3.5 per cent weaker under Johnson’s deal than if Britain were [...]
Boris Johnson expects a ‘tough election’ October 30, 2019 Boris Johnson has said he is prepared to fight a “tough” election after parliament agreed to a 12 December snap poll yesterday. Opposition parties granted the Prime Minister a general election after voting against previous attempts on several occasions. Read more: It’s on: Christmas election to decide fate of Brexit…maybe The bill, setting out the [...]
London can show the country how to do democracy better October 30, 2019 A General Election is coming, and I am leaving parliament to run as an independent candidate for mayor of London. I am running to be mayor and not for parliament because I find Westminster increasingly depressing as it loses more and more of its meaning and purpose in stale divisive rows. And I believe that [...]
Care leavers deserve a chance to begin adulthood on firm footing October 30, 2019 We all remember the challenge of becoming an adult. Fresh out of school, college, or university, you are out there on your own – hunting for your first job, your first flat, and trying to make ends meet on your first pay cheques. My first taste of real adulthood came at age 22, straight out [...]
Two surveys say business confidence plumbing depths on Brexit crisis October 30, 2019 Two surveys of UK business leaders published today show plunging confidence as the country’s political crisis drags on. Accountancy firm BDO found business leaders in the UK were the least confident of any major European country, with two thirds of respondents believing the economic climate will deteriorate over the next six months and only 10 [...]
Pound climbs on General Election news but traders foresee rocky ride October 29, 2019 The pound jumped today after it became clear the Labour party would back a December General Election, but it has since settled back down as traders steeled themselves for a volatile six weeks. Read more: Labour to back PM’s call for December General Election Sterling has had an extremely rocky few months. It hit a [...]
Ten ex-Tory rebels set to have the whip restored by Boris Johnson October 29, 2019 Ten of the 21 expelled ex-Tory rebel MPs have had the whip restored by Boris Johnson, including Winston Churchill’s grandson Nicholas Soames. Read more: Tory rebels vote with Labour to help prevent a no-deal Brexit Soames, Alistair Burt, Caroline Nokes, Greg Clark, Ed Vaizey, Margot James, Stephen Hammond, Steve Brine, Richard Harrington and Richard Benyon [...]