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General Election: Labour has ‘close to zero’ chance of majority, says pollster John Curtice November 14, 2019 Labour has “close to zero” chance of securing a majority this election, according to one of the country’s foremost polling experts. Sir John Curtice today said the most likely outcome was either an outright Conservative victory or a hung parliament. But he noted that could still result in a Remain-led coalition and second referendum. Read [...]
Rory Stewart launches London mayor election campaign with ideas roadshow November 14, 2019 Rory Stewart today revealed he will rely on the general public to form much of his policy platform for his mayor of London campaign. His London Speaks initiative will see Stewart and campaigners collect ideas from people throughout London on how they would improve the capital. Read more: Rory Stewart falls behind in the race [...]
General Election: Film star Eddie Marsan calls Jeremy Corbyn ‘either an antisemite or ignorant’ November 14, 2019 Happy-Go-Lucky actor Eddie Marsan has attacked Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as “either an antisemite, or ignorant” at a Liberal Democrats event today. The actor, who has campaigned against anti-Jewish racism, told supporters and journalists that despite voting for Labour since the 1980s he would back the Lib Dems in 2019. Read more: Nigel Farage’s Brexit [...]
Brexit Party refuses to pull out of Labour-held seats November 14, 2019 Nigel Farage has dismissed calls for the Brexit Party to pull out of Labour-held marginal constituencies in order to clear a path for Conservative candidates. Pressure had mounted on Farage from the Tories, and some Brexit Party supporters, to step aside in some key leave-voting marginal seats. Read more: In pursuit of power, Farage is [...]
Our Westminster politicians must pay heed to the Union November 14, 2019 Pollsters at election time are a funny breed. Like Father Christmas, they drop nuggets of data into the hands of grateful journalists and analysts hoping to make sense of what is going on around them, trying to drown out the noise of election campaigns and listen to what really matters. Yet the most interesting — [...]
This election has exposed Britain’s foreign policy vacuum November 14, 2019 The 2020 US presidential election will be heavily influenced by foreign policy debate. So was the last one, and the one before that. Barack Obama initially stood out against Hillary Clinton by defining himself in opposition to the Iraq War. Donald Trump represented a break from the typical interventionist nature of Republican candidates, and so [...]
General Election 2019: Labour pledges to close gender pay gap by 2030 November 13, 2019 Labour will today pledge to close the gender pay gap by 2030, as part of its ongoing commitment to women in the workplace. Shadow employment rights secretary Laura Pidcock and shadow women and equalities secretary Dawn Butler will use Thursday’s Equal Pay Day – the day when women effectively stop getting paid compared to their [...]
General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn questions move to kill Isis leader rather than arrest him November 13, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has said it “would have been the right thing” to arrest Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rather than kill him. The Labour leader, who is currently campaigning in Scotland, told reporters that al-Baghdadi “being removed from the scene is a very good thing”. But he questioned whether it was necessary to kill the [...]
Donald Trump impeachment: US politicians kick off public hearings November 13, 2019 The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump stepped up a gear this afternoon as politicians opened the first public hearing. The House Intelligence Committee is holding the first hearing as part of a probe into whether Trump improperly pressured Ukraine to help his bid for reelection. Read more: FTSE 100 staggers under Trump’s tariff [...]
Former Labour spinner Alastair Campbell to campaign for ex-Tory minister Gauke November 13, 2019 Labour’s former spin doctor Alastair Campbell has said he will campaign for ex-Tory minister David Gauke. Gauke, the former justice secretary, this morning said he was standing as an independent in his constituency of South West Hertfordshire. He told the BBC he was hoping to deprive the Tories of the seat, warning a majority would [...]