PM signs off report on Russian interference in UK politics December 16, 2019 A parliamentary report looking at Russia’s involvement in UK politics is ready to be published, having finally been signed off by the Prime Minister. The report, carried out earlier this year by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), is believed to have considered the Kremlin’s influence through social media, donations and political ties. Read more: [...]
Labour leadership contest: Who will take over from Jeremy Corbyn? December 16, 2019 Labour is still licking its wounds from the drubbing it got in last week’s election – and leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will stay in place to enable a “period of reflection”. Indeed, as has now become fairly standard within the Labour party, the process, and who will be selecting the shortlist, has been [...]
Boris Johnson set to bring Brexit bill before MPs on Friday December 16, 2019 The Prime Minister is to plough ahead with plans to quit the EU in the first week back after his dramatic Thursday night victory, with new MPs voting on his Brexit bill as early as this week. The Number 10 spokesman confirmed this morning that Boris Johnson would seek to bring the Withdrawal Agreement Bill [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson urges UK to ‘let healing begin’ December 13, 2019 This was a live blog, thank you for following along Read more: UK stocks and sterling surge as Tories triumph at pollsRead more: Election live: Who were the big MP casualties?Read more: UK housebuilders rejoice as shares rise after Tory win 04.30pm: Over and out! That’s it for today – we’re off to get some [...]
Your guide to the General Election: Everything you need to know December 12, 2019 It’s one of the messiest elections in living memory – but there are a few certainties you can count on. Here is our guide to everything you need to know before you vote. How many seats are available? The UK has 650 parliamentary seats up for grabs, which means 326 are required for an outright [...]
Election 2019: Boris Johnson urges voters to make UK ‘Corbyn-neutral by Christmas’ December 11, 2019 Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn ended their five-week election campaigns in east London, returning to the capital after touring much of the country. Johnson held a Donald Trump-style rally, with around 3,000 supporters in Stratford’s Copper Box stadium, where heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua took home gold during the London 2012 Olympics, where he tapped into [...]
Election 2019: The many losers, and occasional winners, of the campaign December 11, 2019 The winter election has finally come – but was the campaign as bad as we thought? Here we round up the many losers, and occasional winners, of 2019… Tory rebel David Gauke might be about to lose his South West Hertfordshire seat to his Conservative replacement Gagan Mohindra, but the founding member of the Gaukward [...]
Michael Heseltine: Hung parliament better than Conservative majority under ‘flexible’ Boris Johnson December 11, 2019 If this election has proved anything, it’s that political allegiances aren’t what they used to be – not least when it comes to those normally found sitting in parliament. Which is why I find myself speaking to Tory grandee, former frontbencher and Conservative peer Michael Heseltine about his decision to back the Liberal Democrats over [...]
Yougov poll: These are the London seats tipped to swing for Labour December 11, 2019 Some of London’s longest-standing Conservative seats are tipped to swing for Labour in tomorrow’s election, according to the final Yougov poll. Released last night, the Yougov poll suggests a slim Conservative majority of 28 seats across the country, an increase of 22 on 2017, which would be enough for Boris Johnson to push through the [...]
Election 2019: Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Jo Swinson plan last-ditch tour of UK ahead of voting day December 10, 2019 The country’s political parties will be going hell-for-leather on the last day of the campaign, as all sides try to convince a divided and confused electorate to back them at the polls on Thursday. Boris Johnson, who is hammering home his message that the country risks another a hung parliament, is remaining north for much [...]
