General election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to go after ‘greedy bankers’ as Labour launches campaign October 31, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to go after “the greedy bankers” and “bad bosses” as he kicks off his election campaign in South London this morning. The Labour leader spoke before a packed hall of supporters at the Battersea Arts Centre, near Clapham. Read more: Labour’s renationalisation plans would cost £200bnRead more: EXCLUSIVE: Tories tap up [...]
Exclusive: Tories tap up City donors for £30m general election war chest October 30, 2019 The Conservatives are tapping up donors for a £30m general election fund to counter Labour’s twin threat of donations from unions and grassroots activists, City A.M understands. The party has been spooked by Labour’s successful 2017 election fundraising effort, which saw record sums of £56m raised. Read more: Most Brits think a general election won’t [...]
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 [...]
It’s on: Christmas election to decide fate of Brexit… maybe October 29, 2019 VOTERS will be given an opportunity to break the impasse in parliament in just over a month, after MPs finally backed the Prime Minister’s efforts to go to the polls. A snap election will take place on 12 December – the first December vote since 1923 – with parties gearing up for a bruising battle [...]
Could London hold the election key? October 29, 2019 Parliament has been bracing itself for an election for weeks – but that doesn’t mean MPs are ready, or happy, about the prospect. Labour MPs have been most vocal about it, with divisions between the Leader of the Opposition’s office (LOTO) and the rest of the party laid bare as MPs reacted with dismay and [...]
Fourth time lucky as MPs back Boris Johnson for December election October 29, 2019 MPs have finally agreed to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson and go to the polls, voting in favour of a snap election this December. Today marked Johnson’s fourth attempt at persuading parliament to agree an election, with previous efforts failing for lack of certainty around the date. MPs voted 438 to 20 in favour of [...]
No 10 threatens to pull election bill as Labour mulls wrecking amendments October 29, 2019 The Prime Minister has urged MPs to back him in his fourth attempt at calling a general election, telling them he has secured a new Brexit deal that is “ready to be approved by a new parliament”. But Number 10 has warned that if any amendments go through that affect electoral franchise – either by [...]
Labour to back Prime Minister’s call for December election October 29, 2019 Labour will back the government on today’s election vote, paving the way for a poll on 12 December. Party leader Jeremy Corbyn this morning told his shadow cabinet that he had received confirmation from the EU that Brexit had been delayed until 31 January, meaning “our condition of taking no deal off the table has [...]
Brexit: PM’s pre-Christmas election gambit under pressure October 29, 2019 The Prime Minister’s last attempt to secure an election this side of Christmas could still struggle Last night the government tabled a motion for an election that includes the date – 12 December – in a bid to convince critics who say he can’t be trusted not to push back the date and force a [...]
