General Election: DUP won’t back down on Brexit deal November 28, 2019 The DUP will seek changes to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal if the Conservatives are re-elected on 12 December. DUP leader Arlene Foster launched the party’s manifesto in Belfast today, reiterating that Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was unacceptable. Read more: Government’s halted ad campaign cost taxpayers £5m Deputy leader Nigel Dodds said the deal represented a [...]
Boris Johnson says David Cameron government’s austerity was a mistake November 28, 2019 Boris Johnson has lashed the Cameron government for six years of austerity, saying the policy direction was a mistake. The Prime Minister hit out at the keystone economic policy of the Cameron years, comparing it to post-war food-rationing by then-Labour chancellor Stafford Cripps. Read more: Boris Johnson apologises to Muslim community He told The Spectator: [...]
Dominic Cummings is quitting government, but not for the reason you think November 28, 2019 Reports of Dominic Cummings’ political death have been greatly exaggerated. It was first reported by The Guardian last night that the controversial special adviser (spad), and Brexit campaign mastermind had resigned three weeks ago. Read more: In defence of my friend Dominic Cummings Social media was humming this morning with news of Cummings’ demise, with [...]
Boris Johnson apologises to Muslim community November 27, 2019 Boris Johnson has apologised to the Muslim community for instances of Islamophobia within the Tory party. Johnson has previously been criticised for comparing women wearing niqabs as looking like letter boxes and bank robbers, and the party has said it would soon launch an inquiry into discrimination of all kinds within the party. Read more: [...]
Election poll: Conservatives to pick up 167 seats more than Labour November 27, 2019 The Conservatives are on track to pick up 366 seats in a landslide victory at next month’s election, according to new polling. However, the analysis also suggests that 120,000 tactical votes could deny the Conservatives a majority in next month’s election. Read more: MRP explainer: What is the mega-poll and can it predict the election [...]
Corbyn’s NHS bombshell: Trade talks ‘not out of the ordinary’, says EU trade experts November 27, 2019 Trade experts have cast doubt on Labour’s claims that documents released today show the NHS is “up for sale”, with one saying the negotiations “are not out of the ordinary”. Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked classified documents this morning, claiming they confirmed “the NHS is on the table and will be up for [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Secret documents confirm NHS on the table in post-Brexit trade talks’ November 27, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed “secret” government documents that he says confirms the Conservatives will put the NHS “up for sale”. The “secret report” shows conversations between US and UK officials discussing giving access US drug companies access to the NHS, according to Corbyn. International trade secretary Liz Truss denied Corbyn’s claims and called [...]
Jeremy Corbyn defends Labour’s tax and spend plan November 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has defended his party’s fiscal policies, doubling down on the promise that only the richest in society will pay for a Labour government’s spending plans. Labour’s manifesto has promised £83bn extra spending a year by 2023/24, which it says would be paid for by tax increases on corporations and the top five per [...]
Jeremy Corbyn refuses to apologise to chief rabbi November 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has refused to apologise to the British Jewish community for instances of antisemitism in the Labour Party. Corbyn was asked last night if he would like to say sorry to the Jewish community for the ongoing allegations of anti-Jewish racism from Labour members and MPs. Read more: General Election: Chief rabbi slams Labour [...]
Rory Stewart rails against ‘unnecessarily high’ skyscrapers in the City of London November 26, 2019 Independent mayoral candidate Rory Stewart has voiced his opposition to building more “unnecessarily high” buildings in the City of London. Speaking after a London Chamber of Commerce event today, Stewart said the historical value of the square mile – which he labelled as “probably the most precious heritage site in our capital” – needed to [...]
