ITV General Election debate: Three issues that could decide the winner November 19, 2019 Boris Johnson will go head-to-head with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tonight in the ITV General Election debate – the first of several televised clashes between the pair. The showdown will air at at 8pm on ITV and will have three key issues to watch out for. Read more: General Election: Boris Johnson accuses Jeremy Corbyn [...]
Power to the People: What’s really behind the People’s Vote power struggle November 18, 2019 The bitter row among rival factions in the People’s Vote campaign ostensibly came to an end last week when controversial chairman Roland Rudd resigned. Rudd, also chairman of PR firm Finsbury, faced three weeks of public insurrection from staff after sacking People’s Vote director James McGrory and communications chief Tom Baldwin in what was described as a “boardroom coup”. Read more: [...]
Liberal Democrat Sam Gyimah reported to police over comments about Grenfell November 18, 2019 A Labour election candidate has reported Tory-turned-Liberal Democrat Sam Gyimah to the police over “inaccurate and dangerous” allegations about her role in the Grenfell. Emma Dent Coad – a Jeremy Corbyn ally who won Kensington and Chelsea in 2017 – has made the complaint after Gyimah told City A.M. that she and other Kensington Council [...]
London Marathon plagued by drugs and violence, says City of London November 18, 2019 The London Marathon needs a stronger police presence to deal with recurrent drug-taking and violence, according to the City of London’s chief safety officer. David MacKintosh, the City of London Corporation’s head of community safety, has said the marathon brings “large groups of young adults consuming alcohol and drugs…particularly nitrous oxide”, which has contributed to [...]
Boris Johnson postpones corporation tax cut November 18, 2019 The Conservatives have shelved plans to cut corporation tax from 19 per cent to 17 per cent. Boris Johnson made the announcement at the CBI conference in London this morning. Read more: Sajid Javid will remain chancellor if Conservatives win the election He said the change had been made to free up funding for the [...]
Sadiq Khan confirms 2020 TfL fare freeze November 18, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) fares will remain unchanged in 2020, Sadiq Khan has confirmed. The mayor of London’s fare freeze is now into its fourth year, after promising to not rise TfL prices in his first term. Read more: Victoria line drivers prepare for November Tube strike The freeze will continue after next may’s London [...]
Sajid Javid will remain chancellor if Conservatives win election November 18, 2019 Boris Johnson has confirmed Sajid Javid will remain chancellor if the Tories are re-elected. Johnson emphatically confirmed Javid would continue in the post at this morning’s CBI conference in London. Read more: Sajid Javid: My pitch to the businesses of Britain “I’m going to give you an absolutely categorical assurance I will keep Sajid Javid [...]
CBI: Labour pledges could “crack the foundations of the economy” November 18, 2019 The head of Britain’s biggest business group warned yesterday that Jeremy Corbyn’s policies could “crack the foundations of the economy” at the start of a week which holds the potential to define the upcoming General Election. Carolyn Fairbairn, head of the CBI, told Sky News that business leaders are asking “who’s next” after the “bolt [...]
General election: Labour and Conservatives row over immigration November 17, 2019 Labour and the Conservatives traded blows over immigration policy today, as both shed light on their respective plans. The Tories revealed details of a points-based immigration system that would see “equal” treatment of EU and non-EU citizens. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn labels Labour nationalisation plans as ‘very modest’ The vast majority of immigration applicants would [...]
Labour manifesto will be ‘significantly’ more radical than in 2017 November 17, 2019 Labour insiders have branded the party’s election manifesto as “significantly” further to the left of the party’s 2017 offering. Labour will release its General Election manifesto on Thursday, after holding a Clause V meeting of senior party figures and union bosses last night. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn labels Labour nationalisation plans as very modest Labour [...]
