General Election: Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party opens up 17-point poll lead November 17, 2019 The Conservative Party has opened up a 17-point lead over Labour, according to the latest poll from Yougov. The poll puts Boris Johnson’s Conservatives on 45 per cent, with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party trailing on 28 per cent. The Tories’ 45 per cent of the vote marks the highest point in the polls for the [...]
Labour’s plans to part-nationalise BT ‘illegal under EU law’, Conservatives say November 16, 2019 Labour’s plans to nationalise BT’s digital arm to provide free internet would be illegal under European Union state aid rules according to the Conservative Party. The opposition pledged this week to provide the public and businesses throughout the country with free full-fibre broadband by 2030. Read more: General Election 2019: Labour officials meet to finalise [...]
Police ‘assessing’ allegations Brexit Party candidates were offered peerage November 16, 2019 Police are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud after claims the Conservative Party offered peerages to Brexit Party candidates in an effort to persuade them to stand down. The claims first came to light in a video posted by Nigel Farage on Twitter earlier this week. The Brexit Party leader claimed that he and eight [...]
General Election 2019: Labour figures meet to finalise manifesto November 16, 2019 Labour officials will meet later today to finalise the party’s manifesto ahead of December’s general election. The party has already unveiled a number of policies and on Thursday announced it would part-nationalise telecomms giant BT in a bid to provide free full-fibre broadband for all. However, there are some areas in which Labour is yet [...]
Sir Ed Davey pledges £100bn to tackle the climate crisis November 15, 2019 Liberal Democrat deputy leader Ed Davey this afternoon laid out his party’s economic plans, announcing that his party would spend an additional £100bn of public finance on tackling the climate crisis. Speaking at an event in Leeds, the party’s shadow chancellor said: “This includes a new £10bn renewable power fund to leverage in over £100bn [...]
EU to extend temporary access to UK clearing houses beyond March November 15, 2019 Brussels is planning to extend access to London-based clearing houses for EU clients beyond next March in a bid to prevent financial turmoil if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal. A temporary permit that treats UK clearing houses as EU firms post-Brexit is due to expire at the end of March, raising the prospect [...]
Boris Johnson and buses: A brief but chequered history November 15, 2019 Boris Johnson unveiled his new election battle bus today, which comes emblazoned with slogans urging voters to back the Prime Minister to “get Brexit done.” The Prime Minister’s penchant for the trusty London bus is well known. In an interview with Talk Radio in June, he admitted that he liked to relax by making models [...]
US President Donald Trump to visit UK ahead of General Election November 15, 2019 US President Donald Trump will make a visit to the UK ahead of the General Election next month. Trump will visit from Monday, 2 December to Wednesday, 4 December for a Nato meeting, and will attend a reception hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. Read more: Trump slams Sadiq Khan during visit The president, [...]
Boris Johnson unveils ‘Get Brexit done’ election battle bus November 15, 2019 Boris Johnson unveiled his new election bus today during a campaign launch in Greater Manchester. The bus is emblazoned with the words: “Back Boris and vote Conservative to… Get Brexit Done.” Read more: Boris Johnson promised pent up tidal wave of investment Speaking to attendees, the Prime Minister said: “Some of you might ask why [...]
British business needs more than a Brexit resolution November 15, 2019 With the election campaign now in full swing, the familiar ideological battle lines are being drawn: the size of the state, the NHS, and, of course, Brexit. The impact of Brexit uncertainty on enterprise has been discussed ad nauseam — but sadly, this hasn’t made it any less real. Numerous missed Brexit “deadlines” and ongoing [...]