General Election 2019

Boris Johnson managed to mislead his own cabinet four times as he gave an election pitch in front of live television cameras. Opening the meeting, Boris Johnson said that he did not want a general election because he wanted to sort the country instead. But the prime minister attempted four times to get an election […]

A Brexit Party parliamentary candidate has used Twitter to spread worrying views about Muslims, slavery and immigrants. Brexit Party general election candidate for Stoke-on-Trent north Daniel Rudd referred to immigrants as ‘gimme-grunts’ in a tweet. Picture: Twitter – Credit: Twitter The party’s candidate for Stoke North, Daniel Rudd, has also called a local campaigner who […]

MPs have demanded that Jacob Rees-Mogg apologise after making ‘insensitive’, ‘appalling’ comments about the 72 people killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. Speaking last night to LBC’s Nick Ferarri, the Tory MP said the poor cladding was the cause of the fire but was not necessarily the cause of the tragedy. The MP for North […]

Financial gurus are telling Britain’s 1.8 million émigrés in the EU to ensure they have a vote, as the consequences of a no-deal Brexit could be disastrous for their finances. With a no-deal Brexit still as the legal default at the end of 2020, UK citizens abroad in the EU could see their finances hit […]

Jo Swinson has said her party will stop Brexit and ‘build a brighter future’ as she set out her plan to become the next prime minister. The leader of the Liberal Democrats said she will “never stop fighting” for the United Kingdom, declaring: “I will not let people wreck it “Our country needs us to […]

The Liberal Democrats have said staying in the European Union will bring a £50 billion ‘Remain bonus’, which the party has vowed to put back into public services if they win the general election. The party said scrapping Brexit will generate billions for public finances because they say remaining in the European Union will mean […]

A former general election candidate for the Brexit Party has stood down after it emerged that she believes she comes from the star Sirius and that aliens are already working with world governments. Jill Hughes, who was the party’s prospective candidate for Batley and Spen, also believes in “elves/fairies/mermaids/unicorns and all things elemental and otherworldly”, […]

Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has been invited to debate the Tory and Labour leaders in a new Sky News debate, after she threatened legal action against ITV for excluding her. The party has already complained to ITV about Swinson’s exclusion from an election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Swinson said debates about […]

A Brexit Party candidate has outlined a series of bizarre conspiracy theories about the EU, including that it was founded in a temple and is based on the exploitation of women. Timothy Vince, the Brexit Party’s candidate for South Thanet, told BBC’s Sunday Politics South East show about his beliefs in how the organisation was […]

A report into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum is unlikely to be published until after the general election, it has emerged. The 50-page document, produced by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC), considers allegations that Russian-backed activity was behind the result of the 2016 referendum, among other concerns. The committee’s chair […]

Senior Tories say they are standing by a candidate in a key marginal seat who wrote on Facebook that people on Benefits Street need ‘putting down’. Welsh Conservative Party chairman Byron Davies said Francesca O’Brien had made her comments in the “heat of the moment”, while work and pensions secretary Therese Coffey said the incident […]

The Belgian Brexit coordinator for European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt has thrown a tongue in cheek jab at Nigel Farage for not standing in the upcoming election. Quite ironical that European affairs are more important to Nigel Farage than the politics of Great Britain. A pity, his departure would have been an enormous saving of European […]

Ken Clarke has refused to rule out voting against the Conservatives in the general election, warning he may not vote for the party if they pursue a Brexit Party agenda. Clarke, a long-standing Tory MP, was pressed on whether he would vote Conservative this time, despite being ejected by the party shortly before the poll […]

You can now play your own game of Tory bingo after the party’s suggested general election Q&A answers were leaked to the press. The scripted answers help candidates sing from the same hymn sheet on a wide range of topics, including potentially awkward ones such as party donations and whether the NHS will be part […]

The Conservative MP and Brexiter Mark Francois has said Nigel Farage has ‘lost the plot’ after calling for a second referendum on electoral reform. The Conservative MP and Brexiter Mark Francois has said Nigel Farage has “lost the plot” after calling for a second referendum on electoral reform. Speaking to LBC Radio’s Matt Frei, Mark […]

Nigel Farage is doing ‘the really brave thing’ by not standing in the upcoming general election, according to the Brexit Party’s chairman. The party leader has ruled out trying for the eighth time to be voted into an MP’s seat, claiming he planned to focus on campaigning for the party as a whole. Speaking on […]

The SDLP is to stand aside in the Westminster seat in North Belfast for the first time in history to help the pro-Remain cause. It is one of three constituencies it will not fight – alongside East Belfast and North Down. Defending its decision, SDLP deputy leader Nichola Mallon said the ambition “must be to […]

Alliance Party leader Naomi Long is challenging voters in Northern Ireland to change their minds over the ‘unicorn’ EU exit they were promised. The Alliance Party has made gains in recent elections with its non-sectarian and cross-community message. Despite Northern Ireland voting to Remain, 44% still voted to Leave, and she wants to win over […]

Nigel Farage has ruled out an eighth attempt to become a member of parliament, as he rejected calls to stand in the general election. The Brexit Party leader said he believes he can better serve the cause by “traversing the length and breadth” of the UK campaigning, instead of fighting to get elected in one […]

A senior Treasury minister has failed to deny suggestions that the threat of a no-deal Brexit will not appear in the Conservative manifesto. https://twitter.com/BBCPolitics/status/1190925987875147776 Rishi Sunak repeatedly stressed that prime minister Boris Johnson has secured a new deal with the EU and the Tories would be focused on implementing it should they secure a majority […]

Boris Johnson’s senior adviser Dominic Cummings is facing questions from Labour over his past in Russia after an apparent whistleblower came forward with ‘serious concerns’. Shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry has written to Tory counterpart Dominic Raab questioning whether the former Vote Leave director has been granted access to the government’s most sensitive “top secret” […]

Labour could campaign to leave the EU in a second referendum if it secures a strong enough new Brexit deal from Brussels, a Labour frontbencher has claimed. Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey has been tipped to be Labour’s next leader. She appeared on Sky News to reitterate Labour’s position that it would attempt to renegotiate […]

The Liberal Democrats have complained to ITV about the exclusion of leader Jo Swinson from an election debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. The party urged ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall not to help the leaders of the two largest parties “stitch up the debates” ahead of the December 12 vote. Lib Dem […]

Facebook has pulled a series of government adverts in swing constituencies after accusations it had misused taxpayers’ money to target voters. At least 17 adverts promising up to £25 million investment in various towns across the UK went live on Tuesday – the day the general election was announced. They are part of My Town, […]

Former Tory MP and prominent newspaper columnist Matthew Parris has said he will quit the party after 50 years in a call for Conservatives who oppose Brexit to support the Liberal Democrats in the election. The Times journalist said he will cast his vote for the Remain-backing party in the December 12 ballot “to defeat […]

The first televised election debate has been set for November 19th – but it will only feature Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. The debate will be aired on ITV and it will be the first time the party leaders go head to head in the election campaign. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged Johnson to […]

Boris Johnson has rejected Nigel Farage’s offer of a Brexit pact at the general election. https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1190327765670739969 The prime minister declined to take up the advice of Donald Trump, who had also waded into UK politics to deliver a criticism of Mr Johnson’s new Brexit deal and Jeremy Corbyn. Asked if he would form an alliance […]

Like the last December election in 1923, the Tories could lose their grip on power. But, as BARNABY TOWNS explains, this election is a massive gamble for Remain parties too. For what it’s worth, Britain’s last December general election — nearly a century ago in 1923 — doesn’t offer encouraging omens for Boris Johnson’s Conservatives. […]

As the party of Forever Brexit, the Conservatives will struggle to persuade voters they can simply get the job done and move on, says ZOE WILLIAMS. This isn’t a surprising election. It was inevitable from the minute Boris Johnson said it wasn’t his intention. He is far from the stopped clock that’s right twice a […]

Whatever happens in an election on December 12th, it could force Boris Johnson to finally compromise over Brexit, writes MARY HONEYBALL. The “do or die” witching hour will upon us at 11.00 pm on Thursday 31 October. While Boris Johnson has been forced to ask the EU for an extension, Emmanuel Macron has made no […]

A former Conservative MP has joined the Liberal Democrats, boosting Jo Swinson’s party ahead of the general election. Antoinette Sandbach was one of 21 Tories who had the party whip removed after rebelling against the Government in a September Commons vote intended to block a no-deal Brexit. She will contest her Cheshire seat of Eddisbury […]

More than 300,000 people have applied to register to vote in 48 hours, according to government figures. A total of 139,162 applications were submitted on Tuesday, followed by 177,105 on Wednesday. This is well above the typical number for weekday applications, which has been averaging around 37,000 for the past month. They are also the […]