Boris Johnson’s Tories have been gifted an early Christmas present by Nigel Farage as the Brexit Party leader announced hundreds of candidates won’t fight the December 12 general election. Farage’s decision to withdraw 317 Brexit Party candidates from Conservative held constituencies is a major climb down for the arch-Brexiteer and a huge boost for the […]
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NHS bosses fear hospital wards will not be able to cope within 12 months as the UK’s social care crisis deepens. Staff shortages and underinvestment in elderly care services is endangering patient care, say hospital chief executives in a damning report released by NHS Providers. Another scathing report said the number of elderly people being […]
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Following the announcement of the electoral pact between the UUP and the DUP, few expected pro-remain parties, including Sinn Fein and the SDLP, to forge their own alliances. Electoral pacts in Northern Ireland have been a feature in Unionist politics for many years, but Brexit has changed the Northern Irish political landscape. Pro-remain parties forge […]
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Voters have been promised billions in extra spending whichever party wins the general election as politicians scramble to attract support before December 12’s general election. It’s only the second day of official campaigning but already we have seen a cabinet resignation, top politicians standing down, the formation of a Remain Alliance, rejection of a Leave […]
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The UK’s Brexit woes have taken a toll, not least on the stability of the Union. In Northern Ireland, calls for a border poll are growing louder, and in Scotland, the SNP is now demanding a second Scottish independence referendum in 2020. Nicola Sturgeon spoke at an independence rally on Saturday to bridge the gap […]
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After four rounds of voting, Lindsay Hoyle was elected as Speaker of the House yesterday (04/11/19) with 325 votes. Having has served as Deputy Speaker since 2010, he had been the favourite to win the role. Chris Bryant came a distant second with 213 votes in the final round. Hoyle made an emphasis on neutrality […]
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Voters have been warned to “beware” of politicians using the NHS as “a political weapon” by a top health service boss. Chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson writes in his blog: “Frontline NHS leaders are worried that it is already starting to happen in this campaign.” NHS Providers has an £84bn annual budget and […]
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Nigel Farage has escalated his attack on the prime minister’s Brexit deal after Boris Johnson ruled out forming a ‘Leave Alliance’ to fight the general election. Johnson rejected Farage’s ultimatum to drop the deal with the EU or face a contest for every seat in the December 12 election between Conservative and Brexit Party candidates. […]
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Jeremy Corbyn has kicked off Labour’s general election bid promising the “most ambitious and radical campaign the country has ever seen.” “Real change is coming,” the Labour leader told party activists gathered at London’s Battersea Arts Centre, repeatedly asking them: “Whose side are you on?” Corbyn said this is “a once in a generation opportunity” […]
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Boris Johnson has won his bid for an early general election to “get Brexit done” with MPs voting emphatically for a December poll. The prime minister’s victory comes less than 24 hours after MPs voted against having a general election on December 12 – the first Christmas vote since 1923 and first winter election since […]
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