Campaign focus moves from “May” to “Conservatives”… “Theresa May has relinquished her role as the central focus of the Tory election campaign and handed her party joint billing in the final days before the vote. The visibility of the Conservative Party’s name and logo at campaign events has increased; an indication that it has widened the […]
Conservative campaign renews focus on Brexit ‘Theresa May will try to re-energise her general election campaign today by urging working-class Labour and Ukip voters to switch to the Conservatives over Brexit. With a new poll indicating that Labour is solidifying recent gains, the prime minister will seize on “aggressive” Brexit demands from Brussels to insist […]
May sets out Brexit vision to ‘banish campaign wobble’… “Theresa May is to offer voters a vision of how Britain will prosper outside the EU as she seeks to put the Tory election campaign back on track amid claims of infighting. The prime minister will return to the themes of her Lancaster House address – […]
Polls 1) May rallies with ICM after the Manchester attack… “Theresa May’s “strong” handling of the terrorist crisis has put her on course for an emphatic return to power, a poll reveals today. The PM’s response to the tumultuous events of the past week has convinced voters the nation’s security is safer in her hands. A […]
Conservatives try to steady campaign after Labour start to close the gap “The prime minister was in the air en route to Sicily on Thursday night when news broke of a YouGov poll cutting the Conservative lead over Labour to five points. At the start of the campaign, some polls had been suggesting a lead […]
Terrorism 1) May urges G7 to crack down on online extremism ‘Theresa May will today urge world leaders to crack down on social media giants that refuse to co-operate on terror. The Prime Minister, who will say the fight against Islamic State is ‘moving from the battlefield to the internet’, is said to be infuriated […]
Manchester Attack 1) May to confront Trump over US leaks “Britain’s vital intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States has been seriously damaged by leaks of sensitive material from the Manchester bombing investigation to the American media, police warned last night. Senior officers authorised an unprecedented public statement on the normally secret intelligence world after crime […]
Manchester attack 1) May announces terror threat is raised to “critical” “Up to 5,000 soldiers will be deployed on the streets amid fears that the Manchester suicide bomber had accomplices preparing further attacks, Theresa May has announced. For the first time in 10 years, the Prime Minister said the terror threat had been raised to the […]
Manchester attack 1) At least 22 killed and 59 injured in pop concert bombing ‘At least 22 fans were killed and 59 injured last night after a terrorist bomb attack at a teen pop concert in the Manchester Arena. Many of those killed are feared to be children there to watch US pop star Ariana […]
Social Care 1) Tory lead slashed with Survation as social care fallout continues “The Conservatives’ shrinking lead in the polls should “focus minds” among the party’s supporters that the election victory is not assured, a Cabinet minister has said. Two polls published on Sunday and Monday give the Conservatives single digit leads over Labour – the party’s […]
May’s social care poll drop 1) Her lead falls to its lowest with YouGov this year… “The YouGov survey for The Sunday Times — the first by the pollster since the Conservative manifesto was published on Thursday — puts the Tories down to 44%, with Labour up to 35%. It is the smallest advantage for […]
Scotland to retain the Winter Fuel Allowance “Scottish pensioners will keep universal winter fuel payments because it is “colder” north of the border, the Conservatives announced today. David Mundell, the Scottish Secretary, said it made sense to use devolved powers to keep the benefit because of “climatic issues” in Scotland and because more people are […]
Manifesto 1) May moves on from Cameron and Thatcher “Theresa May has set out her vision of conservatism to challenge “the cult of selfish individualism” and not to allow free markets to operate “untrammelled”. Launching her manifesto in the Labour seat of Halifax, the Prime Minister said conservatives must move on from the “caricature” of […]
Manifesto Day 1) May sets out new plan for funding social care… “Theresa May will today promise the elderly they will not have to sell their homes to pay for care. Launching the Conservative Party manifesto, the Prime Minister will say she wants to end the heartache suffered by thousands of families a year. Under […]
Election 1) Stoke speech: May “hints at” manifesto tax cuts for low-paid workers “The Prime Minister insisted she leads the “low-tax party” and did not deny that the Tory manifesto will pledge rises in the personal allowance tax threshold. The document, to be unveiled tomorrow, is expected to promise to take a swathe of workers out […]