Parties call off campaign events after London Bridge attack “Boris Johnson has called a halt to his general election campaign after yesterday’s London Bridge terror attack. The prime minister will instead focus today on overseeing the response to the incident. Jeremy Corbyn cancelled a planned campaign event in Yorkshire this morning, but the Labour Party has not […]
Tories and Labour double down on ‘battle for the North’… “The Conservatives and Labour have redoubled their efforts to woo Brexit voters after a polling model for The Times indicated that they held the key to the election. Boris Johnson will rally voters for a final push to “save Brexit” and Jeremy Corbyn will attempt to shore […]
MPR 1) YouGov’s poll suggests a Conservative majority of 68 “Boris Johnson is on course for a comfortable majority, according to a polling model that accurately predicted the election outcome two years ago. The Conservatives would win 359 seats, Labour 211, the SNP 43 and the Liberal Democrats 13 if the election were held today, according […]
Corbyn refuses four times to apologise to Jews “Jeremy Corbyn refused four times last night to apologise to British Jews after the Chief Rabbi put Labour’s antisemitism crisis at the centre of the election campaign. The party’s leader said that Ephraim Mirvis was “not right” to say in The Times yesterday that Labour’s claim to […]
The Chief Rabbi warns ‘the soul of our nation is at stake’ due to Labour antisemitism ‘The Jewish community has watched with incredulity as supporters of the Labour leadership have hounded parliamentarians, members and even staff out of the party for challenging anti-Jewish racism. Even as they received threats, the response of the Labour leadership […]
Johnson ‘places NHS at the heart’ of the Conservative manifesto… “Boris Johnson has put the NHS at the heart of his election campaign with a promise of 50,000 more nurses while vowing to “forge a new Britain”. The prime minister said that voters faced a stark choice between “out and out retrograde socialism” and “sensible One […]
Tory manifesto 1) Johnson promises not to raise taxes “Boris Johnson today pledges in the Tory manifesto that his government will not raise the rates of income tax, national insurance or VAT, setting up a dramatic economic showdown with Labour over tax and spending. In a blueprint for a post-Brexit Britain, the Tory manifesto outlines […]
Question Time 1) Corbyn declares he would be “neutral” in a second EU referendum “Jeremy Corbyn has revealed that he would remain “neutral” on whether Britain should stay in or leave the European Union in a second Brexit referendum. The Labour leader, who until last night had refused to say how he would campaign, told […]
Corbyn hails ‘most expensive manifesto in British history’… “Jeremy Corbyn has presented the most expensive manifesto in British political history, with plans to expand the state to its largest size since the Second World War. The Labour leader announced plans yesterday for an £83 billion spree, with huge increases to Whitehall budgets across the board and […]
Duke of York ‘steps back’ from royal duties “The Duke of York has stepped down from public duties after crisis talks with the Queen and the Prince of Wales following his television interview over his relationship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew said he was withdrawing from his official life because the controversy […]
The Debate 1) Corbyn avoids Brexit question nine times… “Boris Johnson tore into Jeremy Corbyn over his “absurd dither and delay” Brexit policy last night in a furious live television clash that ignited the General Election campaign. In their first head-to-head debate in the contest for the December 12 poll, the Prime Minister asked the […]
The Debate: Johnson prepares the ground with four Brexit questions for his opponent ‘The PM and the Opposition Leader go head to head for the first time in the election campaign in an hour long debate on ITV from 8pm. In a bid to set the terms of their crucial joust, the Tory boss last […]
Johnson makes election pitch to business… “The prime minister and Jeremy Corbyn will set out their rival pitches in speeches to the CBI. Mr Johnson will pledge to hand small firms a £1,000 tax break by lifting to £4,000 an allowance they can claim against employer’s national insurance contributions. More generous allowances for business premises […]
Conservatives take the lead with working-class voters “Boris Johnson has extended his lead over Jeremy Corbyn as he strengthens the Tories’ grip on working-class voters. This week’s Deltapoll survey for The Mail on Sunday gives the Conservatives a 15-point lead, up from 12 points last week, with the governing party on 45 per cent and Labour […]
Labour challenged over “crazed” scheme to nationalise broadband “The prime minister attacked Labour’s ambitious plan to nationalise part of BT and provide free broadband across the UK as a “crazed communist scheme” on Friday, amid a furious backlash from business. Labour believes the plan, part-funded by a tax on internet giants such as Facebook and […]