General Election 2019

Labour’s Jess Phillips and Angela Rayner have hit out after the Conservative party announced it had selected a former radio host who said women should ‘keep their knickers on’ as its general election candidate. Former BBC Radio Norfolk presenter Nick Conrad, 34, has received the backing of the local Tory party despite infamous comments he […]

The polling expert John Curtice has said the Unite to Remain campaign ‘could be crucial’ and made predictions about how it could go. The polling expert John Curtice has said the Unite to Remain campaign “could be crucial” and made predictions about how it could go. Curtice, a professor of politics at the University of […]

Former Labour Leaver MP Kate Hoey has said she will not be voting for Labour at the next general election – but would not reveal specifically who she is planning to back. The Brexiteer was answering questions on BBC News as an outgoing MP when she was asked by presenter Huw Edwards how she was […]

The Brexit Party leader was told by a member of the public that he had tried to profit from the ‘politics of fear’ during the 2016 referendum. During the walkabout in Cumbria, the man said: “We don’t need you coming here. Why aren’t you standing as a candidate?” When Farage asked the man if he’d […]

The ex-secretary of state for housing and communities was slammed over a ‘shambolic day for the Tories’. James Brokenshire was challenged by Emily Maitlis on BBC’s Newsnight over Alan Cairns resigning on the day of the election launch over what he knew about a rape case, alongside Grenfell tower comments made by Tory MPs, and […]

A cross-party anti-Brexit initiative has banded together to agree on 60 seats in which pro-EU candidates will not run against each other in England and Wales. Unite To Remain, led by former MP Heidi Allen, is a collaboration between the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party, and Plaid Cymru. WATCH: ‘Unprecedented’ – Pro-Remain parties agree not […]

A zoomed-out image of the Conservative election launch has shown the venue dwarfing the crowd of Boris Johnson supporters. Boris Johnson launches election campaign at Conservative party rally in Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/CwN9uuvl8Z— Tim Ross (@TimRoss_1) November 6, 2019 Bloomberg political reporter Tim Ross tweeted a picture of the convention hall revealing masses of floor space not […]

The major Pro-Remain parties in England and Wales have entered a pact which will mean pro-EU candidates will not run against each other in 60 constituencies. Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Plaid Cymru will announce the constituencies where certain parties will not be offering candidates at 10am on Thursday. It is an ‘unprecedented’ cross-party […]

A former MP who stood down from the Labour Party earlier this year has said he will not stand in the general election, and as a parting shot told the electorate to vote for Boris Johnson. Ian Dudley, who has been a member of the party for 34 years, said that Jeremy Corbyn is “completely […]

The shadow chancellor of the exchequer has hit out against the Unite to Remain pact formed by the major pro-Remain parties in England and Wales. At a speech outlining Labour’s economic vision for the country, John McDonnell said: “We’re going to transform this economical system so it works for everyone and not just a small […]

Nigel Farage has watered down his demands for Boris Johnson to scrap his Brexit deal in return for an electoral pact. Farage has now said changes must be made to the government’s political declaration for his party to back the deal. He said his party will stand at least 600 candidates in the general election […]

Who is on Question Time tonight and where do they stand on Brexit? Here’s your guide… The BBC’s flagship current affairs programme tonight comes from Glasgow for its biannual trip north of the border specifically designed to enrage the natives with at least one panellist with no idea of which issues are devolved. Here’s your […]

Tom Watson has quit as the deputy leader of Labour and will not stand as an MP in the general election. In a statement, the party said: “After 35 years in full-time politics, Tom Watson is stepping down as an MP and Labour’s Deputy Leader. “Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has thanked Tom for his contribution […]

Northern Ireland’s only unionist Remainer MP has said she will not contest the general election. Lady Sylvia Hermon announced that she would not be defending the North Down seat she took in 2001. She was under pressure from a Democratic Unionist rival who cut her majority to 1,208 in the last poll in 2017. She […]

The media watchdog Ofcom has received 23 complaints after a Sky News presenter ’empty chaired’ a Tory politician who she says was expected on the show. Let's resolve this definitively, shall we? Here is the "Listen Again" feature of @talkRADIO. It time-stamps @JamesCleverly as coming on, almost 20 minutes after he was empty-chaired by @KayBurley. […]

A Conservative election candidate has bungled his campaign website by featuring a ruin that he thought was in his constituency – but is actually 350 miles away. The upper image, which appeared on Morley’s website, featured Melrose Abbey in Scotland, before it wasd hurriedly replaced with local landmark below – Reading Abbey. Picture: Craig Morley […]

The Green Party has launched its general election campaign with a pledge to borrow more than £900 billion over the next decade in a bid to rid the UK of fossil fuels. Joint leader Sian Berry outlined the plan to turn the UK carbon neutral by 2030 as she calls on voters to make December […]

A ‘runaway Brexit rollercoaster’ which depicted a frantic-looking Boris Johnson has been paraded through the streets during last night’s Bonfire night festivities. An effigy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg during the parade through the town of Lewes in East Sussex during an annual bonfire night procession […]

Kay Burley empty-chaired the Conservative Party chairman after he failed to appear on her programme to answer questions about the election. The Sky News breakfast presenter was “fuming” because James Cleverly had appeared on the morning programmes of all of the other major broadcasters, and she had expected to hear from the Tory chairman on […]

Boris Johnson has compared Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, in his latest comparisons between the UK’s political leaders and dictators. As parliament was dissolved ahead of the election, Johnson claimed the opposition leader shared Stalin’s “hatred” of wealth creators. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Johnson said the Conservatives would “cheer, not […]

Fact-checking organisation Full Fact has branded the Tories ‘irresponsible’ for a misleading edit of an interview with Sir Keir Starmer that was widely shared on social media. There have been some enquiries about the veracity of Keir Starmer's interview this morning where he was unable to explain Labour's plan to delay Brexit.Believe it or not, […]

Nigel Farage has told supporters that instead of publishing an election manifesto, the Brexit Party will issue ‘a contract with the British people’, according to reports. The party – which is formally registered as a company – will release “a contract with the British people – we will not call it a manifesto,” Farage is […]

The prominent Labour Brexiteer Kate Hoey has put an end to rumours that she will stand for the Brexit Party by announcing she will not seek re-election. The MP for Vauxhall had announced she was standing down as a Labour MP in June, but had previously refused to rule out that she might run for […]

The Scottish National Party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru have entered the fray in a row over which political parties should be invited to TV debates in the run up to the general election. The SNP has complained to TV ombudsman Ofcom over the party not being invited to a Sky News debate, while Plaid said […]

A BBC Radio Norfolk presenter has quit his job to put himself forward as a Conservative MP in the upcoming general election. Nick Conrad pictured at his home in Norfolk. Photo: Archant – Credit: Angela Sharpe Nick Conrad, former host of the Radio Norfolk breakfast show, will be putting himself forward to stand in the […]

A productivity website has mocked Boris Johnson’s wasted efforts to promote the Garden Bridge during his time as London mayor. Productivity website Monday.com has been trolling British politics in their latest adverts. Picture: Monday.com – Credit: Monday.com A print advert appearing on the London Underground shows Monday.com’s ‘to-do list’ format applied to the ill-fated project, […]

Former Conservative MP and chancellor Philip Hammond has announced he will not stand in the general election. In a letter to his constituents, Hammond said that having represented them for 22 years it is “not a decision I have taken lightly”. He said the withdrawal of the whip from him and 20 other colleagues in […]

The Brexit Party has raised eyebrows by standing a candidate in the upcoming general election who claims his British citizenship is ‘pending’ and only moved to the UK last year. Worthing West Lib Dem candidate Jamie Bennett has said Gordon Hoff’s candidacy is “strange”. Picture: Jamie Bennett/PA Wire. – Credit: PA Australian-American businessman Gordon Hoff […]

The Liberal Democrat MP Angela Smith has said she is being discriminated against as she faces the ‘terrifying’ prospect of missing out on a £22,000 ‘golden goodbye’ if she is not elected. PATHETIC from Smith. Lest we forget she was embroiled in the expenses scandal + involved with water privatization. To Angela Smith being a […]

Labour believes it’s ‘realistic’ to expect a new Brexit deal and to hold a second referendum within six months. Jeremy Corbyn told supporters in Harlow, Essex, that a June deadline for a new deal from the EU and then putting it to a public vote would be “do-able” if Labour wins general election. “The deadline […]

Former cabinet minister Justine Greening has admitted that she will find it difficult to vote for her former party in the general election, and suggested Boris Johnson is not trustworthy to voters. ?"It would be very hard for me to vote for the Conservatives"Ex-Conservative cabinet minister @JustineGreening suggests to @EmmaBarnett she won't vote for her […]

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 […]