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Farage accused of ‘politics of fear’ on campaign visit to Cumbria to meet ‘Workington Man’
The Brexit Party leader was confronted about why he was leading a political party yet refusing to stand as an MP himself by a voter as he visited Cumbria to meet what he accused Conservatives of patronisingly calling “Workington man”.
Ofcom could investigate Kay Burley ’empty chairing’ James Cleverly
The watchdog has received complaints following the Sky News segment.
Tory election launch delayed by minister quitting over rape trial-but did Johnson lie to MPs about it too?
Johnson’s campaign launch was marred by a series of serious scandals breaking - from his knowledge of Vote Leave offences now presented to the CPS - to misleading election adverts banned from Facebook.
Disabled IT teacher wins £85,000 compensation after posh boarding school sacks him
Darren Walker worked for Old Swinford Hospital School which charges pupils £12K-a-year
Conservatives have received a huge surge in cash from Russian donors since Boris Johnson was elected leader
OpenDemocracy found the party received at least £498,850 from Russian business people and their associates between November 2018 and October 2019.
Piers Morgan calls out Conservatives for “inexplicably doctoring” GMB video
The heavily edited video cut Sir Keir Starmer's answer to a question, leading viewers to believe he had no response.
James Cleverly dubbed the “empty chair man” after refusing to do Sky News interview
Kay Burley said James Cleverly was "probably 15 feet away from where she is standing" as she addressed the vacant seat.
Facebook urged to ban political adverts as platform forced to remove more misleading ads
In the past three days a number of adverts have been taken down from the site, including taxpayer-funded Government-backed adverts flooding Tory targets.
Tories accused of misleadingly ‘doctoring’ Sir Keir Starmer interview
The Shadow Brexit secretary said a Labour government would negotiate a deal that included “a customs union, single market alignment and protection for rights and put it to the country within 6 months.