LEAFLETGATE UPDATE: Earlier we reported how newly elected Newton, Merseyside Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been reported reaching into people’s front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections campaign. After the St Helens local election candidate was recorded on residents' security cameras appearign to wear dark glasses ...
After a disastorous night at the polls the Prime Minister faced a heckler as she was about to make a speech. She was shouted at by a member of the audience as she began her speech to Welsh Conservatives. He could be heard saying “Why don’t you resign? We don’t ...
The Liberal Democrats have had a good night in the local elections, including Merseyside, but a candidate has been accused of unorthodox campaigning techniques. Newly elected St Helens Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been accused of reaching into people's front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections ...
Brexit-supporting parties were punished hard in yesterday's local elections and according to results in so far, the Tories are the main losers by far. Elections were held for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland With results so far in from 100 of 248 council ...
Ali Sadjady has decided to step down from the list of potential candidates put forward by Change UK following revelations that he made derogatory comments about Romanians. The Independent's Europe Correspondent Jon Stone published an article yesterday bringing to light comments by Mr Sadjady in 2017 in which he said: ...
The Labour Party has put clear water between itself and rival parties, taking a lead in 10 Westminster polls. According to the latest voting intention Jeremy Corbyn’s party has an average lead of five percentage points over Theresa May’s Conservatives. The latest polls, conducted by ComRes, ORB and YouGov, give ...
Buckingham Palace has just confirmed a state visit from the US president between June 3 and June 4. Donald and Melania Trump last met the Queen on a visit to the UK in July 2018 amid large public protests. As well as visiting the Queen who hosts state visits, Donald ...
Revoking Article 50 could have become the government’s default Brexit position, ITV political editor Robert Peston has revealed. Following Sunday’s sofa chat in which the Prime Minister revealed the choice over Brexit is a binary one between some version of her negotiated deal and not leaving at all, she could ...
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has perfectly summarised parliament's political conundrum with one of the most brutal introductions on record. The Channel 4 presenter grilled Brexiteer MP Ben Bradley about his voting record after he said he would back Theresa May's withdrawal deal. He said: "The conservative MP Ben Bradley is in the House ...