Boris Johnson *might* force early election next year – ‘to save his own skin’
No confidence votes, by-elections, and more Partygate fines. Life is set to get very tough for Boris Johnson - but has he found a way out?
Tag: election
Boris Johnson and Tories see record low approval ratings from UK voters
Some 48 per cent of voters now think the Tories are “corrupt”, whilst 47 per cent think the same about Johnson.
Wales’ first minister “baffled” by people who support first-past-the-post elections
"How anyone clings to the notion that a system which delivers, so consistently, majority Conservative governments on a minority of the votes cast is best for working people simply baffles me," Labour's Mark Drakeford said.
Count Binface challenges Dominic Cummings to stand against him for election
"I'd move house to vote for Count Binface,” one Twitter user said.
Tory MP who lost Peterborough seat lashes out, calling constituent “thick chav”
The outgoing Conservative MP for Peterborough launched a tirade at a constituent after losing his seat to a Labour candidate for the first time in 12 years. Businessman Christian Stanley who has lived in Peterborough for the past decade had criticised his MP Stewart Jackson in conversations with other constituents on Facebook but ...
Jeremy Hunt accused this GP of lying on election night. Her reply is dynamite.
GP Dr Louise Irvine who stood against Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt on a National Health Action Party platform has penned a blistering defence to the Conservative minister’s speech on election night which accused her of lying about his record and his motives as Secretary Of State for Health. (See video below.) Mr ...
In defence of Caitlin Moran: don’t be a c**t
As people queued up to vote yesterday, The Times columnist Caitlin Moran sent Twitter into a mini meltdown by tweeting: “Obviously there’s a more nuanced take on this, but, broadly, voting for Labour = not being a cunt.” As many of her followers retweeted her election day exhortation, others predictably chose to put ...
Are The Main Parties’ General Election Immigration Promises Credible?
Four of the political parties may have a hand in shaping an entirely new immigration system on Friday. So what do they promise? More importantly, how realistic are these pledges? Immigration Solicitor Vanessa Ganguin examines how credible these political promises are. With all kinds of accusations flying around, bold promises, u-turns, ...
How will fracking, climate, pollution affect my constituency?
This interactive map below features the climate, fracking and environmental issues in your constituency with a breakdown below of where candidates stand on these issues. With the general election upon us, these are the constituencies where candidates’ positions on fracking, energy, air pollution, airport expansion and climate change issues could be decisive if you are ...