Tim Farron. The current leader of the Liberal Democrats and the person who has called on us all to vote for him in the upcoming election. However, we are left to ask the question who is Tim Farron? ...
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Theresa May. The current incumbent of the office of Prime Minister and the person who has called us all once more to the ballot box. She has spoken constantly of ‘strong and stable’ leadership ...
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The campaign for the French presidency revealed a stark fault line on Europe. The openly pro-European Emmanuel Macron called for the EU to be strengthened while the staunchly anti-EU Marine Le Pen ...
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I recall with a mixture of pride and sadness the extinction of the Leicestershire coal industry. Coal is a finite commodity, and it was therefore inevitable that the mines and the communities they ...
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John McDonnell has unveiled Labour's tax plans this morning. According to the party, 95% of people will pay no adittional tax under a Labour government. On Marr, the Shadow Chancellor said that those ...
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Jeremy Corbyn. The current Leader of the Labour Party and the person who has called on us all to vote for him in the upcoming election. However, we are left to ask the question who is Jeremy Corbyn? ...
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If the general election on June 8 can be considered British politics’ “main event” for 2017, then the recent local council and mayoral elections on May 4 can be seen of something of a dress ...
Read more: Local and mayoral elections 2017: results roundup
For all the previous fear of a high tax tory manifesto, the focus at today’s launch has been on lowering tax. Both income and corporation taxes would fall under a Conservative government, and ...
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Brexit may be taking the UK into uncharted political waters but national media reporting of the first week of the 2017 general election was a very familiar combination of choreography, conspiracies ...
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Prince Philip in 95 years old, and will be 96 when he retires according to the timeframe announced today. After some confusion (during which the Sun reported that the Prince had died, and twitter ...
Read more: Prince Philip's Retirement: The Reaction
In a matter of hours, the NHS was effectively placed on lockdown with computer systems being held ransom and further machines powered down to prevent the spread of malware. Critical patient ...
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The rapidly approaching 2017 general election has already been dubbed “the Brexit election”. Many assume that Brexit will be the decisive issue in the campaign. A recent poll by IPSOS-MORI ...
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The White House corrispondents dinner is a yearly tradition in the USA. The US President and representatives of the press make fun of one another in the spirit of fun. This is the first dinner since ...
So, it's no shock that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have made it through to the second and final round of the French presidential election. This campaign has been perhaps the most sensational in ...
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A man has been arrested in near the Houses of Parliament by armed police in what appears to be a failed terror attack. A witness described seeing two knives on the ground, one of which looked like a ...
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The leader of the opposition has landed a scathing attack on US President Donald Trump and current Prime Minister Theresa May in a speech earlier today.
Speaking at Chatham House, the Labour leader ...
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The Labour leader gave a speech at the Scottish TUC earlier today. In it, he boasted his left-wing credentials and commitment to repealing the Trade Unions Act. Almost as soon as he finished, he got ...
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The most recent ONS data paints a worrying picture for post-Brexit trade. The sharp post-Brexit fall in the value of the pound should theoretically make British exports more competitive, as they ...
Read more: UK trade deficit widens as Brexit hits
Len McCluskey has been re-elected as Unite's general secretary, seeing off Gerard Coyne.
The contest was seen as a proxy battle for the Labour leadership. Corbyn supporting McClusky contrasted ...
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The Telegraph got their hands on a leaked copy of an early draft of the Labour manifesto. Many are already comparing it to Foot’s famous 1983 manifesto, dubbed the longest suicide note in history. ...
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The Lib Dems have been making some impressive grass roots gains of late. Their surge in membership and council election victories since the 2015 election and, more dramatically, since the Brexit vote ...
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This morning, Theresa May announced plans to call a snap election on the 8th of June. The move provoked shock in Westminster, as her government had repeatedly rejected calls for an early referendum ...
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The Prime Minister, Theresa May, took questions after her stump speech this morning. She has rarely allowed access to journalists during the campaign so far, and has only taken the occasional ...
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