Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has told the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) that the opposition Labour Party are a spent force north of the border. She also called on voters to back her party to “reinforce” her mandate for a second referendum on leaving the United Kingdom.
The European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, has described Britain’s upcoming snap election as an attempted “power grab” by Theresa May, and vowed it will not soften the EU’s hardline negotiating stance.
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has hired Barack Obama’s former Deputy Chief of Staff to help run its election campaign.
Senior Tories have given British Prime Minister Theresa May the all-clear to abandon a key pledge from the party’s last manifesto not to raise VAT, national insurance, or income tax.
The Conservative Party is on track to win as many as eight Scottish seats in the general election as the party opens up a ten-point lead over its Labour rivals north of the border. A poll of 1,001 Scottish adults
A Labour supporting pro-Brexit group has claimed the party could deny the Conservatives a majority at the next election if it is quick to adopt a “clean” Brexit policy.
The Conservatives may drop a 2015 pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance, and VAT, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has suggested.
Amnesty International has issued a warning to would-be MPs standing in the upcoming general election not to speak out against uncontrolled migration.
George Soros-funded ‘anti-racist’ group Hope Not Hate (HNH) have revealed plans to campaign against UKIP in the general election, personally threatening former party donor Arron Banks.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair believes the election polls predicting a Labour defeat in Britain’s upcoming snap election appear “definitive”, and is calling for “a movement of informed voters who can ensure that a re-elected Tory party cannot claim a mandate for Brexit at any cost”.
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party is in confusion over its commitment to reduce annual net migration to the tens of thousands, with Prime Minister Theresa May forced to restate the policy after ministers questioned it.
The Conservatives will retain their policy of spending 0.7 per cent of UK GDP on foreign aid each year, Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed.
Gina Miller, the businesswoman who defeated the government in the courts over the triggering of Article 50, plans to tour marginal constituencies in an effort to keep out pro-Brexit MPs.
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has lambasted the Labour Party as “unelectable and utterly useless” during a fierce exchange in the Scottish Parliament.
Nigel Farage has ruled out standing as a candidate in the upcoming general election, deciding to “fight for Brexit” in Strasbourg, where the MEP says he can better influence the process. In an article for the Telegraph, Farage said that
A general election tactical voting campaign set up by Brexit-opponent Gina Miller has crowd-funded more than £150,000 in just one day. The campaign will support parliamentary candidates who want to see the outcome of the Brexit negotiations put to a
Nigel Farage said he must make a “rational judgement” as to how he can “best help the Brexit process” when deciding whether he will stand in the upcoming general election.
Theresa May has caved in to demands to take foreign students out of immigration totals as part of the price for calling the early election.
Conservative sources believe the Prime Minister will put a “triple lock” on Brexit in the Tory manifesto, promising voters to leave the single market and the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and end freedom of movement.
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party leader Ruth Davidson has suggested that an increased Tory majority could disempower “Brexiteer bastards” currently holding Theresa May “to ransom”, possibly opening the door to a watered-down exit deal.
Despite months of clear bilateral focus from the White House and the apparently death of the controversial Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan used a political speech in London to claim the deal was
Britain’s governing Conservative Party has imposed emergency rules on its local associations, giving the central party a huge level of control over the selection of candidates for June’s General Election.
Tim Farron, leader of the left wing Liberal Democrats, has been branded a “bigot” by celebrities and angry social media users after refusing to say gay sex is not a sin.
Just 27 hours after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her intention to call a general election in June, a House of Commons vote confirmed the election would go ahead, opening the way for the Queen to dissolve Parliament.
Up to 30 individuals, including MPs and their agents, could face criminal charges during the general election campaign following allegations of ‘systematic’ Tory electoral fraud and overspending.
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May will likely win the parliamentary vote tomorrow that will allow her to call a General Election on June 8th this year. This means a vote is just 50 days away — less time than a
Brexit campaign leader Nigel Farage has said he will decide whether or not he will stand in Britain’s upcoming election over “the next couple of days” while speaking on his regular LBC radio show. The veteran MEP said that part
LONDON (AP) — The British currency has jumped to its highest level in half a year on the news that the country will hold an election that’s likely to strengthen the government’s mandate in its Brexit talks.
