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Tom Walker: I won’t be voting for Boris in the general election
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Tom Walker has revealed he will not be voting for Boris Johnson in next week’s General Election. However, the singer-songwriter did not say which party he would be voting for. He told the PA news agency on Sunday: “What a question. Definitely not for Boris. I will tell you that for free.” W [...]
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Convicted Former MP Chris Davies Not to stand for Tories
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Image copyright Getty Images A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim was been selected and then quickly de-selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election. Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall peti [...]
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General Election Notches Up a Gear, Are You Ready?…
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So it’s general election time, the third time in five years that the British electorate has been asked to go to the polls to elect or re-elect their Member of Parliament. The campaigns are in full swing, psephologists are much in demand and there is an awful lot of fake news out there. Remember, t [...]
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Corbyn Says “I will be a very different kind of Prime Minister”
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Below is the opening text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech in Telford. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Telford in my home county of Shropshire where I first started campaigning for a better society and I’ve never stopped! And what’s inspiring is that I see that same passion in young people toda [...]
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Margaret Hodge reselected as Barking candidate after trigger
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Margaret Hodge has been reselected as Labour’s parliamentary candidate in Barking after being ‘triggered’ by local party members who chose to conduct a full selection process rather than automatically readopt her. LabourList understands that the sitting MP won the eliminating ballot on the [...]
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General Election Set for December 12th?
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Boris Johnson has announced that he will try again to trigger an early general election, which he wants to hold on Thursday 12th December – in just seven weeks’ time. This was the same time-frame Teresa May allowed for the 2017 General Election , so who knows if the outcome will be wildly dif [...]
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Katy Clark: Why I’m standing to replace Kate Hoey in Vauxhall
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Katy Clark made the following comments regarding her decision to stand and be considered for the Labour candidacy in Vauxhall at the general election, in place of the present Labour MP and veteran Brexit-campaigner Kate Hoey: "I am delighted to be on the shortlist for selection in Vauxhall, wh [...]
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Theresa May putting lives at risk with plans to weaken terror fight after Brexit – Nick Clegg
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'Where are the contingency plans when our police forces find themselves unable to check the databases of 28 EU countries at the touch of a button?' Delivering a major speech on the threats posed by Brexit, Mr Clegg is expected to say: “How will Britain be kept safe after Brexit?" “Theresa Ma [...]
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