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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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Sadiq Khan’s Christmas wishlist
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Election season can be a fruitful time for local councils to stick their hands out and plead with prospective governments to turn on the taps for their part of the country. With Labour and the Conservatives both falling over themselves to spend big, and prove to voters austerity is over, this may be [...]
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Bishop expresses fears of ‘radical assault upon sanctity of human life’
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The Bishop of Shrewsbury has warned the Catholics of his diocese about unprecedented General Election pledges which he says will represent a “radical assault upon the sanctity of human life”. In a message circulated to the parishes of the Diocese of Shrewsbury ahead of the 12th December electio [...]
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The rise of non-party campaign spending for 2019 General Election
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It’s the stand-out growth area for online spending in this General Election. Analysis of data by ITV News shows the rise of non-party campaigners spending in the run-up to polling day. Non-party campaigners registered with the Electoral Commission have spent more than £600,000 online in the last [...]
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Labour election pledge to electrify England’s 35000 buses by 2030
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Labour has unveiled a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030 and bring “bus services into the future”. The initiative would be funded by the party’s green transformation fund, should Labour get into power following next week’s general election. Under the plans, Labour w [...]
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Boris still declines grilling from his former boss Andrew Neil
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Friday started poorly for the Conservatives. Clearly irritated by Boris Johnson’s determination to dodge an interview with him, Andrew Neil threw down the gauntlet on Thursday evening and the clip of what he said went viral throughout the day. Noting that Johnson was the first ever party leader to [...]
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Sixth formers quiz general election candidates at hustings in Hove
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Students at a sixth form college in Hove grilled five candidates who are standing in the constituency in the general election next week. At an event hosted by Newman College in The Upper Drive, Hove, the sixth formers asked about tuition fees, Brexit and government borrowing. The five candidates q [...]
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The Leaver & The Remainer – Labour candidate dining out with Nigel Farage
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Pro-Europe West Bromwich East candidate Ibrahim Dogus admitted meeting with the former Ukip leader in a restaurant. A pro-Europe Labour parliamentary candidate has had his political allegiance questioned after an image emerged of him enjoying a bite to eat with Nigel Farage. In the picture, West B [...]
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