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Have I told you lately I’m a Tory?
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Has he told you lately? He’s a Tory. At least, that’s the impression Sir Rod Stewart gave to many of his stunned fans in the wake of the 12th December general election. In a tweet on the Friday night, the singer appeared to indicate which side he was on by congratulating Boris Johnson. The ba [...]
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Property Agents hoping for ‘flurry of activity’ after market stalled in run up to General Election
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The number of potential buyers and sales hit new lows as the General Election approached, agents claim. NAEA Propertymark’s latest Housing Report showed the number of sales agreed per member branch fell to seven in November, the lowest it has been since March. Its member data showed that the num [...]
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Pound Surges After Massive Tory Win in UK General Election
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The Conservatives swept back to power in the UK general election with the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher’s landslide in 1987, of around 80 seats, prompting a surge in the pound. Sterling rallied by around 2% – 2.2% against the US dollar – on the back of exit polls predicting a big [...]
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Labour has suffered ‘unbelievable abuse’ during general election says Corbyn
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Jeremy Corbyn began the final day of election campaigning in Glasgow where he declared that Labour's principles werestronger than ever despite unbelievable levels of abuse from some sections of the media and right-wing politicians. Beginning a six-stop tour of the UK at Govan Cross yesterday, he ad [...]
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Is Britain Broken? And what should we do beyond this election?
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From 'Is Britain Broken? And what should we do in this election and beyond?' By Gerry Hassan in the Sunday National, December 8th 2019 The United Kingdom is not a happy place at the moment. This has been a strange, unsatisfying election campaign. People feel ignored and distrustful of politicians. [...]
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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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