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 [...]
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 [...]
As tonight many viewers get ready to watch Corbyn Vs Johnson for the two main parties, the last election debate saw figures from seven political parties square off for the first time on television during this election. Here are some of the key moments from that debate.1. Sparks flew over NHS claims [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
This week, Boris Johnson tried to duck out of scrutiny and wriggle out of set-piece interviews on both the economy and climate change. He refused to appear at a climate change debate on Channel 4 where he was not only empty-chaired but replaced by an ice sculpture.
Days before that, he was filmed by [...]
The freeze in benefit payments is to come to an end in April of next year, the government announced earlier this month.
Working-age benefits such as universal credit and jobseekers allowance will then rise by the rate of inflation, the Department for Work and Pensions said.
The 1.7% hike would reve [...]
Peter Kyle has said he uses cream paper to help him avoid stumbling when making speeches
Labour MP Peter Kyle has asked social media users who call him "thick" over his spelling mistakes to go easy on him as he is "living with acute dyslexia".
In a candid Twitter thread, he said the Twitter platfor [...]
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