The Conservatives have pledged an extra £1bn per year for social care in England over the next five years, if they win the election.
Writing in the Daily Mail, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the funding would "stabilise" the system and help councils meet to rising demands.
The government ha [...]
More than half of students are ready to vote tactically in the general election, with Brexit the key factor, according to research.
The analysis from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) says 53% will vote in a way to maximise the chances of their side of the Brexit divide.
The poll of more [...]
Labour launched its general election manifesto yesterday, which includes plans for the renationalisation of Energy, Rail, Mail, Free Broadband and a windfall tax on oil firms.Leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "a manifesto of hope" and promised "a green transformation" of the economy.But a party confe [...]
The Liberal Democrats have launched their 2019 election manifesto, with the slogan Stop Brexit Build A Brighter Future. It sets out the polices the party aims to introduce should it win the election.
The full document runs to 96 pages and contains pledges on a variety of subjects, with Brexit and t [...]
After the election on Dec 12th Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to have a majority in parliament, so that MPs fully implement his deal to take the UK out of the EU.
Doing so would implement the result of the referendum of June 2016, in which 52% of voters backed Leave and 48% Remain.
But where do [...]
Locals in Haringey blocked the path of Jo Swinson's campaign bus in protest at cuts to services that were brought in by the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition between 2010 - 2015.
Awkward for a party that now see themselves as the main opposition to the Tories in some marginal seats for the general ele [...]
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson told the BBC the UK was about to embark on 'the most important election in decades'
The Ulster Unionist Party's decision not to agree an electoral pact in the upcoming poll is "bonkers", the DUP's chief whip has said.
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said UUP leader-elect Steve Aiken's mo [...]
Boris Johnson: "Our ambition is unlock the whole nation's potential"
Delivering Brexit would help the UK close the "opportunity gap between rich and poor", Boris Johnson has said.In his first big speech of the election campaign, he promised to boost regional industry and drive a "clean energy revol [...]