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Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay charged over election expenses
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The Tory candidate for South Thanet is among three charged after an investigation into overspending in the 2015 election campaign The Conservative candidate for South Thanet, a member of his staff and a Tory election organiser have been charged over allegations of illegal election spending during [...]
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Lib Dem estate agent election stunt backfires
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A Liberal Democrat election stunt has backfired after the party upset a near century-old business. As part of their campaign against Conservative social care plans - dubbed a "dementia tax" by opponents - the Liberal Democrats created a spoof "May & Co" estate agents. But the party's bid to [...]
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Up against the Maybot, Corbyn struggles not to be a personality – but does he need to?
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The Labour leader has always claimed his political career is not about him, but as the Maybot crashes, it’s time for the Jeremy show Call it the quantity theory of personality. The less warmth and spontaneity the Supreme Leader reveals she has, the more engaging Jeremy Corbyn becomes. There [...]
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Tim Farron in Tetchy Interview with BBC Says he will campaign to stay in EU – video
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Tim Farron in Tetchy Interview with BBC Says he will campaign to stay in the EU in any second referendum Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has said he would support the UK remaining in EU if a second referendum was held. In an often tetchy interview with BBC’s Andrew Neil, Farron said he would a [...]
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The General Election: 1 week to go
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Theresa May has returned to the election campaign trail today, asking voters who they trust to lead Britain through Brexit? After her apparent u-turn on social care reform, the Prime Minister chose to put the focus on herself and Jeremy Corbyn. Both of them have been keen to play up their stre [...]
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Come clean about real cost of the NHS!
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None of the manifestos promise enough to make sure that patients get the good standard of care It has become a cliche of general election campaigns to claim the NHS is in danger – such a cliche that, so far, no party has yet made it in 2017. Yet it might be truer than it has ever been. The heal [...]
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Jeremy Corbyn shares photos on The One Show
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  The Labour leader talks about his childhood - and gives Alex Jones a cheeky wink - on The One Show. He then talked about how he did badly at A levels when at school and how his first job was as a paper boy...   https://thegeneralelection.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Jeremy- [...]
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