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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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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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Five things you might have missed From the Last BBC Election Debate
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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 [...]
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Amber Rudd’s Brother At Centre Of People’s Vote Campaign Row
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Staff at the People's Vote campaign for another EU referendum last week staged a vote of "no confidence" in the group's chairman, Roland Rudd - the brother of former Tory cabinet minister Amber Rudd. A staff member confirmed to the BBC that they had voted against both Mr Rudd and the organisation's [...]
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Corbyn Says “I will be a very different kind of Prime Minister”
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Below is the opening text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech in Telford. It’s a real pleasure to be here in Telford in my home county of Shropshire where I first started campaigning for a better society and I’ve never stopped! And what’s inspiring is that I see that same passion in young people toda [...]
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Labour’s Election – It Won’t Be Like 1983…
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The last time Labour fought a general election campaign on a true 'left-wing' manifesto was in 1983.  It was an unmitigated disaster. The manifesto itself was dubbed as 'The longest suicide note in history' by the Labour MP the late Gerald Kaufman and other commentators. Now in 2017, Labour i [...]
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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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