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 [...]
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 [...]
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A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim was been selected and then quickly de-selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election.
Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall peti [...]
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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A general election comes around once every 5 years, but can be held earlier if parliament agrees to call an early election under special circumstances, such as happened during the Brexit crisis in 2019. These are t [...]
A ComRes poll commissioned by Britain Elects back in early September 2019 asked voters how they’d cast their ballots in the event of a general election being held before the UK’s departure from the EU.
The results put the Conservatives ahead of Labour by just 3pts.
There would be Recriminations [...]
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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