This election is not between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. It’s not even between the Conservative Party and the Labour Party. This election is between you, your hopes and dreams, and the 100 or so billionaires, who have far more power in this country than anybody should ever have. It’s about the majority versus a […]
What the U.K.’s election means for Boris Johnson and Brexit
Why Britain’s Brexit election won’t end the crisis I FT
The UK’s first December general election in nearly a century was called by Boris Johnson to end Britain’s Brexit crisis. We’re going to get Brexit done. Get Brexit done. Get Brexit done, now. And yet, despite the PM’s powerful “get Brexit done” catchphrase, whoever wins on December the 12th will face many months of difficult […]
The Brexit election: why ex-Tory is running for the Lib Dems | FT
[TECHNO MUSIC] CROWD: Sam! LAURA HUGHES: Just over a year ago, Sam Gyimah was a Conservative minister serving in the government. SAM GYIMAH: Who’s taking the picture? Oh. LAURA HUGHES: But today, he’s standing as a Liberal Democrat in the seat of Kensington. SAM GYIMAH: Are you ready? LAURA HUGHES: Are you telling people that […]
How fake news is influencing the UK election | FT
BORIS JOHNSON: The stakes for this country have seldom been higher, and the choice has never been starker. WILL MOY: We’re monitoring the election pretty comprehensively. We’re monitoring TV, we’re monitoring online, we’re monitoring the news debates, manifestos. The where we stopped and were really surprised was when the conservative party chose to masquerade as […]
How do UK elections work? | CNBC Explains
Britain is heading to the ballot box for its first December election in almost a century. It could decide both the fate of the U.K.’s departure from the European Union and the future of the world’s fifth-largest economy. So, how does Britain’s voting system work? In a general election, the U.K. is divided into 650 […]
Boris Johnson blames Labour for early release of terror prisoners
The key issue is that he was allowed out early. – How many other people are in the same position? – He was allowed out early. – And there was no … it’s very important. – OK. – It was nothing to do with parole. – How many people … It was nothing to do with probation service. […]
Boris Johnson’s Big Gamble: A Winning Strategy for Brexit? | WSJ
– Here we go, here we go. (muffled group chattering) – [Narrator] UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, fighting in a general election that he called for as he doesn’t have a majority in Parliament, which he needs to be able to push through his Brexit agenda. – I don’t want an election in December, and, […]
May ‘profoundly regrets’ parliament voting down Brexit deal
On a point of order, Mr Speaker, I profoundly regret the decision that this House has taken tonight. I continue to believe that by far the best outcome is that the United Kingdom leaves the European Union in an orderly fashion with a deal and that the deal we have negotiated is the best, and […]
Prime Minister’s Questions: 19 June 2019 – education funding, police levels, Brexit, fire safety
>>Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con): If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 19 June.>>The Prime Minister (Mrs Theresa May): Today marks two years since the terror attack on the Finsbury Park mosque. It was a truly cowardly and depraved attack that was intended to divide us. Instead, London remains united, and it is […]