Boris Johnson will not participate in a Channel 4 News TV debate with Jeremy Corbyn. The general election TV debate was scheduled to take place this Sunday and was due to be moderated by Channel 4 News‘ Krishnan Guru-Murthy. This was revealed by Louisa Compton, the commissioning editor for Channel 4 Dispatches, who tweeted her […]
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After eight General Elections and 22 years as the MP for Carshalton & Wallington (and now a candidate again), there could almost be a danger of things becoming a bit of a routine. The context of this campaign though renders that an impossibility. I don’t think I have ever fought a more important election. I […]
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Tim Walker, an award-winning writer, recently announced that he is the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the constituency of Canterbury, Whitstable & Villages. In response, he has received criticism from Remainers, who are worried that his candidacy will split the Remain vote and therefore make it easier for the Conservative Brexiteer candidate to defeat the incumbent […]
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Ever since I was a schoolboy and first became aware of politics, I always felt I could sleep soundly in the knowledge that the prime ministers I counted in and counted out – irrespective of whether the rosettes they wore were red or blue – did not wish to actively damage our country or indeed […]
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‘Like turkeys voting for Christmas’ will be given a whole new meaning in just 41 days’ time, after the Labour party agreed to back the government’s push for a third national poll in just four years. Despite calling for an election almost as soon as the last one was over, the Labour party appear to […]
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Xenophobia. Racism. Stereotypes. Prejudice. Bigotry. These are the words that come to my mind when I think about Brexit; these are the terms that resonate when one has a nightmare about the people who ferociously campaigned for Brexit. This is not some sort of liberal, baseless, elitist, snow-flake generated rhetoric. Rather, the racism, the outdated […]
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Protests continue as part of the Extinction Rebellion movement in various parts of London, especially near Trafalgar Square. Through these ongoing demonstrations, the protesters aim to raise awareness of the detrimental effects climate change is having on the whole planet. In a statement on their website, a representative of Extinction Rebellion wrote that these protests […]
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Roads have been closed in London to mark the “biggest ever” Car Free Day. As part of the Car Free Day, Councils in and around London have posted maps of road closures and have invited residents to take part in the “largest ever Play Streets” events. In a statement on their website, Transport for London […]
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Public perceptions of MPs and Westminster have never been so negative. Today fewer people are turning out to vote than ever before. But what is it about the way politics is conducted in Britain today that has put so many off? Could it be a result of the archaic traditions, shown most prominently at the […]
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Dr Phillip Lee, the MP for the Bracknell constituency, has left the Conservative party and defected to the Liberal Democrats. This means that Boris Johnson has now lost his working government majority. After this resignation, the Conservatives have 310 seats in the House of Commons. The latest blow for 10 Downing Street came on the […]
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