BBC staff are warned to HIDE their work ID cards on the way to work to avoid being confronted by angry members of the public amid complaints of political bias from both sides The broadcaster has been running a Wear It In, Don’t Wear It Out campaign The corporation has been been at the centre … Read more
Keir Starmer is outnumbered as Labour seeks its Maggie: Women will lead the charge to replace Jeremy Corbyn if the party crashes to defeat in the general election Party insiders say Sir Keir would be the only plausible male candidate in the race He is expected to be outnumbered five to one by female Labour … Read more
On Thursday, the country goes to the polls in the most important election for a generation. At stake is not just who occupies 10 Downing Street for the next five years but the fate of Brexit. With many polls showing a narrowing of the gap between the two major parties, Tory strategists warn a few … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn compares himself to Marmite: Labour leader ‘accepts’ he’s a divisive figure when asked about how the party is being abandoned by many working-class supporters Labour leader outlines plans to lower voting age to 16 before second referendum Jeremy Corbyn admitted he is like Marmite and appeared to accept he is divisive Mr Corbyn … Read more
Boris Johnson has used Jeremy Corbyn’s longstanding support for the IRA to undermine the Labour leader’s security credentials as the race for Number 10 enters the home stretch. In a fiery exchange at Friday’s BBC head-to-head in Maidstone, the PM used a question about the Union to dredge up his rival’s sympathies with the terrorist … Read more
Boris Johnson growls when asked why people keep questioning his trustworthiness.‘It makes my blood boil,’ he says, giving his battle bus table a clammy thump for emphasis as he voices his unfeigned irritation at mention of the issue that has dogged him throughout the campaign. He’s addressing the subject hours after the BBC’s rottweiler interviewer … Read more
Boris Johnson warned that Jeremy Corbyn will ‘take the country back decades’ and fail to end the Brexit ‘chaos’ tonight as they crossed swords in the final election TV showdown. In front of a primetime Friday night audience on BBC One, the PM urged the public to back his EU deal to ‘unlock the potential’ of … Read more
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are bracing for a potentially decisive TV election smackdown tonight – just six days before the country votes. The PM and the Labour leader are facing off in the final head-to-head of the campaign, in front of a primetime Friday night audience on BBC One. The clash – chaired by Nick … Read more
Top UK diplomat in the US quits just before election with a blast at Boris Johnson over Brexit, saying she does not want to ‘peddle half-truths on behalf of a government I do not trust’ Alexandra Hall Hall, ended her 33-year foreign service career this week Said she was ‘increasingly dismayed’ at the delivery of … Read more
‘You’re trying to cloud the waters because you didn’t like the decision’: Leave supporter blasts Labour’s ‘half-in, half-out’ Brexit policy on Question Time An angry Question Time audience member slammed Labour’s Brexit policy The man jabbed his finger while challenging Labour’s Annaliesae Dodds He claimed Labour did not like the result of the 2016 Brexit … Read more
The Tories today hit back at the BBC over claims Boris Johnson is dodging a grilling from Andrew Neil – dismissing it as a ‘tired format’. A senior party source said voters were fed up with programmes that were ‘all about the interviewer’ and involved ‘endless interruptions’. The furious retort came after Neil, one of … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn is accused of ‘hiding’ after he attacks Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal – but STILL won’t say whether he wants to leave the EU By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:17 GMT, 6 December 2019 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 6 December 2019 Jeremy Corbyn faced fresh accusations that he is ‘hiding’ over … Read more
How you can stop Brexit Party killing off Brexit: The 19 seats where Farage’s party could hand victory to Labour By David Churchill For The Daily Mail Published: 02:47 GMT, 6 December 2019 | Updated: 03:00 GMT, 6 December 2019 Nigel Farage saw four would-be Brexit Party MPs stand down in just one day The … Read more