Humiliated Liberal Democrats are cast into political wilderness with Jo Swinson losing her seat

Humiliated Liberal Democrats are cast into political wilderness with Jo Swinson losing her seat amid catastrophic losses for the pro-Remain party An inquest into Jo Swinson has begun after the Lib Dems secured just 11 seats By 3.45am she lost the East Dunbartonshire seat to SNP’s Amy Callaghan by 149  Sir Ed Davey and Baroness Sal … Read more

Defectors who left their parties amid Brexit turmoil lost their seats

Paying the price: All 18 defectors who left their parties amid Brexit turmoil lost their seats in Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory The former Tory minister and ardent Remainer Anna Soubry lost her seat  Also losing seats his seat was the former attorney general Dominic Grieve  Former justice secretary David Gauke also lost the whip … Read more

Boris Johnson to launch ‘charm offensive’ in Scotland

Boris Johnson is to embark on a ‘charm offensive’ in Scotland after Nicola Sturgeon demanded a second independence referendum.  The SNP took 48 of the country’s 59 Westminster seats in the General Election, re-igniting calls from Scottish nationalists for a further ballot. The Prime Minister contacted senior Tories on election night to acknowledge the enormous … Read more

Richard Burgon refuses to rule out a bid for Labour leadership bid but is ruthlessly mocked

Labour frontbencher Richard Burgon’s mooted leadership bid has been mercilessly ridiculed before it even got the chance to get off the ground.  The shadow justice secretary, who is one of Jeremy Corbyn‘s most trusted lieutenants, fuelled speculation he was poised to enter the race by today refusing to rule out throwing his hat into the … Read more

Who’s in and who’s out in Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle?

Boris Johnson is set to use his thumping majority as a mandate to dramatically shake up his cabinet, rewarding the election’s star performers and firing those whose threatened to derail the campaign. The Prime Minister, who has vowed to plow ahead with his new administration immediately, will waste no time reshuffling his top team to … Read more

Boris Johnson hits the ground running with a tour of the North

Now for a 100-day whirlwind: Boris Johnson hits the ground running with a tour of the North, a reshuffle, a Queen’s Speech and, of course, Brexit PM’s tour will include visit to so-called Red Wall of formerly safe Labour seats   According to aides, he could go to Sedgefield, Tony Blair’s former constituency Today Johnson urged all voters to … Read more

How Boris Johnson smashed down the Red Wall: Seat by seat, the swings that took the North by storm 

How Boris Johnson smashed down the Red Wall: Seat by seat, the swings that took the North by storm and secured a Conservative majority The Tories overturned 2,882 majority in Rother Valley held by Labour since 1918 Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, was taken after 18.4 per cent swing from Labour Lord Mann says Labour ‘might as well … Read more

JANE FRYER has an audience with Vicar Chris Lee – the ‘hot priest’ who really is God’s gift to women

Special measures have had to be brought in at the Reverend Chris Lee’s West London church. During Sunday Worship, there is now a welcome committee stationed by the large oak doors, ready to meet and greet visiting fans of ‘Rev Chris’ — of whom there are many, from all around the world — and ask … Read more

The REAL winners and losers! From the Loch Ness monster to Lily Allen, who got a ballot box bounce?

Winners  Dilyn The adorable rescue puppy adopted by the PM and who starred on the campaign trail with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds is now top dog in No 10.  There are Christmas cards featuring the Jack Russell cross wearing a Santa hat (packs of 10, £5) with proceeds going to the animal shelter in Rhondda, … Read more

Privacy expert reveals why she only keeps Alexa downstairs 

Alexa, you’re banned from the bedroom! Privacy expert reveals why she only keeps smart microphones downstairs Dr Hannah Fry revealed she keeps Amazon’s Alexa in downstairs rooms only Follows revelations that Amazon has eavesdropped on homes across Britain Whistleblowers said people working for Amazon had tapped into conversations By Victoria Allen Science Correspondent For The Daily … Read more

French newspaper Liberation depicts Boris Johnson as the QUEEN

Boris Johnson‘s colossal victory in the General Election was splashed over front pages across the world today, with one French newspaper now opting for an unusual mock-up of him as the Queen for its coverage.  Liberation, a daily newspaper in France, has edited the Prime Minister’s face on to an image of the Queen for … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to unite the UK – and says we deserve a break from talking about Brexit! 

Boris Johnson pledged to unite the country and heal its Brexit divisions last night after securing a stunning election victory over Labour. Speaking on the steps of No 10 after visiting the Queen, the Prime Minister said it was time to bring ‘closure’ to the three-and-a-half years of toxic argument over Britain’s departure from the European … Read more