Politics
Green Party celebrates ‘biggest election night in our history’
With 164 out of 248 council election results declared, the Green Party is celebrating a historic victory and vowing to “carry the Remain banner” into European Parliament elections. The party is up 95 council seats on a record total of 127 councillors so far. As lunchtime declarations were made on Friday, Green Party deputy leader Amelia Womack told The London Economic the party was celebrating a “Green Wave”: "As we head into lunchtime on Friday, with many results still to...
‘Why don’t you resign?’ May heckled during speech
After a disastorous night at the polls the Prime Minister faced a heckler as she was about to make a speech. She was shouted at by a member of the audience as she began her speech to Welsh Conservatives. He could be heard saying “Why don’t you resign? We don’t want you.” Some of delegates at the Welsh Conservative Conference at Llangollen Pavilion clapped and chanted “out”, in an apparent call for the heckler to be removed, rather than the...
Newly elected Lib Dem councillor accused of removing Labour leaflets from letterboxes
The Liberal Democrats have had a good night in the local elections, including Merseyside, but a candidate has been accused of unorthodox campaigning techniques. Newly elected St Helens Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been accused of reaching into people's front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections campaign. Residents of the Merseyside council filmed two incidents we are aware of which have been reported to Merseyside police. Two security videos appearing to show Labour Party leaflets being...
The only parties that did well in the Local Elections are “unambiguously pro-Remain”
Pro-Remain parties stormed the 2019 Local Elections yesterday with the Lib Dems and Greens significantly increasing their share of the vote as the main two parties and UKIP lost out. Labour MP David Lammy tweeted that it was an “unambiguously” clear vote for a re-think on Brexit. He said: “The message is clear. We need to square up to the country and tell the truth. Brexit is a disaster and the Leave campaign lied to you.” Early indications suggest The Conservatives...
Local elections results: Tories lose big, Lib Dems & Greens winners of Brexit chaos
Brexit-supporting parties were punished hard in yesterday's local elections and according to results in so far, the Tories are the main losers by far. Elections were held for 248 English councils, six mayors and all 11 councils in Northern Ireland With results so far in from 100 of 248 council votes, the Tories appear to be losing even worse than had been feared, down 332 seats so far. Labour also appear to be punished for their Brexit ambiguity, down 45...
Boris Johnson tweets that he just voted Conservatives – before realising no elections were held in London
Former London mayor Boris Johnson allegedly had to delete a tweet claiming he “just voted Conservatives in the local elections” after realising no elections were being held in the capital yesterday. James Felton posted out the deleted message which had appeared on Politwoops- a website which stores all deleted tweets from politicians. The message, which apparently stayed up for just 30 seconds before being deleted, said: "I just voted Conservative in the local elections. Make sure you do too! You’ve...
Tory MP breaks down in tears following heavy losses in Essex
A Conservative MP broke down in tears following heavy losses for the party in Essex. The Tories lost a comfortable majority in Chelmsford and also relinquished control of two other councils in the county. MP Vicky Ford appeared visibly frustrated following the count in Chelmsford. She told the BBC: "I think it is really disappointing when you look at some of the individuals who have lost their seats tonight," she said. "People who have worked their socks off for Chelmsford....
Even Tory candidates in European election aren’t voting Conservative
Two Conservative candidates in the European elections have said they will not be voting for their own party, according to Sky News correspondent Lewis Goodall. Conservative sources have revealed candidates on one of the party’s regional lists are in fact voting for the Brexit party in the elections. Polling for Nigel Farage’s new party has surged again today, with latest indications suggesting they could take up to 30 per cent of the vote, up two points. The next closest rival...
Brexit Party could win first Westminster seat in Leave-backing Peterborough
Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party are well-fancied by bookmakers to secure their first seat in the House of Commons by winning the Peterborough by-election. Set to take place in the coming weeks after support for a petition ousted sitting MP Fiona Onasanya, Betway rates the Brexit Party as 13/8 second-favourites to triumph in the Leave-voting city. Peterborough voted overwhelmingly to leave in the EU referendum, returning 60.9 per cent in favour of exiting the European Union against 39.1 per...