Politics
Green Party campaign as ‘strongest vote to oppose Brexit and climate change’
The Green Party is launching its European Parliament election campaign today and their co-leader Sian Berry told The London Economic the party is on a high after unprecedented results at the local elections last week which heralded a "Green Wave.” The Green Party will argue today that with a history of Green MEPs working with the EU on climate targets, they are best placed to tackle a “climate emergency” working with other EU countries. Sian Berry insists that The Green...
Theresa May in secret talks over three-way second referendum
Theresa May is in secret discussions over a second Brexit referendum which would give the British public a three-way choice between her deal, no deal and staying in the European Union, according to reports. The Prime Minister will resume talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today as the leaders look to break the political impasse which has left parliament in flux over Brexit. As many as two-thirds of Labour MPs, including several shadow cabinet ministers and frontbenchers, have reportedly said...
“Two-thirds” of Labour MPs won’t vote for any Brexit deal without a confirmatory referendum
As many as two-thirds of Labour MPs, including several shadow cabinet ministers and frontbenchers, could refuse to back a deal without a people’s vote, senior sources within the party have revealed. Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May will resume talks over the Brexit impasse this week, with early indications suggesting an agreement between the two leaders could be in the offing. Tory Cabinet minister, Rory Stewart, said: "We agree on 99% of this stuff” ahead of the meeting, suggesting leaders could...
Knife crime surges in areas where youth services have been cut
Cuts to youth services could have contributed to a surge in knife crime, findings from a Commons’ all-party parliamentary group have revealed. This weekend a teenager became the 29th person to be fatally stabbed in London this year after he was chased through the streets by a lone knifeman before he was murdered near the Elephant and Castle. According to analysis by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Knife Crime austerity could be to blame for the rise in violent...
Biden Gains in Polls After Official Announcement of Candidacy for President
Joe Biden officially entered the crowded field of Democrats running for the party’s 2020 Presidential Election nomination last Thursday. Biden’s announcement brought the grand total of Democratic hopefuls to 21, one for every grammatical error in President Trump’s latest Twitter tirade. But the former Vice President is not just another drop in the overflowing Democratic chalice. President Obama’s right-hand man immediately shot to the top of the polls. In a poll by CNN/SSRS last week, Biden was the top choice...
May and Corbyn both now say their local election vote losses mean Brexit ‘deal needs to get done’
Despite parties backing Remain making vast gains in the local elections, with the Tories the biggest losers and Ukip losing most council seats, both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn appeared to suggest voters wanted MPs to back a Brexit deal. The Conservative Party by Friday afternoon had lost 1200 council seats in a total humiliation for the Government. Ukip had lost most council seats they once held and the Labour Party despite winning control of some key councils including the...
Newly elected Lib Dem councillor gives this excuse after filmed removing Labour Party leaflets
LEAFLETGATE UPDATE: Earlier we reported how newly elected Newton, Merseyside Lib Dem councillor David Smith has been reported reaching into people’s front doors and removing rival leaflets during the local elections campaign. After the St Helens local election candidate was recorded on residents' security cameras appearign to wear dark glasses while surreptitiously removing rival camapaign leaflets, he was reported to Merseyside Police and St Helens Council’s monitoring officer, Jan Bakewell. The Electoral Commission have also been informed. According to the...
It’s official: The Conservatives lose 1,000 councillors in local elections
The Conservatives have lost 1,000 councillors in the local elections and are expected to surpass even the worst predictions. The Liberal Democrats and Greens have made significant gains, with Labour also losing heavily. Early indications suggested it could be a tough day for the Tories as they lost stronghold seats in Essex. But as the day progressed the news went from bad to worse. At the latest count the Tories are down 1,013 seats from 2015. It chimes with worst-case...
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...