Tag: general election

"This is the greatest set of challenges we have seen in our lifetimes. Let the people decide who leads us through this turmoil."

The latest polling shows Labour would secure a 56-seat majority in the House of Commons if an election took place tomorrow.

If repeated at a general election Labour would get a 126 seat majority, with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson losing their seats.

The case is thought to be the first time that sitting MPs or peers have taken legal action against the Government on the grounds of national security.

"The truth is", she said, "most people don't read manifestos."

A vicar's daughter exuding sincerity and humility, understandably, the nation trusts Theresa May above all others to steer us through the chaotic divorce from the EU that she warned against, but now believes in whole-heartedly. And we also trust her fully now she has announced she needs even more of that ...

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron's general election campaign got off to a flying start yesterday morning with a statement of intent within a few minutes of the Prime Minister's surprise call for a snap election on June 8. Customarily quick off the mark, the LibDem leader rose to Theresa May's challenge: ...

In a surprise statement outside Number 10 Downing Street Prime Minister Theresa May called for a snap General Election on June 8, going back on repeated promised not to. With Conservatives around 20 points ahead of Labour in opinion polls, many Tory figures have been urging the PM to go ...