He said: “We expect a vote on the Withdrawal Agreement as soon as possible.” Mr Michel said the EU was “ready for the next phase”, adding: “We will negotiate a future trade deal which ensures a true level playing field.” EU leaders will discuss the results of the election today on the second day of […]
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party have secured a majority in a landslide election win. Several seats were taken back from the so-called Labour Red Wall, but who won in your area? The Conservatives won Thursday’s election taking 364 seats or 43.6 percent of the vote. The party needed 326 seats to have a majority, […]
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was giving a speech after winning his seat in Hayes and Harlington when two men started shouting from the crowd. Seconds later a brawl broke out between the men and nearby Labour supporters, all of which was caught by TV cameras. The fistfight was quickly broken up by police who were […]
Results are coming in from 650 seats across the country in the 2019 general election . From Labour's northern heartlands to southern Tory shires and everything in between in our diverse political landscape, we are covering all the results as they happen. An exit poll predicted the Tories would win 368 seats in Parliament – […]
The Westminster leader of the DUP is a long serving Member of Parliament who has been the deputy leader of the DUP since June 2008. John Bercow on Sky News described the result as the “biggest scalp of the night”. Mr Dodds has been seen as a huge figure in Brexit negotiations. Nuala McAllister of […]
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party is on course to secure a stonking majority of 368 seats , according to the exit poll. Labour has been dealt a heavy blow by voters and is on track to win just 191 seats, which would be the party’s worst performance in a general election since 1935. It would put […]
Polls across the UK closed at 10pm on Thursday and voters are eagerly waiting for the results. An exit poll commission by the BBC, ITV and Sky News has predicted the Conservative Party will receive a majority of 86. That means the Tories would gain 50 seats from the 2017 election, to have 368 MPs […]
Boris Johnson was on course to return to Downing Street with an overall majority today. Having gambled his government and premiership, his decision looks to have been vindicated. But what does five more years of Tory government mean for the country? These are the questions the nation will be asking today… What will happen with […]
At times, the election felt more like a humourless farce than anything else. But, the day after voting, as we’re all saying, “It’s behind you”, our pantomime dame Kevin Maguire slaps his thigh and picks the campaign’s princes and princesses… Real-life Cinderella Angela Rayner’s is the fairytale story of a working class single mum, who […]
The Election 2019 exit poll results show the Conservative Party securing a massive majority of 368 seats – a significant way ahead of the Labour Party. The results would enable Mr Johnson to deliver on his promise to the British people to “get Brexit done” delivering a huge blow to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. […]