Fine Gael is braced to fight swing-gate TD Maria Bailey if she decides to take a legal action against the party. Senior figures are “concerned” that Ms Bailey is refusing to accept her deselection as a result of the controversy over a compensation claim. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, who ultimately decided […]
The fiercely pro Remain party has insisted they will revoke Article 50 if they with December 12 election. Leader Jo Swinson said: “The Liberal Democrats have been very clear – we want to remain in the European Union. “We are an internationalist party and so a Liberal Democrat majority government would revoke Article 50 on […]
Both Labour and the Conservatives are vying for working-class support as the countdown until election day begins. Mr Johnson is hoping that this election can end the political deadlock of Brexit and produce a parliament of MPs who can pass his EU withdrawal bill. A huge 47 percent of working class people are planning to […]
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has announced plans to introduce a four-day, 32-hour working week for all employees within the next 10 years if Labour win the general election on December 12. The radical plan to overhaul the working week for millions of British people has been firmly rejected by more than nine-in-ten Express.co.uk readers. A […]
Every home and business in the country will get free superfast, secure and reliable internet connection within ten years under Labour plans to renationalise the broadband network. The next Labour government will bring parts of BT, which is responsible for fibre broadband roll-out, into public ownership. A new body, British Broadband, would be set up […]
The election expert claimed “with a ten-point lead, the Tories ought to win an overall majority”, however he warned that it was not an official prediction of his. Sir John, a professor of politics at Strathclyde University, is one of the most respected election experts in the country, having accurately predicted the last two shock election […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s Twitter attack on an impeachment witness during her testimony on Friday drew a furious response from Democrats, who accused him of witness intimidation, and even some allies criticized him. “Witness intimidation is a crime,” U.S. Senator and presidential contender Kamala Harris wrote on Twitter after Trump wrote that everywhere […]
There was more upheaval in the 2020 race this week, as one new Democratic candidate entered, another moved closer to doing so and a Republican dropped his primary challenge to President Trump. Here’s a look at the highlights. Deval Patrick enters the race … Former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts officially entered the presidential race […]
The European Commission has launched "infringement proceedings" against Britain after Boris Johnson refused to nominate a new British EU commissioner. In a statement, the commission said that it considered that the UK was "in breach of its EU treaty obligations". It said that the Government had until November 22 to respond to the notice. Mr […]
LAS VEGAS — Julián Castro’s fund-raising appeal last month was blunt. “Tragic mistake,” the subject line read, emphatically written in all capital letters. “Only Latino candidate could be cut from debate stage.” The message was clear: How could Democrats forgo the symbolic significance of a Latino candidate onstage, especially when Latinos are expected to be […]