Populists Biggest Threat to UK Conservatives Next Election – Think Tank
Right-wing populists will be the single greatest threat to the UK’s Conservative Party during the next election, a new think tank report has found.
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Philippines Election Commission Investigates Claim ‘Server Hacked’
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC) said Monday it was investigating an allegation its server was “hacked” after the Manila Bulletin published an article making the claim earlier that same day, Yahoo News Philippines reported.
U.N. Criticizes Nicaragua’s Crackdown on Political Opposition
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michele Bachelet presented an oral report to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday in which she accused Nicaragua’s ruling government of detaining political opponents in inhumane circumstances ahead of the country’s general election in November, VOA reported Tuesday.
Fighting in Central African Republic Displaces 100,000 People
At least 100,000 people in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been displaced by fighting between government forces and a coalition of opposition militias in recent weeks, the New Humanitarian reported on Monday.
Boris Johnson to Repeal Election-Busting Law That Almost Scuppered Brexit
A Cameron-era law that left Britain’s government paralysed and Brexit at the mercy of Parliament is being repealed.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Says General Election Will Be Done Mostly by Mail
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said Friday the general election would be done mostly by mail, following the model used during the state’s July primary.
Biden: ‘We Cannot Delay or Postpone’ November Election
In a brief preview of an interview which aired Tuesday on NBC’s “Today,” former Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee frontrunner, stressed the importance of not delaying or postponing the “constitutionally-required November election” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bloomberg Campaign Manager: We ‘Started the General Election’ for the Democrat Nominee
The campaign manager for former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg admitted on Tuesday his boss was less focused on winning the presidency, but rather running a general election race until the eventual Democrat nominee emerges.
Delingpole: Boris’s Conservatives May Be Disappointing; but Corbyn’s Labour Are Totalitarian Monsters
Labour orchestrated a dodgy stunt in which the Health Secretary was mobbed by activists who’d been taxied in to form a flash protest group.
Delingpole: Britain’s Political Class Has Surrendered to the Green Blob
The entirety of Britain’s political class, left and right, has surrendered to the Green Blob. Why do the Tories pander to the enemy like this?
Delingpole: Turkeys In Lame-Duck Parliament Vote For Christmas; General Election Finally On
So turkeys do vote for Christmas. Finally, Britain is going to the polls and running the general election which the Remainer Establishment had sought so hard to prevent happening.
Fox News Poll Shows Democrat Candidates Top Trump in General Election Matchup
A Fox News poll released Thursday indicates an uphill battle for President Trump in 2020, showing leading Democrat candidates topping the president in various hypothetical general election scenarios.
Blair Says Election Would Result in ‘Comfortable Tory Majority’ as Voters Fear Corbyn Govt
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has said Labour should reject a potential snap election, in case voters rally behind Boris Johnson and the Tories over fear of a Corbyn-led Labour government.
REPORT: Cabinet to Meet Amidst Speculation of Pre-Brexit Snap Election
Downing Street has confirmed that Cabinet ministers have been summoned for an impromptu meeting with the prime minister this evening amidst reports there could be a pre-Brexit snap General Election.
Hard-Left Jeremy Corbyn Calls on Anti-Brexit Conservatives to Back Him as Prime Minister
The hard-left leader of Britain’s Labour party has called on a coalition of anti-freedom members of Parliament to back him in bringing down the government to prevent what he called a “Trump deal Brexit” from taking place later this year.
REPORT: Tory Donors Urging Boris Johnson to Agree Brexit Party Election Pact
Conservative Party donors have reportedly asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson to agree an election pact with Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party.
Report: Johnson Gearing up for ‘People Versus Politicians’ Election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning for a “people versus politicians” snap General Election one week after delivering a no deal Brexit, according to reports.
Poll: Brexit Party Would Win More Votes than Tories If BoJo Delays Brexit
A poll has revealed that if Prime Minister Boris Johnson delays Brexit and there is a snap General Election, the Brexit Party would gain more votes than the Conservative Party.
Farage Will ‘Annihilate’ Tories in Election if Johnson Fails on Brexit
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is to announce 150 candidates to fight in a General Election, as he warned Prime Minister Johnson may try to pass a version of Theresa May’s unpopular withdrawal treaty in the House of Commons.
Report: Johnson Considering ANOTHER General Election in the Next Year
Boris Johnson’s allies have claimed that the prospective prime minister is planning to hold another snap General Election by summer 2020.
Widdecombe: Farage’s Brexit Party Could Win in National Election
Newly elected Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe believes that Nigel Farage would win in the next national election.
Farage: If Brexit is Delayed Again Britain Should Have General Election to Replace ‘Failed’ Government
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has called for the British Parliament to be dissolved and fresh elections called by the end of the year if the people are “failed once again” by government refusing to deliver the withdrawal from the European Union that was voted for in 2016.
Brexit Party Would Wipe out Tories if EU Results Translate into Constituencies
Analysis by the Peston show has assessed that the new Brexit Party would wipe out the establishment parties if its European Parliament election victory were translated into General Election constituency seats.
Brexit Party Ahead of Conservatives, Challenging Labour for Lead in Westminster Poll
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party is just one point behind the leading Labour Party in the latest opinion polling showing Westminster voting intention.
Poll: Brexit Party in Third Place for National Voting Intentions, Ahead of Pro-Remain Lib Dems
The Brexit Party is gaining ground in national election voting intentions, coming third behind Labour and the Tories and ahead of establishment Remainer party the Liberal Democrats.
Delingpole: Brexit Is Now Hanging by a Thread
Prime Minister Theresa May has (narrowly) survived the vote of no confidence and delivered another of her bullish speeches about how the people voted for Brexit and how Brexit is what she plans to deliver.
Hungary to Hold General Election this April
BUDAPEST (AFP) – Hungary will hold general elections on April 8, the president said Thursday, with controversial right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban tipped to win a third consecutive term.
Left Dominates British Schools, with over 80 Per Cent of Teachers Backing Labour or Lib Dems
Surveys of teachers’ voting intentions prior to the general election indicate the Left dominates the British education system.
Nicola Sturgeon Refuses to Rule Out THIRD Independence Referendum if She Loses a Second
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has refused to rule out a third referendum on leaving the UK if she loses a second one, or to respect a moratorium on fresh referendums for a fixed period.
UKIP’s Paul Nuttall: ‘Islamist Extremism Is a Cancer Within Our Society’
UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has used a landmark speech to brand Islamist extremists a “cancer within our society”, proposing a range of robust actions to ensure it is “cut out”.
Open Borders by the Back Door: SNP Want Their Own Immigration Policy
The Scottish National Party has demanded powers to control Scotland’s immigration policy in their general election manifesto – a move which would allow Free Movement and mass migration to the whole United Kingdom to persist via a Scottish “back door”.
Lib Dem Manifesto Pledges Second EU Referendum, Attack on Marriage, Legalisation of Cannabis, Immigration
Tim Farron’s Liberal Democrats have released its general election manifesto, pledging to hold a second EU referendum, scrap the marriage allowance, legalise cannabis, and implement policies which will increase immigration.
Remain Myth Busted: Brexit Means MORE Rights for Workers
Theresa May will campaign Monday that Brexit will be used to expand protections and rights for workers, contrary to the claims of Remain campaigners during the European Union referendum.
Liberal Democrats Want to Spend £4.3bn on Taking in an Extra 50,000 Syrian Migrants
The Liberal Democrats have committed to taking in an extra 50,000 migrants from Syria by 2020 at an estimated cost of £4.3 billion.
‘Very Privileged’ Gina Miller Says Castro Was Family Friend, Brexit Was ‘An Emotional Spasm’
Pro-EU campaigner Gina Miller has credited growing up listening to Fidel Castro’s musings on social justice for her political activism, and branded the Brexit vote an “emotional spasm”.
Liberal Canadian PM Trudeau’s Election Guru Advising Gina Miller’s Anti-Brexit Tactical Voting Campaign
An adviser on tactical voting said to have helped swing the Canadian elections for the left wing Liberal Party is advising Gina Miller’s campaign to elect candidates with an “open mind” on Brexit. The British Guiana-born financier’s Best for Britain
Salmond: ‘Foolish’ Tories Will Be Brought ‘Back Down to Earth With a Bump’ in Scotland
Former SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has dismissed the Conservatives’ “presumptuous” ambitions to capture his Gordon constituency on June 8th as “vainglorious boasts”.
Jeremy Hunt: European Union Bosses Trying to Undermine Conservative General Election Campaign
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has reiterated Prime Minister Theresa May’s claim the European Union is attempting to influence Britain’s upcoming election.
UK Prime Minister: European Officials and Politicians Are Attempting to Influence General Election
Theresa May has accused European politicians and officials of threatening the United Kingdom in a deliberate attempt to influence the outcome of the June 8th snap election.
Labour MP Who Wants Immigration Until ‘Saturation Point’ Calls for Second EU Referendum
Labour MP Rachael Maskell has joined party leadership hopeful Clive Lewis to defy Jeremy Corbyn by endorsing a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.
