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Conservative HQ Knew Exactly What It Was Doing When It Rebranded Its Press Account

Parliament has ignored warnings on fake news for 2 years and now democracy is at stake, DCMS Select Committee member Ian Lucas writes.
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Tory Candidate Amjad Bashir Suspended Over 'Anti-Semitic' Comments

North East Leeds candidate referred to 'brainwashed extremists' in the European Parliament when he represented Ukip.
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Election Debate: Johnson And Corbyn Fail To Land Knockout Blow In ITV Clash

YouGov snap poll found public split down the middle on who should be prime minister.
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Tories Striking Election Pacts With Brexit Party Behind Boris Johnson's Back, Farage Claims

The PM has refused any formal deal with the Brexit Party but Nigel Farage claims Leave-supporting candidates are coordinating locally.
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Life Got Worse Under The Tories, But Johnson Will Sort Brexit Logjam, Undecided Voters Say

Focus group thinks PM is a 'scruffy clown', but doesn't believe he would sell off NHS to Trump... and doesn't like Corbyn's four-day week.
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Parents More Likely To Vote Labour Than Tory At General Election, Poll Suggests

Exclusive: Deltapoll survey for the National Education Union suggests parents see the NHS as the most important issue in December 12 snap election.
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Tory Members Suspended Over Alleged Islamophobic And Racist Social Media Posts

Shadow Equalities Minister Naz Shah said: 'The Conservative Party is rife with Islamophobia, racism and bigotry from top to bottom.'
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Is This The End For Labour Moderates?

Labour deputy leader Tom Watson’s resignation rocked the party as the snap election campaign began in earnest. But it only distracted attention away from the Tories’ own terrible start. One of Watson’s old allies in team Gordon Brown, Labour peer Lord Stewart Wood, and Tory ex-special advisor Laura Round join Arj Singh and Paul Waugh to share their thoughts on a stuttering snap election start for the big parties.
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Brexit: An Explainer Three Years In

It’s been three years since the UK voted to leave Europe. As the EU delay their decision on how long the next extension should be until after Boris Johnson’s demand to have a snap general election is resolved in Parliament, take a look at Brexit’s tortuous journey to this point from the referendum vote in 2016.
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Will An Election Before Brexit Help Labour, The Tories, Or Neither?

Disclaimer: We recorded this just a couple of hours before Boris Johnson Boris Johnson called for a December 12 snap election - but still contains loads of great chat about whether a Christmas snap poll is a good idea for the Tories and Labour!MPs have backed Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in principle, but refused to allow it go through the Commons in time for October 31 deadline agreed with the EU. Time for an election then? The PM wants one, but who will it favour?Arj Singh and Rachel Wearmouth are joined by Conservative MP Bim Afolami and Anand Menon, director of the UK In A Changing Europe think-tank, to talk over another dramatic week in Westminster.
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