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‘I will repay your trust,’ says Johnson to ex-Labour voters on trip to north

Editorial Bureau December 15, 2019

LONDON- On Saturday, Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his opposition Labour party in northern England and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain’s national election. This Thursday, Johnson led the

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PM Boris Johnson’s lead over Labour party narrows to 12 points- Opinium poll

Editorial Bureau December 12, 2019

LONDON- British PM Boris Johnson’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed to 12 percentage points from 15 percentage points just ahead of Thursday’s national election, a poll by Opinium showed on Wednesday. Support for Johnson’s Conservative Party fell to 45% from 46% in a poll published on Dec. 7. The opposition Labour Party […]

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Labour to cut rail fares by a third

Editorial Bureau December 2, 2019

LONDON- Britain’s Labour Party said it would cut rail season tickets and peak time fares by a third, saving the average commuter more than 1,000 pounds ($1,280) a year, under its plan to return rail services to public ownership if it wins an election this month. It said the move, which will apply to regulated […]

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Conservatives raised more than Labour in third quarter of 2019

Editorial Bureau November 27, 2019

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 5.8 million pounds from donations and public funds in the third quarter of this year, just beating the opposition Labour Party which raised 5.5 million pounds, official figures showed on Tuesday. Britain’s electoral watchdog, the Electoral Commission, said the Brexit Party came third,

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Former British PM Blair warns ‘Britain is a dangerous mess’

Editorial Bureau November 26, 2019

LONDON- Former prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a dangerous mess and that neither his own Labour Party nor Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives deserved to win a Dec. 12 election. Britain is holding an election three years ahead of schedule because parliament was deadlocked over Brexit, unable to agree […]

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Both UK parties are peddling fantasies, says former PM Blair

Editorial Bureau November 25, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn are peddling fantasies before a Dec. 12 election, former British leader Tony Blair will say on Monday, offering his support to “mainstream” politicians. At a newsmaker event at Reuters, Blair will criticise Britain’s main parties for offering voters a stark choice, wanting to win

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Deltapoll: PM Johnson’s lead over Labour narrows slightly

Editorial Bureau November 24, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed slightly ahead of Britain’s Dec. 12 national election, an opinion poll by Deltapoll for the Mail on Sunday newspaper showed on Saturday. Support for Johnson’s Conservative Party stood at 43%, down two percentage points from last week, while Labour was unchanged at

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Labour vows take action on ‘tax and wage cheat’ multinationals

Editorial Bureau November 23, 2019

LONDON- Britain’s opposition Labour Party will hold a rally outside an Amazon depot on Saturday as it highlights its promise to target multinational firms it accuses of dodging taxes and cheating workers should it win next month’s election. In its manifesto launched on Thursday, Labour unveiled a plan to spend almost 83 billion pounds on […]

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Johnson’s party raises 26 times more in donations than Labour

Editorial Bureau November 23, 2019

LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 26 times more in political donations than the main opposition Labour Party in the first week of the official British election campaign. The Conservatives raised 5.7 million pounds in six days from Nov. 6 while Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour raised just 218,500 pounds ahead of the Dec. 12 […]

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PM Johnson’s lead over Labour grows according to Savanta ComRes poll

Editorial Bureau November 21, 2019

LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party extended its lead over the opposition Labour Party to 11 points this week, according to an opinion poll published by Savanta ComRes for the Telegraph newspaper on Wednesday. Ahead of Britain’s election in just over three weeks’ time, support for the Conservatives stood at 42%, up