His ‘Contract with the People’ makes an effort to stake out some new territory for the People’s Army, but he faces an uphill climb.
That means protecting the environment, supporting schools, and more police. It means friendly communities with better transport, homes, and high streets.
She warns Labour that getting rid of Trident missiles is a condition for any deal after the election.
The Chancellor says that the party will publish “the most detailed, most transparent costings that have ever been published in British electoral history”.
The LibDem leader tells Andrew Marr she will not strike a Brexit deal with Johnson. “I’m voting for the things that I’m standing up for,” she says.
He accuses the other political parties of wanting to cancel Brexit, and says Labour doesn’t have a policy at all.
A full merger is the logical destination. That would be simpler, more honest and more modern.
In 2017 the Party remained inflexibly committed to an excessively aggressive campaign. CCHQ has learned lessons, but must not fight the last war.
Each week, our panel of James Frayne, Marcus Roberts, Trevor Phillips, and Salma Shah will will analyse and assess what’s happening.
“It’s a really tricky one. In previous elections it’s been a simple cross in the box, now it’s so overwhelming, I feel quite sick.”
The Tories are targeting Labour-held seats and the Liberal Democrats Tory-held ones, whilst Labour’s possible gains are probably out of reach.
Around two-thirds of the top 100 marginal seats are town constituencies. That presents an opportunity.
“Labour will never, ever, use our National Health Service as a bargaining chip in trade talks”, he says.
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It presents an exciting agenda spanning everything from hiring more staff to investing in key infrastructure and supporting innovation.