Nigel Farage sets party’s sights on Peterborough byelection victory
28 May 2019
The Guardian: Brexit party leader also urges supporters to prepare for possible general election.
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Corbyn must demand time for both a General Election AND European elections
4 Apr 2019
Open Democracy – The next ten days will be among the most crucial in the political life of us Labour activists, up and down the country, up and down the party.
Read moreWelsh Tory MPs fear general election after Brexit deal loss
14 Mar 2019
BBC News: Welsh Tory MPs have said Theresa May’s repeated failure to get her Brexit deal through Parliament could lead to a general election.
Read moreMight Theresa May call a general election to resolve the Brexit deadlock?
25 Jan 2019
Institute for Government – The options open to the Prime Minister have narrowed. They may shrink even further next week. It is possible that she chooses to call a general election in response. That would do little to resolve the Brexit dispute. But there are circumstances in which she might find it tempting.
Read moreThink another general election is unlikely? Think again
24 Jan 2019
The Guardian – Could a general election be looming? It might seem unlikely. Last time Theresa May dissolved parliament, she had a 24-point lead and higher personal ratings than Margaret Thatcher or Tony Blair in their pomp. Labour had suffered one of its worst postwar defeats just two years earlier. And yet the Conservatives lost their […]
Read moreOh no, not again! Whitehall bosses are put on alert for ANOTHER General Election as they order civil servants to draw up contingency plans for Brexit deadlock snap poll
21 Jan 2019
Daily Mail – Britain was on general election alert last night after Whitehall chiefs were ordered to draw up contingency plans for a snap poll.
Read moreUK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, lawmaker says
18 Jan 2019
CNBC – UK Labour Party wants a general election — but a second referendum is more likely, lawmaker says
Read moreCorbyn to again call for general election to break Brexit deadlock
11 Jan 2019
The Guardian – Jeremy Corbyn is to reiterate his call for the Brexit impasse to be put to the people in a general election, as Labour edged closer to pledging to call a no-confidence vote in Theresa May’s government if her departure plan is voted down in the Commons.
Read moreTurnout: 2017 General Election
7 Jan 2019
Turnout: 2017 General Election – Although the overall turnout of the 2017 General Election was 68.7% (up from 66.2% in 2015), the turnout in individual constituencies varied from 53% to 79.5%. Use the interactive tool below to see which constituencies had the lowest turnout.
Read moreGeorge Osborne: 2019 election is ‘under-reported likelihood’
24 Dec 2018
The Guardian: George Osborne has said a general election is “an under-reported likelihood for 2019” as the government grapples with delivering on its promise to take the country out of the EU.
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