The Conservative Party are on course for an 80 seat majority, according to the latest polling figures by Opinium. According to the poll, the Conservatives have a 19 point lead over Labour, with both the Lib Dems and Brexit Party MPs struggling in third and fourth place respectively. Having pledged to “get Brexit done” during…
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The dead centre; resignations help no one
You’ve heard the news, I’m sure. On the morning of 18 February, seven MPs – Luciana Berger, Ann Coffey, Mike Gapes, Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker, Angela Smith, and Chuka Umunna – resigned from the Labour Party and announced the formation of The Independent Group, a new political alliance of centrist, pro-EU MPs. The next evening,…
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Brexit deal: ‘The country is in shambles’
When Theresa May announced her most recently negotiated Brexit deal, it faced immediate pushback from the DUP, from Labour, and even from May’s own cabinet. Nearly every political party said something along the lines of ‘we will not vote for this deal’, meaning it has essentially no chance of passing. The fundamental issue is that…
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Lib Dems: done and dusted or still fighting?
It’s the Lib Dems’ 30th birthday! But sadly for them, they’re not the most popular of parties. According to PollBase, when founded they sat at 12 percent in the polls, and are now at just 7 percent. Most politicians offer them placid compassion – a nod to their efforts, but acknowledgement of their continued troubles….
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Local elections round up
Norwich Labour Party retained control of Norwich City Council in last month’s elections, while Norfolk’s Independent Police and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Bett, lost his bid for re-election and was replaced by Conservative Lorne Greene. Labour Within Norwich, Labour gained 4 seats from the Green Party, increasing their majority on the city council. In University ward,…
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The Liberal Democrats are down, but they are not out
Over the past few months, there has been much coverage and media attention focused on the Labour leadership election; so much, indeed, that the public appears to have forgotten that an election also took place amongst the Liberal Democrats during this time, in which Tim Farron was chosen as the new leader of the party….
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Party games: 100 days till the election
With 100 days to go, Elliot Folan looks ahead to May’s general election. The 2015 general election was always going to be unusual. Ever since the Fixed Term Parliaments Act extended parliamentary terms to a full five years, and took the power to call elections away from the Prime Minister, it was clear that the…
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Motion to repeal ‘Bedroom tax’ falls
News Reporter Theodore Antoniou-Phillips on the latest decisions regarding the Bedroom Tax.
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Where has Simon Wright gone wrong?
Comment writer Andrew Ansell questions Norwich South MP Simon Wright’s dedication to his student voters
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