The government has warned energy companies it is still prepared to legislate for an energy price cap, after British Gas announced a 12.5% electricity price rise for more than 3m households. The increase would add… Read More
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Theresa May faces backlash from Scotland and Wales over £1bn Tory-DUP deal | Politics | The Guardian
Theresa May has faced a backlash from politicians in Scotland, #Wales and parts of England after completing a £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionist party to prop up her Conservative minority government. Political figures lined… Read More
May and Corbyn cross UK in attempt to sway voters on final day of campaigning
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn criss-crossed the country on the final day of a hard-fought campaign in which the Conservatives remained clear favourites to secure an overall majority despite an energetic bid for power by… Read More
In shadow of deadly attacks, British election campaign resumes
After militants killed seven people and injured 48 in London, British Prime Minister Theresa May resumes campaigning on Monday just three days before a national election which polls show is much tighter than previously predicted…. Read More
Question Time leaders’ special: panel verdict
Owen Jones: ‘Nothing here that shifts the election race either way’ Theresa May refused to debate her opponent. That remains the one striking fact of this election’s televised non-debates. She launched this entire election on… Read More
Theresa May accused of making UK a laughing stock in Europe
The UK has become an “ogre” that is “a laughing stock” across #Europe, a senior Labour politician has said, accusing Theresa May of risking the country’s prospects of a Brexit deal by using threatening language…. Read More
Number of school leavers on electoral roll in England falls 25%
Young people are facing a “voter registration time bomb”, according to analysis by the Electoral Reform #Society, whose analysis shows the number of school leavers on the electoral roll has dropped by more than a… Read More
Labour party manifesto pledges to renationalise energy, rail and Royal Mail
Jeremy Corbyn will lay out plans to take parts of Britain’s energy industry back into public ownership alongside the railways and Royal Mail in a radical manifesto that will also promise an annual injection of… Read More