Monthly Archives: October 2019

Former Tory MP Sandbach defects to Liberal Democrats – The Times

UK former Conservative party member Antoinette Sandbach has defected to the Liberal Democrats, the Times reported on Thursday.

British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day

On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a “rigged… Read More

UK grant for firm run by Johnson’s friend was appropriate – audit

A decision by Britain’s government to award a 100,000-pound ($129,500) grant to a company run by an American businesswoman who was a friend of Boris Johnson before he became prime minister was… Read More

Trump says UK Labour leader Corbyn would be ‘so bad’ for Britain

U.S. President Donald Trump waded into Britain’s election campaign on Thursday, saying the leader of the left-wing opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, would be “so bad” for Britain if he wins.

Offering ‘real change’, Labour’s Corbyn vows to oust Conservatives

Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn took aim at tax dodgers, dodgy landlords, bad bosses and big polluters on Thursday, launching an election campaign with a promise of “real change” in Britain.

Corbyn accuses Trump of interfering in British election

The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, accused President Donald Trump of trying to interfere in Britain’s general election after the U.S. leader said Corbyn would be “so bad” for… Read More

On his home turf, PM Johnson fights for his political future

Over the next few weeks, Sunil Paul and thousands of voters like him in this commuter town on the edge of London will be among the most important people in British politics:… Read More

Body believed to be missing British woman, 21, found off Cambodia

Cambodian authorities found a body floating near the Thai border on Thursday that is believed to be a 21-year-old British woman who went missing last week from a beach party in a… Read More

UK election campaign begins with Corbyn attack on ‘rigged system’

Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, kicks off his election campaign on Thursday with a vow to take on Britain’s “rigged system”, which he said was run by a privileged elite… Read More

Weakening demand hits UK car production in September

British car output dropped by an annual 3.8% in September, hit by weakening demand overseas and political and economic uncertainty at home as Brexit remains unresolved, an industry body said on Thursday.