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The Brexit party, Change UK and Liberal Democrats have held their final rallies before the European election, appealing to voters to back them to send a clear message on either leave or remain. The Brexit party’s leader, Nigel Farage, told at his last hustings event at a packed conference centre in Olympia, in west London on Tuesday that if they win the EU poll then it would “kill off any chance of a second referendum”. He also said he also wanted to get rid of the Electoral Commission, which is reviewing the Brexit party’s funding, along with the House of Lords, claiming they were full of “remainers”. Farage, who is personally facing an investigation by MEPs for failing to declare expenses funded by the Leave.EU founder, Arron Banks, told the rally: “We have got to get rid of the House of Lords, of Mr Blair and Mr Cameron’s cronies. Oh, and the Electoral Commission, all of whom are remainers, all of whom are part of Westminster … [Read more...] about Change UK, Brexit party and Lib Dems in last appeal before European elections

The “emphatic victory” of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party and humiliation of the Tories and Labour have been splashed all over Monday’s front pages. The Times leads with “Farage surge sends main parties into meltdown” with a photograph of the beaming party leader front and centre. The paper says the Brexit party headed “towards a sweeping victory” as the European election revealed the “collapse” in Tory support and “dramatic slump” in Labour votes. The “scale of defeat” will make Tory MPs even more “desperate to avoid a general election,” it adds. The Daily Mail splashes with a picture of Boris Johnson and Farage nose to nose and the headline: “Farage plunges dagger; knives out for Boris” in reference to the “double crisis” the Tories are facing. The paper reports Johnson’s “no-deal stance” could lead to government collapse and says Farage’s … [Read more...] about Knives, daggers and hammers: what the UK papers say about the EU election results

The size of Boris Johnson’s bombshell victory means he has free rein now he is safely back in ­Downing Street. The nation will wait anxiously to see what sort of premier he will be. Unshackled from needing the support of the Tory hard right, will he be the liberal One Nation Conservative he claims he is? Or will he press on with the strategy created by chief adviser Dominic Cummings, who ­mas­­ter­­­minded the election triumph after guiding Vote Leave towards referendum glory? Can the PM deliver for those ­traditional Labour supporters who put their faith in him? Will he be able to bridge the country’s chronic North-South chasm for those many Labour voters who went blue in the Midlands and the North? Or will Labour backers who “lent” their vote come to regret their ­decision if the PM betrays them, as he has so many others? A leader renowned for failing to keep promises has won the trust of millions of ordinary … [Read more...] about Challenges facing Boris Johnson now he has free rein after election landslide

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to hold a Cabinet reshuffle over the weekend following his Conservative Party’s landslide victory in the snap general elections on 12 December, as speculations are rife as to who might be in or out. Who is ‘In’? Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is the only minister believed to be guaranteed the opportunity to retain his position at the Treasury, writes the Daily Mail. Boris Johnson delivered a “categorical assurance” in November that he would keep Sajid Javid in the same job if he won the election, describing his former Party leadership rival as “a great guy”. © AP Photo / Alberto PezzaliBritish Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid leaves11 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove is tipped to be promoted to lead a beefed-up Brexit department to deal with trade negotiations with the EU and other countries. © AP Photo / Jonathan … [Read more...] about Who is In, Who is Out? Boris Johnson Set for Cabinet Reshuffle After Conservative Election Victory

London: The most potent outcome of the 2019 British election for India is what didn’t happen. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn didn’t win. Any outcome can be seen in obviously inverted ways such as this, but Corbyn wasn’t just another alternative to the winner in a foreign election. Corbyn looking to the world and setting Labour policy to deal with it was targeting India first. The party manifesto pointed to Kashmir as the first place where a Labour government would want to intervene. It was a fight he seemed to have been looking forward to keenly. His loss and unceremonious exit mean a long-drawn diplomatic war with India has been averted. India had a borderline skirmish with Corbyn already following the Labour Party resolution on Kashmir earlier this year. That resolution did a lot more than express concern over rights. It accused the Indian government of ordering and organising rapes in Kashmir Valley. The resolution was slipped in and passed insidiously towards the … [Read more...] about Don’t Mess with India or Indians in UK: The Diaspora’s Message to Labour in Punishing Defeat for Corbyn