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The majority of Labour voters do not consider themselves working class.
According to pollsters, there’s a generational divide over the issue of Brexit. Surveys around the 2016 referendum consistently showed elderly voters backed Leave by a margin of two to one. In contrast, a YouGov poll showed that 87 percent of those who’re now aged 18 to 20 – people who were too young to vote…
Overnight polling from YouGov suggests people are generally negative about government negotiations with the EU so far.
It seems those who want a ban outnumber those who don’t, but are attitudes softening?
Data from the “Antisemitism Barometer” suggests Labour supporters are less antisemitic than other parties’ supporters. But the same study also found that 83 per cent of British Jews think the Labour is too soft on antisemitism.
It can be hard to keep up with what Labour frontbenchers are saying about Brexit. FactCheck takes a look.
“The truth is that when you look at those who voted to remain, most of them were the better educated people in our country” That’s what the Labour MP for Huddersfield, Barry Sheerman, told a BBC interviewer this week, prompting an angry response from some leave supporters on social media. FactCheck looks at whether he’s…
Allegations of sexual assault and rape against Harvey Weinstein are making headlines around the world. The Hollywood producer was fired from his own company after a number of women who worked with Weinstein accused him of sexual harassment and assault. Further allegations of rape have emerged in recent days. Weinstein has issued a statement saying…
The culture secretary, Karen Bradley, was doing the rounds of breakfast television this morning. She spoke to BBC Breakfast and ITV’s Good Morning Britain about her new plans for online safety. But the discussion inevitably veered towards Brexit, after Theresa May’s interview yesterday in which she apparently refused to say if she’d vote to leave…
The Conservative Party have suggested that Labour’s policy on the single market is unclear. But is that fair? FactCheck looked at what the party has said since the EU referendum was called last year. Ahead of the referendum Like the Conservative leadership, Labour’s official stance ahead of last year’s referendum was that Britain should stay…
Jon Snow
Award-winning Channel 4 News journalist and presenter Jon Snow delivers the prestigious James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at Edinburgh International Television Festival.
This is Theresa May’s first Queen’s Speech as Prime Minister. Reports say that senior Tories expect it to be her last. But could the Speech itself bring Mrs May down? FactCheck investigates.
I spoke to one senior Tory who’s been inside the CCHQ operation and struggled to think of more than a tiny handful of Tory MPs who he thinks are seriously worried about the prospect of losing their seats. Compare that with the bold list of target seats the Tories are still hoping to take off…
The Conservative’s lead over Labour has tumbled in the opinion polls. Experts now believe the election will be much closer than they thought. But there’s a huge amount of variation between these polls. For instance, on 29 May an ICM survey gave the Conservatives a 12 point lead. But two days later, YouGov said the party…
Gary Gibbon
Sources close to Mrs May have long said she thought David Cameron had a buccaneering approach to military involvement and was uncomfortable with some of his judgement calls in foreign affairs.