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Conservatives capture key Labour heartlands in north
Many of the 60 MPs who lost their jobs last night turned angrily on Jeremy Corbyn, saying he was simply unelectable.
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Conservatives take seats from Labour in Wales
One of the key Tory victories was Wrexham, which had been Labour since before the second world war – so why did people switch their allegiance?
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Conservatives win decisive victory as Labour vote collapses
‘We pulled it off, didn’t we’ – Boris Johnson declared this morning as he pledged he would unite the country and ‘get Brexit done’ by the end of January next year – celebrating the biggest Tory majority since 1987.
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FactCheck: new twist in Conservatives ‘50,000 nurses’ promise
A Conservative source told FactCheck that the target of 50,000 more nurses includes those already targeted in the Long Term Plan.
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Lib Dems launch manifesto – as Conservatives announce tax cut
Now Boris Johnson, whether he meant to do so or not – has revealed Conservative plans for a tax cut for working people. Speaking to workers on Teesside – he appeared to blurt out a new policy to raise the threshold for paying National Insurance. Mr Johnson later explained that from next year people would…
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Conservatives pledge to reduce immigration – but won’t set ‘arbitrary’ targets
The Conservative Party has pledged to reduce immigration if they win the General Election, but declared they won’t set what they call “arbitrary” targets.
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FactCheck: Conservatives attack Labour immigration policy – before they know what it is
Extending free movement to the rest of the world is not Labour party policy.
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Labour promises to spend more on NHS than Conservatives
While Mr Corbyn was in Scotland, his party was promising a significant increase in NHS funding if it wins the election.
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FactCheck: Are the Conservatives putting 20,000 police on the streets?
There’s a catch: we lost just over 20,000 police officers during austerity.
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Labour and Conservatives argue over spending pledges
Economic plans have been the talk of the election campaign today, with Labour rejecting Conservative claims that their economic policies would cost over a trillion pounds extra, as “a ludicrous piece of Tory fake news”.
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FactCheck: Conservatives admit ads in key marginal seats are wrong
The incorrect adverts have been displayed on Facebook over a million times.
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FactCheck: will the Conservatives ‘send Trump £500 million a week’?
It would cost the health service £500m a week if British patients had to pay the same price for drugs as people in the US do.
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Lib Dem peer Brian Paddick: ‘Labour as much a Leave party as Conservatives and Brexit Party’
We’re joined from Westminster by Liberal Democrat peer Brian Paddick and in the studio by Ben Habib, a Brexit Party MEP and parliamentary candidate in this current election.
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FactCheck: has violent crime ‘doubled’ under the Conservatives?
“Violence against the person” includes “violence without injury” as well as “stalking and harassment”.
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Tory Brexiteer: ‘Opposition and rebel Conservatives holding Boris Johnson hostage’
Steve Baker is a leading pro-Brexit Tory MP.