Summary

  • Junior doctors' new contract set to be imposed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

  • It follows junior doctors' strikes. Jeremy Hunt announced change in Commons statement

  • Parliamentary committee says 'significant changes' needed to draft web monitoring plans

  • Google has been giving evidence to MPs about its tax affairs

  1. 'Defining what is political advertising is hard'published at 17:02 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    Facebook's Steve Hatch says banning political advertising would weaken those with "a quieter voice".

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  2. Income tax rise will boost NHS budget - Lib Demspublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    The penny rise would allow it to match Labour's NHS front-line spending plans, the party says.

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  3. UK election: ‘It is essential we implement the referendum result’published at 13:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    Emily Maitlis speaks to former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt about the protests in Hong Kong, Brexit and the upcoming general election and Russian interference.

    Mr Hunt said that that as the election draws closer voters will “stop thinking about the characters” and “substance will win through”.

    He also added Russian election interference is a major problem that needs urgently addressing. He said: “We would be very naive not to think the Russians are not trying to interfere in any democratic process.”

  4. Scottish MEP resigns from Brexit Partypublished at 12:27 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    MEP Louis Stedman-Bryce says the Brexit Party has "repeatedly failed to deliver" on its promises.

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  5. Tory candidate suspended for 'unacceptable' commentspublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    The Aberdeen North hopeful is suspended over comments about anti-Semitism, LGBT rights and terrorism.

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  6. Sir John Curtice: How popular are the party leaders?published at 09:16 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    What voters think of the candidates for PM can be important when deciding how to vote.

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  7. You're hired? Leaders make boardroom pitchpublished at 00:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 November 2019

    At a business conference in London, the PM announced a halt to corporation tax cuts, while the Lib Dems accused Labour of being "stuck in the 1970s".

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  8. On The Road: Radio 1 Newsbeatpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2019

    Week one of Radio 1 Newsbeat's election campervan tour starting in Bishop Auckland and Aberdeen.

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  9. Where is Scotland's smallest constituency?published at 00:33 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2019

    We answer your questions about the election in Scotland, including where the country's smallest seat can be found.

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  10. SNP calls for independent decisions on TV licencespublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 17 November 2019

    The Scottish National Party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government.

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  11. Corbyn: No indyref2 before Holyrood vote in 2021published at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 17 November 2019

    The Labour leader says he would "certainly not" allow a referendum until after the Scottish Parliament election.

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  12. As it happened: Corbyn quizzed on post-Brexit migration planspublished at 07:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 November 2019

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says there will be a "great deal of movement" as election campaigns continue.

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  13. Concerns raised over 'unreliable' employment datapublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2019

    A watchdog censures the Scottish government for using figures which showed youth joblessness is down rather than up.

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  14. Trump confirms pre-election UK visitpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2019

    The US president will arrive in London for a Nato summit 10 days before polling day.

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  15. Minister who heckled Corbyn suspended over tweetspublished at 13:10 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2019

    It emerged that Rev Richard Cameron had made Islamophobic and homophobic comments on Twitter.

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  16. How a rugby game became a battle against apartheidpublished at 00:47 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2019

    Violence marred a peaceful anti-apartheid protest 50 years ago and sent shockwaves around the world.

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  17. The changing face of election leafletingpublished at 00:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 November 2019

    Party pamphlets are an election staple but they are subject to trends as Scotland's library of political leaflets show.

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  18. What is Scotland's attitude to immigration?published at 22:26 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2019

    Public opinion does not follow Holyrood's consensus that immigration could help address Scotland's demographic challenge.

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  19. Is £500 all you need to stand as an MP?published at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2019

    More than 70 current MPs will not stand in the elections, so who replaces them?

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  20. Lib Dems 'to protect worshippers from attacks'published at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 November 2019

    The party promises tougher sentences for hate crimes, improved gender rights and less stop and search.

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