Summary

  • New works and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb rules out more welfare cuts

  • David Cameron defends his record in the Commons amid Conservative infighting over welfare and economic policy

  • Despite his sadness at Iain Duncan Smith's resignation, the PM says compassionate conservatism is not over

  • No 10 says David Cameron has "full confidence" in George Osborne as the chancellor misses Commons statements

  • Labour says the Budget has an "enormous hole" in it and should be withdrawn

  1. Sturgeon: Labour won't turn their backs on SNPpublished at 13:33 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    It comes after John McDonnell said his party would not do a deal with the SNP in the event of a Labour minority government.

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  2. General election 2019: A matter of mistrust?published at 13:06 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    With a few days until voting, is the line between truth and lies becoming more blurred?

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  3. Lib Dems pledge help for small businessespublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2019

    Jo Swinson's party would scrap business rates and provide greater support for entrepreneurs.

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  4. Is politics sexist?published at 01:16 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2019

    They make up 51% of the population but what are the parties offering to women this election?

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  5. Record number of people registered to votepublished at 00:23 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2019

    The number of Scots registered to vote in the general election is up by 120,000, new figures show.

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  6. Labour pledges to electrify England's bus fleetpublished at 00:15 Greenwich Mean Time 7 December 2019

    It wants to electrify England's buses by 2030, but the Tories say Labour would "scrap vital new roads".

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  7. Major urges support for ex-Tory Brexit rebelspublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2019

    The former PM encourages voters to back three independent candidates running against his own party.

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  8. Who’s listening to the Liberals?published at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2019

    Jo Swinson's campaign has got bogged down in questions about the campaign itself, and messages about the manifesto have struggled.

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  9. General election speed dating for candidatespublished at 03:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2019

    Politics students put four potential MPs on the spot in Worcestershire.

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  10. 'Cuts and indifference' to blame for homelessnesspublished at 20:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    Scottish Labour's Richard Leonard says his party will fund the building of 120,000 social homes in Scotland.

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  11. Swinson: SNP victory means 'fresh' indyref2 threatpublished at 17:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    An SNP victory will bring the "threat of a fresh Scottish independence referendum", the Liberal Democrat leader warns.

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  12. Conservatives ahead in race for donationspublished at 16:10 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    In the third week of campaigning, the party raised seven times more than Labour in large donations.

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  13. Farage hits out at MEPs over Tory supportpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    The Brexit Party leader says three of his MEPs who quit have strong links to the Conservatives.

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  14. 'Why I was too scared to vote'published at 01:17 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    Registering to vote makes your name and address public. For some people, this can be dangerous.

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  15. How Remainers and Leavers plan to votepublished at 01:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2019

    Brexit triggered the general election, but is it still the most important issue for voters?

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  16. Candidate not backing oil tax manifesto pledgepublished at 15:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2019

    Aberdeen South candidate Shona Simpson says she does not support the party's plans for an oil windfall tax.

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  17. 'I sailed Greta Thunberg across the Atlantic'published at 12:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2019

    Nikki Henderson, who helped Greta Thunberg get to Madrid, reveals what happened on their 19-day journey.

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  18. The voters who can't make up their mindspublished at 01:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 December 2019

    Will this election be decided by voters who have yet to make their mind up?

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  19. Scottish party leaders clash in election debatepublished at 22:35 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Nicola Sturgeon, Jackson Carlaw, Richard Leonard and Willie Rennie debated on STV ahead of the general election.

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  20. Big changes ahead for UK railwayspublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 3 December 2019

    Whoever wins the Westminster election, there are major changes coming down the track for the British railways.

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