The Labour Leadership Election: Three Candidates, Three Criteria, One Winner
For Labour, Jeremy Corbyn and his far-left agenda, the December General Election was the last attempt at power. Instead, as the exit poll predicted, Labour would lose. Hard. With a defeated leader and vacant deputy position following the resignation of Tom Watson, Labour’s party leader and deputy must be replaced. The chosen successor must ensure […]
A Cabinet Reshuffle – Only Slightly
The Prime Minister’s Cabinet reshuffle yesterday was predicted to cause a shakeup; and it did, to an extent. Taking a different approach, the Prime Minster (PM) used his House of Commons office to inform ministers that they would no longer be in his Cabinet. This was to prevent the somewhat embarrassing walk to Number 10 […]
The Labour Leadership Race
During his four-year stint as Leader, Jeremy Corbyn has led the Labour Party into two general elections, two referendums, one European Parliament election and several sets of local elections. When he emerged as the front runner and stormed into front-bench politics for the first time in his 37-year career, Corbyn was relatively unknown. His low […]
General Election 2019: A Summary
Following months of uncertainty, it seems a new lease of life has been injected into a paralysed Parliament. Months ago, a Conservative majority was an inconceivable prospect, where the political disfigurement and ever widening divide in Westminster mirrored the country. To many, Boris Johnson was the last bet. An outspoken, career driven journalist-turned politician, who […]
Back to Parliament… again
Back to Law School, Parliament… again: MPs are set to return to Westminster after the Government’s prorogation of Parliament was brought to a premature end following the Supreme Court’s conclusion that Parliament was prorogued unlawfully. All eyes turn to the Prime Minister. Despite the English High Court’s original decision that the shutting down of Parliament […]
Conference Season – The Liberal Democrats
It’s conference season and first up; the Liberal Democrats. A weekend that was filled with policy debates and cringe fringe events, began with another Conservative defection and ended with a rallying speech, the first for new leader Jo Swinson. After much speculation that another MP was set to join the party, Sam Gyimah became the […]
Back to Parliament
Back to School, Parliament: MPs are back and raring to go as today they return to Parliament after the summer recess. Refreshed, re-energised – determined. Westminster will be the setting of a theatrical display of (dis)loyalty, collusion and opportunity. Chaos looms and uncertainty is yet again the main descriptor of UK politics. So, in the […]
Prorogation, the most contentious word in British Politics
In the heat of Westminster, and after returning from the G7 summit, Boris has topped the headlines again with the news today that he intends to suspend Parliament from mid-September for 4 weeks in order to hold a new Queen’s Speech in mid-October. This is known as “proroguing” Parliament and is in effect a mid-term […]
A Government of National Unity?
Boris Johnson has been Prime Minister for less than a month, and already his premiership is being challenged. After a significant win for the ‘Remain Alliance’ in Brecon and Radnorshire, the Conservative Government’s majority was cut to just one. Unsurprisingly, the Johnson administration carries on – down but not yet done. Right now, remain-leaning MPs […]
JBP Guide: The Conservative Leadership Election
The first fully fledged Conservative leadership election since 2005 is underway and JBP’s analysis outlines who all the runners and riders are. We break down each candidate’s key policies, who their supporters are and of course, where they stand on Brexit. Our concise guide provides the key information to save you listening, watching and reading […]