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• General Election 2019: Labour launch anti-Semitism probe

  17-11-2019 15:20 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  An election candidate is accused of running a Facebook group where anti-Semitic comments were made.
  
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• General election 2019: No indyref2 before 2021 says Corbyn

  17-11-2019 15:17 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Labour would "certainly not" allow a Scottish independence vote until after the next Holyrood election in 2021.
  
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• General election 2019: Labour vows to end dental check-up charges

  17-11-2019 15:07 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Check-up charges in England of £22.70 will be scrapped under a Labour government, the party says.
  
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• General election 2019: SNP calls for independent decisions on TV licences

  17-11-2019 15:06 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The Scottish National Party argues that powers over licence fees should be removed from the UK government.
  
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• General election 2019: Conservatives promise 'equal' immigration system

  17-11-2019 15:06 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The Tories outline changes after Brexit as Jeremy Corbyn is pressed on his views on EU migration.
  
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• General election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn on future of Trident nuclear weapons

  17-11-2019 15:03 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is pressed by the BBC's Andrew Marr on whether he would keep, scale back or get rid of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system if he took power.
  
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• General election 2019: Next PM must respect 'right of Scots to choose'

  17-11-2019 14:39 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  SNP's Westminster leader said voters who support another Scottish independence referendum must be heard.
  
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• General election 2019: Corbyn says no indyref2 before 2021

  17-11-2019 14:28 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The Labour leader says he would "certainly not" allow a referendum until after the Scottish Parliament election.
  
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• Jennifer Arcuri says Boris Johnson 'cast me aside like some gremlin'

  17-11-2019 12:39 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Woman at centre of misconduct controversy says her requests to him for media advice had been "blocked".
  
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• General Election 2019: Raab on discouraging 'cheap labour' from abroad

  17-11-2019 12:33 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The foreign secretary says that the government is committed to reducing immigration, and wants to discourage "cheap labour from abroad".
  
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• General election 2019: Corbyn defends benefits of immigration

  17-11-2019 12:22 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The Labour leader says there will be a "great deal" of freedom of movement after the UK leaves the EU.
  
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• General election 2019: What to look out for on LGBT issues

  17-11-2019 02:35 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Care about LGBT equality? Here's what to look out for in this election.
  
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• General election 2019: Labour figures in manifesto agreement

  16-11-2019 23:15 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Jeremy Corbyn hails "transformative" document that he says gives the "promise of a better Britain".
  
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• General election 2019: Tories and Lib Dems in rival tree-planting pledges

  16-11-2019 16:00 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Boris Johnson announces £640m for more forests while Jo Swinson aims for 60 million new trees.
  
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• This Matters: Are politicians playing you?

  15-11-2019 18:19 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Are politicians offering different deals depending on your postcode?
  
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• General election 2019: Is the NHS the best health service possible?

  15-11-2019 18:08 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The major parties in England have pledged billions more for the NHS over the next five years.
  
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• General election 2019: Boris Johnson quizzed on Russia, flooding and his children

  15-11-2019 16:50 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Boris Johnson answered questions from the public in a special BBC programme.
  
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• Are there 800,000 illegal immigrants in the UK?

  14-11-2019 17:13 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  New research has attempted to put a figure on an elusive piece of data but do the numbers stand up?
  
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• Hospital waiting times at worst-ever level

  14-11-2019 14:37 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Record numbers in England are on hospital waiting lists, while A&E delays highest since target introduced.
  
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• General election 2019: Stourbridge resignation over Islamophobia claims

  14-11-2019 14:18 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  A Conservative association deputy chairman resigns over what he believes are Islamophobia issues within the party.
  
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• General election 2019: Tories promise to cut 'immigration overall'

  14-11-2019 13:37 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Priti Patel goes further than other senior Tories in setting out the party's post-Brexit policy.
  
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• General election 2019: Lib Dems 'to protect worshippers from attacks'

  14-11-2019 12:33 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The party promises tougher sentences for hate crimes, improved gender rights and less stop and search.
  
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• General election 2019: Are ads and leaflets on tactical voting misleading people?

  14-11-2019 12:18 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  There's a wealth of election leaflets and ads encouraging tactical voting, but are some based on misleading information?
  
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• General election 2019: Don't give up on stopping Brexit - Tusk

  14-11-2019 09:32 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The outgoing European Council chief says leaving the EU would leave the UK a "second-rate player".
  
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• Election 2019: Labour's policy confusion, PM's frosty reception and Brexit (again)

  14-11-2019 06:43 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Labour appear to contradict themselves on the working week and Boris Johnson visits flood-hit Yorkshire.
  
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• General election 2019: NHS policy check - what to look out for in party manifestos

  14-11-2019 01:01 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  If you care about what the parties are promising on the NHS, here are some key issues to watch for.
  
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• Donald Tusk: 'I could have been fired for saying this'

  13-11-2019 23:54 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The outgoing European Council president urges British voters not to "give up" on stopping Brexit.
  
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• Election 2019: Young voters react to Facebook political ads from parties

  13-11-2019 23:36 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Here's what they thought of paid-for adverts from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
  
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• General election 2019: Labour pledges to close gender pay gap by 2030

  13-11-2019 23:30 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Labour vows to close the gap between the average hourly pay for men and women but Tories are critical.
  
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• General election 2019: What is Labour's four-day working week plan?

  13-11-2019 21:16 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Labour says it would introduce a shorter working week, but the Conservatives say it would "cripple the NHS".
  
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• Corbyn: 'Would have been right' to arrest IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

  13-11-2019 19:39 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Boris Johnson accuses the Labour leader of being "naive to the point of being dangerous" over comments.
  
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• General election 2019: SNP to take legal action over ITV election debate

  13-11-2019 19:34 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Nicola Sturgeon says it is "fundamentally unfair" that the debate will only feature Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• General election 2019: PM vows to close 'opportunity gap' after Brexit

  13-11-2019 19:31 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Boris Johnson says the Tories will double funding for research and development if they win the election.
  
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• Election 2019: 'Our ambition is to unlock the nation's potential' say PM

  13-11-2019 18:52 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  In his first campaign speech, Boris Johnson promised to tackle "injustices" in regional investment and productivity after Brexit.
  
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• General election 2019: Labour vows to outspend Tories on the NHS

  13-11-2019 14:12 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The party says it would tax the "wealthiest" to cut hospital waiting times if it wins the election.
  
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• Votey McVoteface targets boaters in Tory marginals

  13-11-2019 14:04 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Anti-Tory activists, Votey McVoteface, urge boaters to register to vote in marginal seats.
  
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• General election 2019: What is the secret behind tactical voting?

  13-11-2019 12:41 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Some campaign groups are encouraging tactical voting, but what is it?
  
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• Who should I vote for? General election 2019 policy guide

  13-11-2019 12:17 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Compare where the parties stand on key issues, from Brexit and the NHS to education and the environment.
  
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• General election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

  13-11-2019 10:44 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Our poll tracker measures how people say they are going to vote at the next general election.
  
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• General election 2019: Is grime still for Jeremy Corbyn?

  13-11-2019 08:50 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  MCs came out in support of the Labour leader in 2017 but there's near silence from artists this time around.
  
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• Brexit: Claims about EU tax rules fact-checked

  13-11-2019 01:38 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  People keep claiming on social media that a tax avoidance deadline has been driving the Brexit agenda.
  
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• Election 2019 in maps: Where are the seats that could turn the election?

  13-11-2019 01:34 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  From 'ultra-marginals' to the highest Leave and Remain seats - which are the battlegrounds that could make the difference?
  
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• General election 2019: Have flood and fire services been cut by the Conservatives?

  12-11-2019 19:49 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Labour claims flood and fire and rescue services have been cut by more than 20%.
  
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• Welsh Assembly standards chief resigns over AM's secret recordings

  11-11-2019 22:02 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Police are being asked to investigate but AM Neil McEvoy says he acted in the public interest.
  
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• General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats

  11-11-2019 21:38 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Nigel Farage says the party will not contest seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will stand against Labour.
  
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• General election 2019: Johnson vs Corbyn 'appalling choice', says ex-Tory MP

  11-11-2019 19:41 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Nick Boles says the PM is a "compulsive liar" and calls the Labour leader a "totalitarian".
  
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• Lib Dems 'taking legal action against ITV'

  11-11-2019 16:51 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Lib Dem President Sal Brinton says the current leaders' TV debate plan "disrespects" Remain voters.
  
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• General election 2019: Lib Dems propose £10k 'skills wallet' for all adults

  11-11-2019 16:36 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Money for training courses will be made available to adults of all ages, under the Lib Dem plan.
  
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• General election 2019: Lib Dems launch legal action over ITV debate

  11-11-2019 16:36 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  The party wants their leader, Jo Swinson, to be on the programme along with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

  11-11-2019 16:24 via BBC News - UK Politics
  
  Our poll tracker measures how people say they are going to vote at the next general election.
  
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