UK Election 2019
Conservatives spread misinformation - Berners-Lee
25th November 2019
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, says that the Conservatives are guilty of spreading misinformation with their factcheckUK stunt. 'Don't trust people who do that.'
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£200,000 Russian donation to Conservatives
23rd November 2019
FactcheckUK (formerly known as the Conservative Party) were given £200,000 by the wife of one of Vladimir Putin's former ministers.
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Cons pretend to be factcheckUK
21st November 2019
During Tuesday's election debate on ITV, the Conservative Party re-branded its Twitter account to make it look as though it was the account of an independent fact-checking organisation. The name the Party made up was factcheckUK.
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Kompany on Brexit
16th November 2019
In conversation with Donald McRae, former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany spoke eloquently about Brexit.
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Sustrans Election Manifesto
14th November 2019
Sustrans has produced its own manifesto for the General Election 2019. It is asking all parties to commit to more investment in walking and cycling, as a solution to the climate crisis.
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Johnson underwhelms flood victims
13th November 2019
Boris Johnson finally travelled to Doncaster five days after the floods had begun. Locals were not impressed.
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Brexit Party won't stand against Cons
11th November 2019
In a move that smacks of a secret alliance, Nigel Farage announced that his Brexit Party won't stand in seats with a sitting Tory MP. Now you know - there's nothing between the Brexit Party and the Conservatives. They have the same policy.
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Andrew Jones MP 85% against the environment
10th November 2019
A Guardian analysis shows that Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough, voted against environmental measures 85% of the time.
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Cons against the environment
7th November 2019
The Conservative candidate for Reading East has no idea about the severity of the climate crisis. He thinks it's 'a theory that relies on shaky evidence'. He thinks climate change has been "overexaggerated".
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Cons doctor Keir Starmer interview
6th November 2019
The Conservatives doctored an interview with Keir Starmer on Good Morning Britain. They made it look as though he had no answer to a question, when in fact he gave a detailed reply straight away.
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Johnson supresses Russia report
5th November 2019
Conservative party leader Johnson is suppressing a Parliamentary report into Russian interference in the British political process.
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Cons against warm homes
4th November 2019
The Conservatives are against a policy to insulate UK homes and make them more efficient. The move would lower people's energy bills, and help tackle the climate crisis.
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