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General election: Boris Johnson visits Sedgefield as McDonnell says he will leave shadow cabinet – live news All the day’s politics news, as Boris Johnson begins tour of formerly safe Labour seats taken by Tories in electionBoris Johnson vows to repay trust of voters in north-east EnglandJohn McDonnell will not return to shadow cabinet under new leaderClashing egos and ‘policy incontinence’: inside Labour’s campaign 5.29pm GMTThat’s all from today’s politics live blog. Here’s a little summary of today’s developments.As a member of Labour’s NEC this is news to me. We’ve not been notified of a meeting. Any decisions on the future of the Party and the leadership must be made by the full NEC not the small officer’s group. h...

John McDonnell will not return to shadow cabinet Shadow chancellor says new Labour leader needs to build broad coalition across UKFollow the latest political news - liveJohn McDonnell has said he will not return to the shadow cabinet after Labour’s worst general election result in a generation.The shadow chancellor, seen as one of the architects of Labour’s shift to the left, has been a major figure at the top of the party since Jeremy Corbyn’s surprise 2015 leadership victory. But he had been criticised for his influence on Labour’s decision to support a second Brexit referendum, which alienated many voters in the party’s once-solid heartlands who had voted to leave the European Union. Continue reading... Go to Source

A week in UK politics: from Jacob Rees-Mogg’s bunker to Richard Burgon’s job prospects The final verdict on the few highs and numerous lows of the 2019 general election campaignIn the aftermath of the campaign, voters will be staggered by its best-kept secret: not the coordinates to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s underground holding cell, but the Labour party’s election slogan. The tagline that literally no one was talking about was: “It’s time for real change.” To be fair to Labour, it was a promise clearly delivered, with the party helping to achieve the once impossible spectacle of a Tory MP in Blyth Valley. Real change indeed! Continue reading... Go to Source

Housing charities and food banks report spike in donations after Tory win Organisations protecting the vulnerable such as Shelter, Refuge, the Trussell Trust and the Biscuit Fund welcomed contributionsCharities helping the most vulnerable in society have reported an increase in support after the Conservative victory in the general election.Shelter, Refuge, the Trussell Trust and the Biscuit Fund have all confirmed they have seen a sharp increase in donations and/or registered supporters as a result of the election outcome. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson to visit new Tory seats in north-east England Union head says PM must stand by promises if he wants to keep vote of first-time supportersFollow the latest political news - liveBoris Johnson is to visit the north-east of England as part of an election victory lap, meeting Conservative MPs who ousted Labour rivals from their seats in former “red wall” heartlands.The prime minister hailed his “stonking mandate” after he secured an 80-seat majority in Thursday’s election, with many Tory gains in areas across the north of England and the Midlands, including Bishop Auckland which had never elected a Tory MP before. Continue reading... Go to Source

Clashing egos and 'policy incontinence': inside Labour's campaign Labour insiders point to lack of strategic focus, leadership confusion, and say Corbyn had all but given up by the final weekAs Jeremy Corbyn sped through Stroud in Labour’s battlebus on Monday, he was asked whether it had been hard to land a blow on serial liar Boris Johnson during the six-week election campaign. Screwing up his face in distaste at the pugilistic metaphor, he replied: “I’m not a boxer!”He was much more comfortable reeling off a long list of constituencies he had visited in the past few days – something one close ally described as a “coping mechanism” – as a bruising campaign drew to a close. Continue reading... Go to Source

Kind of blue: UK comes to terms with Tory election victory Nation remains divided with Boris Johnson calling for reconciliation, and Nicola Sturgeon demanding a vote on Scottish independenceBritain awoke on Friday morning to an electoral map that had turned an emphatic shade of Tory blue, and to a country as starkly divided as ever – this time into those delighted by a thumping Boris Johnson election victory and those despairing at the prospect of a rightwing Conservative government, a hard exit from the European Union and ever more pressing questions over the sustainability of the UK itself. Related: The Guardian view on the 2019 election result: a new political landscape | Editorial Continue reading... Go to Source

Johnson ascendant: your general election recap How the Tories prevailed – and Jeremy Corbyn came unstuckFrom the Tory landslide to what Labour must do now and a look at how the “red wall” crumbled, here is your recap from our general election coverage. Continue reading... Go to Source

Boris Johnson pledges to prioritise NHS after election victory Prime minister wants ‘healing to begin’ after gamble on Brexit-focused election pays offLatest election news - live updatesBoris Johnson has said he wants to “let the healing begin” over Brexit, pitching himself as the prime minister of a one-nation government after winning the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher.Speaking outside Downing Street, Johnson said the NHS would be his top priority in government, and that the country needed “a permanent break” from the issue of Brexit after three-and-a-half years of wrangling. Continue reading... Go to Source

Anywhere but Westminster: how Labour lost, and the hope that endures – video John Harris and John Domokos finish their election road trip with a rain-sodden journey to Milton Keynes alongside enthusiastic young Labour activists, followed by a repeat visit to Stoke-on-Trent - where they watch the party's working class vote collapse, the endpoint of a story Anywhere But Westminster has been tracing for 10 years. But in among the electoral rubble, they find overlooked signs of a better future Continue reading... Go to Source

Jeremy Corbyn 'very sad' at election defeat but feels proud of manifesto The Labour leader is under pressure to step down but did not give a timetable for departure Election reaction – live updatesJeremy Corbyn has said he is very sad at the election result and suggested he will step down in the early part of next year, but insisted he has “pride in the manifesto”.The Labour leader gave a short statement in which he did not apologise to the 60 Labour MPs who lost their seats since its 2017 result or acknowledge any responsibility for the party suffering its worst result since 1935. Continue reading... Go to Source

Is this Conservative victory a one-hit Brexit wonder? Having won over Labour leave voters, the question is whether the Tories can keep themLatest election news - live updatesWhat is already filling Boris Johnson’s in-tray?It is an election that has, in many ways, left the country deeply divided, most obviously between big city and large town, between England and Wales on the one hand, and Scotland and to a lesser extent Northern Ireland on the other.The final swing from Labour to Conservative is around 4.6%, not quite as dramatic as Margaret Thatcher’s win in 1979 (5.2%) or even David Cameron’s in 2010 (5%) – and certainly nothing like Tony Blair’s win for Labour in 1997 (10%). Continue reading... Go to Source

'Things can’t get worse’: Wrexham turns Tory amid Welsh Labour losses Seat held by Labour since 1935 was one of six to switch to ConservativesThere was jubilation among Conservatives in Wales as the party achieved its best results since the heyday of Margaret Thatcher, even winning in once rock-solid Labour seats such as Wrexham, which has never before returned a Tory MP.Labour remained the biggest party in Wales with 22 of the 40 seats, down six on 2017, while the Tories were up six on 14. Plaid Cymru held on to its four seats. Continue reading... Go to Source