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UK General Elections: Which are the Main Parties, and What are their Major Plans?

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UK General Elections: Which are the Main Parties, and What are their Major Plans?

(VORNews) – The United Kingdom will hold elections on July 4 following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of emergency elections on May 22.

The parties running for the 650 seats in the lower chamber of the UK Parliament, the chamber of Commons, have all produced manifestos outlining their positions on various topics, including immigration, the NHS, the economy, and the UK’s relationship with the EU.

In December 2019, Boris Johnson guided the reigning Conservative Party back to power in the UK’s most recent general election. Following Sunak’s declaration, the country entered a period known as “purdah,” during which time local governments and civil servants were prohibited from announcing any new projects or plans that might be perceived as favoring a specific political party. The parliament was dissolved on May 30.

However, Purdah does not prohibit political candidates from doing voter outreach events. In the run-up to the general election, these are the major political parties and the pledges they have made:

UK General Elections: Which are the Main Parties, and What are their Major Plans?

UK General Elections: Which are the Main Parties?

Conservatives

Alternatively referred to as the Tory Party or the Tories colloquially, or the Conservative and Unionist Party

Political alignment: center-right to right

Formed in: 1834

Manifesto: Reduce borrowing, debt, and taxes by 17.2 billion pounds ($22 billion) annually by 2029-30. Increase NHS funding above inflation and hire 92,000 more nurses and 28,000 new physicians. Increase defense expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP. Develop post-Brexit partnerships throughout Europe. Impose a binding limit for legal migration and expel asylum seekers who arrive in Rwanda via illegal methods.

Current leader: Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister David Cameron has been in power since 2010 (first five years in partnership with Liberal Democrats), followed by Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.

Seats in House of Commons in outgoing parliament: 344

Support in recent polls: According to YouGov, the British public opinion and data monitoring organization, 20% of those questioned expect to vote Conservative on June 18. The Conservative Party got 43% of the popular vote in 2019.

Labour

Political alignment: center-left

Formed in: 1900

Manifesto: Instead of increasing taxes, create wealth and implement a new industrial strategy. Reduce waiting times in the NHS by doubling the number of cancer scanners and adding 40,000 extra medical appointments every week. Instead of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, the government should strengthen border security and strengthen ties with Europe.

Current leader: Keir Starmer

Last in power: Gordon Brown and Tony Blair from 1997 to 2010.

Seats in House of Commons in outgoing parliament: 205

Support in latest polls: 36 percent. The party won 32 percent of the vote in 2019.

Liberal Democrats

Political alignment: center to center-left

Formed in 1988 by the merging of the Liberal Party, formed in 1859 and a major force during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and the Social Democratic Party.

Manifesto: Improve the relationship with the European Union. Concentrate on renewables. Increase the number of physicians and pay for caregivers. Increase defense expenditure to at least 2.5 percent of GDP annually. Scrap the Rwanda plan and end the bar on asylum seekers working. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2045, and hire a mental health expert in every school.

Current leader: Ed Davey

In power from 2010 until 2015 in a coalition with the Conservatives led by David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrats’ then-leader.

Seats in House of Commons in outgoing parliament: 15

Support in latest polls: 14 percent. In 2019, the party won 12 percent of the vote.

Greens

Political alignment: left-wing eco-politics

Formed in: 1990

Manifesto: Increase taxes on the affluent. Place railway, water, and energy industries under governmental administration. Increase the NHS funding. Cancel Trident, the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrence program. Assist migrants in “putting down roots” by eliminating the minimum income criteria for spouses of work visa holders. Re-join the EU. Stop all new fossil fuel extraction and switch to wind and solar electricity. Remove university undergraduate fees.

Current leaders: Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay

Seats in the House of Commons in the outgoing parliament: one

Support in latest polls: 7 percent — a historic high. The party won 1 percent of the vote in 2019.

Reform UK’s

Political orientation: right-wing.

Formed in 2019 (as the Brexit Party).

Manifesto [or a pact with voters, as the party describes it]: Accelerate infrastructure initiatives. Remove bureaucracy by repealing employment rules that make it difficult for businesses to recruit and terminate employees. Reduce property taxes, lower taxes for frontline NHS and social care workers, and provide tax breaks for private healthcare. Recruit 30,000 more army personnel and boost defense expenditures. Detain and deport unauthorized immigrants. Remove the more than 6,700 EU rules that the UK kept after Brexit. Ban “transgender ideology” in classrooms.

Current leader: Nigel Farage.

Outgoing parliament has one seat in the House of Commons.

According to the most recent surveys, support is 18 percent. The Brexit Party received 2% of the vote in 2019.

Scottish National Party’s

Political orientation: center-left.

Formed in 1934.

Manifesto: Achieve Scottish independence from the United Kingdom. Protect the NHS against commercialization and austerity by increasing investment in hospitals, schools, train, and road infrastructure. Scrap Trident. Increase maternity pay. Re-join the EU. Scrap the Rwanda scheme. Demand an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

Current leader: John Swinney.

In the previous session, the House of Commons had 43 seats.

In the most recent surveys, support is around 3 percent. It received 4% of the vote in 2019.

Plaid Cymru’s

Political allegiance: center-left to left wing.

Formed in 1925.

Manifesto: Gain independence for Wales. Establish equitable financing for Wales. Recruit 500 more general doctors. Increase child benefit payments by £20 ($25) each week. Rejoin the EU and the single market.

Current leader: Rhun ap Iorwerth.

In the previous session, the House of Commons had three seats.

The latest surveys show that support is 1 percent. It received 0.5% of the votes in 2019.

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Chief Operating Officer Of Truth Social’s Parent Company Resigns

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Trump uses Truth Social to make Sexual Jokes and pushes for Military Tribunals

According to a regulatory filing, the chief operating officer of Truth Social’s parent company has resigned, and the company is required by a court judgment to hand over nearly 800,000 shares to one of its investors.

COO Andrew Northwall resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. late last month, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, and the business intends to “transition his duties internally.” There were no further details revealed about the resignation. He began working for the company in December 2021, according to his LinkedIn page.

The SEC filing also stated that a Delaware court determined last month that 785,825 Trump Media shares must be given to ARC Global Investments II. Both parties have been at odds over how many shares ARC was entitled to following Trump Media’s merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. The court stated that ARC and Trump Media might submit an appeal within 30 days of its final order.

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Chief Operating Officer Of Truth Social’s Parent Company Resigns

Trump Media operates the social media site Truth Social, which Trump founded after being barred from Twitter and Facebook following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Based in Sarasota, Florida, the company has been losing money and striving to increase revenue. According to regulatory documents, it lost approximately $58.2 million last year and generated only $4.1 million in revenue.

Some market experts consider Trump Media shares to be a meme stock, which is a term used to describe equities that become popular online and skyrocket in value, much exceeding what traditional analysis suggests. The stock has fluctuated for several months, with trading primarily driven by individual investors, who are often considered less skilled than day traders.

Late last month, Trump Media’s stock plunged to its lowest level ever on the first trading day when its largest shareholder, former President Donald Trump, was allowed to sell his position in the firm behind the Truth Social platform.

Chief Operating Officer Of Truth Social’s Parent Company Resigns

Trump Media’s shares, known as TMTG, began trading publicly in March. When the business debuted on the Nasdaq in March, its shares reached a high of $79.38.

Trump Media & Technology shares gained marginally to $16.20 before the market opened on Friday.

SOURCE | AP

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43 Million Watched Walz-Vance VP Debate, In Significant Drop From 2020 Matchup

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It was a calmer, more courteous debate – and less popular overall.

According to Nielsen estimates, Tim Walz and JD Vance’s vice presidential debate drew more than 43 million viewers on Tuesday night.

The 43 million figure is the aggregate audience of 15 television networks that aired the CBS-produced debate. An unknown number of extra individuals saw the debate via YouTube and other internet channels.

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43 Million Watched Walz-Vance VP Debate, In Significant Drop From 2020 Matchup

Vice-presidential debates are generally rated lower than presidential debates, and this year was no exception. According to Nielsen, last month’s discussion between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew over 67 million people across 17 television networks.

Nonetheless, Tuesday’s viewership was high enough to make the Walz-Vance discussion one of the most-watched single telecasts of the year in the United States.

Four years ago, 57 million people watched the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle, featuring Harris and then-Vice President Mike Pence. According to Nielsen, 69.9 million people saw Joe Biden and Sarah Palin compete in the most-watched vice presidential debate of 2008.

However, television viewership habits have shifted substantially in recent years. And Tuesday’s viewership was high enough to make the Walz-Vance discussion one of the most watched single telecasts in the United States in 2024.

And those who saw awarded the discussion a thumbs up, praising its relatively courteous and civil tone.

CNN pollsters reported “no clear winner,” but the event left viewers with more positive impressions of both candidates than they had before the debate.” The “overwhelming majority” of viewers “felt the tone of the debate was positive,” CBS stated afterward.

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43 Million Watched Walz-Vance VP Debate, In Significant Drop From 2020 Matchup

Typically, the VP duel occurs between presidential debates. However, Trump continues to reject offers of another debate, so the VP debate could be the last of this election season.

The Harris team announced Tuesday night that “she will be in Atlanta on October 23” — the day CNN has offered to conduct a debate there — and that “Donald Trump should step up and face the voters.” Trump said on Truth Social, “I beat Biden, then I beat her, and I’m not looking to do it again, too far down the line.”

SOURCE | CNN

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New York Times Political Analyst Says JD Vance Dominated the Debate

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New York Times Political Analyst Says JD Vance Dominated the Debate
JD Vance one of the best debating performances by a Republican Vice-President nominee - VOR IMage

New York Times columnist and political analyst Ross Douthat reported that the first half of the vice-presidential debate has been the strongest illustration in this campaign so far of why it made sense for Donald Trump to pick JD Vance as his running mate

He stated that the Ohio senator is presenting one of the most impressive debating performances by a Republican nominee for president or vice president in recent memory and is arguing for Trump’s record in a manner that surpasses anything that Trump has ever been able to do.

After weeks of effective Democratic attacks on his right-wing podcast commentary, Vance’s performance has included a dose of self-conscious humanization, an attempted reintroduction to his blue-collar upbringing, and a striking personal biography, according to Douthat.

Walz timid comparison to JD Vance

It has incorporated some meticulous rhetorical tap dancing and policy jujitsu regarding topics such as abortion and climate change as well. However, it has primarily served as an effective prosecution of the case against the Biden-Harris administration, with an unremitting emphasis on fostering nostalgia for the economy, the immigration landscape, and the relative foreign-policy tranquilly of Trump’s term.

In contrast, Tim Walz appears to be affable, well-intentioned, and, in comparison to Vance, essentially inexperienced. He is devoting an excessive amount of time to partially concurring with his opponent, while simultaneously presenting a considerably more disjointed argument against Trump than Vance is against Kamala Harris.

Ross Douthat stated, “I believe that this performance has raised a question: Why has the Harris campaign eschewed Walz from one-on-one interviews, whereas Vance has been fielding hostile inquiries since the beginning of his candidacy?”

It appears that the Minnesota governor would have benefited significantly from spending additional time being cross-examined on the Sunday programs prior to his departure to engage in a debate with a Republican vice-presidential nominee who, despite his other deficiencies, is evidently adept at debate.

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