Paul Knaggs

The BBC's Andrew Neil has issued a challenge to Conservative leader Boris Johnson to take part in a half-hour general election interview with him. Mr Johnson is the only one of the main party leaders not to agree to be interviewed by Mr Neil. Here is the full text of the BBC presenter's monologue: "And that concludes our fourth leaders' interview for...

Labour’s Green Industrial Revolution Labour’s Green Industrial Revolution will create one million green jobs and 886,000 climate apprenticeships in the transition to a low-carbon economy. This will be supported by the introduction of a National Education Service, providing cradle-to-grave education for all, free at the point of use, which will help people to reskill for the new, low-carbon economy we...

A child becomes homeless every eight minutes, report finds A report by charity Shelter warned that 183 children lose their homes every day in the UK. National homelessness charity, Shelter, has found 183 children – enough to fill two double-decker buses – lose their homes per day. The “Generation Homeless” report released on Tuesday is the first time the charity has been...

The Laura Kuenssberg and Huw Edwards footage could damage the perceived perception of impartiality, says BBC It may be hailed 'The Brexit Election' but the role of social media and tactics used by political parties have become one of the key talking points as voters prepare to head to the polls. Early this week the BBC demanded the Conservatives take down...

Johnson pressured on jail terms after London Bridge attack The London Bridge attack pushed law and order towards the top of the British political agenda on Saturday, with days to go before a snap election, after police said the assailant had previously been convicted of terrorism offences but freed early from prison. Boris Johnson was personally warned about risks of freeing...

Two people were killed and three more were injured in a terrorist attack near London Bridge on Friday, police have confirmed. The suspect was wrestled to the ground by passersby and shot dead by officers. Cressida Dick told a press conference the stabbing attack, which has been declared a terrorist incident, began at an event at Fishmonger's Hall. Within five minutes...

EU Tax avoidance draft bill fails in Council vote 12 EU countries reject move to expose companies' tax avoidance. The proposal would have forced firms to reveal profits made and taxes paid in each EU country. Effort to force global companies to publish tax details torpedoed in Brussels as Luxembourg lead the charge against the EU tax transparency legislation, Luxembourg on...

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will not support the Tory Brexit deal but seek further changes to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, if he remains prime minister after the general election. Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party launched its general election manifesto Thursday with a promise to oppose the Brexit deal Boris Johnson clinched with Brussels. The DUP — which propped up the...

Hillsborough verdict: David Duckenfield cleared of manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans Duckenfield, a retired chief superintendent, 75, denied the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool supporters at the FA Cup semi-final on April 15 1989 Ninety-six men, women and children died following the crush on the terrace but, under the law at the time, there can be no prosecution for the...

Meet the commissioners the 'best of a bad lot' controversy, scandal including the appointment of the former boss of Atos now running the internal market of the EU promoting free movement of people, goods, services and capital. The European Parliament previously rejected three of von der Leyen's candidates from France, Romania and Hungary, whose governments then had to find replacements....