THE prospect of a hung Parliament would throw serious doubt over Brexit negotiations, due to begin in earnest in just 10 days. The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has set June 19 for the start of talks, due to last around 14-18 months. But Brussels officials have indicated that […]
RESULTS from polling stations across the country are rolling in, with an exit poll suggesting the Conservatives will be the largest single party in the new Parliament – but short of an outright majority. After 50 results out of 650, Labour had 28 seats with two gains, while the Conservatives were on […]
THE pound plunged following the shock BBC/ ITV / Sky exit poll an hour ago, which indicated the Conservatives have fallen short of an overall majority, resulting in a prospective hung parliament. Within minutes, Sterling fell over 1.5% to 1.27 US dollars, after the poll which predicted the Conservatives would be the largest party […]
WITHIN the last two minutes Sunderland Central count officials have declared victory for Labour – making it three in a row for the party. Sitting MP Julie Elliott took 56 per cent of the vote to hold the seat – not a surprise result in itself, but another note adding […]
AS expected, what may be a night of incredible political victory for Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn began with victories in the North East just five minutes ago. But it didn’t follow the predicted script, as Newcastle Central declared the first result in the whole of the country, to see Chi Omwurah holding the […]
CONSERVATIVE and Labour figures have reacted cautiously to the exit poll predicting Theresa May could have lost her overall majority. Tory Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC: “This is a projection, it’s not a result. “These exit polls have been wrong in the past.” Labour’s shadow chancellor John […]
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The Palace of Westminster: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire #HUBGE2017 First of all, what is a hung parliament? It’s the situation which exists if, once the dust clears, no party is able to command a working majority in the House of Commons. A “working majority” means a single party controlling at […]
#HUBGE2017 The voting’s almost done around the constituencies – so here’s a round-up of the key seats in and around Sunderland, their MPs and a couple of fascinating facts for each seat. Sunderland Central Constituency created in 2010 Sitting MP: Julie Elliott, Labour, re-elected in 2015. Sunderland Central is regarded […]
SRNews and Spark Sunderland have the North East covered with our election Snapchat channel – SnapElectionNE Add the channel via our username or by holding your Snapchat camera over the above image and tapping the ghost! We will have round the clock radio coverage, as well as reporters at counts, […]