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Theresa May is standing by Tory candidate charged over electoral fraud
Theresa May has given her full support to Craig Mackinlay hours after it was announced he has been charged over election fraud allegations.
Tory candidate, agent and official will face criminal charges over election expenses scandal
Tory candidate for South Thanet Craig Mackinlay has been charged over offences connected to the election expenses scandal, along with his agent and a party official.
Theresa May is now refusing to do any interviews with BBC Radio
She bottled Wednesday’s TV debate, snubbed an invitation from Woman’s Hour and is now refusing to give any interviews to BBC local radio -Theresa May is the ultimate shy Tory.
ITV inadvertently broadcast comments of journalist exasperated with May’s robotic responses
Viewers of ITV’s live coverage of Theresa May’s latest speech were given an insight into the sheer frustration felt by journalists trying to get a straight answer from the Prime Minister.
Farage cries “fake news” over story linking him to FBI investigation
Nigel Farage has resorted to the Donald Trump defence over a story linking him to the FBI investigation into the US President’s links with Russia.
Tories received more money from one millionaire than donations to every other party put together
One donation to the Tories was worth more than the money received by every other party combined, the latest Electoral Commission data reveals.
May’s robotic answers to local newspaper explains perfectly why she bottled TV debate
In a valiant attempt to justify why Theresa May bottled last night’s TV debate, the Tory Work(house) and Pensions Secretary Damian Green said she had taken many more questions from journalists on the campaign trail than Jeremy Corbyn had in the BBC studio.
Public confidence in Theresa May crashes to new low in latest poll
A poll taken in the weeks before Theresa May called the general election showed the public believed her to be the new “Iron Lady.” It has taken her just two months of weak and wobbly leadership to convince them otherwise.
Tories say the Maybot won’t do TV debate…because she doesn’t do soundbites!?
The Tory campaign might be complete disaster, but at least the party’s staff have kept their sense of humour.