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Police looking into claims of electoral fraud

16 November 2019
Police looking into claims of electoral fraud

Police are investigating claims of electoral fraud after allegations were made by the Brexit Party that candidates were offered peerages.

Brexit Party candidate breaks silence over not standing

16 November 2019
Brexit Party candidate breaks silence over not standing

The Brexit Party candidate who pulled out of the election race says he fears Jeremy Corbyn could become Prime Minister.

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Misjudgements from top to bottom

15 November 2019
Misjudgements from top to bottom

Rebellion, bad publicity stunts and surprise candidate lists have filled this week's political pages.

Shock as Brexit Party candidate steps down

14 November 2019
Shock as Brexit Party candidate steps down

A second party has pulled out of the race for Kent's most hotly contested constituency.

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Lib Dems slammed for plan to scrap AGM

14 November 2019
Lib Dems slammed for plan to scrap AGM

A city's Liberal Democrat group has been slammed for its attempt to cancel its AGM after already coming under fire for selecting a candidate.

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Lib Dems line up new candidate for city

13 November 2019
Lib Dems line up new candidate for city

A new Liberal Democrat candidate has been lined up to contest Canterbury following Tim Walker's shock departure.

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'I've lost the dressing room'

13 November 2019
'I've lost the dressing room'

The Lib Dem candidate who sensationally stepped aside to help his Labour counterpart revealed his reasons in an email seen by this website.

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'Brexit is the number one priority and we have to stop it'

12 November 2019
'Brexit is the number one priority and we have to stop it'

Four other people have declined to become the new Liberal Democrat candidate for Canterbury, instead throwing support behind Rosie Duffield.

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Brexit MEP attacks Farage

12 November 2019
Brexit MEP attacks Farage

An MEP says she has been left "heartbroken" by Nigel Farage's decision not to field candidates in every UK seat.

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Farage performs a U-turn

11 November 2019
Farage performs a U-turn

Nigel Farage's announcement to not field 600 candidates was a surprise to our political editor.

Former PM's advisor standing in Kent

11 November 2019
Former PM's advisor standing in Kent

The Tories have revealed their candidate in a seat where Brexit is set to take centre stage.

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Brexit Party contends only one seat in county

11 November 2019
Brexit Party contends only one seat in county

The Brexit Party will only contest one seat in the county at the election in a major climbdown by leader Nigel Farage.

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Wife steps in to contest husband's former seat

08 November 2019
Wife steps in to contest husband's former seat

Charlie Elphicke has stood down as candidate for his Kent constituency and his wife Natalie will contest the seat at December's general election.

Bumpy start for Labour and Tories

08 November 2019
Bumpy start for Labour and Tories

The two big parties have almost outdone each other in making mistakes at the start of the election campaign, says our political expert.

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'Remain alliance' formed for Kent seat

07 November 2019
'Remain alliance' formed for Kent seat

The Green Party is standing aside in a Kent seat as part of a pact with another party.

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Not the best start for Tory campaign

07 November 2019
Not the best start for Tory campaign

With government dissolved the campaigning has officially begun.

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Election campaign formally underway

06 November 2019
Election campaign formally underway

Boris Johnson has visited the Queen to formally get the election campaign underway.

Swinson defends contesting Labour seat

06 November 2019
Swinson defends contesting Labour seat

The leader of the Liberal Democrats has defended the party's decision to field a candidate against the county's only Labour seat.

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Brexit party candidate quits

05 November 2019
Brexit party candidate quits

Nigel Farage's general election strategy has prompted a candidate to quit the party in protest.

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Candidates revealed for safe seat

04 November 2019
Candidates revealed for safe seat

The candidates for a safe Tory seat currently held by the former Defence Secretary have been revealed.

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