British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to have his Brexit deal with the EU approved by Parliament before Christmas if his Conservative Party wins the election. This is stated in the Conservative Party's election manifesto. Johnson calls it an early Christmas present…
Great Britain will go to the polls on December 12 to elect a new House of Commons. If the Conservatives achieve an absolute majority, Johnson wants the United Kingdom to leave the European Union by the end of January. According to the current prime minister, all candidates from his party support the EU deal he struck in Brussels.
The document also reveals that a new Conservative government does not want to raise income tax and plans to invest extra funds in British infrastructure and healthcare. The implications of these plans for the state budget are not discussed.
It also states that Johnson does not want to raise income tax. Additionally, he wants to invest heavily in childcare, make homes more energy efficient, and allocate £2 billion (approximately €2.3 billion) over the next four years for road repairs.
During the previous elections in 2017, the election manifesto had disastrous consequences for the Conservatives, who were then led by Theresa May. An additional tax on the elderly drew much criticism and support for her declined.
The Conservative Party maintains a substantial lead over Labour in an opinion poll. The Conservative Party, as the largest party, has 42 percent of respondents behind it. Labour remains at 30 percent.
The results of this poll are almost identical to the previous one. Only the Brexit Party has lost one percentage point again and now stands at only 3 percent. The Liberal Democrats gained one percentage point and received support from 16 percent of respondents. The Greens and Scottish nationalists remained steady at 4 percent.