Jeremy Corbyn is facing a fierce backlash from Labour members after a draft leaflet for the European elections said the party would press ahead with Brexit.
The Liberal Democrats have launched their European election campaign with an "unambiguous" pledge to stop Brexit.
Lufthansa promotes the European elections
24/04/2019
Custom “SayYesToEurope” livery on a Lufthansa Airbus A320. / Lufthansa is sending a very special signal four weeks before the start of the European elections, taking place on 23-26 May: As of 24 April, an Airbus A320 will be branded with the slogan “SayYesToEurope” in large letters across its fuselage in place of the usual Lufthansa writing.
Corbyn facing fresh pressure to commit to second referendum after ‘furious’ MPs condemn leaked leaflet
26/04/2019
Almost 90 Labour MPs and MEPs demand party make ‘clear commitment’ to Final Say vote in manifesto for European parliament elections.
European elections: Confusion over voter registration could stop thousands of EU citizens from casting ballot, campaigners warn
27/04/2019
Thousands of EU nationals living in the UK could inadvertently lose their right to take part in the upcoming European elections because of widespread confusion over how to register, campaigners have warned, amid reports some European citizens are yet to receive their poll cards.
Northern Ireland must use the EU elections as a ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said. / The MLA says May's election must be used by the region to send a strong pro-remain message to London.
Change UK has urged disillusioned pro-EU Labour members to “lend” the party their votes in the looming European elections to build support for a Final Say referendum.
Green MP Caroline Lucas says millions at risk of losing right to have their voice heard. / Nearly 8 million people in Britain eligible to vote in the European elections are not yet registered, campaigners have said as the deadline looms.
The European parliament’s outspoken Brexit chief is coming to Britain next week to knock on doors in the European elections on behalf of the Liberal Democrats.
The new target is to win support for a Brexit by the end of June, avoiding the need for newly elected Euro-MPs to take their seats.
London activists upset at small mention of holding a second public vote. Local election results trigger fresh row over party's Brexit policy.
Rally comes as polls indicate SNP likely to make gains in European elections. / Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon in the largest show of support for Scottish independence since Nicola Sturgeon said she would introduce legislation to hold a second independence referendum.
Electoral Commission says site was not supplying all the information legally required. / An online service set up to help EU citizens in the UK to register to vote in the European parliamentary elections has been shut down after it emerged it was not working properly.
The UK will have to fight European elections, despite hopes from the government a Brexit deal would be done by then, says the PM's de facto deputy.
European elections to go ahead because Theresa May can't do Brexit in time, government admits
07/05/2019
The European elections will go ahead on 23 May, the government has confirmed, finally admitting it has failed to strike a Brexit deal in order to stop them.
A Christian man whose message of solidarity with Muslims went viral after the New Zealand terror attack is taking on Tommy Robinson in the European elections.
European elections 2019: Michael Heseltine says he won’t ‘betray my country’ by voting Tory if candidate is a Brexiteer
08/05/2019
'Do I betray my country or my party? That becomes a simple choice with a simple answer'. / Former Deputy Prime Minister and Tory peer Michael Heseltine said he will not vote for his party’s candidate in European elections if they are a Brexiteer.
Pro-EU parties are in talks over forming a Remain alliance to support an independent candidate in the upcoming Peterborough by-election. / Voters will go to the polls in the Cambridgeshire city in June to replace former Labour MP Fiona Onasanya, who lost her seat after being jailed for perverting the course of justice.
'It would only work for the richest', Labour leader says.
No, it isn't the usual sort of language we would use in a political document, but let's be honest: these are not usual times. / ‘Bollocks to Brexit’. That’s the slogan on the front of the Lib Dem’s manifesto, which is officially launched this evening in east London.
European elections 2019: how to vote in MEP polls, sample ballot and what your choice means
09/05/2019
Voting in the European elections differs to voting at a general election. / The polls, which take place in Britain on 23 May and elect MEPs to the European Parliament, uses the d’Hondt system of proportional representation for voters in England, Scotland and Wales.
Voters at the European elections should ignore the Liberal Democrats and Change UK and back the the Green Party to be “tough on Brexit and the causes of Brexit”, according to the party’s co-leader.
Nicola Sturgeon will accuse the Tories of treating the Scottish Parliament with contempt.
NICOLA Sturgeon said the SNP is offering a message of “hope and optimism” as she launched the party’s European election campaign. / The First Minister also condemned the UK Government’s contempt for Scotland and urged Scots to send Theresa May a message with their vote.
'Our manifesto sets out a clear and positive vision for the UK within the EU, and we can achieve it by stopping Brexit'. / Vince Cable's Liberal Democrats are to launch their European elections campaign manifesto today under the blunt slogan: "Bollocks to Brexit".