TOP 20: PoliticsHome's most read stories of 2018
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So you've yet to make serious headway on the mulled wine or Baileys today and yet 2018 still seems like a massive blur? Luckily PoliticsHome's on hand to breakdown another rollercoaster of a year in all things political, with our Top 20 most read stories.
To kick things off, at #20: EXCL Tory grassroots group Activate confirms it has shut down less than two months after launch
A grassroots campaign to boost Conservative support among young people has shut down its operation less than two months after its official launch.
#19: Theresa May 'secures Brexit deal that will keep UK in a customs union'
Theresa May has clinched a Brexit deal that will allow her to keep the whole of the UK in a customs union with the EU to protect the Irish border, it has been reported.
#18: Theresa May's aides 'plan November snap election' to end Brexit standoff
Number 10 advisers have begun planning for another snap election in November after Brexit talks with the European Union reached a bitter standoff, it has been reported.
#17: EXCL Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell called for Holocaust Memorial Day to be renamed
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell called for Holocaust Memorial Day to be renamed, PoliticsHome can reveal.
#16: Theresa May vows to 'defeat socialism' as she launches attack on 'populist' Jeremy Corbyn
Theresa May has vowed to "defeat socialism" as she accused Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of "exploiting populist politics" in his bid to win the next election.
#15: Boost for Jeremy Corbyn as Labour take poll lead over Conservatives
Labour has taken its biggest lead over the Conservatives in three months, according to a new poll.
#14: New centrist party backed by LoveFilm founder 'splits before launch'
A new political party promising to "break the Westminster mould" has suffered a split before its formal launch.
#13: Karen Bradley: I did not know people in Northern Ireland voted on constitutional lines
Karen Bradley has admitted she did not know voters in Northern Ireland split along constitutional lines before becoming its Secretary of State.
#12: Jacob Rees-Mogg warns of 'perpetual Brexit purgatory' as ministers agree EU customs ties could last beyond 2021
Ministers have agreed to tell the EU that Britain is willing to stay in the customs union after 2021 - teeing up a fresh clash with Conservative eurosceptics.
#11: Jeremy Corbyn: Russia must be given nerve agent sample so they can say if it is theirs
Russia must be given a sample of the nerve agent which poisoned a former double agent so they can "categorically" say whether it is belongs to them, according to Jeremy Corbyn.
We're half way there, at #10: EXCL Head of the Armed Forces ‘uncomfortable’ about prospect of facing investigation under Troubles probe
The Head of the Armed Forces has said he is “uncomfortable” at the prospect of personally being investigated as part of the probe into killings during the Troubles.
#9: WATCH Senior Labour official plunged into sectarian row over 'anti-Catholic' jibe
A senior Labour official has had to apologise after he appeared to make an anti-Catholic joke from the stage at the party's annual conference.
#8: Ruth Davidson could quit as Scottish Tory leader over Brexit deal row
Ruth Davidson could resign as the leader of the Scottish Tories in a bitter row over Theresa May's Brexit strategy, it has emerged.
#7: EXCL SNP tell Jeremy Corbyn: We will back Labour government if you dump Trident
The SNP would demand Labour ditch its commitment to Trident in return for propping up a minority Jeremy Corbyn-led government, it has emerged.
#6: Jeremy Corbyn: The next Labour government will abolish the House of Lords
Labour will abolish the House of Lords if it wins the next general election, a spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed.
#5: Army 'on standby' for 'no deal' Brexit disruption
The armed forces are on standby to help dole out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities if Britain crashes out of the European Union without a deal, it has emerged.
#4: EXCL Labour MP John Woodcock 'planning to resign party whip'
John Woodcock is planning to resign the Labour whip in protest at the party's direction under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, PoliticsHome has learned.
#3: Jeremy Corbyn blasts 'neoliberal' EU as he calls for a socialist Europe
Jeremy Corbyn has blamed the "failed neoliberal policies" of the EU for the 2016 Brexit vote, as he vowed to push for "a different kind of Europe" after the UK leaves the bloc.
#2: WATCH: Gavin Williamson's cringe-worthy interview ‘terminated’ for failure to answer question
Gavin Williamson's interview was "terminated" mid-sentence in an awkward live encounter today after he failed to give a straight answer to a question.
And at #1, our most read story of the year: Tory MPs 'preparing for another snap election' amid Brexit splits
Conservative MPs are bracing themselves for another snap general election amid fears the problems of Brexit will topple Theresa May, it has been reported.
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