Nigel Farage accuses Douglas Carswell of trying to split Ukip September 17, 2016 Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has attacked the party's only MP Douglas Carswell today, saying the Conservative defector has "done all he can to split the party". Farage was speaking on his new LBC radio show just one day after the party elected Diane James as its new leader. He accused Carswell of "sniping from the sidelines" to [...]
Britain to veto establishment of an EU army September 17, 2016 Britain will block the creation of an army for the European Union, the defence secretary Michael Fallon has said. Speaking to The Times, Fallon said the EU's plan to create a "common military force" is "not going to happen". Read more: UK will play bigger role in Nato after Brexit, says defence secretary France and Germany have [...]
Following defections to the Tories and the election of new leader Diane James, is Ukip a busted flush? September 16, 2016 Ed Bowsher, deputy editor of Share Radio, says Yes. Ukip was founded to take Britain out of the European Union. That’s almost certainly going to happen, so the party has no core purpose anymore. Prime Minister Theresa May has said she’ll take Britain out of the EU, and even if she wanted to change tack, a [...]
US president election 2016: Donald Trump reaches highest chance yet to be elected president over Hillary Clinton according to Betfair exchange September 16, 2016 This may not be the relaxing, light-hearted news you probably wanted to hear on a dull Friday afternoon, but Donald Trump has reached his highest chance yet to be elected president – at least according to the Betfair exchange. Trump is now trading at 15/8 odds, equivalent to a 34 per cent chance, on Betfair's [...]
Everything you need to know about new Ukip leader Diane James September 16, 2016 Ukip selected Diane James as its new leader today, a businesswoman and an MEP for the South East of England. So what can we expect from Ukip's first woman leader, who calls her party a "change movement" and "the opposition in waiting"? https://twitter.com/DianeJamesMEP/status/776774306491666436 She is against access to the single market James made it clear today that she [...]
Diane James elected the new leader of Ukip September 16, 2016 Diane James has been appointed the new leader of Ukip, taking over from Nigel Farage after he resigned in July. James will be tasked with repositioning the party now that its primary goal – taking the UK out of the European Union – has been achieved. But in her acceptance speech, James she said the party still has [...]
Nigel Farage tells Ukip that Theresa May is not going far enough on Brexit September 16, 2016 Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage has said Prime Minister Theresa May is not going far enough with her Brexit agenda. Speaking at the Ukip party conference in Bournemouth today, Farage said that without strong opposition from the Labour party "the temptation of the Prime Minister will be to go for a soft Brexit". Leadership update: New Ukip leader confirmed He [...]
Northern Powerhouse: George Osborne confirms plans to lead new partnership on flagship policy September 16, 2016 George Osborne has confirmed plans to lead a new Northern Powerhouse Partnership and has said he will stay in the Commons to "fight for things I care about". At an event in Manchester this morning the former chancellor pledged to preserve and build on the work towards his flagship policy he started while at Number 11. The [...]
Osborne to confirm Northern Powerhouse think tank September 15, 2016 George Osborne will today confirm his plans, revealed by City A.M. earlier this week, to launch a new Northern Powerhouse think tank. At an event in Manchester the former chancellor will pledge to preserve and build on the work he started in Number 11, and issue a thinly-veiled attack on Theresa May for sidelining the [...]
MPs and analysts issue fresh nuclear warnings over Hinkley Point project September 15, 2016 Fresh warnings have been triggered over the cost, security, and deliverability of Britain’s first new nuclear reactors for decades following yesterday’s green light for the £18bn build at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Hinkley Point C will be built by France’s EDF with £6bn of Chinese investment. It is effectively subsidised by the UK taxpayer under the [...]