MPs cast doubt on government promises to working parents, warning that the early years system might not be capable of delivering on free childcare plans June 15, 2016 MPs have today warned the government may not be able to deliver on a set of promises designed to benefit working parents. A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warned that there may not be enough childcare providers to fulfil the government's pledge of an additional 15 hours of free childcare a week to working families [...]
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson to argue that a Remain vote in the EU referendum would create one million new jobs June 15, 2016 Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will today claim that remaining inside the EU would create more than a million jobs in the UK by 2030. Speaking in London tomorrow, Watson will argue that future EU trade would open up markets in digital services energy and tourism. Treasury figures have forecast that long-term benefits of a [...]
George Osborne and Alistair Darling to forecast £30bn of revenue raising after a Brexit vote June 15, 2016 Chancellor George Osborne is to team with his immediate predecessor to warn that a Brexit vote would trigger an emergency “Brexit budget”, with the aim of raising £30bn. Osborne and former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling will today forecast tens of billions of spending cuts and tax rises if the UK votes to leave. The pair [...]
Fewer children can get first choice school places because of immigration, Leave campaigner Priti Patel has warned June 14, 2016 Leave campaigners have seized on new figures from the Department for Education which warn that the number of applications for school places is continuing to rise, while fewer students are able to get their first choices. Figures from the DfE show that 84.1 per cent of children were allocated places at their first choice for [...]
EU referendum: Just one in 10 bets taken in past two days back Remain as Leave makes strides in polls June 14, 2016 Punters are starting to back the pro-Brexit camp with just one in 10 bets placed in the last 48 hours being in favour of Remain with one bookmaker. While a slew of polls has put Leave ahead of Remain, Sporting Index has also found a flood of bets backing Leave over the past 48 hours has [...]
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has blamed rebel Labour MPs for a furore around his Hitler comments June 14, 2016 Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has claimed that Blairite MPs have deliberately misrepresented his comments around Zionism and Adolf Hitler in a bid to undermine Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Livingstone's comments came as part of a Home Affairs Committee probe into the broader issue of anti-semitism, with the former London mayor asked to give evidence following his [...]
Sir Philip Green will be chatting with MPs tomorrow after all June 14, 2016 After a few days of doubt, Sir Philip Green has today confirmed that he will attend a hearing with MPs to discuss the collapse of BHS after all. There was some speculation that the Arcadia boss would bow out of his scheduled meeting after last week calling for the chair of the Work and Pensions select committee to [...]
North Sea to warn government subsea sector risks losing world-leading position June 14, 2016 North Sea oil and gas leaders will deliver a stark warning to the government tomorrow, saying that the subsea sector risks losing its world-leading position. Industry body Subsea UK is leading a delegation to tell Westminister what it must do to help the embattled sector, which focuses on the exploration, drilling and development of oil fields located [...]
London mayor Sadiq Khan has cited a controversial “beach body” campaign as an example of advertising that would be banned under new rules June 14, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has suggested that new advertising rules for TfL would extend beyond rulings made by watchdogs, citing one controversial campaign as an example. Khan announced yesterday that the rules would come into force from next month, blocking adverts that create unhealthy or unrealistic body images. And speaking on LBC today, Khan cited [...]
EU referendum: Brexit camp is storming ahead with just over one week to go June 14, 2016 With just over one week to go the Leave campaign has stormed ahead in the latest polling. The Brexit camp now has 49 per cent of the vote, compared to Remain's 48 per cent among those definite to vote in the latest ORB poll. It's the first time the Leave side has been ahead since [...]