Cameron and Khan team up to launch Remain “guarantee card” May 30, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron and London mayor Sadiq Khan will today unveil a new list of five guarantees offered by a vote to Remain in the EU. Volunteers will distribute the list as a “guarantee card” as the EU referendum campaign reaches its final weeks. The guarantee card reads: “Vote Remain on June 23rd, and [...]
Ken Clarke calls Boris Johnson “nicer version of Donald Trump” May 30, 2016 Tory grandee Ken Clarke has hit out at the former Mayor of London and Brexit supporter, Boris Johnson, calling him a "nicer version of Donald Trump" and accusing him of turning the Leave campaign into a leadership bid. The comments made on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 on Monday morning, follow a weekend of outspoken [...]
EU referendum: Former HSBC chief executive makes the case for Brexit May 29, 2016 The former chief executive of HSBC, Michael Geoghegan has made the positive case for Britain leaving the European Union in a report that argues the UK must "take back control over the City". The paper, co-authored with Peter Udale, an independent risk consultant, says the Bank of England has "given the impression that all the risks [...]
Bookies slash odds of Cameron standing down from the top job as Tory party squabbling gets heated May 29, 2016 As Tory in-fighting reaches fever pitch today over whether Britain should remain in the EU, the bookies have slashed the odds on David Cameron standing down as Tory leader before the year is out. Bookmakers William Hill have cut the odds on Cameron exiting number 10 from 10/1 to 2/1. William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: [...]
Turkey hits back at Cameron’s “Year 3000” accession claim May 28, 2016 Turkey has hit back against David Cameron's claim that it will not join the European Union for another thousand years. Facing pressure from Leave campaigners last weekend over the extension of the EU and Turkey's application to join the union, the prime minister said: "At the current rate of progress they will probably get round [...]
EU referendum: There was a record number of bets on Brexit last week as punters piled into the Leave campaign May 28, 2016 A record number of bets have been placed on the Leave side coming through in next month's EU referendum, according to bookies Ladbrokes. Odds on the UK voting for Brexit hit their lowest level since the market went live last week after a string of opinion polls showed the Remain side stretching their lead. But [...]
Vote Leave: After Milibrand, Ed should really know better than trying to win young voters May 28, 2016 A Conservative MP has told Ed Miliband he should stay out of the EU referendum campaign and mocked his attempts to win young support by pairing up with comedian-cum-activist Russell Brand before last year's General Election. James Cleverly said the former Labour leader was making a "cynical attempt" to woo young voters ahead of the In/Out [...]
EU referendum: Coalition of left-wing politicians including Yanis Varoufakis and John McDonnell make the case against Brexit May 28, 2016 A coalition of left-leaning politicians and commentators will unveil a new plan to stay in the European Union today in London with a day of "workshops and interactive sessions" they hope will inspire young people to vote. The group, organised under the banner, "Another Europe is Possible", includes Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell, the Green [...]
EU referendum: Ed Miliband says Brexit camp will win as he calls on young people to vote May 28, 2016 Ed Miliband has said that the fate of the EU referendum is in the hands of young people and warned that without their votes, the Leave side will win on 23 June. Speaking at a campaign event for the Britain Stronger in Europe group this morning, the former Labour leader said, “the EU referendum could be [...]
Tony Blair has said Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister would be a “very dangerous experiment” May 28, 2016 Tony Blair has warned the Labour Party and the British electorate against electing Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister in some of his most critical comments yet of the party leader. Speaking to the BBC in an interview to be broadcast this afternoon, Blair, Labour’s most electorally successful leader in its history, said a Corbyn premiership would [...]