EU referendum: Mayor of London Boris Johnson will back Brexit and join Vote Leave as he advocates a new relationship with Europe based on trade February 21, 2016 The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will be backing the campaign for the UK to leave the EU. In a huge blow to Prime Minister David Cameron, Johnson said that while he "loves Brussels", he will be campaigning in support of Brexit. "There should be no confusing of the wonders of Europe, with the political project [...]
EU referendum: Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith says staying in the EU exposes UK to terror risk February 21, 2016 Staying a member of the European Union will make the United Kingdom more vulnerable to terrorist attacks, Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has warned. Duncan Smith said that a lack of control on the UK's borders is a critical issue, and that Paris-style attacks could be more likely to take place if the UK [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron pleads with mayor of London Boris not to join with Ukip leader Nigel Farage and former Respect MP George Galloway February 21, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has made a last-ditch attempt to woo mayor of London Boris Johnson into campaigning for Britain to remain in the European Union, pleading for the mayor's support on live national television this morning. "I'd say to Boris as I say to everyone else – we will be safer, stronger, better off inside [...]
EU referendum: Zac Goldsmith wants to leave the EU but Sadiq Khan and Caroline Pidgeon side with “stay” as Mayor of London candidates decide positions February 21, 2016 Mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith will vote in favour of leaving Europe in the referendum due to be held in June, it has been revealed. Fellow candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson have taken the opposite view and said they will vote to stay in Europe. Labour candidate Sadiq Khan said the EU was vital [...]
EU referendum: Boris Johnson now favourite to be next Tory leader after David Cameron, Ladbrokes odds predict February 21, 2016 Boris Johnson is now the favourite to become the next leader of the Tory party as the world awaits his decision on whether he will back either the campaign to leave or remain in the EU. The outgoing London mayor has jumped ahead of the chancellor George Osborne, according to the latest political betting odds from Ladbrokes. Johnson [...]
EU referendum: Why Sajid Javid wants to stay in Europe – global economic downturn makes Brexit too risky, says business secretary as he throws weight behind David Cameron’s “Stay” campaign February 21, 2016 The business secretary Sajid Javid has said he will back staying in the EU because the state of global markets would make an exit too much of a risk to the UK economy. He will join David Cameron in campaigning for the UK to stay in the EU after the Prime Minister finally sealed a deal for new terms of membership. [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: After winning the New Hampshire primary and leading in the South Carolina polls, what’s really behind the rise of Brand Trump? February 20, 2016 Buoyed by a 20-point victory earlier this month in New Hampshire, Donald Trump currently holds a 19-point lead over his closest Republican contender in this weekend’s South Carolina primary. And there are a number of reasons why Brand Trump is resonating among voters – for now, at least. Like or loathe his manner and the [...]
EU referendum odds: Bookmaker predicts the referendum will be the biggest political betting event ever February 20, 2016 Betting on the outcome of the EU referendum will be the biggest political betting event of all time, a bookmaker predicts. William Hill thinks that betting on whether the UK leaves or stays within the EU will outstrip that of the Scottish referendum to become the biggest political betting event ever. Read more: This is where each cabinet [...]
EU referendum: This is where each cabinet minister stands February 20, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron reckons he got a good enough deal to recommend to the British public that it should vote to stay in the EU. So good, in fact, that his cabinet is officially going to make that recommendation. But not every minister agrees, and some want to see the UK leave the EU. [...]
Is Labour damaging its chances in 2020 by campaigning to remain in the European Union? February 20, 2016 Across the political spectrum there is widespread agreement that the upcoming referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union is the biggest political decision of a lifetime. But for the Labour party, the campaign creates a unique dilemma: the party risks alienating many of the voters it desperately needs to win back in [...]