EU referendum: Summit set to take place days after UK goes to vote April 8, 2016 A summit of European Union leaders could be rescheduled for five days after the UK's referendum, moving it from its traditional date. The move would allow leaders to contemplate the outcome of the referendum. The plan to have the summit on 27 June has been shifted by another day due to the possibility of a Spanish [...]
Scottish election: Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson says the Tories are the best opposition to SNP as Labour are in decline April 8, 2016 The Conservatives will act as the most effective opposition against the dominance of the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Tories leader has said. Ruth Davidson has said that it is her party that will be able to hold the Scottish government to account, as Labour has been ineffective. Read more: Farage unveils plans to woo Scots [...]
Scottish election: Ukip’s Nigel Farage unveils plans to woo Scots, including a lower drink driver limit and rolling back the smoking ban April 8, 2016 Trying to reposition his party for a post-EU referendum world, Nigel Farage has unveiled the UK Independence Party's Scottish manifesto, pledging to increase the drink driver limit and get rid of the smoking ban. He's offering guaranteed jobs for those who served in the armed forces in the police or prison service, as well as pledging to ditch [...]
Universities: EU students contribute millions of pounds a year to London’s economy April 8, 2016 Thought there was anyone left who hadn't waded into the Brexit debate? Think again: this morning universities joined the fray, pointing out that students from EU countries contribute millions of pounds a year to London's economy. Universities UK, essentially a trade body for UK colleges, said EU students at London's universities generated £788m for the [...]
US secretary of state John Kerry has travelled 1.06m miles as America’s top diplomat April 8, 2016 John Kerry has become the most travelled US secretary of state in history after breaking the record when he arrived in Bahrain. He's overtaken Condeleezza Rice, who served under President George W. Bush, by around 1,000 miles. The Democrat has another 10 months left in office, and has a hectic schedule before the next president enters [...]
Panama Papers: Prime Minister David Cameron accused by Labour of hypocrisy after he confirms he did have a stake in his father’s offshore trust April 8, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of hypocrisy by Labour after he confirmed that he had a stake in his father's offshore trust. Questions had been raised over his links to the huge data leak from a Panamanian law firm last weekend. Cameron's late father Ian Cameron was among the thousands of names contained [...]
EU referendum: Impact of Brexit would be in part determined by UK’s negotiations with WTO members, says Roberto Azevedo April 7, 2016 Any impact of a British vote to exit the European Union will turn on the UK's negotiations with other members of the World Trade Organisation, the trade body's head has said. Speaking at a news conference in Geneva, Roberto Azevedo said that leaving the "EU will have an important trade component, clearly". Trade has been [...]
Party campaigns get up and running in local elections as Labour could be set to lose 150 council seats April 7, 2016 A number of political parties have got their campaigns up and running ahead of this year's local elections. The UK Independence Party today launched its local election campaign, while the Green party got started this week, with the London mayoral, assembly and local elections set to take place this summer. Ukip even launched a dedicated website, [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan pledges review of Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea April 7, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has said he will review plans to build a station for Crossrail 2 in Chelsea after lobbying by local residents. Transport for London (TfL) has planned for a £1bn Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea, but local group No Crossrail in Chelsea has been actively campaigning against the move, which it says [...]
The Green party has ridiculed party leaders including Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron in London mayoral and assembly elections campaign video April 7, 2016 Leaders of the UK's political parties have been roundly mocked in an election video from the Green party. The parody contrasts the Green party's policies with the political infighting other parties are subject to. The video features a young Boris Johnson riding a tricycle and trading blows with George Osborne and his "long-term lega-monic plan". [...]