EU referendum: Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may not sign deal unless all countries keep borders open until March February 19, 2016 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is using the European Council negotiations on the UK's draft proposals for EU reform as chance to secure a pledge from other member states that they will keep their borders open. Using leverage provided by the negotiations, Tsipras is threatening to withdraw support for the British deal if there's an attempt to [...]
EU referendum: Eurosceptic cabinet ministers set to break ranks and campaign for Brexit after EU Council summit February 19, 2016 A group of five cabinet ministers are set to break ranks and back Brexit after Prime Minister David Cameron has wrapped up the European Council negotiations in Brussels. Euroscpetic ministers Iain Duncan Smith, Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers, John Whittingdale and Priti Patel are anticipated to campaign against their boss as soon as Cameron has suspended collective [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says the Trade Union Bill shows the Conservative party is trying to tighten their grip on power February 19, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has branded the government's Trade Union Bill as an attempt by the Conservative government to "tighten their grip on power". Writing in the Mirror, Corbyn said that the bill will come before the House of Lords next week, most of whom see it as "a spiteful, needless act that will only undermine long-standing [...]
EU referendum: New TNS poll shows Leave in the lead, while just 14 per cent of voters say Prime Minister David Cameron’s renegotiation efforts have been successful February 19, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron was dealt a double blow today, as a new TNS poll showed more voters want Britain to leave the European than to remain, and just one in seven voters think Cameron's renegotiation of Britain's relationship with the European Union has been successful. The poll results were published this morning as Cameron struggles to [...]
EU referendum: 80 FTSE 100 firms will back EU In campaign regardless of the deal Prime Minister David Cameron makes February 19, 2016 At least 80 FTSE 100 firms will back the United Kingdom staying in the European Union ahead of the In/Out referendum to be held later this year. The campaign to keep Britain in the EU and avoid Brexit has gained the backing of 80 of Britain's biggest businesses, according to the Telegraph. The businesses are understood [...]
EU referendum: French President Francois Hollande says proposals have been changed overnight February 19, 2016 French President Francois Hollande has said that proposals have changed overnight, as he prepared to join the other 27 member states in the second day of intense negotiations on Prime Minister David Cameron's draft reforms. Speaking to reporters before the talks began, Hollande said that France continues to resist any deal that gives non-Eurozone states more power [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump suffers blow as Pope questions his Christian faith, sparking response to the pontiff from the billionaire as Sanders overtakes Clinton in poll February 19, 2016 Outspoken Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has hit back after having suffered a blow as the Pope questioned his religious credentials over his proposal to build a wall to keep Mexicans from migrating to the US. The pontiff questioned Trump's faith after the billionaire said the way to deal with Mexican migration to the US [...]
EU referendum: Standard Life chairman Sir Gerry Grimstone warns Brexit could be “potentially damaging” to the UK economy February 19, 2016 Standard Life's chairman has warned that a Brexit would be "potentially damaging to the UK economy", saying his company backs the UK remaining a member of the European Union. In the chairman's statement, as the business revealed a strong set of results, Sir Gerry Grimstone said the business was "conducting a thorough study of the impact of this on [...]
EU migrant crisis: Austria to cap migrants at 3,200 a day and asylum claims at 80 a day as country’s in Schengen zone come under more pressure February 19, 2016 Austria, a part of the Schengen passport-free zone, is to limit the number of migrants and asylum applications it receives each day from today, the country's interior minister has said. The daily migrant cap will be set at 3,200 people, while it will limit the number of asylum claims it receives daily to 80. "It is a matter of [...]
Down to the wire: David Cameron battles to secure his deal during late night EU talks February 19, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron’s hopes of securing a reform deal today on Britain’s relationship with the European Union were called into question late last night, as Downing Street warned that EU leaders had made “no real progress” towards coming to an agreement. A Number 10 source said the first session of the highly-anticipated European Council meeting [...]