Zac Goldsmith will stay a Tory in London mayoral race despite Heathrow airport expansion plans September 3, 2015 Zac Goldsmith yesterday confirmed that he will stay in the Conservative party and remain on the mayoral ballot if the government backs the expansion of Heathrow airport. Goldsmith, the MP for Richmond Park, is widely seen as the front-runner for the Conservative candidacy in a field that also includes London MEP Syed Kamall, deputy mayor [...]
Labour should have done more to cut the deficit, Burnham says September 2, 2015 Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has admitted that Labour “should have done more to tackle [the] deficit in the middle of the last decade, so that we were better prepared when the crisis hit.” Writing in City A.M. today Burnham says: “Small though it was, we were still running a deficit at the peak [...]
David Cameron: The migration crisis will not be solved by Britain accepting more refugees September 2, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has responded to calls for Britain to take more refugees, arguing it will not solve the migration crisis. Talking to the BBC, Cameron said: "I don't think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees." However, yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists at [...]
Church of England to lead a “Christian debate” on the EU referendum September 2, 2015 The Church of England has waded into one of Britain's most contentious political issues: the European Union. In a move that surprised believers and non-believers alike, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said yesterday that the church will lead a "Christian debate" on the future of Britain's relationship with the EU. Warning that an in/out referendum could [...]
Labour leadership race: Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna urges unity after election, with 10 days to go until result September 2, 2015 No matter what the result of the Labour leadership race is, the party must show unity after the result of the vote, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said. In a speech to think tank Policy Network, Umunna said: “I do not think we can simply dismiss out of hand those who hold critical views [...]
Labour candidates turn fire on Jeremy Corbyn in last-ditch vote push September 1, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn’s economic policies came under sharp criticism yesterday as his opponents in the Labour leadership contest used one of their last public debates to attack the front-runner. In a live, televised hustings, Yvette Cooper called so-called Corbynomics “dodgy economics”, saying that the Islington North MP’s proposals for a “people’s quantitative easing” were “not responsible” [...]
Hillary Clinton’s email dump sheds light on David Miliband’s heartfelt response to losing the Labour leader vote to his brother Ed September 1, 2015 David Miliband has famously kept tight-lipped when it comes to the leadership rivalry between him and his younger brother Ed – but an email between the former foreign secretary and Hillary Clinton has shed light on his real feelings at the time. A newly-released batch of emails from the US presidential hopeful's private server include [...]
Farage: Ukip is launching its own anti-EU campaign, but won’t seek to be the official leader of the “no” movement September 1, 2015 Ukip is gearing up to launch its own anti-EU membership campaign, but the party won't seek designation as the official leader of the "no" movement. Read more: Ukip leader Nigel Farage gets tough on Brexit: “David Cameron’s attempts at renegotiation are embarrassing” In an interview with Radio 4's Today programme, party leader Nigel Farage [...]
George Osborne announces £500m funding for Faslane submarine base in new push for Trident programme August 31, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne has pledged £500m for the Royal Navy’s submarine base at Faslane, funding he says will create “thousands” of jobs. The base in Faslane, one of the UK’s three naval hubs, is home to Britain’s Trident programme, with four submarines armed with Trident missiles based there. Read more: What you need to know [...]
National Living Wage will “destroy jobs”, says ex-Sainsbury’s boss Justin King August 29, 2015 Justin King, former chief executive of Sainsbury's, has described the National Living Wage as “ludicrous”, and claims it will “destroy jobs”. Read more: July Budget 2015: Will George Osborne’s new national living wage hit the number of people in work? During a discussion on BBC Radio 4's The New Workplace, due to be aired at [...]