Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership: Who will be the first Labour MP to defect – and which party will they move to? September 17, 2015 It's still the first week of Jeremy Corbyn's life as Labour leader, but the honeymoon period is definitely over. It's no secret that he's been upsetting the media – not least when journalists get hospitalised while reporting on him – and the same thing seems to be happening with his own party members. Pundits and [...]
Jeb Bush wants Margaret Thatcher on $10 notes September 17, 2015 Presidential wannabe Jeb Bush has said he wants Margaret Thatcher to appear on $10 bank notes in the US. The Republican, who is running against Donald Trump among others to win the party's nomination for next year's election race, told an audience at last night's televised candidate debate that he would pick Britain's former Prime [...]
David Cameron tells UK universities: crack down on extremists September 17, 2015 The government has announced new rules today that will legally require universities and colleges to monitor and counter extremist activities among their students. The new rules, set to go into effect next week, will force universities to “put in place specific policies to stop extremists radicalising students on campuses, tackle gender segregation at events [...]
Scottish independence is not inevitable: David Mundell attacks Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP referendum stance September 17, 2015 Independence is not inevitable, Scottish secretary David Mundell will say today in a speech in Edinburgh, one day before the first anniversary of last year’s Scottish independence referendum. “The result of the referendum – by over 10 percentage points on the highest turnout of modern times at 85 per cent – demonstrates that the [...]
EU referendum Yes campaign: London’s small businesses want to stay in the EU September 17, 2015 More than half of small businesses in the capital would vote for Britain to stay in the European Union, according to a new survey out today from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The FSB, along with the independent research agency Verve, polled more than 6,000 members between June and July of this year, finding [...]
General Election 2015 campaign costs explained: Where do smaller political parties spend their money? September 16, 2015 While campaign spending for a number of parties including the Conservatives and Labour reaches the 10s of millions of pounds in the build-up to the General Election, a number of parties spend significantly less. Data released by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding watchdog, today gave details to campaign expenditure of all political parties [...]
EU migrant crisis: Syrian refugees in new scheme “to arrive in UK soon”, says home secretary Theresa May September 16, 2015 The first of the Syrian refugees the UK has pledged to accept will arrive in Britain in the “coming days”, home secretary Theresa May has said. This comes after Prime Minister David Cameron announced the UK would take 20,000 Syrian refugees in the next five years. Read more: Germany reinstates border controls and exits Schengen [...]
Prime Minister’s Questions is a British institution that deserves defending September 16, 2015 Nothing makes the House of Commons more interesting than the mastery of political debate manifested so finely in Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). Without it, parliamentary politics would increasingly lose its appeal and uniqueness. In the era of soundbites and spin, PMQs allows our leaders to challenge each other face-to-face, unaided and under the watchful eye [...]
Labour: Jeremy Corbyn will sing the national anthem “God Save the Queen” from now on September 16, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn will sing "God Save the Queen" from now on, a Labour spokeswoman has said, confirming that the leader of Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition will "fully" partake in future events involving the national anthem. Corbyn – a republican who has called for the end of the monarchy in the past – was heavily criticised yesterday for [...]
BBC cameraman hospitalised after apparent altercation outside Jeremy Corbyn’s home September 16, 2015 The Department of Transport (DfT) is investigating reports of an incident yesterday in which BBC cameraman James Webb was hospitalised after an altercation outside Jeremy Corbyn's home. Footage of the incident emerged this morning. Originally it was claimed that a Corbyn aide had caused the cameraman to fall, however the person has since been identified [...]