Unite boss Len McCluskey says Scottish Labour made Tory victory “certain” May 14, 2015 Len McCluskey, head of the Unite Union, says it is because of Scottish Labour that the Conservatives won the General Election. Speaking to Newsnight, he said party leader Jim Murphy had “made certain” that Labour would lose, and that he should now “leave the scene”. Support for the party plunged across Scotland last week, [...]
Two Russian military jets spotted heading towards UK airspace May 14, 2015 Two Russian military planes were spotted heading towards UK airspace earlier today, but were escorted away by RAF Typhoon fighter jets. "At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK sovereign airspace,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence told the BBC. He added that their presence was not considered a threat. [...]
Ukip crisis: The best reactions so far to the Nigel Farage infighting – and that BBC c**t slip up May 14, 2015 Ukip is in turmoil as some very public in-fighting grabs the headlines. We all love a real-life political drama, but this is no House of Cards and that means there may be some ridicule of the embattled party which appears to be imploding. Of course, photoshop (which surely must have become the thing most feared [...]
Devolution bill: George Osborne gives English cities the option to break away from London May 14, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne is giving English cities the chance to become more independent from London under a new devolution bill. During a speech in Manchester, his first since the Conservatives' victory at the General Election, he said things should no longer be run just from the capital, and that this “old model” had unbalanced the [...]
Ukip crisis: Party’s biggest donor Stuart Wheeler wants Nigel Farage to resign as aide Matthew Richardson offers his resignation May 14, 2015 Ukip has been sent spiraling into crisis after the party's campaign chief attacked leader Nigel Farage, calling him "snarling, thin-skinned, aggressive". Now Ukip's biggest donor Stuart Wheeler, a millionaire who gave the party £500,000, has called for Farage to resign – again – telling the BBC "If he wants to put himself up in an election [...]
Thousands want Manchester, Sheffield and the north to become part of “New Scotland” May 14, 2015 Thousands of northerners want to break away from the UK, even as chancellor George Osborne announces new devolved powers to cities across the country. More than 12,000 people have signed a petition calling for the north to secede from the UK and join Scotland, creating a "New Scotland" that includes Manchester, Sheffield and some of the country's [...]
George Osborne is offering greater devolved powers to English cities if they agree to have their own directly elected mayor May 14, 2015 More large English cities could soon have their own directly elected mayor like Boris Johnson under new plans to be unveiled by Chancellor George Osborne later today. Osborne wants to offer English cities greater devolved powers over housing, transport, planning and policing as long as they agree to be governed by a directly elected mayor. Greater Manchester will [...]
Barratt Developments boss Mark Clare warns Tories over housing May 13, 2015 The boss of Britain’s biggest housebuilder has called on the new Tory government to accelerate its sell-off of public sector land in order to help solve the country’s housing crisis. Mark Clare, the chief of Barratt Developments, said the election outcome ushered in a “positive political and economic environment” for housing, with the Conservatives [...]
Who will the next Labour leader be? Six things you should know about new hopeful Andy Burnham May 13, 2015 Shadow health secretary Andy Burnahm is the latest MP to join the race for Labour leadership. The party had a dismal time at the General Election, winning just 232 seats and leaving the Conservatives with an overall majority. Ed Miliband resigned as leader the very next day, and various members of the party have [...]
When will there be a new Labour leader? Miliband replacement due to be revealed in September May 13, 2015 The race is on to find the next Labour party leader, but we'll have to wait four months to find out the result. The ruling National Executive Committee has confirmed that those wishing to compete have until 15 June to gain the support of 34 colleagues, or 15 per cent of the party's MPs, and [...]