French cry foul over Manual Valls’ Champions League final freebie June 11, 2015 Under-fire French prime minister Manuel Valls attempted yesterday to quell the backlash from his all-expenses-paid junket to the Champions League final. Barcelona fan Valls brought two of his children to the showpiece match in Berlin on Saturday in a government aircraft, paid for by the taxpayer, after leaving the Socialist Party conference in Poitiers. [...]
UK’s £56bn aerospace, defence, security and space sectors come out strongly against Brexit June 11, 2015 A whopping 86 per cent of the UK's £56bn-a-year aerospace, defence, security and space sectors want Britain to remain part of the European Union, a new study has found. Just two per cent of companies in the combined sectors' trade body ADS said Brexit would have a positive impact on their business. The [...]
First Minister’s Questions: Scottish government brands Osborne’s budget cuts “unacceptable” June 11, 2015 John Swinney, deputy first minister of Scotland, has said that austerity measures proposed by George Osborne are "utterly unacceptable". Mr Swinney said that he believes the chancellor's budget reductions are unacceptable, urging Osborne to reconsider and find alternatives. Earlier, George Osborne announced that £3bn of savings would have to be made for this financial year. [...]
MPs line up to chair Parliament’s select committees: The races to watch June 11, 2015 Nominations for the chair of each of Parliament's select committees closed last night, with MPs lining up to take control of some of the most influential boards. A secret ballot, where each MP has one vote for each committee, will take place on 17 June, City A.M. has examined each of the declared candidates for six [...]
Tony Blair warns against move to left and urges Labour to the “radical centre” June 11, 2015 Tony Blair has said Labour will lose the next election without a "fundamental revision" of its strategy. In a move to intervene in the party's leadership race, the former Prime Minister has warned positioning itself to the left would be a bad decision. Read more: This is how the Labour leadership race is stacking up [...]
Business sounds alarm over Osborne’s “fiscal straightjacket” June 10, 2015 A respected business body has criticised the Tories' plans for strict fiscal rules – expected to be unveiled at the Chancellor's Mansion House speech later today – saying "no government should put itself in a fiscal straitjacket". Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will use his major speech to the City to introduce a new law [...]
Tower Hamlets mayoral elections: Who are the candidates, who is going to win and how will the vote split change from last year? June 10, 2015 Tower Hamlets is going to the polls, for yet another hotly contested election, just one year after the last vote. Why is it being held now? Tower Hamlets voters went to polls just over a year ago, with incumbent Lutfer Rahman being returned with a small majority over his Labour rival John Biggs. [...]
David Cameron claims that cutting corruption could boost global economy by £380bn per year June 10, 2015 Cutting corruption by just 10 per cent could boost the global economy by £380bn, David Cameron has claimed. Speaking after Prime Minister's Questions, he addressed Parliament to inform MPs of his progress at the G7 summit held earlier this week. Read more: Corruption hits economic growth – and markets can do nothing to stop it The [...]
Tower Hamlets mayoral election: Police will be monitoring voting tomorrow to curb “fraudulent activity” June 10, 2015 It's not just voters who are heading to the polls in Tower Hamlets tomorrow – there will be a heavy police presence too. The Metropolitan Police will be overseeing the highly contested mayoral election, with officers stationed at polling booths around the borough in an effort to curb "fraudulent activity". Additional officers are [...]
David Miliband says Labour “has turned the page backwards” in critique of brother’s leadership June 10, 2015 Labour has "turned the page backwards", David Miliband said last night, in his strongest critique yet of his brother's leadership of the party. The former foreign secretary, who lost out on the Labour leadership to his brother Ed Miliband, claimed there was "a very clear reason" for Labour's electoral defeat. In an interview with CNN, [...]