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 [...]
Jeremy Corbyn v David Cameron at first PMQs: A more “adult” discussion from Labour’s new leader September 16, 2015 The eagerly-awaited showdown between Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron was surprising in its timidity. Corbyn, previously promising a different kind of Prime Minister's Questions, was met by a Cameron willing to accommodate what Corbyn called a "more adult way". Corbyn began by recanting how he previously sent an email asking people to submit questions to [...]
EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters want him to campaign for staying in European Union September 16, 2015 Almost 60 per cent of Jeremy Corbyn's supporters want him to campaign to stay in the European Union and almost a quarter of want the UK to remain a member of the EU. A new YouGov poll of 1,130 people found that 57 per cent of Corbyn supporters want the new Labour leader to follow [...]
Crossrail 2: Hundreds of thousands of homes, jobs will be created by major new project – and here is the team behind it September 16, 2015 The first Crossrail is still more than two years away from completion, but the government is already planning for Crossrail 2, which it claims could "unlock up to 200,000 new homes and support 200,000 jobs across London and the South East". The government has just unveiled the team that is being charged with ensuring [...]
EU migrant crisis: Refugees turn to Croatia as Hungary closes borders September 16, 2015 Refugees fleeing Syria and other countries are turning to Croatia for safety after Hungary started closing its borders yesterday. Police and aid workers have been deployed to Croatia's border with Serbia, where refugees are now being transported to as it became increasingly difficult for them to take the route into Hungary through which thousands of [...]
EU migrant crisis: Royal Navy ship HMS Richmond to tackle people smugglers risking refugees’ lives off the coast of Libya September 16, 2015 In what is another attempt to head off the escalating migrant crisis facing the European Union, the Royal Navy is being dispatched to tackle people smugglers around the coast of Libya. HMS Richmond is being sent to international waters around the country to try and stop criminal gangs from ferrying refugees across the Mediterranean Sea. [...]