Labour leadership contest: Jeremy Corbyn wins backing from Unison while bookies tip him as favourite to lead Labour July 30, 2015 Far-left candidate Jeremy Corbyn has solidified his lead in the Labour leadership race, securing another major trade union endorsement and surging past his opponents in the betting markets for the first time. Unison, which counts 1.3m public service workers among its members, said yesterday that it was backing Corbyn’s anti-austerity candidacy. The trade union’s general [...]
Jeremy Corbyn is now bookmakers’ favourite to become next leader of the Labour party July 29, 2015 He may have started the fight as an outsider, but with weeks to got before the vote, Jeremy Corbyn has become the bookmakers' favourite to become the next permanent leader of the Labour party. A surge of bets in the wake of the latest polling has forced bookies to slash odds on the left wing [...]
Oops: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump “exaggerated his wealth” July 29, 2015 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has overstated his wealth to the tune of $7.1bn (£4.5bn), according to an analysis by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The brash businessman and property magnate's campaign team has said his net worth was more than $10bn, citing the value of his properties in New York, San Francisco, Miami and many other places [...]
Chancellor George Osborne: Links with the European Union should be based on free trade July 29, 2015 As negotiations between the UK and European Union around terms of the UK's membership continue, George Osborne has said the relationship should be based around free trade. Read more: Osborne says France and UK can strike deal The economic benefits are key to EU membership, and should therefore be at the heart of renegotiation, the chancellor [...]
Obese people who refuse treatment could have their benefits cut July 29, 2015 Overweight people who refuse to lose weight may have their benefits cut, as David Cameron launches a review of whether those with drug, alcohol or obesity problems should be deprived of welfare unless they accept treatment. The review, led by Dame Carol Black, chairman of the Nuffield Trust and adviser to the Department of Health, [...]
Greek bailout talks delayed amid security concerns July 29, 2015 Talks on a third bailout deal for Greece failed to start after international creditors said they hadn't found a location which could provide the necessary security. Greek officials had said the talks to secure a new bailout deal worth up to €86bn (£60.8bn) would start today, however they were delayed thanks to concerns there wasn't [...]
Greece invites the IMF to join in upcoming bailout talks July 29, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday confirmed that it had been invited by Greece to enter into negotiations with European creditors over a third bailout deal worth up to €86bn (£60.8bn). "We confirm that we have received a letter from the Greek authorities indicating that they are seeking a new loan facility from the IMF. We [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump is the leading Republican candidate in the polls July 29, 2015 Another day, another way for Donald Trump to say something that alienates himself. This has characterised much of his short Republican nomination campaign. Just last week, alluding to a prominent Republican's time as a Vietnamese POW, he mocked Senator John McCain – the guy who won the Republican nomination and ran against President Obama in [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK government will do everything it can to combat migrant crisis in Calais July 29, 2015 After 1,500 migrants tried to reach the UK via the Channel Tunnel, David Cameron has warned he is “very concerned” by the growing Calais crisis. Speaking as the UK confirmed an extra £7m in funding for new fencing at the Channel Tunnel in France, Cameron said he felt sympathy for British holidaymakers and that the [...]
SNP bites back at PM after David Cameron vows to halt second Scottish independence referendum July 28, 2015 The SNP has rejected Prime Minister David Cameron’s claim that he would block another vote on Scottish independence. On Monday, Cameron said that he had the ability to shoot down a second referendum did “not see the need for another” vote. “It will be my ultimate decision, in line with the democratic decision-making processes of the [...]