Ministry of Justice is the sickest government department – and stress is the number one cause of time off among government employees June 16, 2015 Employees at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) take more sick days than staff at any other government department, according to freedom of information responses received by City A.M. And among the departments that gave reasons for absence, mental health issues and stress were listed as the main causes. At the MoJ, the total number [...]
Labour leader debate buzzword bingo: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. Read more: Sadiq Khan: "Aspiration" will be overused in Labour leadership race In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in [...]
Labour leadership race: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in a debate hosted by the BBC on Wednesday. Ladbrokes is taking [...]
SNP calls for full fiscal autonomy for Scotland but Tory minister slams it as a “shambles” June 16, 2015 The SNP is using its newly acquired Westminster clout to push for more powers to be devolved to Scotland. The party, which is now the third largest in Parliament, has sent a letter to the government's Scottish secretary David Mundell calling for more Holyrood powers. Under its plans, Scotland would be able to control corporation tax, capital [...]
London mayor election: Poll shows Zac Goldsmith would lose to Tessa Jowell but tie with Sadiq Khan June 16, 2015 Tessa Jowell is Labour's best bet to replace Boris Johnson with one of its own candidates, according to the latest polling by YouGov. The poll indicates that Zac Goldsmith, the favourite candidate for the Tories, would lose to Dame Tessa Jowell – while he would be in a dead heat against Sadiq Khan. The former [...]
Labour leadership race: Burnham, Cooper, Kendall and Corbyn are nominated June 16, 2015 Four candidates in the Labour leadership race have attained the necessary support to be placed on the ballot paper to succeed Ed Miliband. Jeremy Corbyn, the left-leaning candidate in the race, gained the support of 36 MPs just two minutes before the deadline – just above the quota needed to be considered for the leadership [...]
Cameron to promise more Eurosceptic concessions as he limits public money for yes campaign June 16, 2015 David Cameron will today concede to his Tory backbenchers that he will limit public money for a pro-EU campaign in the upcoming referendum. In a bid to pacify its slim majority, the government will reassure its Eurosceptic MPs that there will be no taxpayer-funded push for the UK to remain in the EU. Read more: [...]
David Cameron courts EU leaders amid Commons row over referendum June 15, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will hit the road again this week for more one-on-one meetings with European leaders, while MPs in the House of Commons gear up for more divisive debate over the EU referendum bill. Cameron is due to visit Italy, Luxembourg, Slovakia and Slovenia later this week, as well as welcome the president of [...]
Republican Jeb Bush joins US presidential race with 4pc economic growth target June 15, 2015 Ever since he quit his job at Barclays and began travelling the country on a fundraising campaign last year, speculation has mounted that Jeb Bush would make a run for President of the United States. The brother of George W. Bush and son of George HW. Bush formally announced his campaign in Florida where he [...]
More delays: Airports Commission to face courtroom stand-off with angry Teddington residents over pollution review June 15, 2015 The decision over where to build a new runway is about to be put off for even longer, after a group of residents in Teddington (in Heathrow's flight path) applied for a Judicial Review of the work of the Airports Commission. Read more: Businesses slam delay over airports action The Commission, led by Sir Howard [...]