Forgetting Ed Miliband: Internet trumps Milifandom and the bacon sandwich with a rom-com starring former Labour leader and Russell Brand June 1, 2015 After those crazy, heady days of Milifandom – and before that, the meme that was bacon sandwich – it was only a matter of time before the internet turned its hand to Ed Miliband's defeat and his unlikely love-in with Russell Brand. Brand fell so hard he called for viewers of The Trews [...]
Labour leader candidates Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham back 50p rate of tax May 31, 2015 Labour leadership candidates Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham both say they support former Labour leader Ed Miliband’s proposal to raise the top rate of tax to 50p. Cooper said yesterday that increasing taxes for individuals earning more than £150,000 was “the right thing to do.” “I think that’s about Labour values, about saying the tax [...]
Sadiq Khan: “aspiration” will be overused in Labour leadership race May 31, 2015 Sadiq Khan has criticised the way Labour politicians are looking back on Tony Blair’s time in office with “rose-tinted glasses”, claiming that the party no longer understands aspiration. The former shadow justice secretary, who resigned after the General Election in order to prepare for his candidacy for London mayor, said that some in his party [...]
London mayor election: David Lammy says the capital doesn’t need a “party stooge” May 31, 2015 David Lammy has said that London needs a mayor who is "independent-minded" and "not a party stooge", as he set out his bid to replace Boris Johnson in City Hall. He said he wanted to be London's next Labour mayor, who will focus on housing and tackling the "big equalities" in the city. Read more: [...]
Ukip’s only MP says Nigel Farage was wrong with plan to ban HIV-positive immigrants May 31, 2015 Douglas Carswell, Ukip's only MP, has criticised Nigel Farage's comments on immigrants with HIV during the General Election campaign. During the first leaders' television debate, Farage shocked many by saying that the UK should prevent immigrants with life-threatening illnesses like HIV from entering the country. Carswell avoided backing Farage's comments at the time, saying only [...]
Nick Clegg and seven other British officials named on Russian black list May 31, 2015 Eight British officials have been named on a Russian list of European politicians and military leaders who have been banned from the country. The list was compiled by the Russian foreign ministry and handed to an EU delegation in Moscow this week. A document, leaked in Germany, lists of 89 Europeans who are banned from the country, [...]
HMRC waives £100 late tax return fines to prioritise “major” investigations May 30, 2015 Thousands of people who missed the deadline for filing tax returns will be let off of fines handed out for late payment, it has been revealed. HMRC will waive the charge for anyone who offers a "reasonable" excuse for being late, the Daily Telegraph reports citing a leaked internal memo from the government department, to [...]
Ukip peer Lord Pearson asks if government will back a draw Mohammed competition May 29, 2015 Ukip's Lord Pearson of Rannoch has asked the government to back a draw Mohammed competition. The lord, who led the party between 2009 and 2010, submitted the question to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport on Thursday. It asked if the government would "plan to support a contest in the United Kingdom between artists [...]
Cameron holds talks with Merkel in last stop on European tour May 29, 2015 David Cameron has held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in an attempt to persuade her to back him over EU reforms. The Prime Minister talked to Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, his last destination as he blitzes European countries to gain support before the UK's EU referendum. He has urged his fellow EU leaders to [...]
Labour leadership race: Andy Burnham woos business with calls to “celebrate spirit of enterprise” May 29, 2015 Andy Burnham will today admit that Labour got it wrong on business and the economy, and that the party cannot win the next election if voters believe it gives the workshy an "easy ride". In a speech to business leaders, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Ed Miliband as leader will say he is [...]