David Cameron braces for defeat on EU referendum bill September 6, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron stands to be dealt a bruising defeat today if a cross-party coalition of Labour, the SNP and Conservative rebels vote down the government’s proposed changes to the EU referendum bill. Last week, Downing Street indicated that Cameron would U-turn on his initial refusal to impose a period of “purdah” ahead of [...]
EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron adds £100m of aid funding to help Syrian refugee camps September 4, 2015 Amid growing pressure from fellow politicians and the public, David Cameron has announced an extra £100m of aid to fund refugee camps for those fleeing the Syrian war. At a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Cameron said “Britain will act with head and heart”, taking total UK spending to £1bn. We [...]
EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron announces Britain will accept “thousands” more refugees in Syria U-turn September 4, 2015 David Cameron has announced that Britain will accept "thousands" more refugees, having bowed to pressure over the humanitarian crisis in the last few days. The Prime Minister, who has been criticised on all sides for failing to act, today committed to provide resettlement for "thousands more Syrian refugees". He said Britain would act "with our [...]
EU refugee crisis: Boris Johnson says London should help as Mayor of Liverpool offers sanctuary to 100 Syrian refugees September 3, 2015 As scenes of refugees making their way from Syria across Europe become more harrowing, the Mayor of London has said the capital should face up to its "moral responsibilities". On the question of whether to take in Syrian refugees in particular, Boris Johnson said London should "take people fleeing persecution and those plainly in fear [...]
EU refugee crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron signals U-turn as he promises Britain will fulfil its “moral responsibilities” amid growing pressure to accept more refugees September 3, 2015 Did David Cameron just signal a U-turn on his stance over the escalating refugee crisis? On the back of growing criticism the UK's Prime Minister said this afternoon that the country would fulfil its “moral responsibilities”. Cameron said “as a father I felt deeply moved” by the pictures of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year old Syrian [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron under pressure from own party including Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to accept more refugees September 3, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was facing the threat of another revolt today, after he came under fire from members of his own party to alter his stance on the growing refugee crisis. A number of MPs and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi have now publicly called on the UK to alter its position of restricting the number [...]
EU referendum: Government to make changes regarding “purdah” rules September 3, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron is set to concede more changes to the EU referendum, this time focusing on “purdah” period rules – just a day after he bowed to pressure to change the wording of the EU referendum question. The Prime Minister has come under pressure from MPs to respect the official purdah rules. They argued [...]
David Cameron: The migration crisis will not be solved by Britain accepting more refugees September 2, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has responded to calls for Britain to take more refugees, arguing it will not solve the migration crisis. Talking to the BBC, Cameron said: "I don't think there is an answer that can be achieved simply by taking more and more refugees." However, yesterday German Chancellor Angela Merkel told journalists at [...]
With China in turmoil, now is the time to celebrate our relationship with India September 2, 2015 As all eyes are fixed on China’s market turmoil, India is bullish about it’s own prospects. India’s economy is set to grow the fastest this year, at a projected rate of 7.5 per cent, according to the IMF. India’s consistently high economic growth rate and its lead position in the latest Baseline Profitability Index provide [...]
Chancellor George Osborne kicks off his own European tour to try and win the EU over on Cameron’s reforms August 24, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne is embarking on a whistle-stop tour of three European capitals today, in an effort to secure support for Prime Minister David Cameron’s EU reform agenda. Osborne is set to visit Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen to hold meetings with key members of the Finnish, Swedish and Danish governments, including Finnish finance minister Alexander [...]