EU referendum: Is the UK the most Eurosceptic country in Europe and where can David Cameron find support for reform? June 8, 2015 The UK’s position in Europe is looking ever more tenuous, as the UK gears up for an EU referendum before the end of 2017. Greece is currently flirting with an exit and sentiment across the continent has been affected by the crisis, while the UK is famously divided on the issue. So is the UK [...]
David Cameron tells expenses watchdog to “think again” on MPs pay rise June 8, 2015 David Cameron has called on the MPs' expenses watchdog to "think again" on plans to increase MPs' pay by 10 per cent. The Prime Minister has insisted that Ipsa (Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) should shelve its plans for the salary increase, saying that he does not think it is "the right approach". He said he [...]
Cameron sends more troops to Iraq to join counter-Isis efforts June 7, 2015 MORE BRITISH troops will be sent to Iraq in the coming weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. Speaking at a meeting of the leaders of the G7 nations in Germany, Cameron said yesterday that he had authorised 125 additional UK personnel to join the efforts against Isis, also known as the Islamic State, in [...]
Will David Cameron fail to achieve fundamental reform of Britain’s EU membership terms? June 7, 2015 Brian Monteith, communications director of Global Britain, says Yes. When one considers the term “fundamental”, one might think that it would include leaving the Common Agricultural and Fisheries policies that increase the cost of food to British consumers and deliver poverty to third world countries. Or we might think it would include reducing the UK’s [...]
Conservatives for Britain: 50 Tory MPs form group for EU referendum no vote if Cameron’s renegotiations fail June 7, 2015 A group of more than 50 Tory MPs have formed a pressure group which will campaign for Britain's exit from Europe if David Cameron fails to renegotiate membership. The Conservatives for Britain (CfB) will support the Prime Minister's efforts to negotiate a better deal for Britain in the EU and is backed by former cabinet [...]
FIFA bribery scandal: David Cameron to bring corruption into centre stage at G7 summit June 6, 2015 David Cameron will tell other G7 leaders the FIFA scandal is evidence of a need for international and co-ordinated action on corruption. Read more: Disgraced Fifa exec Chuck Blazer showed off meeting Vladimir Putin and Miss Universe in a weird and wonderful blog Cameron will say that there has been an air of taboo around accusing [...]
Cameron in high-vis at crossrail ceremony June 4, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron and mayor of London Boris Johnson were on hand in their high-vis suits yesterday for a Crossrail “break through” ceremony under Farringdon station. The ceremony marked the end of a three-year effort to dig tunnels for London’s forthcoming new Crossrail system. Johnson called the completion “a landmark event”.
Tunneling for Crossrail has finally finished – Boris Johnson and David Cameron were there for the big break through June 4, 2015 After three years of literally earth-moving work, tunneling for London's largest ever infrastructure project has finally finished – with a ceremony for the final "break through" under Farringdon station. David Cameron and Boris Johnson were there for the break through on the railway, which will run east to west through London when it opens in [...]
David Cameron dodges rookie MP Cat Smith’s questions on poor credit ratings June 3, 2015 The Prime Minister was caught off-guard yesterday when a newly-elected Labour MP asked him about the country’s credit rating. Cat Smith stood up in the first Prime Minister’s Questions of the new parliament and said: “Will the Prime Minister inform the House when he expects the UK to regain its triple A credit rating?” [...]
David Cameron defends Right to Buy scheme after Harriet Harman attacks housing policy June 3, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron defended his government’s housing policies in the first Prime Minister’s Questions session of the new parliament yesterday. Acting leader of the opposition Harriet Harman attacked the Prime Minister’s plan to extend Margaret Thatcher’s “Right to Buy,” scheme, which will allow housing association tenants to buy their homes at a discount of [...]