David Cameron facing Tory backlash over plain cigarette packs January 22, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a bruising from his own party over proposals to have cigarettes sold in plain, unbranded, packaging, with a senior Tory MP telling City A.M. that “half the parliamentary party” could be against it. Several Conservative backbenchers were fuming at the proposals yesterday, put forward in a surprise announcement by [...]
David Cameron to reveal devolved powers for Scotland January 22, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will reveal draft legislation outlining devolved powers for Scotland today. He will also meet Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Edinburgh to discuss enacting the plans. The “command paper” is believed to contain 44 new clauses across 100 pages. In the run-up to last year’s Scottish independence referendum, [...]
David Cameron and Ed Miliband clash as UK unemployment hits a six-year low January 21, 2015 Unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate since 2008 according to official figures, which also show pay continuing to beat inflation. The jobless rate dropped to 5.8 per cent in the three months to November, according to data released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics. Pay including bonuses rose 1.7 per cent [...]
David Cameron renews pledge to lead UK to full employment, but what is it? January 19, 2015 David Cameron has said that he and the Conservatives are committed to full employment in Britain. The UK, Cameron said, would be a "jobs factory," with benefit caps lowered and immigrants' access to welfare limited. To achieve this goal, Cameron pledged to help small businesses, saying: “we’re the party of the roofers and the retailers; [...]
Long-term policies more than falling oil prices are needed for sustainable wage growth business groups tell Cameron January 17, 2015 Long-term solutions rather than the short-term gains from falling oil prices are needed to boost wages, business groups have said. David Cameron urged businesses to pass on the benefits of falling oil prices to staff through higher wages on his visit to Washington yesterday. Business groups have responded saying lower oil prices are already creating [...]
Ed Miliband: Britain “choking on their cornflakes” over Cameron’s pay rise from oil price plea January 17, 2015 Ed Miliband has slammed David Cameron for urging businesses to pass on savings from falling oil prices to staff in the form of higher wages. The Labour leader said the country were “choking on their cornflakes” after hearing Cameron’s plea, speaking at the Fabian Society conference. He accused the Prime Minister of years of “denial, [...]
Cameron tells business to pass on falling oil price benefits to staff through higher wages January 17, 2015 Businesses reaping the rewards of plummeting oil prices have been urged to pass on the savings to staff in the form of higher pay by David Cameron. Asked about the matter on a visit to Washington, the Prime Minister told reporters: "Obviously I want to see companies’ success passed through in terms of wage increases. [...]
Why David Cameron’s crusade against encryption could backfire on business January 15, 2015 One so-called expert in terrorism and one person who claims to be able to tackle it embarrassed themselves this week. The first was a hapless Fox News commentator, who had convinced himself that Birmingham was an outpost of the Islamic State, sparking hilarity in the Twittersphere. The second was none other than David Cameron, who [...]
David Cameron wants Twitter and Facebook to help intelligence agencies track down dangerous people January 15, 2015 Later today, Prime Minister David Cameron will try to persuade US President Barack Obama of the need for more cooperation between intelligence agencies and US tech firms like Twitter and Facebook. He will say that public safety is at stake, and that new laws regarding communication via social media platforms should be imposed [...]
Will David Cameron’s refusal to take part in TV debates damage his electoral prospects? January 14, 2015 Mike Smithson, editor of PoliticalBetting.com, says Yes As an incumbent Prime Minister facing an opposition leader with as poor personal ratings as Ed Miliband’s, it has been apparent for a long time that the best outcome for David Cameron would be for no debates to take place. This is the case all the more so [...]