General Election 2015: Tory donors want Boris Johnson to replace David Cameron as party leader April 26, 2015 David Cameron's days as head of the Conservatives may be limited, if party donors have it their way. Two supporters who made substantial contributions in recent years have expressed dissatisfaction at the way he is leading the party, and say they want Boris Johnson to replace him if he loses the General Election on 7 [...]
London Marathon 2015 in pictures: Paula Radcliffe, Eliud Kipchoge, Tigist Tufa, Mark Carney and Romeo Beckham join 35,000 runners April 26, 2015 Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line winning the men's race Kenyan rivals Wilson Kipsang and Eliud Kipchoge battle it out Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa flies across the finish line to win the women's race The US's Joshua George pips Britain's David Weir to the men's wheelchair title Runners cross Tower Bridge Women's record holder Paula Radcliffe lines [...]
General Election 2015: The odds of Labour-SNP coalition just shortened as Sturgeon warns Miliband he will have to “change his tune” over a deal April 26, 2015 Ed Miliband may have spent the day insisting that he's not interested in doing a deal with the SNP after the General Election, but more people are betting that it will happen. Odds on a coalition between the two parties have shortened to 10/1 from 12/1 with hefty backing from political punters, Ladbrokes has said. [...]
General Election 2015: Sturgeon expects SNP to enjoy “enormous influence” over a Labour government April 25, 2015 If the SNP wants Ed Miliband in power so it can gain influence over a minority Labour government, then it’s going a funny way about it. Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said that her party would expect to enjoy “enormous influence” over a Labour government, in words set to scare [...]
General Election 2015: A Labour government could turn to Michael Heseltine, says Chuka Umunna April 24, 2015 Labour could turn to the business expertise of former Conservative deputy prime minister Michael Heseltine if it wins the election. Speaking to the Guardian, the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna, said Heseltine was a “visionary” whose advice could benefit Labour’s plans for regional devolution. Labour is expecting to set aside £30bn for devolution if it comes [...]
Flash crash trader’s former boss says Navinder Singh Sarao is set for “superstardom” or “infamy” April 24, 2015 The former boss of so-called flash crash trader Navinder Singh Sarao has revealed the "low-key" city worker had the potential to be "legendary" and believes he did not cause the 2010 crash which wiped billions from the stock market. “Nav was always going to the kind of person that I believed would be legendary, potentially [...]
General Election 2015: Undecided voters may go for David Cameron thanks to Tory strength on the economy April 24, 2015 The economy is the top issue for undecided voters, according to a new ComRes poll. With the Tories and Labour running neck and neck in the polls and much of the electorate still not sure who they're going to vote for, the election could be determined on just a few thousand undecided voters in a [...]
David Cameron says English votes for English laws will go ahead in first 100 days of Tory government April 24, 2015 David Cameron and William Hague have outlined their plans for English Votes for English laws (EVEL) which include an England-specific rate of income tax. The proposals are part of the Conservative Party's first ever English manifesto. The Tory campaign has zoned in on the possibility of a SNP-Labour deal as a key issue that could sway [...]
David Cameron urges City workers: Labour-SNP coalition would be toxic for Britain – don’t put UK’s economic recovery at risk April 23, 2015 We have less than two weeks to save our economy. Stark, but true. At this election, the difference in economic policy on offer is more marked than it has been for a generation. The Conservative offer is clear: a continuation of the long-term economic plan that is turning our country around. Last year we were [...]
Voters back up Nigel Farage and say media are most biased against Ukip April 23, 2015 A plurality of British voters think the media is much more likely to be biased against Ukip than any other major political party. The media has often made great play of gaffes and inappropriate remarks made by Ukip politicians and members. However, Ukip consistently points out that the media rarely reports similar offences committed by [...]