Queen’s Speech 2015: Everything we know so far including the EU referendum, devolution, Human Rights Act, income tax, housing and Scotland May 26, 2015 The Queen's Speech will unveil the Conservative government's policy agenda on Wednesday and having shed its coalition partner at the General Election, some pretty major shifts in policy are expected. Here are some of the top pledges expected to feature in the state opening of parliament tomorrow. EU referendum bill Having committed to holding an [...]
John Healey joins crowded deputy Labour leader race May 26, 2015 John Healey, the former Labour housing minister and shadow health secretary, has announced he is running to be deputy leader of the party. He is a late entrant to the race, becoming the seventh candidate for the position, and has already backed Yvette Cooper for the position of Labour leader. Healey, MP for Wentworth and [...]
Tourism deficit? UK loses £1bn a month as residents splurge their savings on holiday May 21, 2015 Britain is losing billions each year from UK residents spending their money abroad on holidays, while overseas visitors to the UK spend less. Since the beginning of 2013, 129m UK residents have visited an overseas country – spending a total of £76.8bn. This equates to £594 being spent for each UK resident's visit abroad, according [...]
Pro-business Labour candidates? Blairite Liz Kendall may be Labour’s best bet at winning back business confidence May 21, 2015 With candidates lining up to take over Ed Miliband as the new Labour leader, divisions in the party are appearing as it digests the General Election. In the postmortem of Labour’s election defeat, many are arguing that it was the party's lack of an aspirational message and its perceived anti-business stance that put off voters. [...]
General Election 2015 turnout: Parties hail record number of voters May 9, 2015 Exit polls suggest record numbers of people voted in the General Election, as party leaders urged supporters to show their support in an attempt to swing the balance of power. Figures indicated there was a 66.1 per cent turnout in the election, according to the BBC. Right up to the final day of campaigning, polls [...]
General Election 2015 results: First Tory marginal held as party looks set to win May 7, 2015 The first Conservative-Labour marginal has been held by the Tories, in what may reflect an early pattern in the results for the General Election. More on this story: Election results live Nuneaton, the first of many Tory-Labour marginals, has announced a Conservative victory, with Marcus Jones being declared its MP. The party gained 20,827 votes, [...]
General Election 2015: What is an exit poll and how accurate are they? May 7, 2015 With tonight's exit poll predicting the Conservative Party is just shy of a majority on 316 seats, many have been shocked it is so far from previous polls that had the major parties neck-and-neck. But just how accurate could this be? We had a look at previous elections and exit polls to find out whether [...]
General Election 2015: Where will the Tory marginals end up? April 30, 2015 With the General Election predicted to be the closest in a generation, and polls refusing to give either Labour or the Conservatives a clear lead, the outcome is likely to come down to handful of marginal constituencies. Looking at the 72 most marginal Conservative constituencies – all of those with a majority of less than six [...]
London and Thames Valley have highest cancer survival rates in England April 30, 2015 People living in London and the Thames Valley have the highest survival rates for cancer, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). New data released for 2006-2008 reveals worrying geographical variations for how many people survive cancer for more than one and five years. Earlier this year, Cancer Research UK revealed that [...]
General Election 2015: Ukip is expected to lose a lot less money in election deposits – at the cost of the Lib Dems April 30, 2015 While Ukip may not be set for many MPs after the General Election, they are likely to lose a lot less money in lost deposits this time round. The same can't be said for the Lib Dems Both Ukip and the Greens are fielding more candidates than ever before and, if Lord Ashcroft’s polls are [...]
