Notting Hill Dave embraced blue-collar aspiration to take the fight to Labour October 1, 2014 I AM your public servant, standing here, wanting to make our country so much better…” an emotional David Cameron told Conservative party conference yesterday. The Prime Minister clearly takes his spot in the Notting Hill set seriously, borrowing as heavily as he did from one of the most famous moments in the iconic 90s rom-com. [...]
David Cameron fights for his future in face of Ukip defections at Conservative party conference September 30, 2014 David Cameron is under pressure to deliver the speech of his career today as the Tory leader bids to overcome the threat of further defections to Ukip and spur his party towards victory in May’s general election. Facing an electoral squeeze from Ukip and Labour, the Conservatives need to win over a significant number of [...]
Boris Johnson wields a brick and calls for more new London homes in Conservative party conference speech September 30, 2014 London mayor Boris Johnson gave a typically jovial speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham yesterday, bouncing around on stage holding a brick above his head while promising not to throw it at the audience. Johnson, who is hoping to win a seat in the House of Commons next year, spoke of how the [...]
Chuka Umunna vows to get firms to put more ethnic minorities on boards September 30, 2014 Labour’s shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna yesterday promised to hold UK businesses to account over the number of senior black and ethnic minority staff they employ, most notably at board level. Pledging to introduce a Davies-style commission and report into why people from ethnic minorities make up just one in 15 senior management positions, Umunna [...]
Boris Johnson: Don’t savage London powerhouse – Tory party conference September 29, 2014 Boris Johnson will today launch a valiant defence of London’s dominant position in the UK, telling the Conservative party conference that the capital’s success is crucial for British economic growth. He will also seek to boost his party’s morale in the face of recent defections to Ukip, warning Conservatives against jumping ship. Johnson is expected [...]
Business groups slam MP John Redwood over EU threat September 29, 2014 Business groups hit back yesterday after Conservative MP John Redwood appeared to threaten company bosses who publicly voice support for Britain’s membership of the EU. Redwood, a former Welsh secretary and ardent eurosceptic, told a fringe event at Conservative party conference: “It will be deeply disruptive to their businesses, and maybe even to their own tenure [...]
Osborne to axe pension death taxes September 29, 2014 CHANCELLOR George Osborne will today continue his pensions revolution, announcing a radical new promise to abolish the 55 per cent pension tax paid at death. It comes as his party seeks to bounce back after Conservative MP Mark Reckless defected to Ukip and Brooks Newmark resigned his post as minister for civil society following a [...]
From Threadneedle Street to the corridors of power September 28, 2014 Business minister Matthew Hancock tells Kate McCann he’s on the side of new challenger firms IF CONSERVATIVE MPs spent the weekend nursing a Ukip-induced headache ahead of their party conference, business minister Matthew Hancock showed no evidence of it yesterday. “It’s relatively cheerful here, in the circumstances,” the former Osborne advisor says with a wry [...]
Tory conference aims to cash in on that Miliband deficit gaffe September 25, 2014 THE CONSERVATIVES will use their annual conference in Birmingham this week to play up the party’s economic credibility following a speech by Labour leader Ed Miliband in which he forgot to mention the deficit. Kicking off in Birmingham on Sunday, all eyes will be on key Tory figures including David Cameron, George Osborne and Theresa [...]
Parliament recalled to debate air strikes in Iraq September 24, 2014 The speaker of the House of Commons has agreed to recall parliament tomorrow, paving the way for UK air strikes of Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq. The move to call MPs back to Westminster comes after David Cameron – who will chair a meeting of his cabinet later today – received a request from [...]
