Ed Miliband isn’t Prime Ministerial and it could win him the election November 13, 2014 Billed as a battle speech, Ed Miliband’s address to an audience of party supporters and journalists yesterday was always going to be a big ask. Not because the Labour leader lacks conviction – he certainly had that yesterday – but because in the cold light of day Ed Miliband just isn’t a natural leader. Critics [...]
Clegg plans to halt child benefit payments to EU citizens abroad November 13, 2014 NICK Clegg yesterday called for a major overhaul of EU benefit rules in a bid to stamp out payments going to European citizens who do not live in the UK. The Deputy Prime Minister vowed to end the payment of child benefit abroad, a practice which currently supports 34,268 children in nations outside the UK. [...]
Confidence in Ed Miliband hits rock bottom as Labour leader prepares for key speech November 12, 2014 A mere 13 per cent of the public think Ed Miliband is cut out to be the next Prime Minister, a further crushing blow to the Labour leader following a week of unrest and infighting within his party. The polling, published as Miliband seeks to galvanise his MPs with a speech about his values in London [...]
Flybe share price nosedives after £15.4m loss is revealed November 12, 2014 SHARES in airline Flybe took a sharp tumble yesterday after the company announced a £15.4m loss and the sale of its 60 per cent stake in Flybe Finland for just €1. The group, which operates across Europe and only last week revealed an agreement with Aer Lingus to fly across the Atlantic, announced that both [...]
UK forced to water down key tax incentive scheme November 11, 2014 GEORGE Osborne has been forced to water down one of his key tax policies, often billed by the chancellor as one of the UK’s strongest competitive advantages to attract overseas investment. The change to the patent box scheme follows a long-running dispute with Germany and comes ahead of the G20 summit in Australia later this [...]
Reprieve for Cameron as court in Europe rules out benefit tourism November 11, 2014 A COURT in Europe has ruled that member states do not have to pay benefits to EU migrants who cannot support themselves, signalling a victory for David Cameron, who has called for an end to so-called benefit tourism. The ruling, which relates to the case of a Romanian woman and her son in Germany, states [...]
Banks brace for record forex settlement fine November 11, 2014 BANKS in the UK will today be told how much they have to pay the banking regulator in fines, following a year-long investigation into the manipulation of foreign exchange markets. Six banks, including three based in the UK, will face record fines this morning as part of the forex probe. The combined penalty to be [...]
Yvette Cooper has David Cameron running scared, so could she be Labour’s next leader? November 11, 2014 It would surely take a very sticky situation to force David Cameron to leave a formal dinner and hot foot it back to the House of Commons wearing white tie to vote. Yet that’s exactly what Labour’s Yvette Cooper achieved on Monday by calling a rare and unusual division in the Commons, prompting the PM [...]
Commons in chaos as Home Office faces cross-party rebellion on vote November 10, 2014 HOME Secretary Theresa May faced down a cross-party rebellion in the House of Commons last night after she pushed through a vote on just 11 EU measures instead of the full 35 MPs had expected, including the European arrest warrant. May’s decision not to allow time for a full vote on the 35 opt-in justice [...]
Conservatives hit back in debate over promise of EU referendum November 10, 2014 Senior Tories yesterday hit back at critics of the party’s promise of an EU referendum. Prime Minister David Cameron denied the move would create business uncertainty, as suggested by Labour leader Ed Miliband, telling the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference that the idea is unfounded. And striking back at the Labour leader [...]
