Government: It’s really cheap to use your phone in Europe now… so please don’t vote Brexit! April 30, 2016 The cost of using your mobile phone in Europe has been slashed today. And, not one to miss a trick, the government has used it as an opportunity to discourage people from voting for a Brexit in June's EU referendum. Digital economy minister Ed Vaizey said the change means "from today you are quite literally [...]
Jeremy Corbyn announces launch of new Labour Party inquiry following anti-Semitism claims April 30, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn has announced the launch of an inquiry into anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. The Labour leader also said he would be proposing a “new code of conduct on anti-Semitism and other forms of racism” to the party's national executive committee next month. Read more: Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone "part of the [...]
Zac Goldsmith: Sadiq Khan and Ken Livingstone are “part of the same movement within the Labour Party” April 30, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has described Sadiq Khan as being "part of the same movement" as Ken Livingstone. The claim comes after a week in which Livingstone was accused of making anti-Semitic comments and suspended from the Labour Party. Khan earlier this week described the comments as "appalling and inexcusable", adding: "There must be no place [...]
Nigel Farage: The Remain campaign is trying to scare you April 29, 2016 Nigel Farage has warned that the Remain campaign is increasingly using scare tactics to persuade voters to stay in the EU – as he suggested food and cars will be cheaper in the case of Brexit In a wide-ranging speech, Farage accused the Remain campaign of a "remorseless torrent of propaganda scaring us", adding that "all sorts of [...]
Former Labour MEP jailed for four years over dishonest expenses claims April 29, 2016 An MEP who claimed nearly £500,000 in expenses dishonestly has been jailed for four years. Peter Skinner was a Labour MEP for the South East between 1999 and 2014. He was found guilty of three charges after a trial at Southwark Crown Court in London. Read more: Ken Livingstone suspended as Labour is branded a home [...]
EU referendum: Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney says risks around the EU referendum are the biggest facing the UK economy April 28, 2016 Risks surrounding the EU referendum are the biggest that face the UK's economy, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. Mark Carney said that while the economy is generally performing "pretty well", in the short term it appears to be slowing, which is likely to be related to issues around the referendum. "Our [...]
Scottish parliamentary election: Scottish National Party’s support falls but it still remains dominant ahead of Holyrood election April 28, 2016 The Scottish National Party has (quite surprisingly) witnessed a fall in support, one week before the Scottish parliamentary election. But First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, nor the rest of her party, will be worrying too much, as the SNP still has a commanding lead ahead of the vote, according to the latest poll from TNS. The [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Financial traders think Zac Goldsmith’s chances are looking increasingly bleak as Sadiq Khan moves ahead April 28, 2016 With just one week to go until London elects its next mayor, Zac Goldsmith's chances of victory are looking increasingly bleak, according to financial traders. IG Group's London mayoral election barometer shows that the Conservative candidate's chances stand at just 8.5 per cent, down from 12.5 per cent last month. To be fair, since the [...]
Ken Livingstone suspended as Labour Party accused of becoming a home for “vicious anti-Semites” April 28, 2016 Zac Goldsmith has accused the Labour Party of becoming a home for "vicious anti-Semites" as it was reported Ken Livingstone had been suspended from the party after he said Adolf Hitler was a Zionist in a radio phone-in this morning. "There is no doubting that the party has become a home for anti-Semites, and not just mild anti-Semites – vicious anti-Semites,” [...]
EU referendum: It’s official – expats won’t be able to vote for or against Brexit, high court rules April 28, 2016 Two British expats have lost their legal battle for the right to vote in the upcoming referendum on EU membership, meaning around two million Brits living abroad will not be given a say. Judges today rejected their application for a judicial review of the law, which states that anyone living outside of the UK for more than 15 [...]
