US secretary of state John Kerry has travelled 1.06m miles as America’s top diplomat April 8, 2016 John Kerry has become the most travelled US secretary of state in history after breaking the record when he arrived in Bahrain. He's overtaken Condeleezza Rice, who served under President George W. Bush, by around 1,000 miles. The Democrat has another 10 months left in office, and has a hectic schedule before the next president enters [...]
Panama Papers: Prime Minister David Cameron accused by Labour of hypocrisy after he confirms he did have a stake in his father’s offshore trust April 8, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of hypocrisy by Labour after he confirmed that he had a stake in his father's offshore trust. Questions had been raised over his links to the huge data leak from a Panamanian law firm last weekend. Cameron's late father Ian Cameron was among the thousands of names contained [...]
EU referendum: Impact of Brexit would be in part determined by UK’s negotiations with WTO members, says Roberto Azevedo April 7, 2016 Any impact of a British vote to exit the European Union will turn on the UK's negotiations with other members of the World Trade Organisation, the trade body's head has said. Speaking at a news conference in Geneva, Roberto Azevedo said that leaving the "EU will have an important trade component, clearly". Trade has been [...]
Party campaigns get up and running in local elections as Labour could be set to lose 150 council seats April 7, 2016 A number of political parties have got their campaigns up and running ahead of this year's local elections. The UK Independence Party today launched its local election campaign, while the Green party got started this week, with the London mayoral, assembly and local elections set to take place this summer. Ukip even launched a dedicated website, [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan pledges review of Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea April 7, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has said he will review plans to build a station for Crossrail 2 in Chelsea after lobbying by local residents. Transport for London (TfL) has planned for a £1bn Crossrail 2 station in Chelsea, but local group No Crossrail in Chelsea has been actively campaigning against the move, which it says [...]
The Green party has ridiculed party leaders including Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron in London mayoral and assembly elections campaign video April 7, 2016 Leaders of the UK's political parties have been roundly mocked in an election video from the Green party. The parody contrasts the Green party's policies with the political infighting other parties are subject to. The video features a young Boris Johnson riding a tricycle and trading blows with George Osborne and his "long-term lega-monic plan". [...]
Netherlands referendum: Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine deal as Brexit campaigners claim victory April 7, 2016 Dutch voters have rejected a deal between the EU and Ukraine in a referendum that is seen as a test of eurosceptic sentiment. The outcome has been claimed as a victory by Out campaigners in the UK. With a turnout of near 32 per cent, 61 per cent voted "no", while 28 per cent supported [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron appeals to younger people to back Remain April 7, 2016 Young people should vote to remain in the EU as their future opportunities are linked to membership, the Prime Minister will today say. As David Cameron shifts his focus onto younger generations, he will also press them to back continued EU membership as they will be the hardest hit in the event of a downturn [...]
EU referendum: JP Morgan chief exec Jamie Dimon tells shareholders a vote to Remain is better for the British economy April 6, 2016 Britain’s economy will suffer if the country votes to leave the EU, JP Morgan shareholders have been warned tonight. Chief executive Jamie Dimon has cautioned investors that “the range of outcomes of a Brexit is large and potentially unknown”, in a letter seen by City PM “In a bad scenario, and this is not the worst-case [...]
Panama Papers Prime Minister David Cameron and his family will not benefit “in future” from any offshore funds or trusts, No 10 says April 6, 2016 David Cameron and his family will not derive any benefit in future from any offshore funds or trusts, a government spokesperson said today, after the Prime Minster's late father was named in the documents leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca. The data leak details how the Panamanian company helped thousands of people hide their riches [...]
