EU referendum: Out campaign Leave.EU calls for seat at negotiating table in Brexit scenario while banks donate to In campaign January 21, 2016 In the event the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, a prominent Out campaign has called for representatives from its organisation to be part of the team that will negotiate the UK's new relationship with the EU. Leave.EU is urging Prime Minister David Cameron to accept that if the British people vote for Brexit, its organisation [...]
Alexander Litvinenko death inquiry report finds Vladimir Putin and FSB boss Patrushev “probably” approved his murder January 21, 2016 The killing of Alexander Litvinenko was "probably" approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin and former director of Russian FSB, a report published this morning has claimed. The report, by UK judge Sir Robert Owen, found that Andrei Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun, who have previously denied killing him, were behind the man's death. But Owen said he was "sure" they were [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Labour candidate Sadiq Khan wants business leaders shaping City Hall policies January 21, 2016 Business leaders should help shape policy decisions in City Hall, Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan said today as he revealed his plans to appoint a business advisory group. Khan, who has pledged to be the “most pro-business mayor of London yet”, said his advisory board would be made up of independent business leaders, not political [...]
EU referendum: New Civitas report says Britain does not benefit from being in the European Union trading bloc January 21, 2016 Britain does not benefit from being part of the European Union when it comes to negotiating trade agreements, a leading think tank has said in a new report out today. Civitas said that while it is assumed that the European Union provides “greater bargaining strength” than an independent Britain, new research shows that smaller countries [...]
The General Election cost political parties more than £39m and the Tories spent £3m more than Labour in the most-expensive UK election ever January 20, 2016 Nearly £40m was spent on the 2015 General Election, with the Conservatives out-spending all other political parties, according to new data out today from the Electoral Commission. A total of £39,023,564 was spent by 57 parties and 23 non-party campaigners in the run-up to last May's election, but the bulk of the spending came from the six largest [...]
Beckett report: Labour failed to overcome the “myth” and convince voters it could be trusted on the economy January 20, 2016 The day after her report into Labour's defeat at last year's election was published, Dame Margaret Beckett has said the party has been "honest" in facing up to what went wrong. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Beckett said the single biggest problem Labour faced was that it couldn't overcome the perception it couldn't be trusted on the economy. She said it had Labour failed to [...]
Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna slams train group service as a “complete and utter rip off” January 20, 2016 Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna got to his feet in the House of Commons last night to lament the cost of travelling on Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), branding the service a "rip off". Speaking the MPs, Umunna said that the cost of travelling on the train to and from "my constituency on Govia Thameslink Railway, which runs [...]
How much does being President of the United States age you? Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W Bush’s aging rates compared January 20, 2016 How much does being leader of the free world age you? Quite a lot, as it turns out. (especially if you get caught fondling the intern) The internet has been buzzing over the difference in Barack Obama’s appearance at his first and last State of the Union speech, a mere seven years apart, with recent [...]
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin gives US Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump official endorsement January 20, 2016 US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump may have alienated many of the world's politicians, but that didn't stop former Alaska governor Sarah Palin endorsing the billionaire, giving him a potential boost. Palin, herself the vice-presidential nominee in 2008, threw her weight behind Trump, giving him his highest profile backer so far, just two weeks away from the Iowa caucuses. Read [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Green Party candidate Sian Berry defends plans to demolish London City Airport January 20, 2016 Sian Berry wants to multiply the number of Londoners walking, cycling and using public transportation – and she has no shortage of suggestions for how to make that happen. The Green Party candidate for mayor of London backs Crossrail, expanding Overground services, building more segregated cycle lanes and extending the so-called Mini-Holland town centre schemes [...]
