Can mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell build One London and win back City Hall for Labour? June 21, 2015 When asked what sets her apart from the other candidates competing for the Labour party’s nomination for mayor of London, Dame Tessa Jowell says, without missing a beat, “I’m the candidate who can win.” The 67-year-old former culture secretary and Olympics minister told City PM last week that she has the experience, policies and [...]
Ukip could face £20,000 fine over General Election funding debts June 21, 2015 Ukip is struggling to fill a £500,000 black hole in its finances, after overspending during the General Election. According to The Independent on Sunday, a source said the party had “lost control” of its finances during the election. It must balance its election books by 6 July or face a possible reprimand under the Political [...]
Grexit: Tsipras puts deal proposals to Merkel, Hollande and Juncker to avoid default deadline June 21, 2015 The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has presented new proposals to European leaders for a deal on debt repayments to avoid the country defaulting. Tsipras put the proposals to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in a phone call this afternoon, ahead of emergency talks due to [...]
Michael Fallon: UK will commit 1,000 troops to Nato rapid response force for further three years June 21, 2015 The defence secretary Michael Fallon has promised to commit UK troops to Nato's rapid response force for a further three years to fight threats from Russia and elsewhere Ahead of a meeting of Nato defence ministers due to be held in Brussels this week, Fallon promised support of 1,000 troops every year to Nato's new task [...]
George Osborne and Iain Duncan Smith promise £12bn cuts to welfare budget June 21, 2015 The government has promised to slash the welfare bill by £12bn each year, the day after tens of thousands of people took to the streets of London to protest against austerity. Chancellor George Osborne and work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith said the cuts would reform "the damaging culture of welfare dependency" and ensure [...]
Labour leadership race: Candidates heckled in second hustings event June 20, 2015 The candidates in the race to become Labour leader have clashed in a debate over the direction the party should take in the future. Liz Kendall, Andy Burnham and Yvette Cooper were all heckled by the audience – comprised of potential Labour voters – as they talked about Trident and welfare. They were all greeted [...]
EU referendum: Alan Johnson given role to head up Labour’s “yes” campaign June 19, 2015 Former Labour cabinet minister, Alan Johnson, has accepted the role of leading Labour's "Yes" campaign during the EU referendum. The Labour party veteran had repeatedly turned out Ed Miliband's approached to join the shadow cabinet, but said that Harriet Harman was "very persuasive" when talking to him about the campaign role. Johnson said that he [...]
Godfrey Bloom compares Nigel Farage to Stalin and calls him “sadly unelectable” June 19, 2015 Nigel Farage has been dubbed an "unelectable" leader who runs Ukip like a communist dictator by a former Ukip MEP. Godfrey Bloom said the Ukip leader was "ruthless", adding that "even a hint of criticism" would risk getting "your membership card chopped up". His comments were made after the party's leadership moved against deputy chair [...]
Poll: Two thirds of British voters would vote to stay in EU June 19, 2015 Two-thirds of British voters said that they wish to remain in the EU, while just 22 per cent would vote to leave, according to a new poll. Excluding those who did not know, the result would come out at 75-25 in favour of staying in Europe, according to the poll, by Ipsos Mori. The news [...]
EU referendum: Labour, Tory and Ukip MPs band together to form “Out” group June 19, 2015 Seven Eurosceptic MPs have formed a group to campaign for the UK to leave the EU in the upcoming referendum. The MPs, from the Conservatives, Labour and Ukip, have called the group the "Exploratory committee for the EU referendum". It includes former Conservative cabinet minister Owen Paterson and Ukip's only MP, Douglas Carswell, as well [...]
