UK to send advisers to Ukraine – David Cameron February 24, 2015 Britain is to send military advisers into Ukraine for the first time, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Speaking to before a committee of MPs, David Cameron said the UK would send personnel to the stricken country to support government troops battling separatists. Britain, Cameron said, would be the “strongest pole in the tent.” The Ministry [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron’s approval rating at its highest for four years – poll February 15, 2015 He who laughs last in May will laugh the loudest, but David Cameron may allow himself a wry chuckle today after the results of a new poll put his personal rating at 41per cent, 18 points higher than that of Ed Miliband. According to the Opinium poll for the Observer, Cameron’s rating is the highest [...]
PMQs descends into mud-slinging match as Cameron and Miliband attempt to distance themselves from HSBC tax taint February 11, 2015 HSBC dominated Prime Minister's Questions today as David Cameron and Ed Miliband traded insults over which party had closest ties to those clients on the list of alleged tax evaders. The two took turns to sling mud at each other over the matter, with the Labour leader describing his counterpart as a "dodgy Prime [...]
General Election 2015: David Cameron plans new “help to grow” scheme to create British Mittelstand February 10, 2015 David Cameron has pledged billions of pounds in new funding to help small and medium-sized businesses grow. The Prime Minister promised £1bn as part of a new “help to grow”scheme to create a British version of Germany’s Mittelstand- a backbone of medium-sized firms across the country. Speaking to business leaders at the British Chambers of [...]
David Cameron at the British Chambers of Commerce conference: “Give Britain a pay rise” February 10, 2015 "It is time Britain had a pay rise": that will be the message from David Cameron, as the Prime Minister addresses the British Chambers of Commerce conference today. In his speech, Cameron will say that in the current low-inflation, low-oil-price environment, businesses can afford to pay workers more – and that conditions "have not been this good [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron holds emergency meeting to protect British banks from Grexit February 9, 2015 David Cameron has held emergency talks with officials from the Treasury and the Bank of England to prepare for a possible Greek exit from the Eurozone. The Prime Minister held meetings this morning, as the chances of a "Grexit" increased following a defiant speech from prime minister Alexis Tsipras yesterday. Although the UK isn't part [...]
Half of British voters back David Cameron’s battle for European Reform February 7, 2015 Half of UK voters back David Cameron's battle to reform the European Union, with voters in countries such as France and Germany sharing similar sentiments, a poll by Com Res/New Direction has shown. The poll, conducted for think-tank New Direction, found half of UK respondents (49 per cent) believed the European Union should be reformed. Cameron has [...]
With public borrowing still high, is David Cameron right to renew his pledge of £7bn in tax cuts? January 26, 2015 John Longworth, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, says Yes The Prime Minister is absolutely right to go into the General Election campaign with a plan to cut taxes – even in the face of continued public spending restraint and necessary belt tightening. Lower personal taxes can be a fillip to businesses, who [...]
Greece elections 2015: How David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Paul Krugman and other world leaders and economists reacted to Syriza victory January 26, 2015 The impact and significance of Syriza's victory in the Greek election is already making its mark on Europe and the rest of the world. Syriza, a leftist anti-austerity party, wants to renegotiate Greece's debt to its three creditors (the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund), which currently stands at around [...]
David Cameron unveils tax cut pledge January 26, 2015 Is this the beginning of the end of Austerity Britain? The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to cut taxes for the lowest earners, saying there is an "economic, moral and practical" case for lowering taxes. At a speech in Eastleigh, David Cameron unveiled plans to raise the annual personal allowance to £12,500, saying "I think [...]
