Major warns against the ‘mayhem’ of a Labour government held to Nationalist ransom “An Ed Miliband government propped up by the SNP will lead to “mayhem” as Labour faces a “daily dose of political blackmail” that will lead to higher taxes and job losses, Sir John Major is to warn. Making his first intervention of […]
Scotland 1) Cameron promises to stop Scottish Parliament policies hurting the UK… “A Conservative government would create a new principle to ensure decisions by Holyrood do not have an ‘unforeseen detrimental effect’ for people south of the border, he will say. The Prime Minister will tell voters in England that new powers for the Scottish […]
One poll shows a Conservative lead. Another a Labour lead. And with no Tory breakthrough to date, the Prime Minister appeals to LibDem and UKIP voters to switch “So if you are considering voting Ukip or Lib Dem, I urge you to think of the chaos of a weak Ed Miliband, propped up by Nicola […]
Gove rules out any deal with UKIP “The Conservatives will not “get into bed” with Nigel Farage by making a deal with the UK Independence Party after the general election, Michael Gove has said. In an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Gove became the first senior Tory to rule out any kind of deal with […]
Debates 1) Sturgeon ‘nails it again’ and offers to make Miliband PM “Ed Miliband was last night warned he will not get into Number 10 without lurching left, as Scottish Nationalist Nicola Sturgeon told him he is ‘not strong enough’ to win power on his own. He took the high risk decision to appear with the […]
European leaders line up against Tory hopes of renegotiation ““More and more” European leaders oppose David Cameron’s call for treaty change in the run-up to a British referendum because of the danger of copycat popular votes spreading across Europe, a senior Brussels figure said. Anger grew in Conservative ranks yesterday after Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of […]
Tory manifesto 1) Bring on “the good life” ‘David Cameron promised giveaways for voters “at every stage of life” as he added six hours of free childcare a day to an election pitch that post-austerity Britain is on the “brink of something special”. Launching the Conservative manifesto, the prime minister spelt out his offer in retail terms. “The […]
Tory Manifesto launch: Cameron unveils new ‘right to buy revolution’… “A massive extension of Margaret Thatcher’s landmark right-to-buy housing policy will be announced by David Cameron today. In a bold pitch to blue collar voters who delivered Lady Thatcher’s three election victories, the Prime Minister will call the Tories ‘the party of working people’. He […]
Cameron vows to ease death taxes and help savers as campaign turns positive… “David Cameron set out a vision of the ‘Conservative dream’ yesterday as a pledge to lift everyone except millionaires out of inheritance tax energised his party’s election campaign. He said Labour ‘just don’t get or respect’ the instincts of millions of working […]
Osborne: I’ll take family homes up to £1 million out of inheritance tax ‘Homeowners will get a £1billion-a-year inheritance tax windfall if the Tories win the General Election. The pledge by George Osborne means that the vast majority of homeowners can leave all their money to their children – with not a penny going to the taxman…Mr […]
Boris extends his lead as preferred heir to Cameron… “More Conservatives are turning to Boris Johnson as their choice to replace David Cameron amid calls for the party to adopt a more optimistic message to voters. The mayor of London, who has warned the Tories they must not “shrug their shoulders” at growing inequality, has […]
Tories offer a rail fare freeze ‘Rail fares will be frozen in real terms over the next five years under Conservative plans to prevent more than 250,000 commuters being ripped off at the ticket office. David Cameron will announce today that regulated tickets will be kept in line with inflation until 2020, saving passengers an average […]
As he renews the Conservative commitment to Trident, Fallon accuses Miliband of treason. (It’s hard to read his words in any other way.) “He then becomes personal, accusing the Labour leader of “weakness” and a “lust for power” and making comparisons with Mr Miliband’s alleged betrayal of his brother, David, the former foreign secretary. “Ed […]
Morgan could quit if Cameron struck a deal with UKIP ‘Nicky Morgan has suggested that she could quit rather than serve in a Conservative-led coalition government that includes Ukip. The education secretary condemned as “stomach-turning” remarks by Nigel Farage’s about foreign HIV patients. She said voters were right to ask whether the Tories would share […]
Tory Campaign 1) Cameron urges UKIP supporters to ‘come home’ to the Conservatives… “David Cameron yesterday made a last-ditch plea for Ukip supporters to ‘come home’ to the Conservatives. In a direct appeal to voters who have shifted allegiance to Nigel Farage’s party, the Prime Minister vowed to ‘do more’ to respond to concerns about […]