TV debates to go ahead without Cameron “The BBC is facing accusations of “institutional arrogance” after threatening to press ahead with televised election debates without the Prime Minister. David Cameron has rejected the idea of a head-to-head debate with Ed Miliband and said he will only take part in a single seven-way debate with the […]
Major calls on Labour to rule out a coalition with the SNP “Ed Miliband must formally rule out a Coalition with the Scottish National Party for the sake of the future of the United Kingdom, Sir John Major says. Polls suggest that, with no party set to win enough seats to form a Government, Labour […]
Labour 1) Ashcroft polls suggest near wipeout for Labour in Scotland “The Scottish National party is just a percentage point away from seizing the seat of Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy in May’s general election and is on course to oust Charles Kennedy, former Liberal Democrat leader, according to new polls. The detailed constituency polls […]
Report exposes ‘indescribably awful’ abuse in Oxfordshire ‘Failings by police and care professionals led to more than 370 young girls in Oxfordshire falling victim to “conveyor-belt” sex crimes over the past 15 years, a serious case review published yesterday concluded. It came after six young Oxford girls suffered years of abuse from multiple offenders, some of […]
Cameron 1) Right to Buy one of the ‘greatest Conservative ideas of the last century’ “Allowing council tenants to buy their homes was one of the ‘greatest Conservative ideas of the last century’, David Cameron said last night. The Prime Minister pledged to ‘keep backing’ Margaret Thatcher’s flagship Right To Buy policy, and said its […]
Clashes at Cabinet and a Whitehall turf war over immigration… “For the government, the question of inflows and outflows of people has also been the rock in the road of good coalition relations. Immigration has caused more tension within Cabinet than almost any other policy since 2010 — among Conservative ministers as much as, if […]
‘Save Dave’ campaign launched ‘Senior Conservatives have launched a “Save Dave” strategy to prevent David Cameron being ousted as leader if the Tories fail to be the largest party after the general election…A former minister added: “No government equals no survival. If Cameron can’t beat the worst prime minister in history and he can’t beat […]
Jihadi John 1) Cameron defends security services efforts “Angry David Cameron has branded claims that MI5 pushed Jihadi John into Islamic State’s arms as “completely reprehensible”. Controversial campaign group Cage blamed our spooks for inadvertently radicalising Mohammed Emwazi when they hauled him in for a grilling before he went to Syria in 2013. ..Hitting back, […]
Prime Minister urges schools to teach profit making to children… “Children must be taught how to make a profit if the country is to generate a new generation of entrepreneurs, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister said schools should do more to develop the future Richard Bransons and Karren Bradys, adding that he wanted […]
Hague urges protection of defence spending “William Hague has urged Britain to protect its military spending commitments in the face of a ‘systemically less stable world’ as the former foreign secretary wades into the debate on defence funding. Mr Hague, who is quitting politics after a 40-year career that has included leading the Conservative party, […]
Deploy Boris, urge nervous ‘senior Tories’ ‘David Cameron is facing calls to place Boris Johnson centre-stage in the election campaign amid mounting concerns among senior Tory figures that the party needs a more positive message…“We need to appeal to people’s hearts as well,” said one minister. “That is the bit that is missing at the moment.” Mr […]
Cameron and Cooper defeat ban on sex-selective abortions… “The proposed ban was tabled by Tory MP Fiona Bruce but was dealt a major blow when shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper wrote to Labour MPs urging them to vote against it. Miss Cooper said that to support the change would make ‘vulnerable women’ less likely to […]
Cameron’s £7.5bn promise to grey voters… “David Cameron today pledges to protect a raft of pensioner benefits to ensure ‘dignity and security in retirement’. In a major pitch to grey voters, the Prime Minister will vow to continue paying for the winter fuel allowance, free bus passes, TV licences, prescriptions and eye tests for as […]
Quietly and slowly, the election debates are stifled “The April dates are unacceptable to Cameron, who has repeatedly said he wants the debates to take place before the “short campaign” begins on March 30. He also wants the Democratic Unionist party, which has launched legal action because it has so far been excluded, to be […]
Cameron talks tough on Russia… “David Cameron warned there will be ‘more consequences’ and further sanctions for Russia if the ceasefire does not hold. He rejected the assessment of a parliamentary committee that the UK found itself ‘sleep-walking’ into the crisis over Ukraine, insisting the blame for the situation lay ‘squarely’ with Russia and its […]