Net immigration soars ‘David Cameron’s pledge to cut net immigration to under 100,000 by next year was in “tatters” tonight after a surprise surge in migrants from the European Union. Net immigration is now at its highest since 2011, and the Prime Minister is faced with going into an election without having met one of […]
Backbench message to Cameron over “No Second Coalition” claims: stand up to the Lib Dems now – not later “However, backbenchers were sceptical about the idea yesterday, suspecting the plan was being floated to try to improve Mr Cameron’s standing among Tory MPs and activists. One MP said: “We know from experience that manifesto commitments […]
Cameron “would prefer a minority Government to another coalition” “David Cameron is preparing to fight the next general election on a clear promise to the British people not to form a second coalition government even if he falls short of a Commons majority, The Telegraph has learnt. The Prime Minister wants to make a commitment […]
Cabinet in Aberdeen: Cameron pledges an oil boom if Scotland votes No ‘Scotland could miss out on a £200billion jackpot from North Sea oil if it votes for independence, David Cameron will warn today. The Prime Minister will argue that vital investment could be put in jeopardy because Scotland would be unable to afford the […]
Redwood: tell Merkel we are serious about leaving the EU Angela Merkel should be made aware during a visit to London this week that the rising tide of Euroscepticism in Britain could cause the country to leave the EU, Tory MPs said…Former Tory minister John Redwood said on Saturday night he would like Cameron to […]
Britain & Germany One 1) Cameron hosts Rutte. Merkel arrives next week. Prime Minister’s EU diplomatic offensive begins. “Mark Rutte arrived in Britain on Friday for talks and a dinner at Chequers. The red carpet will be rolled out in even more style when the German chancellor visits London: she will address both houses of […]
Ukraine plunged into violence… “Europe lurched towards its first civil war this century last night after police snipers killed scores of protesters in central Kiev in a sharp escalation of the violence threatening to split Ukraine. In three hours, more than 60 demonstrators were shot dead and hundreds wounded by volleys of rooftop fire, doctors […]
Cameron announces that flood victims will be exempt from council tax… “Flood victims will be exempt from paying council tax while their homes are uninhabitable, David Cameron announced yesterday. The Treasury will put £4million aside to make sure councils can give homeowners a rebate if they are forced to move out, the Prime Minister said. […]
Cameron leads fightback on morality of welfare reform; Appeal Court confirms full life sentences; Inflation falls below target.
Salmond says stopping Scotland from keeping the pound would damage the UK… “Alex Salmond has described Westminster claims that an independent Scotland could not share sterling and other UK-wide assets as “insulting” and “demeaning”. The First Minister claimed unionist attacks on plans for a currency union and future European Union membership had backfired. Scots were […]
No EU for you; Greening orders colleagues to stop sending cash to well-off countries; plus, Clegg cuddles up to Labour
Flooding 1) Three people dead “The great Valentine’s Night storm left three people dead and caused continuing mayhem across Britain yesterday. In the most shocking incident, a freak wave in the English Channel smashed through the window of a cruise ship, killing a pensioner as he dined with his wife. Fallen trees and masonry paralysed […]
Floods: Cameron row with Environment Agency over job cuts Flooding will continue into March in some parts of Britain, the Environment Agency has warned, as the country braces itself for yet another Atlantic storm on Saturday…Meanwhile the Environment Agency became embroiled in a political row with David Cameron after the Prime Minister said 550 jobs […]
Labour win in Wythenshawe (while UKIP beat the Tories into second place) “Labour has held onto its seat in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election with a comfortable majority while UKIP beat the Tories into second place. … Michael Kane won with 13,261 votes, beating UKIP’s John Bickley, with 4,301, in second. … Rev Daniel […]
“Battleground” Britain facing “unparalleled natural crisis” “Britain is in the grip of an ‘unparalleled natural crisis’, the Army officer in charge of the flood recovery effort declared on Wednesday. As hurricane-force winds gusting at more than 100mph lashed the country, forecasters warned that the weather will get worse this weekend as a month’s worth of […]