Churchill 1) Half a century on Cameron leads the tributes “A day of events has been held in London to mark the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral. The boat that carried the former prime minister’s coffin along the Thames in 1965 repeated the journey, with members of his family among those on board. […]
Johnson and Javid claim there’s nothing to fear from EU exit… “Two senior Conservatives tipped as potential successors to David Cameron have broken ranks to insist Britain should not fear an exit from the EU. London Mayor Boris Johnson insisted a British exit – or ‘Brexit’ – ‘wouldn’t be disastrous’, while Culture Secretary Sajid Javid, […]
Health 1) Cameron fights off Labour’s latest NHS attack ‘Labour accused David Cameron today of “running from his record on the NHS” as it accused ministers of deliberately making it harder for overworked hospitals to declare crisis stations. The issue dominated rowdy exchanges at question time in the Commons with the prime minister repeatedly demanding that […]
Cameron honours Auschwitz victims “While survivors of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp marked the 70th anniversary of its liberation in Poland, political leaders, the Prince of Wales, prominent Jews and cast of stars of stage and screen gathered in London amid tight security. Mr Cameron told those in attendance that modern Britain must ‘not allow […]
Election 1) Prime Minister promises to slash welfare cap “David Cameron said yesterday that the Conservatives would slash the welfare cap to £23,000 as their first priority if re-elected in May. The prime minister said that the reduction from £26,000 in the maximum level of welfare that a couple can claim in a year, a […]
Far left party wins Greek election ‘Greece sent shockwaves across Europe last night as a radical left-wing party that has promised to end austerity and refuse to take orders from Berlin and Brussels triumphed in the country’s election. Syriza, founded by ex-communists and led by the firebrand Alexis Tsipras, is the first of a new […]
UKIP MEP defects to the Conservatives “Nigel Farage was rocked last night as one of his Euro MPs defected to the Tories, saying: ‘Ukip is pointless.’ In a major coup for David Cameron, Amjad Bashir jumped ship less than a year after he was elected as a Ukip MEP. But last night, Bashir’s decision descended […]
TV chiefs warn Cameron and Clegg they will be empty chaired in TV debates… “Broadcasters last night threatened to go ahead with televised election debates with or without David Cameron. The ‘take it or leave it’ offer by BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel 4 came as bosses published revised plans that will now involve the […]
Scotland 1). Cameron insists the devolution “vow” is being kept “David Cameron pledged to press ahead with his plans to strip powers from Scottish MPs when he came to Scotland to say his pre-referendum vow on more powers for Holyrood had been delivered. The Prime Minister said the pro-UK parties’ promise to strengthen the Scottish […]
Cameron attacks Miliband for voting against Chilcot ‘Ed Miliband delayed the start of the Iraq war inquiry by voting ‘again and again and again’ against it being set up, David Cameron said yesterday. The Prime Minister said the report’s conclusions would have been published ‘years ago’ had it not been for Labour MPs blocking the […]
Hammond claims major immigration reductions required to assuage public opinion “Britain is ‘wide open to abuse’ by EU migrants looking to ‘freeload’ on our welfare system, the Foreign Secretary warned last night. Philip Hammond told MPs that a major reduction in EU immigration was needed to ‘satisfy British public opinion’ ahead of a planned in/out […]
Europe 1) Unemployed Britons in the EU could be sent home after welfare changes, warns Cameron “Downing Street yesterday warned that proposals to clamp down on so-called ‘benefit tourists’ would apply to unemployed British citizens living elsewhere in the European Union as well as EU migrants living here. New research yesterday revealed that more than […]
Recovery 1) Cameron pledges full employment ‘David Cameron will promise “full employment” for Britain, as he announces a series of manifesto commitments designed to reduce unemployment to the lowest among the G7 countries. As well as committing to control immigration, the Prime Minister will promise to lower the benefit cap, as he insists that Britain […]
Cameron 1) He returns from America enthusing about the special relationship… “The Prime Minister concluded a triumphant visit to Washington by paying tribute to the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and the US – and his personal connection to the man who calls him ‘Bro’. … In an interview with American TV, Mr Cameron paid tribute to […]
DC in DC: Obama gives Cameron a ringing pre-election endorsement “US President Barack Obama today handed David Cameron an extraordinary pre-election endorsement, hailing the British Prime Minister as a ‘great friend’. With less than four months until voters go to the polls in the tightest UK election for years, Mr Obama used a press conference […]