Cameron told to “personally atone” for slavery “David Cameron faced calls to ‘personally atone’ for his family’s historic ties to slavery as his first day visiting Jamaica was overshadowed by a row about reparations. The Prime Minister was publicly pressed on whether Britain will pay compensation to Caribbean countries for its role in the slave trade […]
Cameron 1) Prime Minister secures changes to EU VAT rules to help British entrepreneurs “The European Commission (EC) will revise the VAT regime for tech start-ups after agreeing with David Cameron that they were punishing British entrepeneurs. The Prime Minister had lobbied Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the EC, over a new tax regime that […]
Labour conference 1) Corbyn welcomes hardliners back into the party… “Jeremy Corbyn has given a trenchant interview marking the start of Labour conference in which he said the punishment of those involved in student riots was too harsh, blamed Nato for provoking Russia into invading Ukraine and defended his relationships with Irish republican terrorists. The […]
Labour in Brighton 1) Corbyn says: I have what it takes to be Prime Minister “He says he wants to use the conference to persuade people “including those who are not Labour voters” he is offering “something very different”, including an alternative to austerity, which focuses on investment and expansion of the economy…“I hope they […]
Osborne praised in China for downplaying human rights “George Osborne was given an embarrassing endorsement by China’s state media today after playing down the country’s dire human rights record during a tour this week. The Chancellor, who spent five days in China promoting trade links this week, was praised for his ‘pragmatism’ and ‘modest manner’ […]
Housing 1) Clark floats u-turn on the Right to Buy manifesto pledge ‘Last night details emerged of a proposed deal between Communities Secretary Greg Clark and the housing associations which own the properties. It would create a raft of exemptions where associations could refuse to sell people the home they are living in. The right […]
EU leaders agree to tighten border controls “European Union leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and send £730 million to help refugees at camps near their home countries following marathon talks on the migrant crisis. The leaders also said task forces of European experts sent to help register and screen migrants in so-called hotspots […]
Osborne plans a direct link between London and Shanghai stock exchanges ‘Chinese investors are to be given a direct link to Britain’s stock exchange despite warnings the move could inject ‘volatility’ into our economy. Chancellor George Osborne, on a five-day tour of China, said he wanted to create a unique link between the London and Shanghai […]
Campaigners’ concern over Prime Minister’s Freedom of Information review… “More than 100 transparency campaigners have written to David Cameron accusing him of stuffing a commission on the future of the Freedom of Information Act with critics of the law. Two months ago, the Prime Minister unveiled the five-member commission and told it to consider reforms […]
Osborne signs off £2bn nuclear scheme “George Osborne last night signed off a £2billion government subsidy for a new nuclear power station. The Chancellor said the new nuclear station at Hinkley Point in Somerset was needed to keep the lights on as ageing power plants go out of action. He made the announcement on a […]
Cameron cannot get EU treaty change before referendum “David Cameron’s quest for a new deal with Brussels has suffered a triple setback with senior figures warning that there is no prospect of him securing an EU treaty change before his in/out referendum planned for 2017. The European Commission said last week that discussion of a […]
Cameron “on borrowed time” on kepping Scotland in the UK says Sturgeon “Scotland’s first minister has said that Prime Minister David Cameron is “living on borrowed time” as he seeks to prevent Scotland leaving the UK. Nicola Sturgeon made the claim in a speech to mark the first anniversary of the independence referendum. It came […]
A year on, Cameron and Sturgeon cross swords over Scottish independence ‘One year after Scots rejected independence, David Cameron will say it is “time to move on” from the vote, while Nicola Sturgeon will warn that the country will “inevitably ask about the possibility of another referendum”. The exchange highlights the failure of the supposed […]
Commons Written Answer: Fallon says that British air strikes ‘have killed hundreds of Islamic State fighters in past year’… “He wrote: “The estimated number of ISIL fighters killed as a result of UK strikes from September 2014 to 31 August 2015 is around 330. This figure is highly approximate, not least given the absence of […]
Migration 1) Ministers consider no-fly zone over Syria ‘Britain is looking at setting up a no-fly zone over Syria in a bid to halt the refugee exodus to Europe. David Cameron was presented with the option by military chiefs at the National Security Council yesterday. It was one of several drawn up after the PM […]