Russia 1) Hollande hits back at Cameron over the sale of warships “France branded the British as ‘hypocrites’ yesterday over David Cameron’s demands that Paris abandon its £1billion warship sale to Russia. … The Prime Minister says it would be ‘unthinkable’ for French president Francois Hollande to go ahead with the supply of two helicopter […]
Eastern reproaches 1) Cameron urges France to stop selling arms to Russia ‘David Cameron yesterday urged France to abandon a contract to sell warships to Vladimir Putin. Calling for an economic cold war, the Prime Minister urged other EU leaders to agree tough sanctions against Moscow. He insisted there should be an embargo on commercial […]
Cameron to Putin: Your thugs killed our people ‘The Prime Minister has said the conflict ‘could have been stopped by Moscow’. He said all the evidence pointed to the fact that ‘Flight MH17 was blown out of the sky by a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area’. Mr Cameron said: ‘If this is the case […]
Cameron warns Russia of tougher sanctions to come… “If President Putin does not change his approach to Ukraine, then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia. … This is not about military action, plainly. But it is time to make our power, influence and resources count. … We don’t seek a […]
Downing Street pins blame for downed jet on pro-Russian separatists… “The British government has joined the United States in indicating that pro-Russian separatists were involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine. Downing Street said it appeared “increasingly likely” that the catastrophe, which claimed the lives of at least ten Britons, was […]
Plane crash 1) Ukrainian rebels blamed for shooting down Malaysia Airlines plane… “Malaysia’s leader has called the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine “deeply shocking”. Describing the disaster as a “tragic day” in a “tragic year” for Malaysia, Najib Razak said the investigation “must not be hindered in any way”. The plane, now known […]
The reshuffle backlash continues, with Cameron set to make the case for Hill… “David Cameron is to hold tense talks with Jean-Claude Juncker after his candidate for European Commissioner announced he was selling hundreds of thousands of pounds in shares following a conflict of interest row. … Mr Cameron will push for Lord Hill of […]
Reshuffle 1) Cameron’s ‘Downing Street detox’ ‘Mr Cameron said: “This is a fresh team with the ideas, the energy, the policy and the ability to take this country forward, to complete the long-term economic plan and secure our future. “I think it is a team that reflects modern Britain and it is by reflecting all […]
Reshuffle 1) Hague stands down as Foreign Secretary – and will leave Parliament in 2015 “William Hague has stood down as foreign secretary and will stay in the cabinet as Leader of the Commons, Downing Street has said. … Mr Hague is to leave Parliament at the 2015 general election after 26 years as MP […]
Reshuffle speculation ‘Feisty employment minister Esther McVey and ice-cool schools minister Elizabeth Truss head possibly a dozen women in line for promotion as David Cameron shakes up his team for the last time before next year’s election. Several long-serving male Cabinet ministers branded ‘the old lags’ will make way for new faces.’ – Daily Mail […]
Reshuffle 1) Will Greg Hands become Chief Whip? “Some are wary of this being portrayed as Osborne’s reshuffle. But I am told Cameron has not agreed to all of his suggestions. The chances of Osborne’s ally Greg Hands becoming chief whip are 50/50. There is also a growing lobby for bringing back Mark Harper, who […]
Big reshuffle “early next week”… “David Cameron is preparing to carry out a far wider reshuffle of his government than had previously been thought. Several sources in Whitehall have told me to expect substantial changes when the prime minister reshapes the team that he will lead in to the election. The consensus until now was […]
Expansion of weight-loss surgery on the NHS ‘The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Niice) has ruled that all obese people who have been given a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in the past decade should be considered for stomach bands and bypasses. Tackling the high diabetes rates in Britain, which are being pushed […]
Cameron promises to tighten law on strike ballots “A million pupils face being turned away from classes on Thursday as teachers go on strike based on a poll of just a quarter of union members two years ago. The Prime Minister pledged to overhaul an archaic law that has allowed members of the National Union […]
Sex allegations 1) The 114 missing files were probably shredded, claims top Home Office official “Explosive dossiers allegedly revealing the identities of a paedophile ring operating at Westminster have ‘probably been destroyed’, it was revealed last night. … The Home Office’s top mandarin Mark Sedwill has admitted that crucial files which could expose historical child […]