Farage bottles the Newark by-election ‘UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the forthcoming Newark by-election…he said a defeat in the by-election would mean he was finished and that “the bubble is burst”.’ – BBC News Mercer’s resignation – Daily Telegraph It’s folly to call UKIP racist – Stephen Glover, Daily […]
Cameron: Without an In-Out EU referendum, I’ll quit. He confirms that it is a red line for future Coalition negotiations. “He accepted voters were ‘sceptical’ about his promise but insisted: ‘I would not continue as Prime Minister unless it can be absolutely guaranteed this referendum will go ahead on an in-out basis.’ Mr Cameron last […]
“Get tougher on Europe, or UKIP will thrive,” Tory MPs warn Cameron “The prime minister was struggling to contain a growing Eurosceptic tide last night as he faced calls from Conservative MPs and the public to take a tougher line with Brussels to counter the UKIP threat. … Senior Tory backbenchers disclosed that they would […]
Leadsom will fight against HS2… “David Cameron’s new Treasury minister has called for a “dramatic rethink” of the High Speed 2 rail project. Andrea Leadsom has warned that the £50 billion scheme does not represent value for taxpayers’ money. The economic case for the rail line was “questionable and rapidly deteriorating”, she said, promising to “fight […]
Cameron celebrates a 15 per cent fall in crime… “Crime in England and Wales fell by 15 per cent last year to a new record low since records began. … There were 7.5million offences in 2013 according to the British Crime Survey, down from almost 9million in 2012. … David Cameron sent congratulations to the […]
Cameron plans to promote working class Ministers “David Cameron is planning a working class Cabinet makeover – with an ex-fireman tipped for a top role. The PM wants to promote up to five mid-ranking Tory ministers from humble backgrounds to run government departments in a bid to rid his top team of its elitist tag […]
St George’s Day: The Prime Minister makes an appeal to Scotland ‘In a specially recorded message to mark St George’s Day, Cameron will say: “I want us to reflect on one of England’s greatest achievements: its role in the world’s greatest family of nations – the United Kingdom. In just five months, the people of […]
Religious leaders rally to Cameron’s side… “David Cameron was last night urged to stand up to the ‘militant atheists’ who want to deny Britain’s Christian heritage. … Leaders of many faiths backed the Prime Minister’s decision to talk openly about his beliefs after it was criticised in a letter by non-believers. … MPs also said […]
Cameron accused of fomenting sectarianism… “David Cameron is sowing sectarianism and division by insisting that Britain is still a ‘Christian country’ an alliance of writers, scientists, philosophers and politicians has claimed. In a letter to the Telegraph, 55 public figures from a range of political backgrounds accuse him of fostering ‘alienation’ and actively harming society […]
‘Music is evil’ – further reports of Islamic extremism in schools ‘A state-funded Islamic school was at the centre of controversy last night over claims that a poster banning listening to music appeared on its official noticeboard. The poster, alleged to have been put up at the Madani Schools Federation in Leicester, warned that pupils […]
Wollaston hits back at “blog bullies” “A prominent Tory backbencher has hit out at “aggressive male bloggers” who, she claims, target female MPs. Sarah Wollaston said that certain parts of the political blogosphere were “quite aggressive in their approach towards women”, particularly when discussing sexual violence or gender. “If you stick your head above the […]
Fraser Nelson: Warsi has made Cameron a more activist Christian “It is a Muslim, Ms Warsi, who has done most to confront this attitude – and to start the change now under way. When she became minister of faith, she agreed an agenda with Mr Cameron. The way the Government talks about religion had to […]
Cameron does God ‘Some people feel that in this ever more secular age we shouldn’t talk about these things. I completely disagree. I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organisations, and, frankly, more evangelical about a faith that compels us […]
A good news day for Osborne? Wages set to outstrip prices “George Osborne on Tuesday welcomed a fall in inflation to 1.6 per cent, amid hopes at the Treasury that data to be published on Wednesday will show average earnings are finally rising more quickly than prices. … Consumer price inflation fell from 1.7 per […]
Support for Tories slips after post-Budget bounce “The budget has failed to boost the Conservatives with voters, according to a new Guardian/ICM poll, as the shadow chancellor, Ed Balls, says Labour will continue to talk about the cost of living because people are likely to be worse off at the next election than in 2010. […]