European leaders line up against Tory hopes of renegotiation ““More and more” European leaders oppose David Cameron’s call for treaty change in the run-up to a British referendum because of the danger of copycat popular votes spreading across Europe, a senior Brussels figure said. Anger grew in Conservative ranks yesterday after Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of […]
Tory manifesto 1) Bring on “the good life” ‘David Cameron promised giveaways for voters “at every stage of life” as he added six hours of free childcare a day to an election pitch that post-austerity Britain is on the “brink of something special”. Launching the Conservative manifesto, the prime minister spelt out his offer in retail terms. “The […]
Tory Manifesto launch: Cameron unveils new ‘right to buy revolution’… “A massive extension of Margaret Thatcher’s landmark right-to-buy housing policy will be announced by David Cameron today. In a bold pitch to blue collar voters who delivered Lady Thatcher’s three election victories, the Prime Minister will call the Tories ‘the party of working people’. He […]
Cameron vows to ease death taxes and help savers as campaign turns positive… “David Cameron set out a vision of the ‘Conservative dream’ yesterday as a pledge to lift everyone except millionaires out of inheritance tax energised his party’s election campaign. He said Labour ‘just don’t get or respect’ the instincts of millions of working […]
Osborne: I’ll take family homes up to £1 million out of inheritance tax ‘Homeowners will get a £1billion-a-year inheritance tax windfall if the Tories win the General Election. The pledge by George Osborne means that the vast majority of homeowners can leave all their money to their children – with not a penny going to the taxman…Mr […]
Boris extends his lead as preferred heir to Cameron… “More Conservatives are turning to Boris Johnson as their choice to replace David Cameron amid calls for the party to adopt a more optimistic message to voters. The mayor of London, who has warned the Tories they must not “shrug their shoulders” at growing inequality, has […]
Tories offer a rail fare freeze ‘Rail fares will be frozen in real terms over the next five years under Conservative plans to prevent more than 250,000 commuters being ripped off at the ticket office. David Cameron will announce today that regulated tickets will be kept in line with inflation until 2020, saving passengers an average […]
As he renews the Conservative commitment to Trident, Fallon accuses Miliband of treason. (It’s hard to read his words in any other way.) “He then becomes personal, accusing the Labour leader of “weakness” and a “lust for power” and making comparisons with Mr Miliband’s alleged betrayal of his brother, David, the former foreign secretary. “Ed […]
Morgan could quit if Cameron struck a deal with UKIP ‘Nicky Morgan has suggested that she could quit rather than serve in a Conservative-led coalition government that includes Ukip. The education secretary condemned as “stomach-turning” remarks by Nigel Farage’s about foreign HIV patients. She said voters were right to ask whether the Tories would share […]
Tory Campaign 1) Cameron urges UKIP supporters to ‘come home’ to the Conservatives… “David Cameron yesterday made a last-ditch plea for Ukip supporters to ‘come home’ to the Conservatives. In a direct appeal to voters who have shifted allegiance to Nigel Farage’s party, the Prime Minister vowed to ‘do more’ to respond to concerns about […]
Taxes and the election 1) It’s Money-back Monday, says Cameron “David Cameron will say today that high taxes and wasteful government spending are ‘immoral’ as millions receive a tax cut. … As 14million working households – more than nine in ten – are given an average boost of £200 a year to their incomes, the […]
Samantha Cameron gives an insight into life in Number Ten “David Cameron’s tearful wife Samantha has revealed how their ‘terrifying and heartbreaking’ struggle to cope with disabled son Ivan brought the couple close to ‘breaking point.’ They were physically and mentally ‘shattered’ by the strain of looking after Ivan – who died aged six in […]
Claim that Sturgeon is rooting for a Cameron victory… “Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader, has privately said that she would “rather see” David Cameron win the general election because Ed Miliband is not “prime minister material”, a leaked memorandum seen by The Daily Telegraph has revealed. The SNP leader told the French Ambassador in February […]
The debate: No clear winner in seven-way debate “Ed Miliband’s hopes of using an historic seven-way TV debate to catapult him into Number 10 floundered last night, as he was overshadowed by David Cameron, Nicola Sturgeon and Nigel Farage. The Labour leader fell flat during the marathon two-hour clash, and was left lost for words […]
The seven-way party leaders’ debate takes place this evening. It gives Ed Miliband his single chance to confront David Cameron in TV debate during the campaign. Debate 1) The line-up “The agreed line up behind the podiums will be, from left to right: Natalie Bennett (Green), Nick Clegg (Lib Dem), Nigel Farage (Ukip), Ed Miliband […]