Massacre in Iraq: The UK starts to respond… “Pictures posted on a militant website appear to show masked fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) forcing captives to lie down in a shallow ditch. … Further photos appear to show the bodies of the men soaked in blood after being shot. […]
Islamism 1) Cameron: Respond to Trojan Horse by teaching Magna Carta’s British values ‘Next year it will be the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Indeed, it was on this very day, 799 years ago, that the Great Charter was sealed at Runnymede in Surrey. It’s a great document in our history – what my favourite […]
Knighthoods for Nicholas Soames and Bill Cash “Winston Churchill’s grandson, one of Parliament’s most longstanding Eurosceptics and a deputy Speaker of the Commons have all been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Tory MPs Nicholas Soames and Bill Cash are to be knighted while Labour’s Dawn Primarolo is to become a Dame. Mr Soames, […]
Cameron warns Merkel about Juncker… “David Cameron today warns Angela Merkel her controversial candidate to head the European Commission would be ‘deeply damaging’. … In a hard-hitting article placed in leading European newspapers, the Prime Minister makes public for the first time his opposition to arch-federalist Jean-Claude Juncker. … Mr Cameron says he has no […]
Jobs boom: largest quarterly rise since records began ‘The UK’s spectacular employment growth has accelerated further, helping the jobless total fall to a five-year low. But a renewed squeeze on real wages has heightened the political battle over the cost of living. The number of people in work grew by 345,000 to 30.54m in the […]
It’s a Splash! Row over Boris, May and water cannon. ConservativeHome poll cited. ‘Boris Johnson is heading for a clash with Theresa May after buying Britain’s first mainland police water cannon before the home secretary has approved their use. The mayor of London’s move will increase tensions in the senior ranks of the Tory party […]
Ofsted publishes its verdict on the “Trojan Horse” schools… “Revealing the shocking extent to which strict Muslim practices are being imposed on pupils and teachers alike, the chief inspector of schools said the plotters used ‘fear and intimidation’ against their opponents. … Sir Michael Wilshaw said the aim of the ‘Trojan Horse’ campaign was to […]
Trojan Horse 1) Ofsted places six Birmingham schools in special measures ‘Ofsted today reveals Muslim governors in secular schools are inviting hate preachers into assembly, segregating girls at the back of class and banning music and singing. One takes kids on trips to Mecca but leaves behind Christian kids — who have also in some […]
Brum Bust-Up 1) Gove apologises as May’s adviser quits ‘Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, was forced to apologise to David Cameron, after an extraordinary public row with the Home Secretary over Islamic extremism in state schools. Mr Gove was ordered to write a formal letter of apology to the Prime Minister and a separate letter apologising […]
IMF chief Lagarde concedes it was wrong to criticise Osborne’s austerity strategy “Last year the Fund said the Chancellor’s cuts in public spending were acting as a ‘drag on growth’ – adding that the UK was a long way from recovery. But yesterday chief Christine Lagarde said the IMF had ‘underestimated the growth of the […]
Victory in the Newark by-election ‘David Cameron breathed a sigh of relief last night as the Conservatives claimed a comfortable victory in the Newark by-election. A mammoth effort to fend off Ukip delivered a healthy lead for Robert Jenrick, the Tory candidate, who won with a majority of just over 7,400. The prime minister will […]
1) Queen’s Speech: Cameron says it will keep him busy “David Cameron has hailed the Queen’s Speech as “a packed programme of a busy and radical government” amid claims the coalition has run out of steam. He was defending the 11 new bills that make up the coalition’s plans for its final year in power […]
Cameron gets behind Davidson’s plan for Scottish devolution “David Cameron has warned left-wing parties they will ‘reap what they sow’ if they punish Scots with higher taxes. … Writing exclusively in today’s Scottish Daily Mail, the Prime Minister says he will ‘seek support’ from other parties to deliver the biggest shake-up of devolution after the […]
Brussels tussles 1) The EU says the UK should raise taxes ‘Brussels has infuriated ministers with a provocative series of proposals to boost economic growth in Britain – including higher taxes, new levies on expensive homes, and more free childcare. The European Commission acknowledged the UK economy had roared back to life over the past […]
Juncker accuses Cameron of “blackmail” “Jean-Claude Juncker has described David Cameron’s campaign to block him from taking the European Union’s top job in Brussels as ‘blackmail’. The Prime Minister has led opposition to plans to install Jean-Claude Juncker, one of the last supporters of a United States of Europe, as president of the European Commission. ‘Europe […]