Tony Blair says Labour is “effectively disabled” while warning against a Brexiteer leading EU negotiations July 1, 2016 Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has said the Labour party is "effectively disabled", stressing the neeed for statesmanship in crafting the negotiations with the EU. Blair, who was Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007, cautioned against a Brexiteer leading the negotiations with the EU. Writing in the Telegraph, Blair said: "With the Labour Party [...]
All of the candidates to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron have agreed to publish their tax affairs July 3, 2016 Three of the five candidates for the next Prime Minister have agreed to publish details of their tax affairs. Home secretary Theresa May, justice secretary Michael Gove and energy minister Andrea Leadsom all pledged to reveal their finances earlier today. May is currently favourite to win the competition, followed by Gove and Leadsom. They follow in [...]
Andrea Leadsom takes side-swipe at Conservative leadership rival Theresa May July 2, 2016 Would-be Tory leader Andrea Leadsom appears to have taken a side-swipe at frontrunner Theresa May as she tries to consolidate her position as the pro-Brexit candidate in the Conservative leadership race. Leadsom has said the Conservative premiership must be a supporter of Brexit, not someone "who is reluctantly following the wishes of the people". The thinly-veiled attack on May – [...]
Theresa May set to be appointed as new UK Prime Minister July 11, 2016 Theresa May could be named Prime Minister within days in the wake of Andrea Leadsom's shock withdrawal from the Conservative leadership race. May is the only remaining candidate in the Tory leadership race, after Leadsom announced that she would be pulling out of the contest – and gave her backing to the home secretary, whom she [...]
May steams ahead in Tory leadership race July 2, 2016 Theresa May has consolidated her lead in the Tory leadership race, as it emerged nearly one hundred Conservatives back the Home Secretary's bid for the top job – as Andrea Leadsom sneaked ahead of pro-Brexit rival Michael Gove. Ninety-six MPs voiced their support for May on Friday evening, with 160 yet to declare their voting intentions. [...]
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is the bookies’ favourite to leave the cabinet first July 15, 2016 Betting markets suggest Boris Johnson, Theresa May's controversial choice for foreign secretary, will be first to leave the cabinet. Ladbrokes put the odds of the blonde bombshell leaving first at 4/1, while former leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom is second at 6/1, followed by eurosceptic Brexit secretary, David Davis, at 7/1. Read more: Theresa May heads to Scotland for Brexit talks [...]
EU referendum: Brexit campaigners have made “farcical” claims that NHS would be better off if UK votes to leave, says BMA head Dr Mark Porter June 20, 2016 Pro-Brexit campaigners are guilty of "farcical and fatuous" claims on the hypothetical benefits that would arise from a vote to leave the EU, the head of the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. While the BMA has remained neutral in the debate, Dr Mark Porter this morning hit out at the way Vote Leave have [...]
“I don’t mind who wins as long as Gove comes third” – Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Ken Clarke caught on microphone criticising Conservative leadership candidates July 5, 2016 Former cabinet minister Ken Clarke has been caught on microphone at Sky News' Westminster studio giving his unguarded opinion of the Tory leadership candidates. Conservative MPs are today voting in the first stage of the contest, with Michael Gove, Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom, Stephen Crabb and Liam Fox all battling it out to remain in [...]
Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has revealed plans for a £100bn infrastructure fund, backed by a plan for five years of gilt issuance July 4, 2016 Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has promised to fund £100bn of infrastructure investment over five years through the sale of government bonds if selected as Conservative leader. Crabb is currently fighting home secretary Theresa May, justice secretary Michael Gove and Tory backbencher Liam Fox for the right to lead the party, with the first [...]
Former London mayor Boris Johnson has warned against rushing Brexit mechanisms after yesterday’s referendum June 24, 2016 Former London mayor Boris Johnson has resisted calls to push for an immediate separation from the European Union. Johnson, the favourite to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, said that after yesterday's decisive referendum there is little need to rush procedures. “There is no need for haste,” Johnson said, speaking for the first time since the [...]