Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has proposed new limits on private sector pay for government contractors August 3, 2016 Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith is facing questions over his proposals for a new “high pay commission” to explore new pay ceilings for the private sector. In a speech today, Smith will promise to explore whether to install maximum pay ratios between top and average earners for private firms doing public sector work. While he has yet [...]
Game of unknowns: why Gove’s attacks on corporatism are the last thing the economy needs July 5, 2016 An establishment outcast with a skill for political maneuver – there is an unnerving parallel between Michael Gove and Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. And with the blood barely dry from his bludgeoning of Boris, the wannabe PM has wasted little time pin pointing his next line of attack, none other than the world of [...]
Home secretary Theresa May remains the favourite to replace David Cameron as MPs vote to select the final candidates for the Tory leadership July 7, 2016 Home secretary Theresa May remains the overwhelming favourite to succeed David Cameron as Tory MPs vote again on the contenders for the leadership. They are voting today to choose the final two candidates for Conservative leader, and therefore Prime Minister. The final two will be voted on by party members, with the Conservatives planning to [...]
Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle: Who’s in? Who’s out? Everything you need to know July 13, 2016 Theresa May has announced the big positions in her cabinet today after taking helm as Britain's first female Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher. She also created new positions to lead Britain's upcoming negotiations with the European Union. Who's in? Who's out? Here's everything you need to know: David Davis appointed head of Brexit Key Brexit campaigner David Davis [...]
“Brexit means Brexit”: Theresa May has formally thrown her hat into the Tory leadership race – backed by Jeremy Hunt June 30, 2016 We knew it was coming – but this morning home secretary Theresa May formally joined the leadership race for the Conservative Party. Jeremy Hunt, who had widely been expected to throw his hat into the ring, gave his backing to May instead That followed announcements by Michael Gove and Andrea Leadsom this morning. Liam Fox and [...]
UKIP’s migrant poster comes under fire from both EU referendum campaigns June 19, 2016 Both the Leave and Remain sides of the EU referendum campaign levied strong criticism at Ukip's migration poster today. Prime minister David Cameron told an audience on BBC Question Time "there have been some moments like the Nigel Farage poster which I think are just wrong … it's an attempt to frighten people, to scare them [...]
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom proposed scrapping employment rights at micro-businesses in a 2012 speech July 5, 2016 Small businesses would be liberated from minimum wage and maternity pay requirements under plans proposed by Tory leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom in 2012. In a speech in the House of Commons, Leadsom said that companies employing three employers or fewer should see any regulation scrapped. “I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever—no minimum wage, [...]
Boris Johnson’s five point plan for Brexit July 4, 2016 With the Conservative leadership drama continuing, once-upon-a-time hopeful Boris Johnson has some advice. The former London mayor said that there are still too many young people who believe that the older generation have stolen their future, adding: "It is time for this nonsense to end.Q" Writing in the Telegraph, Johnson said: "It was wrong of the [...]
Boris Johnson adds some zap to Andrea Leadsom’s Tory leadership bid July 4, 2016 Boris Johnson has today revealed he is backing Andrea Leadsom in the Tory leadership race. "Leadsom offers the zap, the drive and the determination essential for the next leader of this country," read a statement from the former Mayor of London. "She has long championed the needs of the most vulnerable in our society. "She [...]
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has pledged to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK if selected as Conservative Party leader July 4, 2016 Energy minister Andrea Leadsom and Tory backbencher Liam Fox have formally launched their campaigns to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister, with Leadsom pledging to tackle executive salaries. Speaking earlier today, Leadsom said that the UK had “rediscovered its freedom” in last week's Brexit vote, and sought to reassure Remain voters that they shouldn't be [...]