EU referendum: David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn get on the circuit to sell message ahead of vote May 14, 2016 Leading politicians are out on the road today in an attempt to shore up support for their cause ahead of the EU referendum in June. Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson is set to speak in the south west, urging voters to back Brexit. Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn will be speaking on the EU, while also [...]
Election 2016 results live: Pressure piles on Jeremy Corbyn as Labour loses seats in local elections May 6, 2016 Update: Jeremy Corbyn has praised his party for having "hung on" in the local elections, after suffering an embarrassing set of results across the country. But pressure is piling onto the Labour leader, with the party's rebel alliance suggesting a revolt could be imminent as at least one MP saying he has a year left to turn things around. [...]
Downing Street says a new Scottish referendum would create uncertainty “at the worst possible time” March 13, 2017 Downing Street has hit out at Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon after the Holyrood politician revealed she would next week kick off her bid for a second independence referendum. Sturgeon today said she had hit a "brick wall of intransigence" in seeking to present Scotland's Brexit fears to Westminster, and promised to seek a vote between Autumn [...]
Editor’s Notes: Tory immigration policy will harm the City and our economy, Corbyn’s deleted Chavez past and City AM founders included in Change Makers series May 26, 2017 Back when George Osborne was chancellor and Theresa May was home secretary, the pair would argue over the wisdom of seeking dramatic reductions in net migration. May was obsessed with the idea, and clearly still is, whereas Osborne was instinctively more comfortable with the view that immigration was nothing to worry about and the benefits [...]
General Election 2017: Theresa May has made the right decision to seek a mandate of her own, but the task ahead of her is enormous April 19, 2017 The Prime Minister said she “reluctantly” concluded that a General Election on 8 June is the right thing to do. Just how reluctant a PM can be with a 21-point poll lead is up for debate, but having previously insisted that she wouldn’t go to the country, May now says it is the only way [...]
David Cameron still viewed as the most capable leader but Jeremy Corbyn seen as more honest April 25, 2016 Despite the Panama papers furore and the government's controversial £9m taxpayer-funded pro-EU leaflet, Britons still view David Cameron as the most capable leader. According to a new poll published by Ipsos Mori, Cameron is ahead on a variety of measures against Jeremy Corbyn, Nigel Farage and Tim Farron. Read more: Panama papers – Public don't think David [...]
EU referendum: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says jobs, workers’ rights and the environment depend on EU membership May 10, 2016 Remaining in the EU is crucial to defend investment, jobs and workers' rights, Labour's leader Jeremy Corbyn has said. Speaking at the launch of Labour's short campaign, Corbyn said that there is a crucial choice on the 23 June on whether to remain in the EU and reform it or to walk away from it. "I [...]
Downing Street says Theresa May won’t be publishing her tax return this year March 6, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has “no plans” to publish her tax return, Downing Street said today, despite the former home secretary previously doing so as part of her leadership campaign. May published a summary of her earnings last July as she battled it out to become Tory leader and Prime Minister, but Number 10 has [...]
May Day 2016: Protestors tear gassed in Istanbul while Jeremy Corbyn condemns anti-Semitism May 1, 2016 May Day protestors in Istanbul have been tear gassed as they marched to campaign for workers' rights. Turkish police fired tear gas at the protestors in the Turkish capital, as well as deploying water cannon, according to Agence France-Presse. The protest in Istanbul is part of a global movement to mark International Workers' Day. In [...]
Jeremy Corbyn will still be Labour leader – and will still be losing elections – in 2020 unless MPs get their act together May 9, 2016 1985. Margaret Thatcher was in Downing Street. David Cameron was in the Bullingdon Club. Everton were League Champions. And Jeremy Corbyn? Well, he was exactly where he is now, serving as MP for Islington North. 1985 was also the last time the main Opposition party failed to make gains in May’s annual council elections, other [...]