Jonathan Ashworth expected to be offered shadow health secretary role – but may need to resign from Labour’s National Executive Committee October 7, 2016 Jonathan Ashworth is widely expected to be offered the role of shadow health secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's frontbench, City A.M. understands. However, in return for the promotion he is likely to need to resign from Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC). If he does resign, it will pave the way for the influential committee to be comprised of a pro-Jeremy [...]
Theresa May backs down over plans for a Brexit white paper January 25, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed plans to publish a Brexit white paper, just over 24 hours after the Supreme Court ruled that she must gain the approval of parliament to trigger Article 50. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions today, May said she recognised an "appetite" among her own MPs for the paper, citing questions [...]
EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn has laid out his case for remaining in the EU – but his version of Europe would be the worst of all worlds April 15, 2016 Believe it or not, Jeremy Corbyn’s grudging intervention in the EU debate yesterday was startlingly refreshing. The Labour leader’s “warts and all” assessment that, on balance, perhaps it would be better to stay in the EU despite its many problems was far more reflective of the views of most Remain supporters than the starry-eyed arguments [...]
Corbyn’s Labour pains show no sign of easing January 11, 2017 One of the many problems with Jeremy Corbyn’s so-called “leadership” of the Labour party has been his complete failure to confront the biggest issue facing the country today – Brexit. At key moments, with the government’s approach to Article 50 attracting widespread criticism, Corbyn has been extraordinarily elusive. Even Iain Duncan Smith’s “quiet man” act [...]
The Green party has ridiculed party leaders including Jeremy Corbyn and David Cameron in London mayoral and assembly elections campaign video April 7, 2016 Leaders of the UK's political parties have been roundly mocked in an election video from the Green party. The parody contrasts the Green party's policies with the political infighting other parties are subject to. The video features a young Boris Johnson riding a tricycle and trading blows with George Osborne and his "long-term lega-monic plan". [...]
Is your company in one of the 15 places hit hardest by business rate rises? February 20, 2017 The government has hit back at criticism of a scheduled rise in business rates with a letter to MPs detailing how constituencies will be affected. The figures show the forecast average change in bill for businesses in each of the UK's 650 constituencies – many of the worst-hit locations are in London. Of the 15 worst-hit sites, [...]
PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron grilled by Jeremy Corbyn on tax transparency as he confirms he will remain PM if UK votes for Brexit April 13, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron came under pressure this week from Jeremy Corbyn, who probed heavily on tax affairs in the wake of the Panama papers. Cameron had to admit his original plans to get the overseas territories and crown dependencies, including the British Virgin Islands, to have public registers have been shelved. Cameron said that there [...]
Tata Steel crisis: Jeremy Corbyn’s petition to get David Cameron to recall parliament passes 100,000 signatures – but why is the Labour leader doing it? March 31, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn launched a petition yesterday to get David Cameron to recall parliament over the growing steel crisis. That's right. Instead of using his existing platform (and mandate) to call the Prime Minister to account, the leader of the opposition is resorting to grassroots tactics to get him to act. The good news is it's a popular [...]
Remembrance Day in pictures November 13, 2016 Remembrance Sunday was marked by a two-minute silence across the country as veterans, serving military personnel, politicians and royalty commemorated the fallen at services. At the Cenotaph in Whitehall, the Queen led the service laying a wreath at the statue, with Princes William and Harry who have both served in the army also paying their respects in the [...]
UK steel crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron rejects Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s call for MPs to hold an emergency debate over Tata Steel March 30, 2016 UPDATE: Downing Street has rejected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's appeal for MPs to return to London from their Easter holidays to debate the future of the British steel industry. A Number 10 spokesman said this afternoon: "Ministers will continue to hold briefings to update representatives of other parties on the situation but we have no plans [...]