New polls show voters don’t think Jeremy Corbyn is cut out to be Prime Minister September 21, 2015 The honeymoon is over. Just one week after being elected leader of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn has been hit with a series of new public opinion polls showing that the wider electorate is rejecting the Islington North MP and his far-left policies. Corbyn decidedly won the Labour leadership contest with 59.5 per cent of the first-preference votes. But [...]
As the Labour Party meets for its annual conference, has the ascent of Jeremy Corbyn tarnished its brand forever? September 27, 2015 Laura Swire, director of Hanover Communications, says Yes. History would suggest not. For those with memories of the 1980s, we are in familiar terrain, with Labour’s leader once again posing a threat to national and economic security. Unilateralism, anti-Nato posing and fantasy economics, all deeply unpopular as recent polls show, are back in vogue. However, [...]
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson to argue that a Remain vote in the EU referendum would create one million new jobs June 15, 2016 Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will today claim that remaining inside the EU would create more than a million jobs in the UK by 2030. Speaking in London tomorrow, Watson will argue that future EU trade would open up markets in digital services energy and tourism. Treasury figures have forecast that long-term benefits of a [...]
Power to the people: commuters club together to raise funds for judicial review into Southern Rail network September 5, 2016 Frustrated commuters have clubbed together to fund a judicial review into the Department for Transport’s (DfT) handling of the chaotic Southern Rail franchise. The Association of British Commuters announced this morning that it would be teaming up with lawyers to launch the process and urged angry commuters to contribute by submitting their tales of woe. Read more: [...]
Landslide victory predicted for Labour leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn August 10, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn is set to ease to victory in the contest for Labour leadership, a new poll reveals. The hard-left Islington North MP can expect 53 per cent of the vote, 32 points ahead of his nearest rival. In second place was health secretary Andy Burnham, who was far behind at 21 per cent, according to [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s renationalisation agenda would be disastrous for consumers August 10, 2015 Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has called for a “public debate” about renationalisation, in particular of the railways but even of energy firms. As with others occupying the left wing of UK politics, his logic seems to be: “these industries were privatised, prices have gone up in these industries, ergo privatisation has caused high prices [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Last day of campaigning in London and across UK in local and assembly elections May 4, 2016 Not just in London, but across the country candidates for local, assembly and mayoral elections are engaged in last ditch appeals to voters. In London, Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan have been on the road, to urge Londoners to turn out and cast a vote for them tomorrow. Last night Goldsmith was joined by David [...]
Conservative support jumps after Theresa May becomes Prime Minister as Labour’s backing falters July 20, 2016 Support for the Conservatives has jumped, according to the first poll since Theresa May became Prime Minister. The Tories have opened up an 11 point lead on Labour under the poll carried out over the first full weekend since May announced her cabinet. The poll by YouGov shows a distinct jump in support compared to voting [...]
Public grants May a honeymoon period, while filing for divorce from Corbyn July 13, 2016 People are head over heels for new Prime Minister Theresa May but have fallen out with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a poll released earlier today found. Ipsos Mori's Political Monitor discovered that over half (55 per cent) of the 1,021 adults it surveyed felt that May has what it takes to make a good Prime [...]
“I was the future once”: David Cameron wraps up his final session of PMQs July 13, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has finished his final questions in the House of Commons, earning a standing ovation from his own party, and making an emotional appeal to MPs to interrogate their leaders. Responding to a final question from Tory backbencher Ken Clarke, Cameron pledged to be an active backbencher and said he would be [...]