Almost 6,000 people have signed up to the Lib Dems since Brexit vote was announced June 27, 2016 While the Labour Party is in turmoil this morning and the Conservatives are readying for a leadership change, the Liberal Democrats have cashed in on new members since the UK voted to leave the EU last Thursday. More than 4,000 people joined the party immediately after polling day and new sign-ups are still "soaring", a [...]
Abandoning the UK’s nuclear weapons would be “gross irresponsibility”, Theresa May will today warn as Labour’s leader faces another revolt over renewing the Trident submarines July 18, 2016 Abandoning the UK's nuclear deterrent would be “gross irresponsibility” Theresa May will today warn, as Labour faces a substantial rebellion over the vote on renewing the UK's Trident submarine. The House of Commons will today host a lengthy debate on Britain's nuclear weapons, with a vote expected at around 10.00. And opening the debate, the [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s and shadow chancellor John McDonnell’s socialist policies ignore economic success story – The City View September 17, 2015 This has been a week of baffling contradictions. On the one hand, we learnt that wage growth is at its highest since 2009 (at 2.9 per cent) and that the employment rate is at a record high. On the other, we saw the elevation of radical Marxist John McDonnell to the office of shadow chancellor, [...]
Alastair Campbell says Jeremy Corbyn Labour leadership would be a “car crash” August 10, 2015 Former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell is urging voters to support “ABC” – Anyone But Corbyn – in the upcoming Labour leadership contest. Despite saying after the General Election that he did not want to get involved in the race to replace Ed Miliband, Campbell wrote on his blog today that he was intervening to warn [...]
Defence secretary Michael Fallon: Trident renewal is a “very cheap insurance policy” July 18, 2016 The world is a dangerous place and as such renewing Trident is a cost-effective insurance policy, defence secretary Michael Fallon has said. Ahead of a House of Commons vote on the issue later today, Fallon said it is not possible to foresee with any great accuracy the threats that might be faced in the future, [...]
No, leading economists are not supporting Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn’s far-left agenda August 25, 2015 "Jeremy Corbyn wins economists’ backing for radical plan” thundered the Observer’s front page on Sunday. As I meandered around the supermarket, I did a double-take. Would distinguished economists really back printing money to fund government investment, rent controls, widespread renationalisation (in some cases without compensation), a “maximum wage”, huge tax hikes and greater powers for [...]
More than 10,000 people have joined the Liberal Democrats since the EU referendum June 30, 2016 At this stage, the Liberal Democrats may be the only party to be doing well out of last week's Brexit vote. More than 10,000 people have signed up to join the Lib Dems since the EU referendum result was announced last Friday, at a rate of more than one per minute. Leader Tim Farron was quick to [...]
Labour leadership candidates Liz Kendall and Yvette Cooper attack Jeremy Corbyn’s women-only train proposal August 27, 2015 Politicians from across the political spectrum have hit out at Jeremy Corbyn's proposals for women-only train carriages. The Labour leadership hopeful first floated the idea last night as a way of combating harassment on public transport, saying: "It is unacceptable that many women and girls adapt their daily lives in order to avoid being harassed on the [...]
David Cameron’s Conservative party conference 2015 speech: Prime Minister slams Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s “security-threatening, terrorist-sympathising, Britain-hating ideology” October 7, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron received a standing ovation at the Conservative party conference today when he rebuked the newly-elected Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. In his speech to Tory delegates in Manchester, Cameron said: "Thousands of words have been written about the new Labour leader. But you only really need to know one thing: he thinks the death of [...]
Theresa May is now the bookies’ favourite to become Tory leader, while Angela Eagle and Lisa Nandy edge ahead for Labour June 28, 2016 Theresa May has overtaken Boris Johnson as the bookies' favourite to be the next elected leader of the Conservative Party. William Hill punters have strongly backed the home secretary, leading the bookie to shorten its odds to 11/10. Boris Johnson is now the second favourite at 11/8 odds while Brexit campaigner and minister of state for energy Andrea Leadsom is third at [...]