PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron turns tables on Labour over £130m Google tax deal January 27, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to defend the government's approach to collecting corporation tax today after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn questioned Google's £130m back taxes deal. "We're talking about tax that should have been collected under a Labour government, raised by a Conservative government," Cameron said at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). "No government has done more than [...]
Network Rail’s “hybrid” system must go, says IEA report – and abolishing it would save each family £180 a year February 10, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn's crowd may be calling for the UK's train network to be fully nationalised – but a new report is arguing the reverse would lead to cost reduction, better services and the ability to improve the system for future usage. Abolishing the "hybrid" Network Rail would save households £180 a year – and make the [...]
The gloves are off: Sadiq Khan launches latest attack on London mayoral election rival Zac Goldsmith January 7, 2016 The race to replace Boris Johnson as mayor of London is descending into a war of words, as Labour candidate Sadiq Khan launches his sharpest attack yet against Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith. Khan will slam Goldsmith in a speech today at the Resolution Foundation think tank, saying that the Richmond Park MP “doesn’t get how to work with business.” [...]
Will having Ken Livingstone as co-chair of its Trident review destroy the Labour Party’s credibility on defence? November 18, 2015 Chris Rumfitt, founder and chief executive of Corporate Reputation Consulting, says Yes In the wake of the Paris attacks, security has risen to the top of the political agenda. As the world brimmed with anger and calculated how best to eradicate the Isis threat, Jeremy Corbyn decided it was the right moment to appoint Ken [...]
Labour MP Diana Johnson claims to have received threatening email over Syria airstrikes as protesters gather outside Stella Creasy’s house December 2, 2015 Labour MPs have been sent threatening emails, faced crowds of protesters gathering outside their house, and even had their own councillors call for them to be deselected if they vote in favour of airstrikes in Syria today. Hull North MP Diana Johnson has received an email saying those who voted in favour of the government's plan would face [...]
UK poised to launch air strikes in Syria as David Cameron sets vote for Wednesday November 30, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has announced there will be a debate on Wednesday followed by a vote on UK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria. His decision comes after opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn was forced to back down on plans to make his divided party formally oppose the strikes. Instead, Corbyn has granted Labour [...]
Syria air strikes vote: Yvette Cooper, Margaret Beckett and Tim Farron say they’ll vote for bombing during all-day debate December 2, 2015 Labour, Liberal Democrat and DUP MPs have all backed British air strikes against Islamic State (Isis) targets in Syria in today's all-day debate in the House of Commons. High-profile Labour backbenchers, including former shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper and former deputy Labour leader Margaret Beckett, have said they will vote in favour of the government's proposals for [...]
London Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith says he may vote to stay in the EU despite being a Eurosceptic January 5, 2016 London Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has said that while he is a Eurosceptic, he will vote to stay in the European Union if Prime Minister David Cameron achieves meaningful treaty change. Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Goldsmith said while the EU needs to be reformed to become more "radically more democratic", he will review the reforms [...]
Conservative ministers to lobby Labour MPs over air strikes in Syria November 28, 2015 Ahead of a vote in the House of Commons on whether the UK should extend air strikes into Syria, ministers are expected to be making calls to Labour MPs to shore up support from the opposition benches. The foreign secretary Philip Hammond and defence secretary Michael Fallon are said to be among those making calls, [...]
Ho, ho, ho: From Ed Miliband to Wikileaks, here are 10 lol-tastic City-related Christmas cracker jokes December 15, 2015 Let's face it, the anticipation of opening a Christmas cracker is always better than the rather disappointing result: inevitably, a limp hat, a toy that breaks within minutes and a joke that makes everyone groan. But groan no more: UKTV comedy channel Gold has come up with the UK's best Christmas cracker jokes. They're topical, [...]