PMQs today: Labour backbenchers laugh as shadow business secretary Angela Eagle asks chancellor George Osborne, “How’s it all going?” December 9, 2015 Angela Eagle pulled no punches in her first appearance in place of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today. The shadow business secretary, who also holds the title of shadow first secretary of state, took a swipe at the government's renegotiation efforts with Europe when she stood in for Corbyn. "How's it all [...]
Mayoral hopeful Zac Goldsmith can’t afford to ignore the City for ever December 22, 2015 The two leading candidates to replace Boris Johnson as mayor of London squared off earlier this month at a dinner hosted by the Federation of Small Businesses. Both Labour candidate Sadiq Khan and Conservative contender Zac Goldsmith took to the podium to appeal to an audience of the capital’s leading business figures, with Khan stressing [...]
David Cameron plans Islamic State fightback and Syria airstrikes “within weeks” November 22, 2015 David Cameron is formulating plans for Britain's fight against Islamic State (IS), including military action, and will announce them "within days", media reports suggest. That could include airstrikes against IS in Syria for the first time, action which was previously voted against by MPs. The PM will need to corral support from across the political spectrum for a [...]
Google year in search trends 2015: Cilla Black, iPhone 6s, Rugby World Cup and Adele – Here’s how we searched the web this year December 16, 2015 If there's any indicator into the psyche of the nation, it has to be what we spend our time googling. And this year it was all about Cilla Black, the iPhone 6s, and even the election managed to get our fingers typing. We said Hello to Adele more than any other musician and while the Rugby World [...]
Oldham West and Royton by-election 2015 result: Labour candidate Jim McMahon wins leaving Ukip’s John Bickley in second and Nigel Farage complaining of electoral fraud December 4, 2015 Labour candidate Jim McMahon won the Oldham West and Royton by-election last night with a majority of more than 10,000 votes. In Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s first electoral test since taking the reins of the party, McMahon took 62 per cent of the vote, leading Corbyn to hail the result as a “vote of confidence”. McMahon [...]
Senior Corbyn adviser Andrew Fisher suspended by Labour November 6, 2015 Andrew Fisher, a senior adviser to Jeremy Corbyn, has been suspended from the Labour Party following a stream of controversial tweets. Fisher suggested that the Class War candidate should be backed as leader of the party instead of Corbyn, and has also called Tony Blair a “scumbag” and Jack Straw a “vile git”. His selection [...]
Cameron tells MPs “we cannot stand aside” as he seeks approval to extend airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria November 26, 2015 David Cameron has told the Foreign Affairs Committee that the UK should extend its military campaign against Islamic State into Syria. Setting out his "comprehensive strategy" for how the UK will seek to tackle Islamic State, Cameron told the MPs more action was needed to tackle the group, which has claimed responsibility for attacks in Paris [...]
“High risk” of Paris-style attacks in UK, warns defence secretary Michael Fallon ahead of Cameron’s crucial vote on Syrian air strikes November 29, 2015 Defence secretary Michael Fallon has warned of the high risk of Paris Style attacks as the government seeks cross-party support for Syian air strikes in the fight against Islamic State (IS). “What happened in Paris and Brussels could easily happen in London,” warned Fallon in an interview with a Sunday newspaper. "The threat to the UK is extremely high. An [...]
With Labour divided on Syria, would losing the Oldham West by-election be the beginning of the end for Corbyn? December 1, 2015 Atul Hatwal, editor of Labour Uncut, says Yes At the General Election, Labour won Oldham West with a majority of almost 15,000. Labour should romp home – but instead the result is on a knife edge. Defeat, or even a narrow victory, would signal the beginning of the end for Jeremy Corbyn. Although he was [...]
Oldham West and Royton by-election 2015: What does history tell us will happen? December 1, 2015 One thing’s for sure in the up-coming Oldham West & Royton by-election: neither Labour nor Ukip are taking electoral victory for granted in what is going to be a bitterly fought contest. In leader Jeremy Corbyn’s first electoral challenge since taking the reins of the Labour party, his party won’t take any chances: it’s up [...]