Prime Minister Theresa May will battle Jeremy Corbyn in TV debate over her Brexit deal November 26, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May plans to challenge Jeremy Corbyn to a TV debate on the eve of parliament voting on her Brexit deal, it is reported. The Tory leader will take on her Labour counterpart in an event following a fortnight of campaigning across the country to drum up support for her draft withdrawal agreement, [...]
Entrepreneurs don’t want Rishi’s restaurant handouts — they want to be allowed to do their jobs October 23, 2020 The Conversative Father Christmas — Rishi Sunak, to you and me — has visited once again. In a better-late-than-never display of magnanimity, the chancellor has finally realised that conditions in Tier 2 Covid areas — which now cover 26.7 million people — make operating impossible for thousands of businesses, particularly in the hospitality sector. Whereas [...]
Tony Blair: Labour must be rescued from the far left December 18, 2019 Tony Blair delivered a scathing verdict on Labour’s 2019 General Election campaign and urged the party’s leadership hopefuls not to “whitewash” the result. “Labour needs not just a different driver, but a different bus,” he said in a speech announcing his institute’s report into Labour’s biggest electoral defeat in modern history. Read more: How Boris [...]
Yorkshire Tea shocked by backlash to Rishi Sunak photo February 26, 2020 Yorkshire Tea urged social media users to “be kind” after the company became embroiled in a row involving the Chancellor. Last week Chancellor Rishi Sunak posted a picture of him making a huge round of tea for his staff. He was pictured holding a bumper pack of 1,040 tea bags. The tweet led to a [...]
Jo Swinson says Lib Dems are new ‘party of business’ November 18, 2019 Jo Swinson has said the Liberal Democrats are now the “natural party of business” as she lambasted the economic policies and Brexit stances of the Conservatives and Labour. The third party leader to address the CBI conference in London today, Swinson said her controversial policy to revoke Brexit would allow a Lib Dem government to [...]
Prime Minister gives Hammond and Clarke the nod for Lords February 6, 2020 Boris Johnson has nominated two of his most vocal critics – who he punished by removing the whip last year – for peerages. Former chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond were both sacked by the Prime Minister for blocking his plan to press on with a no deal Brexit in October. Although some of the [...]
John McDonnell apologises for loss before blaming the media for the result December 15, 2019 John McDonnell has apologised this morning for Labour’s crushing election defeat, while also blaming the media for Jeremy Corbyn’s unpopularity. The shadow chancellor said he must “own this disaster” and he apologised to Labour MPs who lost their seats. Read more: Boris Johnson urges to ‘let the healing begin’ However, when pressed about the unpopularity [...]
General Election 2019: Labour to shift ‘powerful section of Treasury’ to North November 7, 2019 A Labour government would shift a “powerful section of the Treasury” out of London to the north of England, John McDonnell will say today. Speaking in his home city of Liverpool, the shadow chancellor will detail plans to move the “centre of the gravity in political decision-making and investment” out of the capital. In his [...]
Labour leadership: Corbyn backs Long-Bailey as ‘our candidate’ January 27, 2020 Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has appeared to back Rebecca Long-Bailey in the race to succeed him, describing the business secretary as “our candidate for leader”. Corbyn, who has so far avoided endorsing any candidate in the leadership contest, made the remark at a dinner to mark the retirement of former left-wing MP Ronnie Campbell, [...]
General election: Labour and Conservatives row over immigration November 17, 2019 Labour and the Conservatives traded blows over immigration policy today, as both shed light on their respective plans. The Tories revealed details of a points-based immigration system that would see “equal” treatment of EU and non-EU citizens. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn labels Labour nationalisation plans as ‘very modest’ The vast majority of immigration applicants would [...]