Labour collapse in Scotland ‘Labour faces near wipeout in Scotland next May in a setback that could cost Ed Miliband the general election, according to a new poll for The Times. Mr Miliband’s personal ratings have also plunged since the referendum seven weeks ago, the YouGov poll of Scottish voters has found…The poll suggests that […]
Is Cameron’s Commons announcement of an early EAW vote an admission of defeat in Rochester? “Mr Cameron surprised MPs by announcing: ‘We are going to have a vote, we are going to have it before the Rochester by-election. Your questions have just collapsed.’…MPs expressed surprise at the decision to risk a major revolt just days […]
Migration 1): Mayor of Calais condemns “soft touch” UK “Britain’s welfare system is so generous that migrants are willing to risk death to benefit from it, the mayor of Calais said yesterday. David Cameron’s reputation on immigration was dealt a serious blow after Natacha Bouchart declared Britain to be a soft touch because of previous […]
Europe 1) Cameron attacks the “scale” of those budget demands – but will we end up paying something anyway? “…it seems the UK will almost certainly be forced to pay something extra after the Commission suggested it could withhold our £3billion-a-year rebate. … Mr Cameron said: ‘Britain will not be paying 2billion euros to anyone on […]
Forthright Fallon 1) We won’t go back into Afghanistan, ‘under any circumstances’ ‘’Michael Fallon said yesterday: ‘We are not going to send combat troops back into Afghanistan. We’ve made that very, very clear. Under any circumstances, combat troops will not be going in there.’ His comments came as British troops were forced to make one […]
Europe 1) Merkel undermines Cameron’s plans “Angela Merkel has delivered a potentially fatal blow to David Cameron’s attempt to cap immigration from the European Union. … The German chancellor told The Sunday Times that she would not support Cameron’s plans to limit freedom of movement within the EU as part of his planned renegotiation of […]
Costs spiral as Cameron defies EU… “Brussels could levy a penalty charge of £42.5 million a month on Britain after David Cameron refused yesterday to pay an extra £1.7 billion contribution demanded by the EU. Speaking at the close of a two-day meeting of the European Council, a flushed prime minister described the levy as ‘completely […]
A tax on growth: The EU demands £1.7 billion more from Britain ‘The EU last night demanded an extra £1.7billion from the UK – because our economy is recovering faster than other member states. David Cameron came under fire from MPs as Brussels demanded the hefty surcharge. To add insult to injury, France will receive a […]
Cameron responds to the shootings in Canada… “A Canadian soldier has died after being shot at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, as one gunman was killed in parliament and police hunted for at least one other assailant. … A statement from Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that he has ‘condemned this despicable attack’. … […]
Shock rise in Government borrowing “Last month’s £11.8billion figure was £1.6billion more than in September last year – and £1.3billion higher than economists expected. Total borrowing since April stands at £58billion – that is £5.4 billion or almost 10 per cent above the last financial year’s halfway point, the Office for National Statistics stated. Experts […]
EU 1) Cameron promises immigration proposals by Christmas ‘David Cameron has told EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso that the British people want migration from Europe ‘fixed’ – and he promised detailed proposals by Christmas on how he will do it…Mr Cameron said British voters – not the head of the European Commission – were ‘the […]
Barroso strikes back “David Cameron will today be accused of leading Britain to the EU exit door where it will not retain even ‘marginal relevance’ on the world stage. … In a highly provocative speech, Jose Manuel Barroso will attack Britain’s ‘defensive’ leaders for failing to ‘make the positive case’ for continued membership of the […]
Grayling to bring in tougher sentences for internet trolls “Internet trolls who subject victims to vile abuse are to be jailed for up to two years under a tough Government crackdown. Harsher sentences are to be introduced following a series of shocking, high-profile cases, including rape threats made against model Chloe Madeley last week. Justice […]
Referendum bill will “light a fire” under the EU, argues Hammond “Britain is “lighting a fire” under the European Union, the foreign secretary boasted yesterday, in a move likely to dismay allies on the Continent. Philip Hammond told MPs that a bill currently before parliament to force a referendum in 2017 would help the renegotiation […]
Cameron says EU renegotiation on migration is “one last go” “Although Downing Street insisted that “no final decisions” have been taken on the issue, Mr Cameron admitted that “further action” is needed on immigration. Answering questions from members of the public during a campaign visit to Strood, in Kent, the Prime Minister said: “We need […]