Plane crash 1) Ukrainian rebels blamed for shooting down Malaysia Airlines plane… “Malaysia’s leader has called the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in eastern Ukraine “deeply shocking”. Describing the disaster as a “tragic day” in a “tragic year” for Malaysia, Najib Razak said the investigation “must not be hindered in any way”. The plane, now known […]
The reshuffle backlash continues, with Cameron set to make the case for Hill… “David Cameron is to hold tense talks with Jean-Claude Juncker after his candidate for European Commissioner announced he was selling hundreds of thousands of pounds in shares following a conflict of interest row. … Mr Cameron will push for Lord Hill of […]
Reshuffle 1) Cameron’s ‘Downing Street detox’ ‘Mr Cameron said: “This is a fresh team with the ideas, the energy, the policy and the ability to take this country forward, to complete the long-term economic plan and secure our future. “I think it is a team that reflects modern Britain and it is by reflecting all […]
Reshuffle 1) Hague stands down as Foreign Secretary – and will leave Parliament in 2015 “William Hague has stood down as foreign secretary and will stay in the cabinet as Leader of the Commons, Downing Street has said. … Mr Hague is to leave Parliament at the 2015 general election after 26 years as MP […]
Reshuffle speculation ‘Feisty employment minister Esther McVey and ice-cool schools minister Elizabeth Truss head possibly a dozen women in line for promotion as David Cameron shakes up his team for the last time before next year’s election. Several long-serving male Cabinet ministers branded ‘the old lags’ will make way for new faces.’ – Daily Mail […]
Reshuffle 1) Will Greg Hands become Chief Whip? “Some are wary of this being portrayed as Osborne’s reshuffle. But I am told Cameron has not agreed to all of his suggestions. The chances of Osborne’s ally Greg Hands becoming chief whip are 50/50. There is also a growing lobby for bringing back Mark Harper, who […]
Big reshuffle “early next week”… “David Cameron is preparing to carry out a far wider reshuffle of his government than had previously been thought. Several sources in Whitehall have told me to expect substantial changes when the prime minister reshapes the team that he will lead in to the election. The consensus until now was […]
Expansion of weight-loss surgery on the NHS ‘The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Niice) has ruled that all obese people who have been given a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in the past decade should be considered for stomach bands and bypasses. Tackling the high diabetes rates in Britain, which are being pushed […]
Cameron promises to tighten law on strike ballots “A million pupils face being turned away from classes on Thursday as teachers go on strike based on a poll of just a quarter of union members two years ago. The Prime Minister pledged to overhaul an archaic law that has allowed members of the National Union […]
Sex allegations 1) The 114 missing files were probably shredded, claims top Home Office official “Explosive dossiers allegedly revealing the identities of a paedophile ring operating at Westminster have ‘probably been destroyed’, it was revealed last night. … The Home Office’s top mandarin Mark Sedwill has admitted that crucial files which could expose historical child […]
Sex allegations 1) May announces a wide enquiry into abuse failure… “Britain faces a day of reckoning over an institutional failure to protect children from abuse. Public bodies from the police to parliament, and spanning schools, churches and the BBC, will be subjected to a sweeping independent inquiry into how paedophiles were allowed to act […]
Sex allegations 1) May to make a “significant” statement in the Commons “Home Secretary Theresa May is to make a ‘significant’ statement to MPs on claims of historical sex abuse linked to Westminster, the BBC understands. … A senior government source said Mrs May will go beyond merely announcing who is to head a review […]
Majority required to hold public sector strikes ‘Plans intended to ban teachers and other public sector workers from going on strike are being drawn up by the Conservatives in the biggest crack-down on unions for 30 years. If David Cameron wins next year’s General Election, workers will be prevented from triggering industrial action based on […]
‘More than ten’ politicians on list held by police investigating paedophile ring “More than 10 current and former politicians are on a list of alleged child abusers held by police investigating claims of a Westminster paedophile ring. MPs or peers from all three main political parties are on the list, which includes former ministers and […]
Osborne: I wish we’d done more in our first year ‘The coalition should have taken more radical “big decisions” in its first year, George Osborne admitted yesterday. The chancellor made the candid admission when he was asked his “biggest regret” in an interview with a group of schoolchildren. “I wish we’d done more,” he said […]