Cameron heralds the “great British revival” “David Cameron has said the economy is enjoying a “great British revival” as he launched the Conservatives’ local election campaign. Speaking in Staffordshire, the prime minister said the UK’s fortunes had turned around since 2010 and his party wanted to “finish the job”. He also promised to “make sure” […]
Bank warns that housing bubble could derail the economy “The Bank of England has given its strongest warning yet that a housing bubble threatens to derail the UK economy, saying that spiralling property prices were ‘the very brightest [hazard] light’ on its dashboard. In a speech in London on Thursday evening, Sir Jon Cunliffe, deputy […]
Cameron hails the Government’s efforts to help troubled families “Almost troubled families have had their lives turned around, David Cameron will announce today. … Tiny tearaways have been sent back to school, parents are back in work and antisocial behaviour is down in the most difficult households. … It comes two years after the PM ordered hit squads […]
Farage bottles the Newark by-election ‘UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in the forthcoming Newark by-election…he said a defeat in the by-election would mean he was finished and that “the bubble is burst”.’ – BBC News Mercer’s resignation – Daily Telegraph It’s folly to call UKIP racist – Stephen Glover, Daily […]
Cameron: Without an In-Out EU referendum, I’ll quit. He confirms that it is a red line for future Coalition negotiations. “He accepted voters were ‘sceptical’ about his promise but insisted: ‘I would not continue as Prime Minister unless it can be absolutely guaranteed this referendum will go ahead on an in-out basis.’ Mr Cameron last […]
Road to recovery 1) Intensive Help to Work scheme is launched ‘Long-term unemployed people will face benefit sanctions if they do not attend a jobcentre every day or carry out unpaid work placements under tough new measures that come into force today. Ministers have said the Help to Work scheme will help the long-term unemployed […]
“Get tougher on Europe, or UKIP will thrive,” Tory MPs warn Cameron “The prime minister was struggling to contain a growing Eurosceptic tide last night as he faced calls from Conservative MPs and the public to take a tougher line with Brussels to counter the UKIP threat. … Senior Tory backbenchers disclosed that they would […]
Leadsom will fight against HS2… “David Cameron’s new Treasury minister has called for a “dramatic rethink” of the High Speed 2 rail project. Andrea Leadsom has warned that the £50 billion scheme does not represent value for taxpayers’ money. The economic case for the rail line was “questionable and rapidly deteriorating”, she said, promising to “fight […]
Cameron celebrates a 15 per cent fall in crime… “Crime in England and Wales fell by 15 per cent last year to a new record low since records began. … There were 7.5million offences in 2013 according to the British Crime Survey, down from almost 9million in 2012. … David Cameron sent congratulations to the […]
Cameron plans to promote working class Ministers “David Cameron is planning a working class Cabinet makeover – with an ex-fireman tipped for a top role. The PM wants to promote up to five mid-ranking Tory ministers from humble backgrounds to run government departments in a bid to rid his top team of its elitist tag […]
St George’s Day: The Prime Minister makes an appeal to Scotland ‘In a specially recorded message to mark St George’s Day, Cameron will say: “I want us to reflect on one of England’s greatest achievements: its role in the world’s greatest family of nations – the United Kingdom. In just five months, the people of […]
Religious leaders rally to Cameron’s side… “David Cameron was last night urged to stand up to the ‘militant atheists’ who want to deny Britain’s Christian heritage. … Leaders of many faiths backed the Prime Minister’s decision to talk openly about his beliefs after it was criticised in a letter by non-believers. … MPs also said […]
Cameron accused of fomenting sectarianism… “David Cameron is sowing sectarianism and division by insisting that Britain is still a ‘Christian country’ an alliance of writers, scientists, philosophers and politicians has claimed. In a letter to the Telegraph, 55 public figures from a range of political backgrounds accuse him of fostering ‘alienation’ and actively harming society […]
‘Music is evil’ – further reports of Islamic extremism in schools ‘A state-funded Islamic school was at the centre of controversy last night over claims that a poster banning listening to music appeared on its official noticeboard. The poster, alleged to have been put up at the Madani Schools Federation in Leicester, warned that pupils […]
Wollaston hits back at “blog bullies” “A prominent Tory backbencher has hit out at “aggressive male bloggers” who, she claims, target female MPs. Sarah Wollaston said that certain parts of the political blogosphere were “quite aggressive in their approach towards women”, particularly when discussing sexual violence or gender. “If you stick your head above the […]