Cameron likely to push for Syria air strikes despite Corbyn “David Cameron is looking to ignore opposition from new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and push for parliamentary assent next month for British military strikes against jihadi targets in Syria. Speaking on a visit to Jordan and Lebanon, Mr Cameron indicated that the election of the […]
Labour turmoil 1): John McDonnell becomes Shadow Chancellor “Jeremy Corbyn has named John McDonnell shadow chancellor and defeated leadership candidate Andy Burnham shadow home secretary. Hilary Benn will be shadow foreign secretary in the new Labour leader’s first shadow cabinet. Lord Falconer will be shadow justice secretary, Angela Eagle will be shadow business secretary and […]
Corbyn 1) Gove: Labour’s new leader threatens the security of us all ‘There can be no room for doubt or ambiguity about what Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour would do if it formed the next Government. It would pose a direct threat to the security of our country, the security of our economy and the security of every […]
Osborne told he must wait for EU treaty change “George Osborne will be told that the European Union treaty change he wants to protect the City of London from eurozone interference will not be ready before a British referendum. Mr Osborne is concerned that the eurozone’s in-built majority in the EU can jeopardise the economic […]
Assisted suicide 1) ‘Two or three’ ministers set to support the Bill ‘Scores of MPs are likely to vote for the second reading of the assisted suicide bill later on Friday. Rob Marris, the Labour backbench MP proposing the legislation, said that “two or three ministers at least” were supporting the Bill. The Daily Telegraph can disclose […]
EU 1) Juncker plans ‘compulsory’ asylum seeker quotas ‘British taxpayers face a £90 million bill to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers between European countries in a scheme that David Cameron said could encourage more people to risk their lives travelling to the continent…During a 90-minute “state of the union” speech to MEPs, Mr Juncker set out […]
Queen becomes Britain’s longest-serving monarch “In her 21st birthday broadcast to the Commonwealth, Princess Elizabeth memorably promised that ‘my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service’. She could not have expected as she said those words that the burden of monarchy would fall on her shoulders so soon afterwards, […]
Cameron suffers first Commons defeat on purdah… “David Cameron suffered his first Commons defeat since the election last night – over Europe. Tory rebels joined with Labour to reject ministers’ plans to relax restrictions on government campaigning in the run-up to the EU referendum. The Prime Minister lost the vote on so-called ‘purdah’ rules by […]
Osborne suggests vote on strikes in Syria may be held even if Corbyn wins… “The government could call a new vote authorising military strikes against Syria even if Labour’s new leader refuses to support action, George Osborne revealed this morning. Mr Osborne said the 2013 decision to block airstrikes was ‘one of the worst decisions the […]
Poll finds majority for Brexit… “A majority of British people would vote to leave the European Union in the wake of the migrant crisis engulfing the continent, a shock new Mail on Sunday poll has found. If a referendum were to be held tomorrow on whether to remain a member of the EU, 51 per […]
Refugee crisis 1): Cameron confirms pledge to take thousands more Syrian refugees… “As the migration crisis engulfing Europe escalated, David Cameron confirmed that Britain would take thousands of the most vulnerable from camps along the Syrian border. It is understood that the final figure is likely to be between 4,000 and 10,000. The prime minister […]
Cameron opens the door to admitting thousands of refugees “Britain will take in thousands more people fleeing Syria’s civil war as David Cameron bows to a wave of pressure triggered by images of a three-year-old boy found drowned on a Turkish beach. Downing Street spent yesterday scrambling to match public outrage and calls, led by the […]
Heart-rending pictures crystallise the refugee crisis “The harrowing image of a little boy lying lifeless in a policeman’s arms dramatically illustrated the human cost of Europe’s greatest postwar migration yesterday as political leaders drifted further from a solution to the crisis. Aylan Kurdi, three, died with his brother, Galip, and their mother while trying to cross […]
The Government agrees to change the EU referendum question… ‘The Electoral Commission said that the present question, which asks whether Britain should “remain a member of the European Union” with the option of a yes or no response, raises concerns about the “potential legitimacy” of the referendum result. It said that the question should set […]
Cameron waters down EU employment demands “David Cameron has scrapped demands for full British exclusion from EU employment laws ahead of his planned Brexit referendum, in a move that could help keep trade unions and Jeremy Corbyn, the leftwing Labour leadership candidate, in the Yes camp. The prime minister was reported in July to be […]