A Tory grassroots group is pushing Theresa May to call an early general election November 13, 2016 Theresa May has been urged to seek an early general election to circumvent “awkward” Tory MPs by her party base. While May has repeatedly committed to the current electoral timetable, speculation is rife the Prime Minister may seek to boost her majority before the planned election date of 2020, and now the chair of Conservative [...]
More than 50 Tory MPs are demanding a fuel duty cut in Autumn Statement November 13, 2016 More than 50 Tory MPs have banded together to demand a cut in fuel duty in the Autumn Statement next week. MPs, which include six government ministers, authored the letter to chancellor Philip Hammond to warn consumers and businesses are being ripped off at the petrol pumps. Campaigners argue that even if fuel duty increased [...]
“More than 99pc of what you see on Facebook is authentic” insists Mark Zuckerberg November 13, 2016 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been forced again to respond to accusations that the social network influenced the result of the Presidential elections by failing to address the proliferation of fake news on the site. He insisted that "more than 99 per cent of what people see is authentic" but admitted there was more that could [...]
Jeremy Corbyn tells Donald Trump to “grow up” November 13, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told President-elect Donald Trump that he needs to "grow up" when it comes to his attitude to immigration and his campaign pledge to build a Wall between the US and Mexico. "Donald Trump should grow up and recognise the American economy actually depends on migrant labour," said Corbyn, speaking on the BBC's [...]
When Nigel met Donald November 13, 2016 Nigel Farage is the first UK politician to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his New York base Trump Towers. The acting leader of Ukip and several others close to the MEP met with Trump less than a week after the businessman was elected as the next President of the US in a surprise result to the election. The [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Donald Trump’s election is a “global wake-up call” November 12, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has described Donald Trump’s election in the US as a “global wake-up call”. He said that the Republican managed to tap into “real problems – stagnating or falling wages, underfunded public services, insecure work and housing, years of being left behind and neglected, frustration that your children's prospects look bleaker, and [...]
Theresa May would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump election can help post-Brexit trade deal with US, says top German politician November 12, 2016 Theresa May’s government would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump’s presidency will be good for the UK as it seeks a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, one of Germany’s most senior politicians has warned. The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on winning the election this week, saying: “[The UK and US] are, and will remain, strong [...]
Trump u-turns on support for protesters and says demonstrations show great passion November 11, 2016 It seems like a presidency under Donald Trump is going to be a rollercoaster and a half. Around 10 hours after the president-elect tweeted his disdain for protests against his election, Trump appears to have had a rethink. He said late last night that "professional protestors, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!" Sounds [...]
The housing minister just admitted the government will miss its housebuilding targets November 11, 2016 The UK's housebuilding sector is "absolutely… not at the rate we need to be" in order to meet government targets, the housing minister has admitted. In an interview with Sky News, Gavin Barwell said although the UK is currently building 170,000 new homes a year, we're on course to miss a target of one million [...]
Lib Dem leader says his party will vote against Article 50 if there isn’t a second EU referendum November 11, 2016 Liberal Democrat MPs will vote against triggering Article 50 unless the government promises to hold a second referendum, the party's leader Tim Farron said today. Farron wants a public vote on any final deal on the UK's membership of the EU, and said Lib Dem MPs would vote against enacting the legislation required to kick off [...]