COP21 Paris Climate Change Summit: Countries agree to keep warming “well below” 2C December 12, 2015 Countries gathered in Paris for the UN's COP21 climate change summit have at last agreed on a deal, which involves keeping warming to "well below" 2C. French foreign minister Laurent Fabius said the "ambitious and balanced" deal would be a "historic turning point" if it goes ahead. "The world is holding its breath, it's counting on [...]
Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump makes gains in polls after controversial comments December 11, 2015 Donald Trump not only continues to lead but is making gains in the polls after his controversial comments about Muslims this week. In the latest poll by Zogby Analytics, the Republican Presidential hopeful has reached a new high in popularity, surging to 38 per cent of support in the Republican primaries. The Zogby poll was the [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn scheduled to attend controversial Stop the War coalition Christmas dinner December 11, 2015 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is planning to attend a Christmas dinner fundraiser for Stop the War coalition, a move which has attracted much controversy even from within his own party. Corbyn is billed as a "special guest" for an event, which will be held tonight at EV Restaurant at 6:30pm. Other guests will include campaigner [...]
Heathrow decision delayed: Government confirms deadline has been extended until next summer December 10, 2015 The government has confirmed that it will delay making a decision on whether to expand Heathrow Airport until at least next summer. In an announcement that sparked outrage among business groups, the government said that it "accepted the case for airport expansion in the south-east and the Airports Commission’s shortlist of options for expansion" but "more work [...]
New best friends: What people are making of the new alliance between Katie Hopkins and Donald Trump December 10, 2015 Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has courted much criticism for his recent remarks, stating Muslims should be banned from entering the US and that there are areas in London and Paris where police are too scared to go to due to radicalisation. In Britain alone this sparked a wide range of responses, including a petition [...]
Donald Trump: UK politicians should be thanking him instead of “pandering to political correctness” December 10, 2015 Donald Trump has hit back at a campaign to have him banned from entering Britain, saying UK politicians "should be thanking" him instead of "pandering to political correctness". More than 400,000 people have signed a petition to ban the controversial real estate developer and US presidential hopeful from entering the UK after he said that he would [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron admits migrant crisis may lead to Brexit as Polish prime minister rejects his migrant welfare cap December 10, 2015 The migrant crisis could make voters more likely to back Britain leaving the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted. "Two crises for Europe doesn’t make Europe look great," Cameron said. "I get that. I get the temptation for people to say: look, it’s just one thing after another; surely we’d be better off separating [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron says UK is still to reach an agreement with Poland on benefit curbs for EU migrants December 10, 2015 The United Kingdom and Poland are still grappling to try and find a compromise over Prime Minister David Cameron's call to curb benefits for European Union migrants. Speaking at a joint press conference, Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said she did not see "eye-to-eye" with Cameron on the issue, but does want to see the [...]
EU referendum: Electoral Commission says it will announce the results of the in/out vote in Manchester December 10, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron may not have set a date for the EU referendum yet, but this morning it was revealed where the result of the in/out vote will be announced. The final result will be declared in Manchester, the Electoral Commission and Manchester City Council announced this morning. In a statement, the Electoral Commission [...]
Jeremy Corbyn support group Momentum facing prospect of investigation from Information Commissioner’s Office December 10, 2015 Momentum, the group set up by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's supporters in the wake of his electoral victory, could be investigated by the information commissioner. The data protection regulator has said it has received a complaint about the group and was making enquiries into the matter. Momentum, described as "militant" by former Labour cabinet minister Caroline Flint, [...]