Labour’s shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has backed down and supported the Government’s pay freeze for police officers which will save £350 million. […]
Tens of thousands of people have gathered on the streets of Moscow to stage mass protests both for and against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. […]
The global economy received a boost after better-than-expected US jobs figures pushed the Dow Jones stock market index to its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. […]
8.45pm ToryDiary: How many more Syrians have to die, asks William Hague, before Russia and China allow the UN to act? 4.30pm ToryDiary: Tory members see IDS and Gove as most effective ministers 2.15pm MPsETC: Tory peers accuse Government of... […]
IT'S TEATIME: (1) The Camerons to stay with the Obamas and (2) how Huhne's departure weakens Clegg in Cabinet... lead our 5pm round up 4.45pm Local government: What is the deal with Bob Crow? An open letter to Ken Livingstone... […]
6pm Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali and Rehman Chishti MP on Comment: The Medway towns can provide a great example of communities working together 5pm Immigration, Chris Huhne and Top Totty ale feature in our Teatime news round up 4pm ToryDiary: Government... […]
7.45pm WATCH: Mark Field MP: The anti-banker lynch mob mentality of the last few days makes Britain seem unfriendly for business 5pm Reaction to PMQs and the welfare reforms being voted on by MPs lead our 5pm newslinks 4.45pm Local... […]
This week’s bookbencher is Sam Gyimah, the Conservative MP for Surrey East. Which book's on your bedside table at the moment? Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel: a great historical novel, covering a fascinating period. The personalities may change, but the human dynamics of politics are the same today as portrayed in the 16th century. Which book would you rea […]
Today’s papers make clear just how damaging the next phase of this whole Chris Huhne business could be to the Liberal Democrats. The danger is that because this story is a very human drama it cuts through to the public in the way that some minor dispute over policy would not. The Mail, for instance, reveals that Nick Clegg’s wife Miriam called Vicky Pryce as […]
Every day things are getting worse in Syria. Today the Syrian regime started what looks like an all-out assault on the key city of Homs, reportedly killing more than 200 people. The attack took place as the UN Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar al-Assad to give up power. The problem has been the […]
By now, we’re all used to waking up to newspaper columns describing Ed Miliband’s flaws and proclaiming him unfit to lead the Labour party. But today, it’s David Miliband who’s under fire in two articles – one by Roy Hattersley in the Guardian and the other by Matthew Norman in the Telegraph. They’re both in response to the elder Miliband’s New Statesman art […]
Will they or won’t they? Most political parlour games involve a question of this kind and the one about whether Israel will strike Iran – played out regularly in Washington, London and Paris – is no exception. The last couple of days have seen more sabre-rattling than before. Israeli Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon, who heads the Strategic Affairs Ministry, and is […]
The global economy received a boost after better-than-expected US jobs figures pushed the Dow Jones stock market index to its highest level since before the 2008 financial crisis. […]
Ministers should abandon a growing tendency to indulge in anti-business rhetoric or risk damaging Britain's economic recovery, the head of the state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned. […]
The UK will return to recession in the first half of this year, one influential think-tank has warned, but other new data from the services industry suggests otherwise. […]
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