2017: A long year ahead for Theresa May
Her honeymoon period is over. Mrs May faces a 2017 even more tumultuous than the last 12 months of chaos. The Prime Minister’s in-tray is so packed with warnings of future crises that […]
Category Archives: Politics: news
Journalists need to focus on Cameron & the Government – not Labour’s woes
Journalists and politicians rarely get a good press. That’s probably a good thing in a democracy where each side should be holding the other to account with a robust exchange […]
Jeremy Corbyn reveals how Labour will renationalise railways if he becomes Prime Minister
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to renationalise the railways if he becomes Prime Minister – and has revealed how he would do it. In his first major policy announcement since becoming […]
Jeremy Corbyn says ‘party backs me, I have jacket from my sons and I’m ready to be PM’
Triumphant Jeremy Corbyn trounced his rivals in the race to be Labour leader and proudly declared: “I’m ready to be Prime Minister.” Asked to sum up his feelings after storming […]
Yvette Cooper vows to fight union laws shake-up that could bankrupt Labour Party
Yvette Cooper is poised to mount a legal challenge to a shake-up in trade union laws that threatens to bankrupt the Labour Party. The Labour leadership hopeful vowed to fight […]
Andy Burnham vows to introduce a £11-per-hour living wage if he becomes Prime Minister
Andy Burnham has pledged to introduce an £11 an hour “living wage” to end the scourge of poverty pay. He vowed the new wage would be a priority if he […]
Yvette Cooper accuses Jeremy Corbyn of making ‘false promises’ in pledge to re-open coal mines
Yvette Cooper has accused Jeremy Corbyn of making “false promises” by pledging to reopen Britain’s coal mines. Earlier this month, the Labour leadership hopeful said it was “quite possible” that […]
Number of cancelled NHS operations soars to highest level for 13 years
The number of cancelled NHS operations has soared to the highest level for 13 years, shock figures reveal. A total of 16,180 were scrapped in the three months to June, […]
Jeremy Corbyn is Marmite man as voters split on his general election chances
JEREMY Corbyn would harm the economy and Labour’s election chances if he became party leader, our poll reveals. The ComRes/Sunday Mirror survey found the veteran left-winger is a “Marmite” character […]
Arise, Sir Vince: Ousted ex-minister Cable among Lib Dems in line for honours
Ousted Lib Dems Vince Cable and Danny Alexander are due to get knighthoods in a move that will spark a fresh honours row. The two former Coalition Cabinet ministers are […]
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