By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The have been hints from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn that ex-leader Ed Miliband might be moving into the shadow cabinet. Corbyn described Miliband as a “great asset,” but he has been keepingout of the limelight since the Labour’s poor showing at the election, that ultimately ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The civil war in the Conservative Party has continued as Tory MP Nadine Dorries told Robert Peston that David Cameron will "be toast within days," depending on the result of the EU referendum, a win may still see him lose his job, she believes. Dorries, ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As the EU referendum comes ever closer the news that annual net migration nearly hit record levels, will leave the “Brexiteers,” rubbing their hands with glee. The statistics, released by the Office for National Statistics, show that annual net migration in Britain rose to 330,000 ...
London's new mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a 24-hour tube service will begin on Central and Victoria lines from 19 August, with Piccadilly, Jubilee and Northern lines to follow in the autumn. The coup comes almost exactly a year to the date that Boris Johnson tried to launch the 'night tube' ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor One of the stranger claims made during the EU referendum debate came from the PM when he said that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State, is probably in favour of Britain leaving the EU. Cameron made these claims after Boris Johnson accused the ...
By Paul Baines Just when we’re faced by the most momentous decision on the EU for 40 years, the media plays it straight. What’s happened to all the Euro bashing? The usual fear and loathing of all things European Commission? The ban on misshapen vegetables, the Euro-sausage, the forced decimalisation? It’s ...
There has been a lot of scaremongering about a Brexit eventuality in the press of late, but we've got a humdinger. Economy, security and borders aside, the prospect of a Boris Johnson / Michael Gove-led Conservative government is surely the most frightening outcome if Britain votes 'out' in the EU ...
By Abeer Sharma Soon after midnight on Saturday morning, Labour’s Sadiq Khan vanquished his Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith and became the next Mayor of London. Khan’s comprehensive victory was the denouement in what ultimately proved a procession of a mayoral race. This was in no major part down to Zac ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor The PM has told “remain” campaigners that if “Brexit” happened, "can we be so sure peace and stability on our continent are assured?" Cameron wants Britain to stay part of the European Union to ensure that the continent doesn’t get dragged into a new conflict. ...