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PM rapped over 'idiot Balls' jibe

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:26:21 +0100

David Cameron has lost his temper with Ed Balls after the shadow chancellor teased him to "chillax, and have another glass of wine".

Clash over 'easier sacking' report

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:26:21 +0100

David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the House of Commons over the controversial report commissioned by the Prime Minister which called for changes in the law to make it easier for businesses to sack staff.

Cameron lashes out: Ed Balls branded a "muttering idiot"

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:10:06 +0100

David Cameron branded Ed Balls a "muttering idiot" in an angry outburst during PMQs today.

Balls: We'll back prisoner battle

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:32 +0100

Labour will back David Cameron if he chooses to fight an ultimatum issued by human rights judges giving Britain six months to change the law on prisoners' voting rights, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said.

MPs scared of News International - Watson

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:46:07 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - MP Tom Watson, an outspoken critic of Rupert Murdoch who played a prominent role in exposing phone hacking at his British newspaper business, said on Tuesday politicians had been scared of being targeted by the media mogul's tabloids. Watson, a member of the opposition Labour Party, said ministers and members of Parliament (MPs) had been unwilling to take on Murdoch's News International because of its "mystique" and the threat of "ridicule and humiliation. ...

Britain says GM given no special deal over Astra

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:41:48 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had not offered General Motors any special treatment to persuade it to build the next generation of its Astra compact in England rather than Germany. General Motors, which operates under the Vauxhall brand in Britain, said last week it would build the car in the UK after workers at its factory in Ellesmere Port, north-west England, agreed a new labour deal. The decision left a plant in Bochum, Germany, run by GM's Opel arm, in danger of closure. ...

Miliband plays down EU poll talk

Mon, 21 May 2012 19:15:14 +0100

Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority.

Watchdog to probe Hunt in News Corp row

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:47:07 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's beleaguered media minister Jeremy Hunt, under fire over his contacts with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, came under renewed pressure on Monday after a parliamentary watchdog said it would investigate allegations he had failed to declare donations from media firms. Labour has already called for his resignation amid allegations he was too close to News Corp as he deliberated whether to allow it to buy the portion of pay TV group BSkyB it does not already own. The donations were the cost of "networking events" at which media industry leaders were able to meet ...

Cable Attacks Plans To Make Sackings Easier

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:03:36 +0100

Plans to strip down labour rights and make it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been labelled "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable.

Miliband attacks social inequality

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:56:55 +0100

Ed Miliband has accused the Government of taking backward steps on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.

Cable condemns labour rights reform

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:39:48 +0100

Plans to cut employment red tape by stripping down labour rights and making it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been blasted as "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable.

Darling calls for growth plans

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:28:01 +0100

There needs to be a "credible plan for growth" both in Britain and Europe to help rebuild confidence and avoid more countries tipping into recession, former Labour chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has warned.

Miliband rating overtakes Cameron

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:58:43 +0100

Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll.

Miliband rating overtakes Cameron

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:27:28 +0100

Ed Miliband's personal rating has overtaken David Cameron's for the first time, according to a new poll.

UK begins to doubt Conservatives on economy - poll

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:45:24 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Conservatives are losing their reputation for economic competence, according to an opinion poll issued on Wednesday, bad news for a party that has staked its reputation on an austerity plan to tackle the budget deficit. In the Ipsos MORI poll in the Financial Times newspaper, 31 percent of respondents said that the Conservatives still had the best economic policies, only one point ahead of the opposition Labour party at 30 percent. That lead was down from 10 points last September. ...

PM brushes off attack over Brooks

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:02 +0100

David Cameron has attempted to brush off an attack from Labour over his closeness to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks.

PMQs: Cameron claims ally in Socialist Hollande

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:59:58 +0100

Ed Miliband has mocked David Cameron for claiming new French president Francois Hollande as an ally in this week's prime minister's questions.

PMQs Live: Cameron And Miliband Face Off

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:06:12 +0100

Sky News' deputy political editor Joey Jones is analysing the exchanges between David Cameron and Ed Miliband during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons.

Instant View - UK jobless claimant count posts surprise fall

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:47:59 +0100

LONDON, MAY 16 - The number of Britons out of work fell at the fastest pace in nearly a year in the three months to March, official data showed on Wednesday, pointing to some underlying resilience in the economy. ANALYSTS' REACTION VICKY REDWOOD, CAPITAL ECONOMICS "The latest UK labour market data show that unemployment is falling but that pay growth remains exceptionally weak. "Labour market activity is therefore continuing to hold up surprisingly well, although with the UK back in recession, this is unlikely to last. ...

Ed Miliband Vows To Reverse NHS Reforms

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:43 +0100

Labour leader Ed Milband has vowed to scrap the most controversial aspects of the Government's NHS plans if he won the next election.

Left-winger promoted in Miliband's mini-reshuffle

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:07:19 +0100

Labour left-winger Job Cruddas has been promoted to coordinator of the Labour party policy review by Ed Miliband.

Miliband in NHS whistleblower call

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:12:08 +0100

Labour leader Ed Miliband has called on NHS staff and patients to hold the Government to account for difficulties resulting from its controversial reforms to the health service.

Miliband urges on nurses against NHS reforms

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:53:08 +0100

Ed Miliband is to praise nurses as the "first line in the defence of the NHS" when he encourages them to continue resisting the coalition's reforms later.

Labour builds record 14-point poll lead

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:23:04 +0100

Labour is enjoying its biggest poll lead over the Conservatives since the YouGov firm was created in 2002.

Employment to rise for first time in a year - poll

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:47:29 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Employers plan to increase staffing for the first time in a year, a survey showed on Monday, raising hopes that higher employment may boost morale and consumer spending. However, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), which commissions the quarterly poll, warned that a "zigzagging economic backdrop" could make it hard to sustain any short-term recovery in the labour market. ...

Alastair Campbell Appears At Media Inquiry

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:49 +0100

Former Labour government spin doctor Alastair Campbell is giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into media standards.

Labour MP in Hunt 'offence' warning

Sun, 13 May 2012 12:58:06 +0100

A Labour frontbencher has claimed a "criminal offence" may have been committed if News International was handed information about its BSkyB bid by Jeremy Hunt's office.

Miliband in voter registration move

Sat, 12 May 2012 20:45:56 +0100

Ed Miliband has launched Labour's biggest voter registration drive in a generation in an attempt to rebuild the support which delivered its landslide general election victory of 1997.

Miliband Renews Call For Hunt To Quit

Sat, 12 May 2012 19:39:43 +0100

Labour leader Ed Miliband has renewed his call for the Culture Secretary to resign in the wake of new evidence now before the Leveson Inquiry into media standards.

Hunt under fire over 'collusion'

Sat, 12 May 2012 02:54:17 +0100

Labour has stepped up demands for Jeremy Hunt to be sacked, amid fresh claims he colluded with Rupert Murdoch's empire in a bid to prevent a public inquiry into phone hacking.

Government forced into fighter jet U-turn

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:43:39 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Rising costs and delays forced the government on Thursday to reverse a decision on the type of fighter jet it will buy in a multi-billion dollar weapons programme, an embarrassing U-turn for Prime Minister David Cameron after weeks of bad headlines. Britain will now opt for the jump-jet variety of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), built by U.S. firm Lockheed Martin, the original choice of the previous Labour government and one Cameron's cabinet had once dismissed as inadequate. ...

Miliband warns of politics 'crisis'

Tue, 08 May 2012 11:05:05 +0100

Labour leader Ed Miliband has warned of a "crisis of politics" as he acknowledged that all politicians need to do more to win back people's trust.

David Miliband 'making a difference'

Tue, 08 May 2012 09:41:12 +0100

Ed Miliband's older brother David is not wasting time on the backbenches, he has insisted in a newspaper article.

PM faces unrest after poll drubbing

Sat, 05 May 2012 01:00:16 +0100

Labour has been celebrating significant gains in council elections across Britain, but failed to win the mayoral race in London, where Boris Johnson's victory provided a consolation prize for Conservatives on a grim day for both coalition parties.

London win eases Cameron's vote setback

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:59:09 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson dodged a humiliating nationwide defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron by winning London in local elections that saw voters angry at Britain's economic woes flock to opposition Labour and a right-wing anti-European fringe party. Maverick mayor Johnson's silver-lining win in London was the only good news for Cameron whom local media said had been given a bloody nose by voters upset at spending cuts and Britain's return to recession. ...

Labour Celebrates As Tories Suffer At Polls

Fri, 04 May 2012 20:50:39 +0100

Ed Miliband has said Labour is "winning back trust" after the party's big gains in the local elections, as David Cameron blamed the Conservative losses on "difficult" economic times.

PM faces unrest after poll drubbing

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:59:14 +0100

David Cameron is facing unrest within the coalition after Conservatives and Liberal Democrats lost swathes of councillors to a resurgent Labour in elections across England, Scotland and Wales.

Student Kate Taylor becomes Labour councillor at tender age of 18

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:50:17 +0100

Schoolgirl Kate Taylor has become one of the youngest ever councillors in the country at just 18 years old.

Miliband hit by an egg on walkabout

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:14:42 +0100

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been hit with an egg during a walkabout in Southampton.

Miliband: Labour winning back trust

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:30:30 +0100

Ed Miliband declared Labour was "winning back people's trust" after a night of big gains in mid-term local elections across the country.