A Conservative government would not slash public spending on taking power after election, leader saysA Tory government would not make immediate “swingeing cuts” to public spending on taking office David Cameron said today, after the party was forced to deny a policy rift between the leader and the shadow chancellor, George Osborne.Cameron said while [...]
Burglars “leave their human rights outside” the moment they break in to someone else’s property, Conservative leader David Cameron has said.
Conservative leader David Cameron is a political version of “Terry Wogan or Des O’Connor”, Lord Mandelson says.
25,000 pages posted online show Tory leader followed crash diet before election, genesis of ‘no such thing as society’ and how Denis missed dinner with his chumsHer fondness for whisky is well known, as is her ability to get by on as little as four hours sleep a night. But an even more unusual aspect [...]
• Conservative leader: action swift but not extensive• Sources deny Cameron rowing back on pledge to tackle deficitDavid Cameron today gave a clear sign that Tory spending cuts designed to prevent Britain facing a Greek-style debt crisis would begin in modest fashion this summer.Speaking in Davos, the Conservative leader said that his party would want [...]
Labour accused Tory leader of betraying families after he warned of ‘Greek-style interest rates’ unless the deficit is tackled this yearDavid Cameron indicated yesterday that – if elected – he would press ahead with plans to start cutting Britain’s £178bn fiscal deficit this year even if the economy dips back into recession.Labour accused the Tory [...]
Far-right party told to address its entry criteria at extraordinary general meeting next month or face legal consequencesThe British National party was warned tonight that it had one last chance to scrap its constitution or face legal action under equality laws.Its leader, Nick Griffin, was told at a Central London county court session that new [...]
ITV chairman defends chief executive choice and all but rules out sale of programme-making armITV chairman Archie Norman has staunchly defended his decision to overlook TV veterans in his international search for a chief executive, following today’s appointment of Adam Crozier, and all but ruled out further cost cuts or a sell-off of its programme-making [...]
Democratic Unionist leader admits he ‘can’t say’ agreement will be reached in crisis talksThe Democratic Unionist leader, Peter Robinson, today admitted he was uncertain whether a deal to save power-sharing in Northern Ireland could be reached.Gordon Brown today extended his stay in Northern Ireland, where he is hosting crisis talks after flying to Belfast with [...]
The purpose of serious case reviews is not to feed media and popular interest but to learn lessons on how to safeguard children, says Mike SteinFrom a child welfare policy perspective, the most disturbing aspects of the tragic Edlington story are twofold: first, children being subjected to criminal proceedings – in contrast to the welfare [...]