Gary Gibbon
Theresa May told the Tory conference a man had been saved from deportation by dint of his relationship with his cat, blogs Garry Gibbon. But was the cat the sole reason why the man had remained in this country?
Calling for sanity in the UK’s immigration system, Theresa May said the Human Rights Act “needs to go”. Listing ludicrous examples, she said one man was allowed to stay because he had a cat. But is there a whisker of truth to it? FactCheck gets its claws out.
Jon Snow
On the margins of this week’s Conservative Party conference, blogs Jon Snow, there are party members saying things that would never be said from the podium.
A row has broken out between Justice Secretary Ken Clarke and Home Secretary Theresa May over her claim that a foreigner was allowed to stay in the UK because he had a pet cat.
David Cameron insists to Channel 4 News that he does not live in a “glass bubble”, and is not a male chauvinist pig. But he was unable to deny being in contact with Rupert Murdoch.
Home Secretary Theresa May tells the Conservative Party conference she will restore “sanity” to immigration, with measures including stopping the human rights act protecting foreign criminals.
A leading public health doctor tells Channel 4 News that private sector “sharks are circling around the NHS” hoping to make profits from the government’s health reforms.
Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Channel 4 News the prime minister has told him to “get a move on” with widening choice in education, as the government’s free school policy falls under scrutiny.
In his address to the Conservative Party conference, Chancellor George Osborne returns to his theme of unity in the face of international economic adversity – but rules out early tax cuts.
Education Secretary Michael Gove tells Channel 4 News in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is “a great man”.
We have all been threatened with explusion from the conference if we do not obey the new rule. The question is who is going to blink first?
As a Channel 4 News poll reveals voters think David Cameron is as right-wing as Ed Miliband is left-wing, YouGov’s Peter Kellner writes on the importance of being centrist.
David Cameron promises 200,000 new homes and up to 400,000 jobs as a Channel 4 News/YouGov poll reveals the public sees the prime minister as more right-wing than they did before the recession.
Coalition plans for the economy are criticised by a senior Conservative backbencher on the eve of the party’s conference in Manchester.
The government is setting up a £250m fund to help local authorities in England switch from fortnightly to weekly bin rounds. But there are fears recycling rates could be hit, Channel 4 News hears.