Gary Gibbon
David Cameron: emergency brake will reduce net migration
David Cameron says he is confident that his temporary emergency brake on in-work benefits will reduce net migration.
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Gary Gibbon
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Gary Gibbon
Is the PM guilty of Euro-favouritism?
Is the PM favouring departments led by ministers likely to back him over Europe? That’s the concern in Whitehall about how the negotiations with the EU played out.
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Gary Gibbon
EU deal: do the dissenters remain gagged?
The Prime Minister found himself in Wiltshire when the Speaker would’ve liked him to be speaking to the Commons answering an Urgent Question on the EU draft deal.
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FactCheck: Has Cameron changed his tune on Europe?
The Prime Minister says he has persuaded Brussels to give Britain a blueprint for “substantial change”. Reality or rhetoric?
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Gary Gibbon
EU deal: we could be entering end game
David Cameron would not have sealed the deal he promised in his manifesto but he will argue that he’s sealed something comparable, the same ends by different means.
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Gary Gibbon
Arron Banks – pitbull or saviour?
Arron Banks’ insurgent Leave campaign, Leave.eu, mocks the stately inactivity of Vote Leave, its Westminster obsession and its lack of grassroots activity.
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Michael Crick
Ramsgate ‘sleazebuster’ refers Tory £14,000 hotel bills to Kent police
A Ramsgate resident today wrote to Kent police about the Conservatives spending £14,000 at the Royal Harbour Hotel.
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Gary Gibbon
David Cameron to EU: no rush!
I’m not convinced the PM is truly relaxed about whether he gets an early deal in Brussels or not. He told a Davos gathering he wasn’t in a hurry. Could’ve fooled Europe.
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FactCheck: will Muslim women be deported if they don’t learn English?
Muslim women could be deported if they fail a new English test – or so the headline-writers would have us believe. What are the facts?
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Gary Gibbon
EU Referendum: free vote for Cabinet
Downing Street hopes that giving Cabinet ministers a free vote in the EU Referendum will buy some calm. But will it encourage more big names to leap over to the “Leave” side?
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David Cameron criticised over knighthood for election guru
The Prime Minister is accused of cronyism for awarding his election strategist Lynton Crosby a knighthood and including a number of Conservative party workers in the New Year Honours List.
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Cameron hails ‘pathway’ to agreement on EU renegotiation
David Cameron says he is hopeful a deal with fellow European leaders can be achieved by February, as Angela Merkel signals that a compromise is possible.
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Cameron EU reform plans run into trouble
David Cameron is facing growing opposition to his European Union reform plans from leaders across the continent.
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Gary Gibbon
Jeremy Corbyn still seeking to persuade Labour MPs to stick with him
Pressure from the Left, some less-than-great government briefings, the PM’s loose tongue on “terrorist sympathisers” are all helping diminish the numbers rebelling against Mr Corbyn.
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Gary Gibbon
Syria debate: converts unlikely after leaders’ speeches
Neither David Cameron nor Jeremy Corbyn are likely to have won over any converts with their Commons speeches.
