Gary Gibbon
Anti-fox hunting campaigners knew this was coming and have already attacked what they feel is the government trying to overturn a popular law change using the backdoor of a statutory instrument.
Is the rise of the Islamic State the biggest threat to the UK’s security and safety in the history of the country?
Gary Gibbon
The pre-briefing on Sir Howard Davies’ report on airport capacity focused on the Gatwick caveat – we like Heathrow but Gatwick will do. The final report is written nothing like that.
David Cameron says only the US has hit the Islamic State group with more air strikes than Britain. Is the UK really doing enough in Iraq?
Matt Frei
Greece may only represent a fraction of Europe’s economy. But in everything else that can’t be easily measured by the IMF or ECB, it represents to much more.
Gary Gibbon
David Cameron ended up getting the prestigious 11pm slot to speak for about 5 minutes about Britain’s renegotiation. A source said the Prime Minister didn’t notice if anyone had left the room.
Gary Gibbon
Those mighty struggles that the EU is wrestling with today – Greece and migration – go to the heart of the “out” campaigners best hopes of winning.
Gary Gibbon
The IMF like their emergency economic plans from debtor countries pretty heavy on the spending cuts, light on the tax rises. The Tsipras plan was the very opposite.
Scenes of migrants trying to jump on to UK-bound lorries in Calais in the midst of a strike by French ferry workers are branded “totally unacceptable” by David Cameron.
Gary Gibbon
If David Cameron demands a lot of time from leaders at this week’s EU summit, he risks looking like someone knocking on the door asking for milk when the neighbours’ house is on fire.
The Conservatives say they have to find £12bn from a £220bn welfare budget. Do the numbers add up – and where should the axe fall?
Gary Gibbon
The government is acutely aware that some of the voters critical to its victory in swing seats were workers at the lower end of the pay scale who were claiming tax credits.
As the BT Tower restaurant reopens for the first time in 35 years, the company’s chief executive Gavin Patterson says falling out of the EU would be bad for his business and Britain.
The agony is over for many MPs. Elections for the select committee chairs were announced by the Commons speaker today.
Gary Gibbon
The big debate now is over a renegotiation which will be followed by a giant safety valve for backbench discontent: their longed-for referendum.