Gary Gibbon
Political Editor Gary Gibbon on the regional variations of the public sector pension strike as MPs resort to what seems very much like old-fashioned class warfare in the Commons.
It’s very strange. Most politicians reckon that once bitten by FactCheck, twice shy. Not so the PM. We’ve caught him out on his boast on private sector jobs before but today he was at it again. He claimed half a million more private sector jobs were created since the election. He’s wrong, and here’s why.
Former defence secretary Liam Fox says his treatment by some sections of the media has been characterised by “personal vindictiveness, even hatred”.
The PM battled to explain the grim news today that unemployment has suffered its largest quarterly increase in two years, jumping by 80,000 between May and June. As he looked to private sector jobs growth for salvation, Mr Cameron was lambasted by Ed Miliband who said: “His claim, and the Chancellor’s central claim – that you can cut the public sector and the private sector would make up the difference – isn’t happening.” Who’s right?
Gary Gibbon
Things are beginning to sound a little ominous for the man in charge of counter-terrorism at the Met, John Yates. Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs.
David Cameron sets out an independent inquiry into phone hacking led by Lord Justice Leveson, saying that anyone involved in illegal activity, however high up, must play no part in the UK media.
Rupert Murdoch withdraws his BSkyB takeover bid as David Cameron vows to end the “ugly chapter” of phone hacking. Here’s how the day unfolded.
The row over Ken Clarke’s controversial comments on rape engulfs PMQs where Labour leader Ed Miliband ambushes the PM with calls for the Justice Secretary to go, writes Peter McHugh.
The Prime Minister is invited to review the first year of coalition government at a colourful PMQs, as Peter McHugh reports.
Gary Gibbon
Our Political Editor says PMQs revealed something of David Cameron’s musical tastes – as well as a dilemma for the SNP over an independence referendum.
Those were the days: Dave and Nick together in the Downing Street garden – but how times have changed, muses Peter McHugh at pre-election PMQs.
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed in the Commons for the last time ahead of elections across England, Wales and Scotland on Thursday.
David Cameron has been accused of being sexist and patronising after telling a female shadow cabinet minister to “calm down, dear” during Prime Minister’s Questions.
David Cameron invites the wrath of female opposition MPs by reviving the spirit of Michael Winner at PMQs, reports Peter McHugh
The claim “It is the Office For (Fair) Access that will decide whether or not they can go to that £9,000 threshold and very tough rules have been published and placed in this house for people to see” David Cameron MP, Prime Minister’s Questions, March 30 2011