Tory turmoil as Clarke boasts of “abolishing” married tax allowance
As the Tories prepare to unveil more details of marriage tax breaks, Ken Clarke last night boasted how, as Chanellor in the mid-90s, he “abolished” the policy.
Shamik Das
Politics Summary: Thursday, April 8th
Sir Peter Gershon, a Tory party “independent” efficiency expert, chairs a private healthcare company that “admits it will benefit from NHS spending cutbacks”.
Mandelson: Tories sit with “xenophobes & homophobes” in Europe
Lord Mandelson has gone on the attack over Europe & the extremism of the modern Tory party, attacking David Cameron for sitting with “xenophobes and homophobes”.
As election kicks off, UKIP finds itself mired in sleaze
UKIP’s East of England MEP Stuart Agnew was secretly recorded by The Sunday Times telling an undercover reporter how to get round the ban on proxy donations.
Cameron fails to say he’s for “gay or straight”
David Cameron fails to mention “gay or straight” – this despite briefing the line in advance of his speech, and despite it being on the Tory party website.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, April 6th
Gordon Brown will go to the Queen this morning to seek a dissolution on parliament, with the General Election taking place, as expected, on May 6th.
The nasty party’s Easter resurrection
David Cameron is coming under increasing pressure after a covert tape-recording in which Chris Grayling said hotel owners should be allowed to ban gay couples.
Exposed: Kaminski’s links to “neo-Nazi skinhead movement”
Shocking new revelations about the leader of David Cameron’s MEPs Michal Kaminski, namely that he was “active in a 1500 strong neo-Nazi skinhead movement”.
BNP candidate’s homophobic attack “beyond the pale”
A BNP leader has called for kissing between men to be banned in public. The BNP leader in East Sussex, also attacked the “morals and honesty” of a gay Tory MP.
Majority of mothers support Sure Start & warn against cuts
A charity has today published research showing nearly 70 per cent of mums will be less likely to vote for a party that cut free childcare places or tax credits.