More turmoil for UKIP as PPC jailed and MEP expelled
UKIP was plunged into turmoil this week following the expulsion of West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire and the conviction of Chorley PPC Nick Hogan.
Shamik Das
Tory MEP publicises Robin Hood Tax seminar – by mistake
Tory MEP Roger Helmer has inadvertently publicised a seminar titled “Fighting for a financial transaction tax”.
Michael Foot: 1913-2010
Tributes have poured in from across the political spectrum today following the death of Michael Foot, leader of the Labour party from 1979-1983, who died today.
Gove ties himself up in knots over “free schools” policy
Michael Gove came unstuck earlier, skewered over his insistence on praising the underperforming Swedish schools system while doing down Britain’s schools.
Sign the petition to demand Cameron’s pal Aschroft pays back the £127 million he avoided
A petition has been launched demanding Tory deputy chair Lord Ashcroft of Belize pay back the £127 million he avoided paying in tax since 2000.
Tory HQ fails to clear up allegations of “deals” between Essex Tories and BNP
The Tories have reiterated their abhorrence at the BNP,
yet have failed to clear up claims that local Tories in Essex have done a deal with the BNP.
Politics Summary: Tuesday, March 2nd
Lord Aschcroft’s “£127m in unpaid taxes”, Radovan Karadzic’s war crimes trial at The Hague, climategate and more.
Boris ally blows £900 donations on ballgowns – police investigate
The spectre of sleaze returned to haunt Boris Johnson today as the police announced an investigation into another of the Mayor’s key aides, Bertha Joseph.
Further poll woe for Cameron: Tory voters favour electoral reform referendum
A poll has found that more Tory voters believe Cameron should allow a referendum on voting reform than hold up the Bill in the Lords, by 45%:32%.
Look Left – The Week in Fast Forward
The Week in Politics • The culture, media and sport committee produced its long-awaited report into “Press standards, privacy and libel”, criticising the News of the World – then edited by David Cameron’s director of communications Andy Coulson – fortest