Trouble ahead for Cameron: Majority of Euro rebels were from class of 2010
The majority of the Tory rebels in last night’s European referendum vote in the Commons were newly elected MPs, spelling troubled times ahead for David Cameron.
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AV, Europe, Scotland… Where’s Cameron’s consistency on referendums?
Membership of the EU, Scottish independence, electoral reform… Alex Hern looks at David Cameron’s inconsistency on whether referendums are good or not.
Five reasons why Commons Euro vote is not Cameron’s Clause IV moment
Euroscepticism is on the rise in the Conservative party, not in decline, meaning this will not be Cameron’s much sought after Clause IV moment.
Why is Cameron repeating his job creation lies?
David Cameron repeated at Prime Minister’s Questions, for the third time, lies about the number of private sector jobs created since the 2010 general election.
Irish government prepares formal complaint over Finucane murder review
Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs reports on the concerns raised by the Irish government over David Cameron’s treatment of the family of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane.
The government must stop spreading untruths about immigration
The Refugee Council’s Donna Covey responds to polling from Migration Observatory, arguing it shows the government needs to do more to correct misconceptions.
Miliband and Balls need to be more vocal in support of the Robin Hood Tax
Labour needs to come out and tackle the UK government’s misleading claim the Financial Transaction Tax, aka the Robin Hood Tax, is just a ‘Brussels tax’.
Aviation industry turn on Greening over her opposition to third runway
We reveal the aviation industry’s attempt to imply new transport secretary Justine Greening is “compromised” because of her opposition to a third runway at Heathrow.
Two weeks after ‘fixing’ it, Cameron creates a new “women problem”
Alex Hern writes about the coalition’s plans to slash maternity leave, and the coalition’s wider problems with female voters.
Cameron’s “failed experiment” leads to yet another economic downgrade
Alex Hern runs through the latest negative economic news, and reports on the New York Times’s criticism of the UK government.