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Angela Merkel: David Cameron’s demands for EU reform ‘not impossible’
29May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, Europe

Angela Merkel: David Cameron’s demands for EU reform ‘not impossible’

    Following talks with Mr Cameron in Berlin, the German Chancellor said that European leaders "shouldn't be saying that changing the treaties is totally impossible". The Prime Minister is demanding major changes to Britain's relationship with Brussels before the in-out referendum he has promised to hold by the end of 2017. A number of EU countries, including Poland, have suggested that Mr Cameron's demands to change welfare rules will be blocked. The Prime Minister wants to stop EU migrants from claiming benefits in the UK for four years and has said treaty change will be necessary to achieve his reforms. A series of EU leaders have said that treaty change will be blocked by Brussels. However, Mrs Merkel said: "We have the desire to work very closely together. We would...
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27May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Her Majesty the Queen delivered speech in the Parlament

    An EU referendum by the end of 2017 is among a packed programme of new laws in the first Conservative-only Queen's Speech in nearly two decades. It also includes more free childcare, an income tax freeze and the right-to-buy for housing association tenants. David Cameron said the 26-bill package was a "programme for working people" that would create full employment and "bring our country together". The measures were unveiled by the Queen amid the usual pomp and ceremony. The proposed legislation includes:  A ban on income tax, VAT and national insurance increases for five years  30 hours free childcare a week for three and four-year-olds by 2017  Cutting the total amount one household can claim in benefits from £26,000 to £23,000  More devolution for Scotland,...
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Prince Harry back with ex girl friend Chelsy
25May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Prince Harry back with ex girl friend Chelsy

    The young royal romanced Chelsy on and off between 2004 to 2010, before moving on to his next longtime partner Cressida Bonas. However since they split last year, it's been rumoured Harry and Chelsy have got close once again. And after the 30-year-old declared last week that it would be great to have a significant other, it seems Chelsy is keen to give things another go. "Chelsy has always been the one for Harry. They might have been apart for a while, but they're a natural match and they've enjoyed seeing each other again. They're back on and seeing what happens," a source told British magazine Grazia. "The ball is very much in Chelsy's court. She knows what life with him entails, but they've been through so much together. Announcing that he is ready to settle down pu...
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Five former pupils of west London school killed fighting in Iraq and Syria
25May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Five former pupils of west London school killed fighting in Iraq and Syria

    Fatlum Shalaku, 20, of Ladbroke Grove, was involved in strikes on government buildings in Ramadi, while his older brother Flamur, 23, is said to have died on an Iraqi battlefield in March, The Sunday Times reported. Before joining Isis, the pair attended Holland Park School, once renowned for being the place where Labour politicians Tony Benn and Anthony Crosland sent their children. Its more recent alumni include Mohammed Nasser, 21, and Hamzah Parvez, 22, who appeared in a propaganda video last year urging British Muslims to “come to the land of jihad”. Two other former Holland Park students, Mohammed al-Araj, 23, and Nassim Terreri, 25, are also thought to have been killed in Syria. Colin Hall, the headmaster, has said in the past the school has “a very strong line ...
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Labour Party In U-Turn Over EU Referendum
24May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Labour Party In U-Turn Over EU Referendum

    Labour has dropped its opposition to a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. Before his General Election defeat, Ed Miliband, as party leader, had refused to hold an in/out vote amid concerns it would damage the UK economy because of the uncertainty it would create. But the party's acting leader, Harriet Harman, and shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, now say Labour believes people want to have a say on Britain's relationship with Brussels. It means the opposition will give the green light to the Conservatives' planned referendum bill for a nationwide vote before the end of 2017. In an article for The Sunday Times, the pair wrote: "We have now had a general election and reflected on the conversations we had on doorsteps throughout the country. "...
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The day that Britain resigned as a global power
24May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

The day that Britain resigned as a global power

    The day that Britain resigned as a global power On Monday, the Right Honorable David Cameron, Prime Minister of Great Britain, gave his first major speech after being reelected to his high office — once held by Pitt, Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill and Thatcher. Confronting a world of challenges — including Greece’s possible exit from the euro, a massive migration crisis on Europe’s shores, Ukraine’s perilous state, Russia’s continued intransigence, the advance of the Islamic State and the continuing chaos in the Middle East — Cameron chose to talk about . . . a plan to ensure that hospitals in the United Kingdom will be better staffed on weekends. Okay, that’s a bit unfair. Leaders everywhere, including in the United States, understand that “all politics ...
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What Labour needs to do to win the next election
20May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

What Labour needs to do to win the next election

    A large part of the election fall out has been on whether Labour was too left-wing or perhaps not left-wing enough. As the party is in the process of choosing its next leader, YouGov (here’s why we should still trust their research, according to them) have taken a look at how left- or right-wing the electorate is. Perhaps a reflection of the general election result - where the Conservative party won a slim majority - there is a slight right-of-centre weighting to the chart of where people identify themselves. As for what Labour should do next, well that’s not exactly clear - although YouGov’s Peter Kellner does point out that the leaders of previous elections who were deemed to have strayed too far from the centre (Kinnock, Hague, Howard and Miliband) all lost while th...
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Queen admires Harry’s charity garden
19May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Queen admires Harry’s charity garden

    The Queen congratulated Prince Harry on his work for an African charity as she toured a garden inspired by the organisation at the Chelsea Flower Show. It was a family affair at the world-renowned horticultural show as the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were joined by the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry as they toured the displays. Fresh from his tour in Australia and New Zealand, Harry was reunited with his father and grandmother at Chelsea, greeting each with a kiss on the cheek. The family toured a garden created for Sentebale, a charity founded by the prince which helps vulnerable children in the small southern African country of Lesotho. The Queen said well done to Harry, who took a keen interest in the garden's design. Philip Green, chairman of Sentebale, said: "...
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London house prices to double in 15 years – reaching £1 million
16May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

London house prices to double in 15 years – reaching £1 million

    The average price of property in London will hit £1 million by 2030, according to new research by Oxford Economics. Massive growth in the population from 8.5 million today to 11 million in 2036, coupled with a failure to buildenough houses, will mean property is pushed well beyond the reach of ordinary workers in the city. It warned that even factoring only modest wage growth in London - and assuming London prices keep pace with earnings rather than growing faster - average prices would still double in 15 years. It said: "If that happens alongside an increasing divergence between those with high and low incomes, then it will mean affordability problems for people on low incomes." Soaring prices London prices have been stagnating in recent months, and in some places hav...
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Cameron to consider beefing up bill on Scotland welfare and tax powers
15May By Sumon AdminNo Comments
London

Cameron to consider beefing up bill on Scotland welfare and tax powers

    David Cameron has confirmed he will consider beefing up the new bill to give Scotland greater tax and welfare powers after Nicola Sturgeon complained the draft legislation failed to meet pledges on extra welfare powers made in the Smith commission. Speaking after his first post-election meeting with the first minister in Edinburgh on Friday morning the prime minister said he would look again at the welfare powers after putting the Smith commission bill in his first Queen’s speech later this month. Scottish parties are annoyed the draft bill fails to implement the Smith agreement proposal for Holyrood to introduce its own benefits or top up existing benefits. On Thursday, Holyrood’s devolution bill committee said the UK’s draft legislation failed to live up to the “the spi...
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