Monday 17 May 2010 Briefing by the Prime Minister’s spokesman on: the economy, the Coalition agreement, World Cup bid, ash cloud, Parliament, Iran, Thailand, appointments, dissolution rule and misc. Treasury announcements/economy Asked whether all spending decisions since January would now be under review, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the announcement [...]

Monday 17 May 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron has made his first visit to Wales since becoming PM. Mr Cameron was accompanied by Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan as he visited a local business and the Welsh Assembly. The Prime Minister was shown around a jet engine maintenance facility near Cardiff run by GE Aviation and [...]

Sunday 16 May 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron has led tributes to the England cricket team as they win the ICC World Twenty 20. The England team, who were playing at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, won the final match on Sunday. Toasting the team’s success, the PM said: “Congratulations to Paul Collingwood and the [...]

Sunday 16 May 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that bonuses for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) and senior NHS managers will be cut. The move follows a decision made by the first Cabinet of the new Government to cut 5% from the Prime Minister and Ministers’ pay packets. The budget for performance related [...]

Saturday 15 May 2010 Prime Minister David Cameron has held discussions with President Hamid Karzai at Chequers. The PM said he wanted to “further strengthen” relations between Britain and Afghanistan. President Karzai was the first international leader to visit the PM since he became Prime Minister on Tuesday. The visit came a day after Foreign [...]

Labour’s National Executive Committee has today agreed on a timetable for the election of the next leader of the Labour Party. Acting Leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman MP, said: “Over the next few months, up to 4 million people will have the chance to help shape Britain’s progressive future by choosing the next [...]

Monday, 17th May 2010 School-leavers who are unable to read and write are forcing one in five companies to offer additional maths and English training to new recruits, according to a survey for the confederation of British industries. The survey of 700 businesses shows that companies have to cough up £39m a year to fill [...]

Monday, 17th May 2010 The attention of the country’s media will turn to Thirsk and Malton later this month where the delayed general election polling day takes place on May 27. With the bizarre Con-Dem coalition now in place, and Labour’s failed politicians scrabbling for their party leadership, voters in Thirsk and Malton have the [...]

Thursday, May 13 2010 The Cabinet of the new government held its first meeting this morning. Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg opened the meeting by emphasising their commitment to working together and highlighting the strong shared agenda. The full list of those attending is below. New Chancellor George Osborne updated [...]

Sun, 16 May 2010 Liberal Democrat Special Conference in Birmingham today overwhelmingly approved the party’s Coalition Agreement with the Conservative Party. Speaking after the vote, Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said: “It is five days since I accepted the position of Deputy Prime Minister. “Just five days, and we now know [...]