Sunday, 6 May 2012

George Obsorne: I regret how I spun the budget... I understand the voters' pain

George Osborne admitted that his moves to take less tax from the low-paid were overshadowed

His candid comments came as a maverick Tory MP launched an attack on him and 

David Cameron, claiming both must go if the party is to win the next General Election.







'Be warned: Party bosses only need 46 signatures to ditch the leader. 

They'll get them by Christmas': Nadine Dorries attacks David Cameron

While Britons scream out for strong policies on law and order and a stable NHS, David Cameron makes gay marriage and Lords reform his priorities

Cameron and Osborne should be aware: Conservative MPs will not sleepwalk into 

losing their seats, in the way Labour MPs did in 2010.







Divisive, embittered and doomed: Ken Livingstone's London Mayoralty 

campaign failure shows the depths to which his popularity has sunk

Ken Livingstone, the Labour candidate for Mayor of London, looks emotional during a screening of mayoral promotional video, at Ravensbourne College on April 11, 2012 in London, England.

For Ken Livingstone this contest should have been an easy victory for him, given the 

current crisis in the Tory-led Coalition, but his defeat was a graphic reflection of his 

own political personality.






French will swarm into UK if Hollande triumphs in presidency race, 

 Iain Duncan Smith

Close: Mr Hollande, pictured visiting a street market in Tulle with his partner Valerie Trierweiler, is tipped to be the first Socialist leader in two decades after 46million people cast their vote today

The Work and Pensions Secretary warned that Left-wing candidate Francois Hollande’s 

high tax policies would drive hard-pressed French taxpayers across the Channel if he is 

voted in over Nicolas Sarkozy.






Courts forced to close during Olympics as threat of transport chaos

 hits overstretched justice system

Closures: The Old Bailey will lose half of its 18 courts for the two-week Games

The Old Bailey will lose half of its 18 courts for the two-week Games. In Southwark, 

a Central London borough with a high crime rate, ten out of 15 courts will shut.







House prices plunged by £130 EVERY day last month piling more misery 

on homeowners

Volatile: Halifax said the ending of the stamp duty holiday for first-time buyers in late March appears to have boosted home sales early this year as buyers strove to beat the deadline, and has probably contributed to the volatility in house prices

The average home now costs £159,883, down 2.4% from £163,796 in March, according 

to the Halifax Price Index.







BBC's '£70k bill' to put up Salford staff in London to cover Wimbledon

Move: BBC Sport moved to Salford's MediaCity in March

At least 30 people from the £1 billion MediaCity development, pictured, where BBC 

Sport moved in March, will be sent to this summer's championships for a fortnight.