Lords reform: what the failure means for the Coalition, David Cameron and Nick Clegg
Here’s Nick Robinson’s take on yesterday’s events followed by myself, via the BBC News Channel. … Read the full post »
Read about David Cameron, Conservative MP and Prime Minister 2010-16. During 2010-15 he headed up a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, in which Nick Clegg was Deputy Prime Minister. He won an overall majority in the 2015 general election but then resigned after the Leave side won the 2016 European referendum.
Here’s Nick Robinson’s take on yesterday’s events followed by myself, via the BBC News Channel. … Read the full post »
Imagine the situation. You are a Liberal Democrat peer. You have voted for several measures you did not like because they were in the Coalition Agreement. … Read the full post »
David Cameron on Lords reform during the general election TV debates. … Read the full post »
All sounds for the making of a week of good economic news. So what does David Cameron do? He gives a media interview full of economic doom and gloom. … Read the full post »
David Cameron acknowledges that Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems have stopped him doing what he wanted on Europe. … Read the full post »
It’s become rather a political cliché for politicians or their spokespeople to say ‘we’re not going to provide a running commentary’. … Read the full post »
This week’s falling out between the coalition partners over Lords reform leaves David Cameron with two tricky problems to mull over the summer. … Read the full post »
That’s pretty clear when it comes to the House of Lords, courtesy of the last three Conservative Party general election manifestos in a row. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg is backing calls for cuts in pension benefits such as winter fuel payments and free bus passes. … Read the full post »
The Centre for Social Justice says a “tug of war” in the Coalition has meant ministers have so far failed to do enough to help prevent couples from separating. … Read the full post »