General Election Result 2010: CON 36% LAB 29% LD 23%
Today’s Polls:
ComRes/Mirror/GMTV: CON 39%(nc), LAB 33%(nc), LDEM 15%(-1)
YouGov/Sun: CON 42%(nc), LAB 37%(nc) LD 14%(+1)
ICM/Guardian: CON 37%(-1), LAB 37%(+3), LDEM 18%(-1)
According to Ipsos MORI, David Cameron’s Coalition Government is currently the second most popular post-election administration since polling began. This is after Tony Blair, who enjoyed a honeymoon period which seemed to last longer than most marriages.
It is an incredible achievement. Despite the ‘dead man walking’ persona of Gordon Brown over the las…
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A day doesn’t pass without individuals, pressure groups and organisations seeking to raise awareness of an issue that vexes them. The fight for share of voice could be about to get even tougher following the launch of the Government’s Your Freedom website. The initiative announced by Nick Clegg asks the public to put forward suggestions of which “unnecessary laws” should be repealed.
Derided by some commentators, the idea is likely to be embraced by those with an issue to raise. The government says that ideas, comments and ratings submitted to the site will ‘directly inform the Gover…
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The coalition Government announced 24 Bills in its first Queen’s Speech – which had ‘freedom, fairness and responsibility’ as its central message. It was a high number, but this Parliament is due to run for 18 months and will also sit in September (providing it wins a vote on this). The Queen said that her Government’s first priority would be to ‘reduce the deficit and restore economic growth’.
Focus on the economy
The priority was the confirmation of a new Office for Budget Responsibility to manage the public finances. The Queen announced reforms to the tax and benefits system in order…
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Cabinet Members (5 due to be Liberal Democrat, according to reports)
Prime Minister – David Cameron MP
Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg MP
Foreign Secretary – William Hague MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer – George Osborne MP
Two sources confirm:
Defence Secretary – Liam Fox MP
Health Secretary – Andrew Lansley MP
Work and Pensions Secretary – Philip Hammond MP
Scotland Secretary – Danny Alexander MP
Currently Speculated:
Vince Cable MP – a Treasury role, speculated as ‘Business and Banking’ within the Cabinet
Chris Huhne MP – Climate Change
David Laws MP – Schools Secretary
A Collect…
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In the last few minutes, Gordon Brown MP announced that he was going to Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen to accept his resignation as Prime Minister.
To applause from the Downing Street and Labour staff, he joined his wife Sarah and for the first time in front of the cameras, his two small children, for the journey to Buckingham Palace.
He said that Labour had left the UK ‘more prosperous and just’.
He added that he had strived ‘to serve, to do my best’.
In an emotional passage, he praised tribute to the UK’s armed forces, saying ‘I always admire the courage I have seen in our armed services.’
He conf…
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