http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:huffingtonpost.co.uk,2013:/tag/uk-diary 2013-05-16T04:04:23Z Huffingtonpost UK http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/16/james-wharton-eu-referendum_n_3284450.html 2013-05-16T04:04:23Z 2013-05-16T04:39:46Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Eurosceptic hopes of an EU referendum bill in this parliament were boosted today after MP James Wharton, who rebelled last night, came top of the ball... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/nick-clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/liberal-democrats">Liberal Democrats</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/15/ukip-tory-joint-candidate_n_3280233.html 2013-05-15T12:46:52Z 2013-05-15T13:21:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Tory MPs have been told they can not use a recently passed law that some feared was designed to allow joint Lib Dem-Conservative Party candidates to s... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nick-boles">Nick Boles</a>, <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/nadine-dorries">Nadine Dorries</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/15/nadine-dorries-ukip-tory-candidate_n_3279355.html 2013-05-15T10:18:35Z 2013-05-15T10:46:38Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Just days after being welcomed back into the Conservative Party after an enforced absence, Nadine Dorries has indicated she may stand for election in ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/nadine-dorries">Nadine Dorries</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/ukip">Ukip</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/general-election-2015">General Election 2015</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/14/david-camerons-eu-bill-referendum-question_n_3272869.html 2013-05-14T11:34:38Z 2013-05-14T11:55:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ A draft bill published by the Conservative Party today provides for a referendum by 2017 on the question: "Do you think that the United Kingdom should... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/cameron">Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/poll">Poll</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/14/alistair-darling-ed-balls-european-union_n_3272650.html 2013-05-14T10:08:30Z 2013-05-14T11:25:10Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Alistair Darling has urged pro-European politicians to make a stronger case for remaining inside the EU, as he refused to rule out making a return to ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gordon-brown">Gordon Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/alistair-darling">Alistair Darling</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/tag/george-osborne">George Osborne</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/08/queens-speech-miliband-cameron-farage_n_3237981.html 2013-05-08T10:51:21Z 2013-05-08T11:50:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The spectre of last week's surge in the vote for Ukip hung over parliament on Wednesday, as MPs debated the government's Queen's Speech which talked t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/queens-speech">Queen&#039;s Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/migration">Migration</a>, <a href="/tag/ukip">Ukip</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/nigel-farage">Nigel Farage</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/08/queens-speech-dennis-skinner_n_3235638.html 2013-05-08T05:43:30Z 2013-05-08T08:13:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Let's face it. The best bit of the Queen's Speech is usually Dennis Skinner's heckle. And this year's gag was pretty good. "Royal Mail for sale, Queen... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ed-miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, <a href="/tag/nick-clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/tag/queens-speech">Queen&#039;s Speech</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/dennis-skinner">Dennis Skinner</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/07/lord-lawson-european-union-nick-clegg_n_3229023.html 2013-05-07T08:01:51Z 2013-05-07T09:04:18Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Lord Lawson has dismissed as "poppycock" Nick Clegg's suggestion that three million British jobs would be put at risk if the UK left the European Unio... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/jose-manuel-barroso">Jose Manuel Barroso</a>, <a href="/tag/nigel-lawson">Nigel Lawson</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/nigel-farage">Nigel Farage</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/nick-clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/tag/brian-binley">Brian Binley</a>, <a href="/tag/european-union">European Union</a>, <a href="/tag/lord-lawson">Lord Lawson</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/eu">Eu</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/01/nick-clegg-benefits-dad_n_3193294.html 2013-05-01T10:52:26Z 2013-05-01T10:52:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Nick Clegg says his father has not paid back any of his pensioner benefits, even though he does not really need them.<br /> <br /> The deputy prime minister ack... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nick-clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/tag/welfare">Welfare</a>, <a href="/tag/benefits">Benefits</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/george-osborne">George Osborne</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/liberal-democrats">Liberal Democrats</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/01/david-cameron-eton_n_3192505.html 2013-05-01T08:23:42Z 2013-05-01T09:41:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ David Cameron has said his inner-circle is made up of people with "all sorts of different schooling", after being accused of appointing too many privi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/public-schools">Public Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/sarah-wollaston">Sarah Wollaston</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/jo-johnson">Jo Johnson</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/eton">Eton</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/nadine-dorries">Nadine Dorries</a>, <a href="/tag/eleanor-laing">Eleanor Laing</a>, <a href="/tag/jesse-norman">Jesse Norman</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/01/david-cameron-ruder-than-gordon-brown-_n_3191877.html 2013-05-01T07:59:15Z 2013-05-01T08:09:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ David Cameron has been less polite than Gordon Brown when responding to backbench MPs at Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs), new university research cl... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gordon-brown">Gordon Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/prime-ministers-questions">Prime Minister&#039;s Questions</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/liberal-democrats">Liberal Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/30/voters-think-austerity-has-failed_n_3183154.html 2013-04-30T04:05:07Z 2013-04-30T04:05:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The majority of voters believe the government's austerity plan has failed, according to a new poll.<br /> <br /> According to the ComRes Survey for The Independ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ken-clarke">Ken Clarke</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/george-osborne">George Osborne</a>, <a href="/tag/austerity">Austerity</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/greg-wetherall/sundance-london-a-diary---day-two_b_3175794.html 2013-04-28T20:46:01Z 2013-04-29T11:31:25Z Greg Wetherall http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/greg-wetherall/ Two contrasting features formed the experiences on Friday evening. On the one side, there was the stultifying and positively frightening, God Loves Uganda, and on the other side there was the breezy comedy, Sleepwalk With Me. Both are not without serious merit. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/comedy">Comedy</a>, <a href="/tag/review">Review</a>, <a href="/tag/sleepwalk-with-me">Sleepwalk With Me</a>, <a href="/tag/london">London</a>, <a href="/tag/documentary">Documentary</a>, <a href="/tag/film">Film</a>, <a href="/tag/mike-birbiglia">Mike Birbiglia</a>, <a href="/tag/drama">Drama</a>, <a href="/tag/diary">Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/sundance">Sundance</a>, <a href="/tag/2013">2013</a>, <a href="/tag/god-loves-uganda">God Loves Uganda</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-film">UK Film</a>, <a href="/uk-entertainment">UK Entertainment News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/22/chilcot-iraq-inquiry-publication-_n_3131340.html 2013-04-22T09:27:50Z 2013-04-22T10:19:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The government has said it will not "rush" the Iraq War Inquiry to produce its report, four years after Sir John Chilcot was asked to investigate the ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/george-bush">George Bush</a>, <a href="/tag/george-w-bush">George W Bush</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/chilcot-iraq-inquiry">Chilcot Iraq Inquiry</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-blair">Tony Blair</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/22/jeremy-heywood-cabiinet-economy_n_3130577.html 2013-04-22T06:43:38Z 2013-04-22T07:34:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Downing Street has insisted there is no cabinet split over how to revive the economy, ahead of the potentially dire GDP figures that are due to be pub... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-banks">UK Banks</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/jeremy-heywood">Jeremy Heywood</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-flynn">Paul Flynn</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/george-osborne">George Osborne</a>, <a href="/tag/cabinet-secretary">Cabinet Secretary</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/19/doomed-tories-stupid-to-b_n_3115611.html 2013-04-19T08:41:24Z 2013-04-19T09:44:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Michael Portillo has slammed "stupid" Tory MPs who think the Conservatives would have been able to push through a more radical programme of reforms ha... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/coaltiion">Coaltiion</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-portillo">Michael Portillo</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/nick-clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-bone">Peter Bone</a>, <a href="/tag/liberal-democrats">Liberal Democrats</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/17/unemployment-increases-70000_n_3098477.html 2013-04-17T05:29:28Z 2013-04-17T05:37:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Unemployment has increased by 70,000 to 2.56 million, with rises among young people and those out of work for more than a year.<br /> <br /> The total is the wo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/jobless">Jobless</a>, <a href="/tag/osborne">Osborne</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/unemployment">Unemployment</a>, <a href="/tag/george-osborne">George Osborne</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-economy">UK Economy</a>, <a href="/tag/employment">Employment</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/17/thatcher-funeral-whitehall-procession-tattoo_n_3098285.html 2013-04-17T04:44:30Z 2013-04-17T05:15:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ He may not look like your bog standard Thatcher supporter, but then as David Cameron rather cloyingly suggested on Wednesday morning perhaps "we are a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher">Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher-tattoo">Thatcher Tattoo</a>, <a href="/tag/tattoo">Tattoo</a>, <a href="/tag/bearded-thatcher-tattoo">Bearded Thatcher Tattoo</a>, <a href="/tag/diary">Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics-news">UK Politics News</a>, <a href="/uk">UK News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/17/david-cameron-claims-we-a_n_3097894.html 2013-04-17T03:22:30Z 2013-04-17T03:50:17Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ David Cameron has defended the cost and profile of Margaret Thatcher's funeral as "fitting and right", amid criticisms that he is exploiting the funer... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher">Thatcher</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/15/david-cameron-relaxed-tax_n_3083921.html 2013-04-15T07:37:01Z 2013-04-15T08:14:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ David Cameron remains "relaxed" about publishing his tax returns Downing Street has said.<br /> <br /> On Monday morning the prime minister's spokesman said Cam... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/tax">Tax</a>, <a href="/tag/george-romney">George Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/tax-returns">Tax Returns</a>, <a href="/tag/francois-hollande">Francois-Hollande</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/12/north-korea-president-obama_n_3066899.html 2013-04-12T03:46:41Z 2013-04-12T04:20:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ US President Barack Obama has told North Korea to end its "belligerent" attitude amid suggestions the secretive regime has developed the capability to... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/kim-jong-un">Kim Jong Un</a>, <a href="/tag/william-hague">William Hague</a>, <a href="/tag/nuclear-weapons">Nuclear Weapons</a>, <a href="/tag/south-korea">South Korea</a>, <a href="/tag/president-obama">President Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/north-korea">North Korea</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/11/lord-kinnock-margaret-thatcher_n_3059473.html 2013-04-11T06:26:48Z 2013-04-11T06:52:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Neil Kinnock has said he will not be attending Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday.<br /> <br /> The former Labour leader has said he is unable to take par... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gordon-brown">Gordon Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/neil-kinnock">Neil Kinnock</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/tony-blair">Tony Blair</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher">Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/lord-kinnock">Lord Kinnock</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/the-sun-and-daily-mirror-_n_3056232.html 2013-04-10T18:00:29Z 2013-04-11T03:57:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The Sun newspaper is outraged this morning that not every single Labour MP turned up for yesterday's Commons debate designed to honour Margaret Thatch... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/the-daily-mirror">The Daily Mirror</a>, <a href="/tag/the-sun">The Sun</a>, <a href="/tag/newspapers">Newspapers</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher">Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-media">UK Media</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/bob-crow-says-margaret-thatcher-hell_n_3053696.html 2013-04-10T12:55:34Z 2013-04-10T15:27:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Union leader Bob Crow has said Margaret Thatcher can "rot in hell" for what she did to the country during her time as prime minister.<br /> <br /> Crow, the gen... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bob-crow">Bob Crow</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/conservatie-party">Conservatie Party</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/thatcher">Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/rmt">Rmt</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/margaret-thatcher-not-a-w_n_3053402.html 2013-04-10T11:57:52Z 2013-04-10T12:41:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Margaret Thatcher was condemned for holding sections of society in "brutal contempt" on Wednesday, as Labour MPs attacked the legacy left behind by th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/glenda-jackson">Glenda Jackson</a>, <a href="/tag/conservative-party">Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/margaret-thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-winnick">David Winnick</a>, <a href="/tag/labour-party">Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/diane-abbott">Diane Abbott</a>, <a href="/tag/baroness-thatcher">Baroness Thatcher</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-diary">UK Diary</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p>