Home
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in the British Museum warning of war if Britain left the European Union: ‘And if things go wrong in Europe, let’s not pretend we can be immune from the consequences.’ George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that if Britain left, house prices would go down. The government changed its policy, announced during the budget, of turning all schools into academies. The government changed its policy of denying admission from Europe of unaccompanied children originating in countries such as Afghanistan and Syria. Mr Cameron was heard on television to say to the Queen at Buckingham Palace: ‘We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain. Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury replied, with reference to Nigeria, ‘But this particular president is actually not corrupt.’ The Queen was heard separately saying that some of the Chinese delegation had been ‘very rude’ to the British ambassador during President Xi Jinping’s state visit last year. On the cruise ship Balmoral, 252 of the 919 passengers fell sick with norovirus.
Sadiq Khan, the Labour candidate, was elected mayor of London, with 44.2 per cent of the first-preference votes, to 35 per cent for Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative candidate. George Galloway, the Respect candidate, got 1.4 per cent. Mr Khan was sworn in at Southwark Anglican Cathedral in a ceremony that Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, did not attend. In the Scottish parliament, the SNP was left the largest party, with 63 seats, and the Conservatives, with 31 seats, overtook Labour, with 24. Orkney saw a 31.6 per cent swing to the Liberal Democrats. Ruth Davidson, the Conservative leader, won the Edinburgh Central seat from the SNP.
Comments
Join the debate for just £1 a month
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first three months for £3.
UNLOCK ACCESS Just £1 a monthAlready a subscriber? Log in