Ken Clarke MP

Ken Clarke warned it would be an economic and political "catastrophe" for the UK to leave the European Union. “David Cameron’s already committed the Conservative party to holding a referendum in the next Parliament and this is obviously ... Continue to article

Jim Murphy said the “ridiculous insults” from Conservative politicians against UKIP, such as Ken Clarke calling them "clowns" helped the eurosceptic party in last week's local elections. “No, and I think insulting a party is basically in... Continue to article

David Cameron said it was right to look at using more of the international development budget to carry out activities governed by the Ministry of Defence. “The point I make here is that there are rules for what you can use the aid budget... Continue to article

Nigel Farage hit back at Ken Clarke after the Tory Cabinet minister called UKIP “clowns”. “They’ve lost the argument – that’s the point. They’ve lost the argument and so Ken Clarke and others have decided, rather than going for the ball,... Continue to article

Norman Lamb said UKIP criticism of maternity leave was "crazy". "I think we should be respectful of people’s anxieties about the state of the economy, about the pressures that many families face. But what I think we’ve seen and heard in ... Continue to article

Ken Clarke accused UKIP of scaremongering about immigration. "UKIP have created a quite ridiculous scare about the hordes of Bulgars and the hordes of Romanians who are coming here, which is total nonsense. We do have rules which stop pe... Continue to article

Ken Clarke said the Government had no plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human RIghts.  "I’m not aware that we are actively looking at that. If I was asked my advice on that by any of my colleagues I’d have to say I don’t ... Continue to article

  Ken Clarke said today's funeral was a "fitting" tribute to Baroness Thatcher. "The Thatcher era was historically very important, and the funeral was a very fitting way to actually say goodbye to the woman who presided over the middl... Continue to article

Ken Clarke said the debate over Margaret Thatcher’s legacy was largely predicated on “myths” created by the right and left. “I’m saddened obviously by the death but I’m almost amused by the way she still polarises debate – the right and ... Continue to article

Ken Clarke has spoken of his support for Osborne's budget.  “Every tax change he has made seems to me to have an economic purpose, it's splendid that we raise everybody up to a 10,000 pound threshold and take the low paid people out of i... Continue to article

Kenneth Clarke expressed opposition to proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act and to leave the European Convention of Human Rights. “I wouldn’t be in favour of that [repealing the act]. We obviously must remain parties to the European ... Continue to article

Ken Clarke said that the downgrading came because of the persisting global economic crisis.   “Well, actually, he [George Osborne] was judged then very favourably, we won confidence when most European countries lost the confidence of ... Continue to article