gibe - an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; his parting shot was `drop dead'; she threw shafts of sarcasm; she takes a dig at me every chance she gets. Synonyms: barb, jibe, shaft, dig, slam, shot.
Plymouth City Council Leader hits back against budget cuts. Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council, hits back against the cuts the budget brings to Plymouth. Tudor said: Over the last year George Osborne announced more cuts to support for local councils, saying that the gap would be made up by councils getting more business rates by 2020.
How will it happen? David Cameron has announced he will resign his post as leader of the Conservative party and Prime Minister. He has not set out a full timetable but has suggested a new leader will be in post by October this year meaning a leadership contest will be underway in the summer.