What does new City minister Rachel Blake have in store for the Square Mile? Politics The Westminster drama has hit the City in more ways than one. After Wes Streeting’s resignation triggered a mini-reshuffle, Felix Armstrong and Samuel Norman take a look at what the new City minister might have in store. In just under two years, the City has its fourth minister. Tulip Siddiq resigned in January 2025 after [...]
Life after Starmer: What could a new Labour prime minister mean for your money? Personal Finance It could soon be time to face the music for Keir Starmer after dozens of MPs called for the Prime Minister to throw in the towel, which could unleash months of speculation and uncertainty. Leading frontrunners for the top job include the Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, former deputy PM Angela Rayner and health secretary Wes [...]
‘Bond market meltdown’: UK borrowing costs highest since 1998 as Starmer fights for survival Politics Warnings of a “bond market meltdown” flashed through the City on Tuesday after government borrowing costs soared as pressure mounted on Sir Keir Starmer’s future in Downing Street. For weeks, City investors have been on high alert as fears mounted that a mass rebellion would be triggered after devastating local election results. Traders fear the [...]
Starmer dares Labour rebels to trigger contest if they want him out May 12, 2026 Sir Keir Starmer has told his Cabinet that challengers need to step up and trigger a contest if they want him to quit. Starmer said he took responsibility for the local election results but refused to resign in a statement to senior government ministers on Tuesday. He told ministers: “As I said yesterday, I take [...]
Cabinet ministers urge Starmer to set path for succession May 11, 2026 Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation was plunged into a full-blown crisis on Monday, after three cabinet ministers urged him to set a timeline for his resignation despite the robust defence of his premiership he launched in a make-or-break stump speech earlier in the day. Speculation over the future of his government reached fever pitch into [...]
Tony Travers: London local election result could trigger housebuilding slump May 7, 2026 The result of the forthcoming local elections could trigger a further slump in housebuilding in the capital as a shake-up in council composition obstructs development plans. Voters head to the polls in every London borough today, with polling suggesting Labour is on course to shed dozens of seats and lose its grip on the capital, [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Greenwich? May 6, 2026 CLICK HERE to view all the latest London election results As voters head to the polls in Greenwich, the Labour stronghold is set to see a rise in Green support amidst a hike in council tax and a cut in central government funding of the local authority. Back in 2022 Labour secured an overwhelming majority [...]
London Local Elections 2026: Who will win in Croydon? May 6, 2026 Voters are heading to the polls in the Labour-Conservative marginal borough of Croydon, following multiple Council bankruptcies, an increasingly split electoral map, and a hike in council tax. In its last set of local elections in 2022, Croydon was a rare London local authority with an almost dead-heat between Labour and Conservatives. Both parties ended [...]
Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums 2026 by the UNESCO-backed Prix Versailles May 4, 2026 MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives, a new cultural hub within TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, has been selected by the Prix Versailles, hosted at UNESCO, as one of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums 2026. This marks the second nomination for a Japanese museum, following the Simose Art Museum in 2024. This press release features multimedia. View [...]
OPAQUE Acquires Abu Dhabi-Developed Cryptographic AI Technology from TII, Extending Confidential AI Across the Full Lifecycle with Post-Quantum Protection May 4, 2026 New capabilities make it possible to safely deploy AI agents on the most sensitive and regulated data — with hardware-enforced, verifiable rules and cryptographic guarantees built to withstand quantum computing