March of the moderates: PM loses key Brexit vote to rebels September 3, 2019 More than 20 Tory MPs have defied Boris Johnson and his threats of deselection to pave the way to block a no-deal Brexit. Parliamentarians this evening voted 328-to-301 in favour of a motion giving MPs control of the order paper tomorrow. That means they can debate, and potentially pass, a bill that will force Johnson [...]
Goldman Sachs veteran Marty Chavez heads for the exit September 3, 2019 Goldman Sachs veteran Marty Chavez is stepping down from the global bank. Read more: Deutsche boss to buy shares in bank Chavez, who has served at the US banking giant for almost two decades, is set to retire as global co-head of the securities division at the end of this year. Chavez, who joined the [...]
Brexit: Tory MP Phillip Lee defects to Lib Dems to kill Boris Johnson’s majority September 3, 2019 Boris Johnson has lost his working majority of one in parliament, it appears, as former justice minister Phillip Lee abandoned his seat in the Commons to join the Liberal Democrats today. The MP, an erstwhile critic of Brexit, is set to vote against a no-deal Brexit in today’s crunch parliament vote. Read more: Brexit showdown: [...]
Brexit: Boris Johnson urges MPs to vote down ‘Corbyn’s Surrender Bill’ September 3, 2019 MPs have been sent a briefing from Number 10, instructing them to stand with the government instead of what it dubs “Corbyn’s Surrender Bill”. Read more: Everything you need to know: Your guide to today’s Brexit showdown The email, which has been seen by City A.M., says voting with the opposition over the next two [...]
European Space Agency spacecraft in near miss with Space X satellite September 3, 2019 A European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft was forced to perform an emergency manoeuvre to avoid a collision with a satellite operated by Elon Musk’s Space X. The ESA said its Aeolus Earth observation satellite fired its thrusters to move it off a collision course with a satellite in Space X’s Starlink constellation. Read more: Watch [...]
HS2 ‘still vital’ despite ballooning £88bn price tag, say businesses September 3, 2019 HS2 is at risk of costing the public £88bn and could be delivered seven years behind schedule, but businesses still believe the project is worth the time and money. Allan Cook, the chairman of HS2, today revealed his cost and timetable projections for the troubled high speed line, including that the project is could now [...]
Downing Street denies plot to trick MPs over election date September 3, 2019 Downing Street has denied there is a plot afoot to trick MPs into voting for a pre-Brexit General Election, only to later postpone it until after Halloween. A government source today said it was “tin foil hat stuff” to suggest that Boris Johnson would shift the date of the election, which is likely to be [...]
New York Times drops sponsorship of London oil conference after climate protests September 3, 2019 The New York Times has dropped its sponsorship of an oil conference in London next month following pressure from climate activists. Climate campaigners including Extinction Rebellion held protests outside the newspaper’s Manhattan offices over its sponsorship of the Oil & Money conference. Read more: Climate change activists threaten chaos at Heathrow with drone protest The [...]
HS2 faces seven-year delay as costs set to balloon to £88bn September 3, 2019 The real cost of HS2 could spiral to £88bn as the project faces years of delays, according to an explosive report authored by the chair of the controversial UK infrastructure project. Allan Cook, who has carried out an internal review of the project, said he did not believe the scheme, which will link London to [...]