Boris Johnson shirks Channel 4 TV debate but is ‘more than happy’ to appear on BBC version June 14, 2019 Boris Johnson has said he will not attend Channel 4’s TV debate on Sunday, despite pressure from other candidates in the race to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister. The former foreign secretary has, however, confirmed that he will take part in the BBC’s debate on Tuesday night. Read more: You’re hired: Lord Sugar backs [...]
Julian Assange extradition hearing set for February 2020 June 14, 2019 A full hearing to decide whether Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US on spying charges had been set for February next year, a London court has ruled. Australian-born Assange faces 18 counts in the US, including conspiring to hack government computers and violating espionage law. He denies the charges. Read more: [...]
You’re hired: Lord Sugar backs Boris Johnson to be next PM June 14, 2019 Lord Sugar has thrown his weight behind Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister, saying he can “stop Jeremy Corbyn from being PM”. Johnson is already guaranteed in a place in the run off between the final two candidates after he secured 114 votes in the first round. Read more: Boris Johnson says ‘long [...]
Change UK co-founder Chuka Umunna joins the Lib Dems June 14, 2019 Former Labour MP Chuka Ummuna has joined the Liberal Democrats just months after helping set up the troubled Independent Group for Change. The MP for Streatham, who left Change UK recently, was one of a number of politicians who left Labour and the Tories in February in protest at the two main parties’ handling of [...]
Editor’s Notes: Canary Wharf is still the place to meat June 13, 2019 We live in interesting times. A few years ago, who would have expected vegan sausage rolls to fly off Greggs’ heated shelves, or for KFC to announce a new vegan “chicken” burger called The Imposter? Veganism is alive and well… but not so much at the Canary Wharf branch of Boisdale this week, where the [...]
Eddie Jones to stay on as England head coach until 2021 as RFU backtrack on succession plans June 13, 2019 Since taking over in May, the Rugby Football Union’s new chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has been busy. With a World Cup just four months away, he has also had to contend with proposals for the Six Nations, a potential World Rugby Nations Championship, and the future of England’s coaching team. Here are five key insights [...]
Change UK switches name for third time after clash with petition site June 13, 2019 Beleaguered political party Change UK – The Independent Group has been forced to change its name for the third time following a legal challenge from campaigning website Change.org. The party, which lost six of its 11 MPs earlier in the month following disastrous European elections results, announced yesterday that it had signed a legal agreement [...]
Ollie Phillips: Warren Gatland should groom Andy Farrell as his British and Irish Lions successor June 13, 2019 Warren Gatland’s unveiling as the British and Irish Lions coach on Wednesday was hardly surprising, but it was an appointment which makes a great deal of sense. Gatland is one of the best coaches in the world and has plenty of motivation on what will be his third Lions tour, to South Africa in 2021. [...]
Scottish government puts Glasgow Prestwick Airport up for sale June 13, 2019 The Scottish government has put the publicly owned Glasgow Prestwick Airport up for sale, just six years after taking ownership of it. The government took control over the airport to stave of the threat of closure as the airport battled poor results. The government bought it for just £1 in 2013. Cabinet secretary for transport, [...]
Sir Garfield Sobers interview: West Indies legend on short-pitch bowling, Chris Gayle and the current team’s World Cup chances June 13, 2019 The sport may have evolved since he retired 45 years ago and he may have only played a single one-day international, but Sir Garfield Sobers still knows a thing or two about cricket. The West Indies legend, who played 93 Test matches between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78 and [...]