Michael Gove gives out No 10 phone number when quizzed on Andrew Neil interview December 6, 2019 Michael Gove has given out the direct phone number to No 10 Downing Street after being pressed on when the Prime Minister would be doing an interview with Andrew Neil. The Duchy of Lancaster was asked to put a figure on the chances that Boris Johnson would accept the invitation to be interviewed on BBC [...]
Cut the pessimism, free trade is a huge opportunity for the UK December 6, 2019 The irony of the Brexit debate has always been that, while the value of continued trade with the EU is (quite rightly) regarded as of great importance, the potential of Britain being able to make our own trade deals around the world has been virtually ignored — or worse, demonised. Let’s start with the US. [...]
Brexit has become a project of protectionist nationalism December 6, 2019 As the Conservative party’s vision for post-Brexit Britain becomes clearer, are there any liberal Brexiteers left who can’t see just how far this project has run away from them? I too once believed that Brexit could be a liberal project, but that vision now looks like nothing more than a useful idiot’s delusion. Do you [...]
Labour and the Tories are sweeping immigration under the rug this election December 6, 2019 This election season is slogan heavy. “Get Brexit done.” “For the many, not the few.” While necessarily vague, this year’s party mottos have done a decent job of getting to the heart of their offers. The Conservatives aren’t dallying on the UK’s exit from the European Union. The Labour Party is offering more taxes and [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown’s pro-Brexit founder gives £1m to the Conservatives December 6, 2019 The billionaire founder of financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown has donated £1m to the Conservative Party ahead of next week’s election. Peter Hargreaves, who helped finance the Vote Leave campaign in 2016, said that he was concerned that Brexit would not happen and the UK would be left in the EU. Read more: General election: [...]
General Election: Boris Johnson accuses Jeremy Corbyn of trying to ‘fiddle’ with second Brexit referendum December 6, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched an attack against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s plans for a second EU referendum ahead of the pair’s final TV debate before the General Election. Johnson claimed Corbyn would give 2m EU nationals a vote alongside resident Brits, saying it was an attempt to “fiddle” with the vote to ensure [...]
General Election: Labour promises to create business advocacy group December 5, 2019 Labour has pledged to create a state-run business support agency as part of a spate of policies intended to help small to medium enterprises (SMEs). If elected, the party wants to a create the Business Development Agency, which would assist companies “access business advice, finance and large scale government contracts”. Read more: Labour accused of [...]
Tax cut promises ‘at odds’ with Tory manifesto, think tank says December 5, 2019 Boris Johnson’s claims that he would deliver a tax-cutting Budget in the first 100 days of a new government “are at odds with his party’s manifesto”, a think tank has said. The Prime Minister last night laid out his priorities for government, saying chancellor Sajid Javid would hold a Budget that cut taxes for families [...]
Uber pushes back against Khan criticisms December 5, 2019 Sadiq Khan has lashed out at Uber by criticising the firm’s response to its London ban, while also shaming the app for allowing a driver to operate after it was found he possessed “obscene photos of a child”. Transport for London (TfL) refused to renew Uber’s licence last month due to a “pattern of failures” [...]
General Election 2019: Boris Johnson insists taxes will not rise under Tories December 5, 2019 Boris Johnson has insisted taxes will not rise under a Conservative government, after journalists questioned this morning’s pledge. The Prime Minister this morning vowed to reduce the tax bill of working families by £200 within the first 100 days of a Tory government, as part of a post-Brexit Budget. But commentators have pointed out that [...]