General Election 2019: Conservatives set out vision for first 100 days of new government December 4, 2019 The Conservatives have pledged to deliver Brexit within the first 100 days of a majority government. Boris Johnson, who this summer committed to leaving the EU by 31 October “come what may”, said if voters return a Tory majority in the election next week he will push the Withdrawal Agreement through parliament to meet the [...]
Iain Duncan Smith: ‘We don’t have champagne socialists here’ December 4, 2019 On the campaign with… Iain Duncan Smith Labour has made no secret of its plan to unseat former Conservative leader and minister Iain Duncan Smith in favour of Corbynite candidate Faiza Shaheen. Hundreds of the hard-left Momentum group’s activists have been diverted into Chingford and Wood Green in the past few weeks in the hope [...]
General Election 2019: Labour’s household finances pledge savaged December 4, 2019 Labour’s pledge to save households more than £6,700 each year has been savaged by commentators and industry experts who question the party’s figures and assumptions about privatisation. John McDonnell told supporters in Birmingham that those warning about the risks of Labour’s plans to nationalise energy, broadband, water and other industries claiming that “the privatisation fat-cats [...]
Nato summit: Donald Trump pulls out of press conference after world leaders mock him December 4, 2019 Donald Trump has pulled out of a Nato summit press conference this afternoon after world leaders were caught on camera appearing to mock the US President. “When today’s meetings are over, I will be heading back to Washington,” Trump said. Read more: Nato summit: World leaders caught on video ‘mocking’ Trump “We won’t be doing [...]
Boris Johnson casts doubt on Huawei involvement in UK’s 5G network December 4, 2019 The government will not allow Huawei to build the UK’s 5G network if it risks national security or jeopardise co-operation with other Five Eyes countries, according to Boris Johnson. Other countries, including fellow Five Eyes nations Australia and the US, have banned the Chinese firm from taking part in building their respective 5G networks. Read [...]
‘Clearance to take off’: Tory majority to propel UK economy, report says December 4, 2019 A convincing Tory majority at the upcoming election will send the pound surging to a three-year high and put rocket boosters under the UK economy, according to asset manager Toscafund. In a new poll shared exclusively with City A.M., Toscafund predicted Boris Johnson’s Conservatives will win a majority of about 30 in the 12 December [...]
General Election 2019: Conservatives on course for 1992-style victory, new poll finds December 4, 2019 The Conservatives are on course for a “small but workable” majority, as the party wins back middle class and middle-aged voters, according to a new poll seen exclusively by City A.M. Boris Johnson is most likely to return to parliament with a majority of between five and 30, giving him the chance of pressing ahead [...]
Jo Swinson confronts Extinction Rebellion protesters glued to Lib Dems’ electric bus December 4, 2019 A group of Extinction Rebellion protesters dressed as bees have glued themselves to Jo Swinson’s campaign bus, despite the fact it’s an electric vehicle. The protesters disrupted the Liberal Democrat leader’s battle bus as it was on its way to visit a youth centre in South London. Read more: Is Extinction Rebellion’s target economically viable? [...]
Our divided country can’t even agree on who our enemies are December 4, 2019 Aristotle wrote that “a common danger unites even the bitterest enemies”. So what hope of unity is there for a nation where the very perceptions of danger become contested? Ahead of this week’s Nato meeting, the British Foreign Policy Group conducted a public opinion survey with pollsters at Opinium, exploring perceptions of the most pressing [...]
Donald Trump ‘enjoyed’ No 10 meeting with Boris Johnson December 4, 2019 US President Donald Trump has said he “enjoyed” a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Downing Street last night. Trump, who is in London for a Nato summit, said the pair discussed the military alliance and trade issues. Read more: Nato summit 2019: Trump-Macron tensions mar 70th anniversary of alliance It comes as world [...]