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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 [...]
Let this dismal election spur us towards national renewal December 4, 2019 For political nerds, a club of which I confess to being a fully paid-up member, elections are usually times of great excitement. Yet this election is by far the most dismal I have ever experienced. My general feeling — matched, it feels, by much of the electorate — is one of deep, gnawing disappointment and [...]
GBP/USD: Sterling hits seven-month high as traders hope for Tory election victory December 4, 2019 The pound climbed to a seven-month high today as traders grew hopeful that the Conservatives would gain a majority at the upcoming General Election, bringing some certainty to the Brexit process. Sterling topped $1.306 this morning before falling back slightly. The GBP/USD exchange rate was 0.4 per cent higher by 10.15am at $1.304, a level [...]
Nato summit 2019: World leaders appear to mock Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace reception December 4, 2019 Footage from last night’s reception at Buckingham Palace for the Nato summit appears to show world heads of state mocking Donald Trump. The coverage shows a conversation between Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau and Princess Anne. Read more: Nato summit 2019: Trump-Macron tensions mar 70th anniversary of alliance When Johnson [...]
Nato summit 2019: Trump-Macron tensions mar 70th anniversary of alliance December 4, 2019 World leaders gathered today for the Nato summit amid growing tensions between members following Donald Trump’s war of words with Emmanuel Macron. The Nato summit in Watford comes amid campaigning ahead of the 12 December UK General Election. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson has arrived at the summit marking the alliance’s 70th anniversary. Read more: [...]