City firms told to reveal how climate change impacts their business decisions July 2, 2019 City firms will be asked to reveal what steps they are taking to combat climate change as part of the government’s Green Finance Strategy being unveiled today. Listed companies and large asset owners will have until 2022 to disclose how climate change risks impact their activities, City Minister John Glen will announce today. Glen will [...]
Macron slams EU’s credibility after 17-hour talks on new job candidates ends in deadlock July 1, 2019 Emmanuel Macron has vented has frustration at the EU’s decision-making process following another round of failed talks aimed at filling the bloc’s top jobs. The French president said the EU’s credibility is at stake after the latest emergency summit ended without agreement. EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Sunday to discuss who should succeed Donald [...]
UK’s top civil servant to write to Jeremy Corbyn after officials branded the Labour leader as ‘frail’ July 1, 2019 The UK’s top civil servant will write to Jeremy Corbyn after claims from officials that the Labour leader is not fit enough to be Prime Minster, Downing Street has revealed. Cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill will send the letter following reports in The Times that civil servants held a meeting in which they claimed the [...]
Debate: Is the Brexit Party losing momentum? July 1, 2019 Debate: Is the Brexit Party losing momentum? Yes – Olivia Utley is deputy editor at TheArticle. After a terrific performance in the European Elections at the end of May, the Brexit Party looked to be unstoppable. Week after week it topped the Westminster voting intention polls, and talk of the Conservatives being wiped out at the [...]
Hundreds of protesters storm Hong Kong’s government headquarters July 1, 2019 Protesters in Hong Kong today stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule amid a backlash against laws that would allow extradition to China. A small group of protesters smashed their way through the glass doors to enter the government building. Others pulled up a steel shutter, letting [...]
Jeremy Hunt sets 30 September as no-deal Brexit ‘D-Day’ July 1, 2019 Jeremy Hunt would decide on 30 September whether to take the UK out of the EU without a deal if he was Prime Minister, he has revealed. The foreign secretary made the announcement on Monday morning as he set out his so-called “Brexit delivery plan” in a bid to show he was serious about walking [...]
Crimes in parliament soar by almost 50 per cent in last two years July 1, 2019 Crimes committed within the parliamentary estate in Westminster have soared by almost 50 per cent in the last two years, according to new data revealed today. Among the most commonly committed offences were assault, robbery, blackmail and drug possession, figures Sky News acquired from the Metropolitan Police showed. Read more: Jeremy Hunt reveals no-deal Brexit [...]
FTSE 100 reaches two-month high as US-China trade war enters truce July 1, 2019 The FTSE 100 soared to a two-month high as European stocks rallied as G20 summit talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese premier Xi Jinping appeared to offer signs of progress. Trump said negotiations to end the economic dispute are “right back on track” after pledging to pause any new tariffs on Chinese goods in [...]
Jeremy Hunt reveals no-deal Brexit measures July 1, 2019 Jeremy Hunt will today pledge to ringfence £6bn to protect the UK’s fishing and farming industries from potential border delays and disruption in a no-deal Brexit. As Prime Minister, Hunt would also slash taxes to prepare for a sudden departure from the EU. Read more: UK prepares for no-deal Brexit with new freight plans The [...]
Hong Kong protesters clash with police on anniversary of Chinese handover July 1, 2019 Tensions erupted in Hong Kong today between thousands of protesters and police in the early hours of Monday ahead of the anniversary of the island’s handover from British to Chinese rule. Police used pepper spray and batons to control demonstrators outside a venue hosting the annual flag-raising ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the [...]