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Spending watchdog to publish forecasts despite scrapping of Budget October 29, 2019 The UK’s tax and spending watchdog has said it will publish an updated version of its March fiscal forecasts next month, despite chancellor Sajid Javid cancelling his Budget due to the Brexit extension. Read more: Chancellor Sajid Javid admits 31 October Brexit deadline ‘can’t be met’ The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) also said that [...]
Dear politicians: What the City wants to see in your election manifesto October 29, 2019 With the news of a potential December election hanging in the balance today, the City is bracing itself for another potential new government in Downing Street. Yet while much of the debate in the coming weeks is likely to be centred on Britain’s imminent departure of the EU, the financial sector is hoping to see [...]
‘It can’t get any worse’: What City workers think of another General Election October 29, 2019 It’s that time again: Britain is on course for another General Election, after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced he was ready to fight the “most radical election ever”. But Brits have endured more than three years of uncertainty since the EU referendum, and few groups of workers have felt the effects of it more sharply [...]
Polls put Conservatives in line for a comfortable election victory October 29, 2019 An aggregate of recent polling predicts the Conservatives will have a comfortable victory over Labour as parties begin to get on election footing for December. An average of major polls in October has the Tories with 35.69 per cent of the vote, according to City A.M.‘s own analysis. That compares to 25.13 per cent for [...]
People’s Vote chaos: Members of staff vote no confidence in new leadership October 29, 2019 New People’s Vote chief executive Patrick Heneghan has threatened to sack 40 members of staff, after they voted no confidence in him and his millionaire backer Roland Rudd at a crisis meeting. Campaign staffers went to the Hilton hotel to meet with the pair this morning to discuss the sacking of campaign director James McGrory [...]
Harry Dunn’s family sues Trump administration October 29, 2019 The family of 19-year-old Harry Dunn, who was killed in a car accident involving the wife of a US diplomat, have announced that they are suing the Trump administration for “legal misconduct”, Sky News has reported. They also said they were starting legal action against Anne Sacoolas, the driver involved in the crash that killed [...]
Lib Dem Heidi Allen to quit as MP at next election over ‘nastiness’ in British politics October 29, 2019 Liberal Democrat MP Heidi Allen has said she will stand down as an MP at the next general election, saying she is “heartbroken” over the harassment she has received in British politics. The ex-Conservative MP and Change UK leader told her South Cambridgeshire constituents that she is “exhausted” by abuse she called “utterly dehumanising”. Read [...]
Ruth Davidson says she won’t take lobbying role at Tulchan Communications October 29, 2019 Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said she won’t take on a controversial lobbying role at Tulchan Communications. Davidson had faced calls to quit as an MSP after taking on the £50,000 advisory role, in which would have involved 24 days’ work a year. Read more: Lib Dem Heidi Allen to quit as MP [...]
PR tycoon Roland Rudd hides from People’s Vote revolt in his Hilton hotel room October 29, 2019 Chaos continued to engulf the People’s Vote campaign today as power broker Roland Rudd camped out at his Hilton hotel room with security present after refusing to meet campaign staff at their offices. Rudd, who is chairman of Open Britain and founder of City PR firm Finsbury, asked staff this morning to come to his [...]
When will we have a UK general election? October 29, 2019 Boris Johnson announced plans for UK general election on 12 December to “get Brexit done.” He’s tabled another vote in the Commons for today – and Labour have agreed to support the motion. Last night, MPs failed to support the dissolution of parliament under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – a motion which required a supermajority [...]