Coalition of women touted to stop no-deal Brexit August 12, 2019 A coalition of women, headed by Green MP Caroline Lucas, is bandying together to lead parliament if MPs go against Boris Johnson in a no-confidence vote. Writing in the Guardian, Lucas said she had “reached out” to 10 female colleagues, including members for the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Labour, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Independent Group for [...]
We can avoid a no-deal Brexit, if both sides just keep calm August 12, 2019 The Eurozone economy is not looking healthy. The German engine is stalling, global trade tensions will not abate any time soon, and President Donald Trump may soon turn his fire on Europe. China has allowed the renminbi to sink, thereby exporting deflationary pressures. Large economies like Italy, France and Spain are still in no condition [...]
UK prosecutor handed £85m funding injection August 11, 2019 The UK prosecutor will be handed an extra £85m in funding as part of the Prime Minister’s crackdown on crime, Downing Street said this evening. Boris Johnson has awarded the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) the tranche of funding to help it build capacity and manage its caseloads over the next two years following a string of negative [...]
Business groups hit back over £36k migrant salary proposals August 11, 2019 Business groups have slammed proposals to raise the salary threshold for immigrant workers to £36,700 after Brexit, warning the move would harm British companies. Home secretary Priti Patel has been urged to increase the proposed salary minimum of £30,000 for all new foreign workers in a bid to protect lower skilled, UK-born employees. Read more: [...]
US security adviser John Bolton to lobby UK over Huawei stance August 11, 2019 US national security adviser John Bolton has arrived in London for talks at which he is expected to urge Britain to take a tougher stance against Chinese tech firm Huawei. Bolton is set to take part in two days of talks, as US President Donald Trump looks to strengthen ties with the new government under [...]
Southeastern among franchises placed on public takeover watch list August 11, 2019 The Southeastern franchise is one of six that could go the way of LNER and be taken over by the government as sources warned there was little time for a new operator to be appointed by April next year. The bidding competition for the Southeastern franchise, which runs services between London, Kent and parts of [...]
Cathay Pacific ‘sacks staff involved in Hong Kong protests’ after regulator pressure August 11, 2019 Hong Kong’s flag carrier airline Cathay Pacific has reportedly sacked two airport employees and suspended a pilot in relation to ongoing anti-government protests in the city. The operator took the decision after telling staff on Saturday it would bar any “overly radical” employees from crewing flights to the mainland and said it had removed a [...]
Boris Johnson accepts Irish invitation to break Brexit deadlock August 11, 2019 Boris Johnson has reportedly accepted an invitation to meet his Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, to break the Brexit deadlock over the Irish backstop. Sterling will begin this week trading at near-decade lows against the euro and US dollar as investors and traders increasingly see a no-deal Brexit as more than likely. Johnson has insisted that [...]
Brexit: Internal memo reveals no-deal fishing patrol fears August 10, 2019 The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed its concern at the UK’s ability to patrol fishing waters in a no-deal Brexit. In a leaked government memo, Defra said there is “a lot of uncertainty” around what will happen, and that there are just 12 ships “to monitor a space three [...]
China warns UK against Hong Kong probe August 10, 2019 China’s foreign ministry has told the UK to stay out of the country’s internal affairs foreign secretary Dominic Raab called for a probe into the unrest in Hong Kong. The financial hub has been embroiled in a number of protests since June, which have continued this weekend, and on Friday Raab suggested there should be [...]