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Supreme Court to rule on Boris Johnson’s parliament suspension tomorrow September 23, 2019 The Supreme Court will announce its decision on whether or not Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to prorogue parliament was illegal at 10.30am tomorrow. The UK’s highest court will reveal its ruling on the matter after hearing arguments for and against Johnson’s five-week suspension of parliament last week. Read more: Pannick stations: Battle lines drawn [...]
Extinction Rebellion threatens Westminster shutdown September 23, 2019 Climate campaigners Extinction Rebellion will block “every single road” around Westminster for at least two weeks from 7 October, it said today. The group, which shut down parts of central London earlier this year, announced the action as a UN climate conference kicks off in New York. It will demand government departments reveal how they [...]
Labour conference latest: Unison urges members to back Remain September 23, 2019 The country’s biggest union has urged its members to go against the Labour leadership and back a motion that would make Remain the party’s unequivocal policy. Unison is expected to go against the recommendation put forward by the National Executive Committee (NEC) that would have left a final decision of what position to take regarding [...]
Boris Johnson: Don’t bank on Brexit breakthrough in New York September 23, 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down hopes of a breakthrough in Brexit negotiations as he jetted off to New York this morning. Johnson, who is set to speak to the German and Irish leaders when in the US, cautioned reporters that the trip may not be “the moment.” Read more: Sadiq Khan fires warning shot [...]
Boris Johnson blames Iran for drone attack on Saudi oil September 23, 2019 Boris Johnson this morning pointed at Iran for the drones that struck Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, the first time the UK has assigned blame after the attack on 14 September. Johnson said that Iran was likely responsible for the attack, which took out about half of state producer Saudi Aramco’s oil production, while causing oil [...]
Debate: Should rail firms be rewarded for running trains on time? September 23, 2019 Should rail firms be rewarded for running trains on time? Yes – Matt Gillow is a research associate at the Adam Smith Institute. Transport secretary Grant Shapps isn’t just offering incentives for operators to deliver an agreed service, but repercussions if they fail. If big rail monopolies commit to a service and fail to deliver [...]
Britain’s Goldilocks moment has arrived in the nick of time September 23, 2019 Not too hot, and not too cold. It’s time for the three bears to move over and take the porridge with them, because the temperature of the UK economy points to a Goldilocks moment arriving just in the nick of time. A low-inflation fairy tale has come to the aid of a nation grappling with [...]
Sadiq Khan fires warning shot at Corbyn over Brexit ‘neutrality’ September 22, 2019 Sadiq Khan has waded into Labour’s war over Brexit, warning that neutrality is “not an option”. The London mayor said the party had arrived and a “vital crossroads”. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn dismisses speculation he is ready to stand down as ‘wishful thinking’ “At conference this week, we have the opportunity to come together to [...]
Treasury rebuffed TfL bid for Piccadilly line funds in spending round September 22, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) asked the government for funds for the Piccadilly line signalling upgrade in the recent spending round but was left empty-handed, City A.M. understands. TfL is said to be disgruntled at the lack of funds it received from the Treasury in the recent one-year spending round announced by chancellor Sajid Javid earlier [...]
Dominic Raab hints parliament could be suspended for a second time September 22, 2019 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has refused to rule out proroguing parliament for a second time. The Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, is due to hand down its ruling on two cases lodged against Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament. Read more: Brexit negotiations are moving forward with momentum, says Stephen Barclay One is an [...]