London mayor Sadiq Khan’s approval rating goes negative for first time since election May 2, 2019 London mayor Sadiq Khan’s popularity has dropped into negative figures for the first time. Data from a You Gov poll for December showed Khan had a net approval rating of minus one. The poll of 1,000 people, commissioned by City Hall, showed 32 per cent said they were satisfied and 33 per cent dissatisfied. Read [...]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refuses to accept US extradition May 2, 2019 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has refused to agree to be extradited to the US to face charges of computer intrusion. Read more: Wikileaks founder Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail Speaking via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, Assange defended his work, saying it had protected “many people”. “I do not wish to surrender [...]
Five moments we’ll always cherish from Gavin WIlliamson’s time as defence secretary May 2, 2019 Historians will look back on former defence secretary Gavin Williamson as one of the more colourful figures in Theresa May's Cabinet. Read more: Defence secretary Gavin Williamson ousted from cabinet over Huawei leak Williamson, who was last night sacked over allegations he leaked information from a top secret security meeting, experienced a series of gaffes [...]
Want Britain to retain its entrepreneurial crown? Bring back the post-study visa May 2, 2019 Parliament is taking back control – and not just of Brexit. Conservative MP Jo Johnson and Labour MP Paul Blomfield have bridged the aisle to introduce an amendment to the Immigration Bill. The primary aim is to ensure that the number of international students cannot be capped by the government in order to comply with [...]
Calls grow for criminal inquiry into Huawei leak after Gavin Williamson sacking May 2, 2019 Calls are mounting for a police inquiry into the leak of confidential information from a top secret security committee that led to the sacking of defence secretary Gavin Williamson yesterday. Prime Minister Theresa May fired Williamson last night following an investigation into a leak from a meeting of the National Security Council, which revealed the government’s [...]
Britain must cut emissions to zero by mid-century, government told May 2, 2019 Britain should set its sights higher and commit to weaning off greenhouse emissions entirely by the middle of the century, the government has been urged. Business groups today called on ministers to adopt the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) proposal to cut emissions to net-zero by 2050. Read more: Extinction Rebellion founder wants to upend [...]
From Bercow to Corbyn, Trump’s UK visit has exposed a nest of political hypocrites May 2, 2019 No sooner had the announcement been made that President Donald Trump would be making a state visit to the UK in June than a predictable flurry of criticism emerged from a group of the usual suspects. Leading this crowd of dissenters who have said that they will refuse to attend a state dinner with our [...]
Theresa May moves away from ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ Brexit pledge May 1, 2019 Theresa May said she was talking in the “abstract” when she claimed “no deal is better than a bad deal” during a grilling over the Brexit stalemate. Appearing before parliament’s powerful Liaison Committee of leading MPs, the Prime Minister repeatedly refused to say whether she would back the UK leaving the EU without an agreement [...]
Defence secretary Gavin Williamson ousted from cabinet over Huawei security leak May 1, 2019 Defence secretary Gavin Williamson has been fired from the cabinet after an investigation into the leak of details of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting discussing Chinese tech firm Huawei. Prime Minister Theresa May wrote in a letter released today that "no other credible version of events to explain this leak has been identified". Read more: [...]
Labour party launches investigation into move to oust London Assembly member May 1, 2019 The Labour party is investigating alleged irregularities in an attempt by Jeremy Corbyn supporters to oust one of the only two black members on the London Assembly. Florence Eshalomi, the London Assembly member for Lambeth and Southwark, is facing a fight to retain her seat after Labour party members narrowly voted by 88 votes to 81 [...]