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 [...]
Boris is a disruptive dreamer – and that’s what Britain needs July 1, 2019 The feel good factor is to politicians what the lost ark was to Indiana Jones. Much coveted, difficult to find, and once found, very tricky to keep hold of. The latest politician to don the fedora and crack the bullwhip is Boris Johnson, the man who, back in 2012, achieved the ultimate in feel good [...]
UK readies for no-deal Brexit with fresh freight plans June 29, 2019 The government is asking transport firms to make an offer to provide extra freight capacity that would be used in the event of a no-deal Brexit at the end of October. More than £85m was wasted in the lead up to the initial date the UK was due to leave the EU following a rushed [...]
Theresa May urges G20 leaders to tackle climate change as US refuse June 29, 2019 Speaking after the two-day G20 summit, Prime Minister Theresa May told other countries to “raise their ambition” to tackle climate change. May said that other governments should copy the UK’s new aim of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and world leaders should “embrace this target”. Talking at a press conference after the summit, May [...]
Donald Trump is only leader to reject climate change proposals at G20 summit June 29, 2019 US President Donald Trump has said the United States is not “being taken for suckers anymore” following his election in 2016. The US pulled out of the 2015 Paris climate accord in 2017, with Trump claiming that the goals of the pact “disadvantage American workers and taxpayers”. Read more: US and China agree to kickstart [...]
United States and China agree to resume trade talks after G20 summit meeting June 29, 2019 The United States and China have agreed to resume trade talks after the countries’ leaders met during the G20 summit in Japan. The escalation in trade tensions between the two had fuelled a global economic slowdown. Read more: Trump jokes to Putin: “Don’t meddle in election, please” US President Donald Trump said the talks in [...]
EU agrees ‘largest ever trade deal’ with South American bloc after 20 years of talks June 29, 2019 The European Union has agreed a free-trade deal with the South American bloc known as Mercosur, 20 years after negotiations first began. EU commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has labelled the agreement as the EU’s biggest deal to date, and claimed it shows “we stand for rules-based trade” at a time of conflict between the US [...]
Theresa May tells Vladmir Putin there can be no repeat of Salisbury attack in face-to-face meeting June 28, 2019 Theresa May has told Russian President Vladmir Putin that there can be no repeat of the “truly despicable act that led to the death of British citizen, Dawn Sturgess”. During a meeting that lasted one hour and 20 minutes, May condemned the Salisbury attack, which she said the UK had “irrefutable evidence that Russia was [...]