David Cameron takes up role with US artificial intelligence firm June 1, 2019 Former Prime Minister David Cameron has been appointed by US artificial intelligence company Afiniti to chair its advisory board. Cameron has kept a low profile since resigning as Prime Minister following the 2016 EU referendum in which the UK voted to leave, and is one of his most prominent appointments since. Read more: Donald Trump's [...]
Sajid Javid rules out second referendum, general election or revoking Article 50 if he becomes Tory leader June 1, 2019 Sajid Javid has ruled out the possibility of a second referendum if he wins the Tory leadership contest. The current home secretary said it would be “disastrous for trust in politics” in an article penned in Saturday’s Daily Mail. Read more: Poll: Tories face worst election result ever in Brexit slump He also declared that [...]
Labour suspends Jeremy Corbyn ally in fresh antisemitism row May 31, 2019 The Labour Party has suspended a member of its national executive committee today after a recording leaked of him blaming the Israeli embassy for recent complaints around anti-semitism. Peter Willsman, a Labour party veteran, said that a letter attacking Labour anti-semitism, signed by 68 rabbis, was "obviously organised by the Israeli embassy". Read more: Labour party [...]
FTSE 100 bosses to meet President Donald Trump during UK state visit May 31, 2019 A group of FTSE 100 chiefs will meet US President Donald Trump during his state visit to the UK next week, Sky News has reported, along with the heads of various US companies. Read more: European stock markets bleed red as Trump takes trade war to Mexico The bosses of Barclays, National Grid, BAE Systems, [...]
Tories face worst election result ever as Brexit Party and Lib Dems surge ahead May 31, 2019 The Conservatives would fall outside the top two parties if a general election were held today, a new poll reveals. Read more: Which Tory leadership candidates favour a no-deal Brexit? The Tories would crash to third place with just 19 per cent of the vote, tied with Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party, a Yougov survey has [...]
CBI calls on Tory leadership contenders to drop no-deal Brexit threat May 31, 2019 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has published an open letter calling on the Tory leadership candidates to commit to avoiding a no-deal Brexit. The message calls on the 12 rival MPs to “champion business”, with director-general Carolyn Fairbairn saying that it is "no secret that firms’ frustration with Westminster has grown" over the last few years. [...]
Is wanting Rory Stewart to be the next Prime Minister just a pipe dream? May 31, 2019 The world has moved on from Bill Clinton’s infamous line 26 years ago that, though he may have experimented with marijuana in his youth, he never inhaled. Yesterday, international development secretary and Tory leadership hopeful Rory Stewart told Sky News that he made a “very stupid mistake” by smoking opium at a wedding in Iran [...]
In a global world, citizenship is about far more than where you were born May 31, 2019 Last month, Marcio Soares achieved what he once thought impossible. After years of working hard and growing a successful fitness business, he was awarded British citizenship. “It was the greatest day of my life,” Soares said, describing when he was invited to participate in a citizenship ceremony. For him, and many like him, the aspiration [...]
It may not be Hammond’s cup of tea, but we deserve some tax-cutting champions May 31, 2019 I for one am thrilled to see politicians not just talking about tax cuts, but competing for the best policy to reduce a tax burden that is at a near 50-year high. Sure, it took a leadership contest to get them properly talking about it, but from the home secretary’s endorsement of the Adam Smith [...]
Markets brace as Trump threatens Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs over immigrants May 31, 2019 US President Donald Trump is set to slap fresh tariffs on all Mexican imports next month, in a shock move that could threaten a recently-agreed major trade deal between the two sides. Read more: Mueller says 'not an option' to charge Trump over Russia inquiry The White House warned late last night that the US [...]