Cabinet allies begin to abandon Theresa May as Tories languish in EU election polls May 12, 2019 Previously loyal Cabinet ministers believe Theresa May has no chance at passing her Brexit deal through parliament and has just weeks left as Prime Minister, it has been reported. Ministers including her de facto deputy, David Lidington, and transport secretary, Chris Grayling, are said to be among those who have given up hope that May's [...]
Boost minimum wage for young workers, Labour says May 11, 2019 The Labour Party has revealed plans to abolish the lower minimum wage for those under 18 as it aims to hike the salaries of all of the lowest paid to at least £10 an hour. The new hike would more than double what employers have to pay to their under-18 employees, who currently get a [...]
France will not tolerate multiple extensions to Brexit deadline May 11, 2019 France will push against repeatedly extending the Brexit deadline, a top adviser said yesterday with one eye on 31 October when Britain is set to leave the EU. “We must not get sucked into repeated extensions, that’s for sure,” an unnamed presidential adviser told Reuters. “Our message is clear: a solution must have been found [...]
Labour might ban London-listed companies from stock exchange over climate change targets May 10, 2019 London-listed companies could be thrown off the stock exchange for not doing enough on climate change under new plans which are being drawn up by Britain’s Labour party, it was revealed today. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said today his party would delist companies which do not have plans to combat climate change. Read more: Britain [...]
Poll: Economists split over Halloween Brexit date May 10, 2019 Economists are divided over whether the UK will leave the EU before the new deadline of 31 October, according to a new poll commissioned by Reuters. Read more: UK economy bounces back, but is growth just a ‘flash in the pan’? While the vast majority of economists polled believed the UK will eventually leave the [...]
Mr Congeniality: Trump says $200bn China tariffs are better than a ‘phenomenal’ trade deal May 10, 2019 US President Donald Trump has issued an impassioned defence of his tariff hike on $200bn worth of Chinese goods, saying they will bring in more wealth than “even a phenomenal” trade deal. Read more: China threatens retaliation as Trump rolls out $200bn tariff hike In a series of tweets, Trump said talks with China were [...]
Trump will not be asked to address MPs during June state visit May 10, 2019 US President Donald Trump will not be asked to address MPs when he visits the UK in June, according to reports. The government has not requested that the Commons and Lords speakers make time for Trump to make a speech in parliament. Read more: China threatens retaliation as Trump rolls out $200bn tariff hike “We’ve [...]
Get your Eurovision goggles, it’s time for yet another election May 10, 2019 Two years and 11 months since Britain voted to leave the EU, the country is voting again, on how we’d like to be represented in it while we struggle to work out what leaving actually means. Yes, we found out this week that the Euros are definitely on, despite the best efforts of an embattled [...]
Wanted: A new national statistician to restore the public’s faith in data May 10, 2019 The government has failed to find a new national statistician to oversee the UK’s numbers. And it’s not hard to see why – although the salary of £160k sounds attractive, data nerds can command much more in the private sector, without the additional headache of being in the public spotlight. The job of overseeing the UK’s [...]
Attempts to tackle the ‘problem’ of high pay will end up making everything worse May 10, 2019 The more we learn about what other people earn, the more concern there is about it. Specifically, a political debate is raging over dramatic increases in the pay of chief executives of listed companies. Deemed “unfair” in the widening inequality discussion, pressure is growing from activists and politicians to fix this so-called problem. The latest [...]