Tech leaders call for new post-Brexit visa to avert talent crisis February 19, 2017 The UK's tech leaders are calling for a new visa scheme to avert a potential skills crisis in the industry caused by Brexit. The government should create a new minimum six-month high-skilled visa to ensure the fast growing sector has access to talent after the UK leaves the European Union, as new figures reveal a [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May to work on new domestic violence law February 18, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will be leading work on a new law on domestic violence and abuse. There is an “unacceptable diversity” in the way domestic abuse is handled by police forces around Britain, Downing Street said in a statement. Along with her efforts to tackle modern slavery, domestic abuse is an [...]
Could Tony Blair be Labour’s next leader? Bookies are offering odds on it happening… February 17, 2017 Tony Blair's rousing anti-Brexit speech today may have garnered plenty of opposition – not least from the foreign secretary, who accused the erstwhile PM of insulting the electorate's intelligence. But some suggest the speech may have been Blair's first step towards staging a glorious comeback. William Hill has put the odds of Blair standing in [...]
Boris Johnson just accused Tony Blair of insulting the intelligence of the electorate in his Brexit speech February 17, 2017 Never one to knowingly let an opportunity for a rant to pass him by, foreign secretary Boris Johnson has reacted angrily after Tony Blair called for Britons to "rise up" against Brexit. In an interview with Sky News, Boris – whose ministrations have, admittedly, become increasingly measured since he was appointed to his role after the [...]
The best Twitter reactions to Tony Blair’s speech at Open Britain February 17, 2017 Tony Blair made an impassioned speech in the City of London this morning calling on the British people to "rise up" and fight against Brexit. The former PM was speaking at the launch of his new campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union. "People voted without knowledge of the true terms of [...]
“Rise up”: The full text of Tony Blair’s Open Britain speech on Brexit February 17, 2017 Tony Blair has been absent from British politics for years, now – but today he returned in spectacular style, urging the UK's population to "rise up" against Brexit. Although some (including former deputy PM Nick Clegg) liked it, the majority of reaction has been that he missed the mark. Not sure what you think? Here's [...]
Tony Blair says the British people should rise up and stop Brexit February 17, 2017 Tony Blair this morning made a dramatic return to the front line of British politics, launching a new campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union. The former Prime Minister told the British people to “rise up” against the referendum vote and stop the process of leaving the Union. He said a second [...]
Business secretary Greg Clark says Peugeot-maker PSA wants to build on Vauxhall’s success February 17, 2017 Business secretary Greg Clark has called his talks with the French government and PSA "constructive", saying the French firm wants to build on the success of Britain's Vauxhall business. In a short statement, Clark said the PSA "stressed that they valued highly the enduring strength of the Vauxhall brand, underpinned by its committed workforce". Clark jetted to Paris [...]
We need a nuclear weapon to end bad behaviour in business: Revoking limited liability February 17, 2017 Slowly but surely a consensus is forming around some of Theresa May’s proposals for reform of corporate governance. In executive remuneration this means a recognition of the need for simpler structures and an end to complex share schemes. In the matter of corporate relations with stakeholders, it means a concerted effort to beef up Section 172 [...]
A victory for Marine Le Pen in France could spell the end of the European Union February 17, 2017 As the Brexit Bill’s passage through Parliament in the coming weeks appears a foregone conclusion, the UK’s timeline for invoking Article 50 has become clearer – but what remains unclear is the extent to which Brexit is mobilising voters in other EU member states. Indeed, from an economic standpoint, the UK’s inconsequential post-referendum performance poses a [...]