Theresa May sets sights on Africa trade as Brexit disputes rage August 27, 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May will this week try to start the new parliamentary session on the front foot as she leads a delegation of business figures to Africa seeking to boost trade relations, despite intense criticism of her Brexit plans at home. May will use a speech tomorrow in South Africa’s Cape Town to focus on [...]
Rules shake-up to allow non-MPs to stand as next Liberal Democrats leader August 26, 2018 The Liberal Democrat's next party leader might not have to be a member of parliament. Current leader Sir Vince Cable is expected to announce reforms to allow candidates outside of the party's existing 12 MPs to run for office, as he seeks to push deeper involvement for supporters in its internal election process. On 7 [...]
Government to crack down on ‘reckless’ company directors August 26, 2018 Directors who dissolve firms to avoid paying out pension pots or salaries to workers could get hit with hefty fines under a new government initiative. The Insolvency Service (IS) will be tackling directors who dodge paying their company's debts by dissolving the firm and then setting up a near identical business, in a process also known [...]
US senator and war veteran John McCain dies aged 81 August 26, 2018 US Senator John McCain, a former war prisoner and veteran and one-time presidential candidate, has died aged 81 after a battle with brain cancer. The Arizona senator had been fighting an aggressive brain cancer since July 2017, alongside other health problems for which he had surgery earlier this year. His family announced on Friday that he [...]
Farage slammed for accusing Barnier of wanting the IRA to become active again August 25, 2018 Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been slammed today for accusing EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier of wanting the IRA to become active again. In an interview with the Times today Farage said Barnier “would like the IRA to become active again” and has cultivated the idea of “a hard border and soldiers with rifles”. [...]
Corbyn antisemitism storm grows as MP reports him to parliamentary watchdog August 25, 2018 Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn was reportedly the subject of a complaint to the parliamentary watchdog last night relating to comments from 2013 where he accused British Zionists of not understanding "English irony". Conservative MP Helen Grant wrote to Kathryn Stone, parliamentary commissioner for standards, asking for Corbyn to be investigated over the comments. Read more: [...]
Washington to impose additional Russian sanctions on Monday following Novichok attack August 24, 2018 US sanctions on Russia, retaliation for the Salisbury nerve agent attack, are to take effect on Monday. Washington announced that it is to limit foreign assistance to humanitarian means only, terminate arms exports and prevent the issuance of credit from any US government entity. Items deemed sensitive to national security are also to be prevented [...]
UK businesses, ignore Brexit and focus on becoming an exporter to global markets August 24, 2018 Beyond the political posturing and seemingly endless uncertainty, business leaders must make sense of Brexit and plot a course that protects revenues, employees, and even boosts performance. But how, in the uncertainty-shrouded fog where competing whispers incessantly predict both a golden future and recession, can this be done? Although many feel that the UK is [...]
Jeremy Corbyn faces backlash over comments about UK Zionists August 24, 2018 The antisemitism row engulfing Labour took another turn after a video emerged of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn saying certain Zionists had "no sense of English irony". The video, which was published by the Daily Mail yesterday, shows comments Corbyn made at a 2013 conference that was reportedly promoted by Hamas' website. Referring to a speech in parliament [...]
Corbyn’s plan for the BBC would harm the press and prevent new media from thriving August 24, 2018 Taxing tech giants for the purpose of levelling the playing field is a monumentally bad idea. Unfortunately, it’s gaining traction. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen calls for an “Amazon Tax” from chancellor Philip Hammond to help save the high street. The immediate implications of increasing the tax burden on companies like Apple, Amazon, [...]