Home secretary Amber Rudd: This is the end of free movement as we know it February 26, 2017 Home secretary Amber Rudd has emphasised that the UK's immigration rules will radically change after Brexit, saying it will be the end "of Freedom of Movement as we know it". In an interview on Peston on Sunday, Rudd refused to be drawn on the options being looked at, saying it would be a "mistake" to go [...]
Ukip deputy Peter Whittle shrugs off threats from Arron Banks, saying there are “other” donors February 26, 2017 Ukip's deputy leader has brushed off a threat from one of its largest donors, saying "there are other people" to help bankroll the party. Appearing on The Andrew Marr show, Peter Whittle said if Arron Banks, whose fortune is estimated at £100m, withdraws his funding, it will not hurt the party. "If Arron were to take [...]
London mayor blasted for “spectacularly ill-judged” Scottish independence comments February 25, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan has left Scottish politicians flabbergasted after comparing nationalism north of the border with racism. Khan is today in Perth, speaking at the Scottish Labour Party conference, and is to deliver a speech that doesn't pull any punches, according to the Daily Record: There’s no difference between those who try to divide [...]
David Miliband: Labour is now weaker than during the Thatcher years February 25, 2017 David Miliband has said the Labour Party is in the most fragile state for over 50 years. The comments come days after Labour's defeat in the Copeland by-election, the first gain by a governing party for 35 years. “I’m obviously deeply concerned that Labour is further from power than at any stage in my life time,” [...]
Following their historic win in the Copeland by-election, should the Tories call an early General Election? February 24, 2017 Chris Rumfitt, founder and chief executive of Field Consulting, says Yes. A wafer-thin majority in Parliament. No mandate for her policy agenda. An obstructive House of Lords. A shambolic opposition. And a massive lead in the polls. The case for an early General Election was already strong, but the result in Copeland should make it [...]
Rival Green Investment Bank bidder condemns government’s “unfortunate” choice of Macquarie as preferred bidder February 24, 2017 The chief executive of a rival bidder in the Green Investment Bank privatisation has condemned the government for making an “unfortunate” choice of preferred bidder and stubbornly sticking with it. The government is in exclusive talks with Australian investment bank Macquarie as it seeks to sell-off the £2bn-valued Green Investment Bank. The deal has come [...]
Today’s Copeland result and Lords energy report both highlight the ticking nuclear time-bomb in UK politics February 24, 2017 This morning’s Tory victory sweep in the Labour stronghold of nuclear heartland Copeland has coincided with the publication of a Lords report criticising the government’s nuclear energy policy. The nuclear question could not have been more central to yesterday's by-election contest in the heart of Britain’s West Cumbrian ‘energy coast’. 10,000 people are already directly [...]
Nigel Farage says he will never forgive media coverage of Ukip February 24, 2017 Nigel Farage has said he will never forgive the British media for having “demonised” Ukip and made him “frightened” to leave his home. The former Ukip leader accused sections of the press of using members with controversial views in order to discredit the party as a whole. Read more: Nigel Farage is staying away from [...]
Morgan Stanley may move 300 UK jobs to Frankfurt or Dublin February 24, 2017 American investment bank Morgan Stanley could move 300 jobs out of the United Kingdom after Brexit and is already looking for new office space in Frankfurt and Dublin, according to reports. Plans are underway for an initial transfer of jobs to one of the two cities Bloomberg said. A spokesman for Morgan Stanley told City AM: “Our [...]
Electoral Commission opens investigation into spending of EU referendum campaigns February 24, 2017 The UK Electoral Commission has launched an investigation into the spending of the Leave and Remain campaigns ahead of last year's EU referendum. Figures released last year showed a 52 to 48 per cent split between Leave and Remain in EU referendum donations. The Electoral Commission today published details of more than £27m of campaign spending, [...]