Aberdeen wants companies to be forced to consult with shareholders over exec pay November 13, 2016 One of Britain's leading fund managers has said that executive pay rules should force boards to consult more closely with shareholders. A wave of shareholder revolts against executive pay rocked the AGM season earlier this year, while Prime Minister Theresa May weighed into the debate as she prepared to replace David Cameron in Downing Street this [...]
Trump latest: Five things you need to know on Sunday November 13, 2016 Five days in and the world is still absorbing the surprise news of Donald Trump being elected the 45th President of the United States of America. Here's everything you need to know on the latest reactions and developments waking up on Sunday morning. Nato chief speaks The head of Nato, the global security group which Trump [...]
Part-fence, part-wall? Donald trump speaks on US-Mexico border plans November 13, 2016 Donald Trump has admitted that his ambitious and contentious plans to build a wall along the US-Mexico border could, in fact, be built of "some fencing". Speaking to CBS's 60 Minutes show, the President-elect said: "For certain areas I would, but certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. I’m very good at this, it’s called construction." [...]
A Tory grassroots group is pushing Theresa May to call an early general election November 13, 2016 Theresa May has been urged to seek an early general election to circumvent “awkward” Tory MPs by her party base. While May has repeatedly committed to the current electoral timetable, speculation is rife the Prime Minister may seek to boost her majority before the planned election date of 2020, and now the chair of Conservative [...]
More than 50 Tory MPs are demanding a fuel duty cut in Autumn Statement November 13, 2016 More than 50 Tory MPs have banded together to demand a cut in fuel duty in the Autumn Statement next week. MPs, which include six government ministers, authored the letter to chancellor Philip Hammond to warn consumers and businesses are being ripped off at the petrol pumps. Campaigners argue that even if fuel duty increased [...]
“More than 99pc of what you see on Facebook is authentic” insists Mark Zuckerberg November 13, 2016 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been forced again to respond to accusations that the social network influenced the result of the Presidential elections by failing to address the proliferation of fake news on the site. He insisted that "more than 99 per cent of what people see is authentic" but admitted there was more that could [...]
Jeremy Corbyn tells Donald Trump to “grow up” November 13, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told President-elect Donald Trump that he needs to "grow up" when it comes to his attitude to immigration and his campaign pledge to build a Wall between the US and Mexico. "Donald Trump should grow up and recognise the American economy actually depends on migrant labour," said Corbyn, speaking on the BBC's [...]
When Nigel met Donald November 13, 2016 Nigel Farage is the first UK politician to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his New York base Trump Towers. The acting leader of Ukip and several others close to the MEP met with Trump less than a week after the businessman was elected as the next President of the US in a surprise result to the election. The [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Donald Trump’s election is a “global wake-up call” November 12, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has described Donald Trump’s election in the US as a “global wake-up call”. He said that the Republican managed to tap into “real problems – stagnating or falling wages, underfunded public services, insecure work and housing, years of being left behind and neglected, frustration that your children's prospects look bleaker, and [...]
Theresa May would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump election can help post-Brexit trade deal with US, says top German politician November 12, 2016 Theresa May’s government would be “delusional” to think Donald Trump’s presidency will be good for the UK as it seeks a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, one of Germany’s most senior politicians has warned. The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on winning the election this week, saying: “[The UK and US] are, and will remain, strong [...]