Brexit deal and EU trade policy in the spotlight as EU-Canada deal falters October 18, 2016 The EU’s entire trade policy was brought into question today after political squabbling looked set to cast another delay to the landmark EU-Canada free trade agreement. Following a regional parliament in Belgium voting against the deal last week, trade ministers from the other 27 EU countries were forced to issue an ultimatum to the Belgian [...]
An industry-specific Brexit deal, rather than a holistic one, could cause more harm than good, says shadow City minister October 18, 2016 The City could wind up shooting itself in the foot by pushing for sector-specific Brexit deals, the shadow City minister has told City A.M. Jonathan Reynolds said he "didn't favour sector-by-sector negotiations". He noted that, because other EU capitals were keen to take London's financial services crown, an industry specific deal, rather than a holistic one, [...]
The polls are looking increasingly worse for Donald Trump ahead of the last presidential debate October 18, 2016 The final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take place on Wednesday night in Las Vegas as the latest polls put Clinton in prime position to take the presidency next month. With just three weeks left until polling day on 8 November, the two official nominees will attempt to persuade America they have what [...]
Boris Johnson will be allowed to protest if the government opts to expand Heathrow next week October 18, 2016 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson would be allowed to speak out against any plans to expand Heathrow under highly unusual plans revealed by Downing Street today. Theresa May's office said earlier today that a verdict on whether to expand either Gatwick or Heathrow airports would be reached on Tuesday next week. However, while there will be [...]
23-year old man arrested after alleged rape in Houses of Parliament October 18, 2016 A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape at the Houses of Parliament. The 23-year-old man, believed to be an aide to Conservative MP, was arrested and has been released on bail. Police refused to confirm the suspect's name, but said he was not a Member of Parliament. It has been reported that the aide took [...]
What the frack, Jeremy? Ineos writes huffy letter to Corbyn complaining about Labour policy October 18, 2016 The chief executive of fracking firm Ineos Shale has written to Jeremy Corbyn to complain about the Labour leader's plans to ban the industry if he were elected. He told Corbyn fracking will create 74,000 jobs in the UK and £33bn of investment, and Labour should be backing it. The chief exec, Gary Haywood, told Today he was "astounded" [...]
Melania Trump describes her husband as a “gentleman” and defends “boy talk” October 18, 2016 Donald Trump has been called a lot of names over the past few months. Here’s a new one: gentleman. His wife Melania Trump leapt to the defence of the US presidential candidate in an interview, describing allegations of sexual misconduct “lies”. Read more: 73 per cent of Republicans think the US election could be rigged [...]
Government’s Brexit dance is maiming the pound October 18, 2016 Inflation is coming to eat the pound in your pocket. Today, data for September is expected to show that prices in the UK rose by an annual 0.9 per cent rate, up from 0.6 per cent in August, driven by energy and food prices. However, the full impact of the recent plunge in sterling will [...]
Nick Clegg attacked for claiming Brexit will cause food prices to rise October 18, 2016 Nick Clegg faced a furious backlash yesterday evening as he was rounded on for claiming food prices would jump after the UK leaves the EU. As a new report reveals the creeping cost of the EU customs union and inflation figures due this morning are set to show price rises running at their highest level [...]
Self-employed workers taking home less today than 20 years ago, think tank figures show October 18, 2016 Self-employed workers are taking home less today than 20 years ago, according to new figures from the Resolution Foundation. The think tank found that while the UK's self employed workforce has grown dramatically, average earnings remain below levels recorded in 1994/5. Average weekly take home has recovered after falling by a quarter in the wake of [...]