Prime Minister Theresa May will today head to Northern Ireland to talk Brexit with the country’s leaders July 25, 2016 Theresa May will today head to Belfast to meet Northern Irish leaders ahead of the UK's Brexit talks. May has already visited Edinburgh and Cardiff and will use the trip to stress plans to engage with the Stormont executive as Britain prepares to quit the EU. Speaking ahead of her visit, she said: “Peace and [...]
Requests for cyber crime information up threefold since 2013 July 25, 2016 The number of information requests concerning cyber crimes made to the UK government has increased threefold since 2013, according to data obtained by Thomson Reuters. Foreign law enforcement agencies made a record 1,652 requests to the UK government for information relating to cyber crime investigations in 2015, up 44 per cent on the 1,141 requests in 2014. The increase in requests has been attributed [...]
Sir Philip Green leadership failure and personal greed led to collapse of BHS, MPs say July 25, 2016 Sir Philip Green is ultimately responsible for the failure of BHS, according to senior MPs who today publish the findings of a parliamentary inquiry in the retailer's collapse. The joint inquiry by the work and pensions select committee and the business, innovation and skills select committee found that Green's family became "incredibly wealthy" during their [...]
Nearly 40 per cent of non-doms are considering leaving UK, according to top accountancy firm July 25, 2016 Nearly 40 per cent of non-doms are thinking of permanently leaving the UK, according to a top accountancy firm. Top ten accountancy firm Moore Stephens has found that 37 per cent of non-doms are considering leaving, with 64 per cent citing changes to their tax status as a reason for considering such a move. Moore [...]
Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie blasts “ludicrous” MI5 theories on Labour’s troubles July 24, 2016 Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie has launched a scathing attack on a senior member of Labour's treasury team after they refused to rule out MI5 involvement in the party's troubles. Unite secretary general Len McCluskey suggested on Friday that intelligence services could be using “dark arts” against the current Labour leadership. Questioned on the comments on Sky News, [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond says UK is seeking an ambitious new free trade deal with China in the aftermath of last month’s Brexit vote July 24, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond has launched talks over an ambitious new free trade deal as part of his visit to China. Hammond visited Beijing and Hong Kong ahead of the G20 finance ministers meeting in Chengdu, and yesterday said that both sides would want to ink a bilateral deal in the aftermath of Brexit. Asked specifically [...]
These famous faces are backing a new platform to fix the UK’s broken politics July 24, 2016 Martha Lane Fox, Dan Snow and Simon Schama are among the famous faces backing a new platform that's seeking to fix the UK's broken political systems – but it says it's not a political party. More United bills itself as a "tech-driven poltical startup" and "a new people's movement". The platform will support any candidate which abides by certain [...]
MPs call for “urgent” decision on airport expansion July 24, 2016 A final decision on expanding the UK's airport capacity needs to be made "urgently", a group of MPs have said, with further delay putting the economy at risk. A report from the British Infrastrucutre Group (BIG), a cross-party group led by Grant Shapps, urged Theresa May to make a decision "to show the new leadership's mettle". Read more: Heathrow [...]
Munich shopping centre attack: What we know so far about last night’s shooting July 23, 2016 Yesterday evening a shooter opened fire on shoppers at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum mall in Munich's north-western suburb of Moosach. Police said this afternoon the attack was not a terrorist incident and was in fact a "classic shooting rampage". It was initially suspected to be a terrorist attack, heightened by another incident in Bavaria this week in which [...]
Sir Philip Green knighthood will be reviewed, Cabinet Office says July 22, 2016 Sir Philip Green may not be be able to use the prefix too much longer. The Cabinet Office have confirmed that his knighthood will be reviewed. Read more: Another 700 jobs at risk as more BHS store closures confirmed "A recommendation to cancel an honour is usually prepared by the department which drew up the [...]