With Remainer Theresa May becoming Prime Minister, is this a gift to Ukip? July 11, 2016 Alex Deane, a common councilman who sits on the Corporation of London’s Policy and Resources Committee, says Yes. Theresa May is a perfectly plausible candidate for Prime Minister and, while her striking illiberalism in her stint as home secretary is troubling, I do not doubt that, generally speaking, she will do well in office. But the timing [...]
Incoming Prime Minister Theresa May accused Gordon Brown of “running scared” in 2007 for failing to call a snap election July 11, 2016 Incoming Prime Minister Theresa May previously called for Gordon Brown to hold a snap election when he replaced Tony Blair, questioning the Labour man's mandate. May will replace David Cameron as Prime Minister later this week, after her fellow candidate for the Tory leadership Andrea Leadsom stepped down. The home secretary has been clear throughout [...]
Home secretary Theresa May will be installed as the UK’s new Prime Minister on Wednesday July 11, 2016 Theresa May will become Prime Minister by tomorrow evening after being confirmed as the new leader of the Conservative Party yesterday. May, who will become the country's second ever female Prime Minister, was named as David Cameron's successor after leadership rival Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the contest yesterday morning. May declared herself “honoured and humbled” [...]
Tory MPs are calling on Theresa May to appoint her first cabinet within the next ten days July 11, 2016 Theresa May must move as quickly as possible to appoint a new cabinet according to Tory MPs, after being left as the sole candidate to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron. Energy minister Andrea Leadsom, May's only rival for the job, withdrew earlier today. So grateful for all the support – I do believe my decision is in the best [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan sets out to tackle gender pay gap as study shows that men in City Hall earn more than women on average July 11, 2016 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called on employers to close the pay gap for women, and today launched a plan to ensure full pay equality across the Greater London Authority and its functional bodies. A full gender pay audit of all City Hall's staff published today in accordance with a manifesto pledge showed that women employed [...]
Labour and the Lib Dems are demanding an early general election after Theresa May was left as the only candidate to become the new Prime Minister July 11, 2016 Labour and the Liberal Democrats have reacted to the shock withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom from the Tory leadership contest by demanding an early general election. Leadsom's withdrawal earlier today left home secretary Theresa May as the only candidate to succeed David Cameron. Labour's election co-ordinator Jon Trickett said the news equated to the “coronation” of [...]
Jean-Claude Juncker provisionally backs Sir Julian King to be the UK’s next EU Commissioner July 11, 2016 Jean-Claude Juncker has provisionally backed the nomination of Sir Julian King to become the UK's new EU commissioner. The president of the European Commission will determine whether to appoint King, whom he met in Brussels this morning, by the end of the month. "President Juncker was able to establish Sir Julian's European competencies. On the basis [...]
Theresa May set to be appointed as new UK Prime Minister July 11, 2016 Theresa May could be named Prime Minister within days in the wake of Andrea Leadsom's shock withdrawal from the Conservative leadership race. May is the only remaining candidate in the Tory leadership race, after Leadsom announced that she would be pulling out of the contest – and gave her backing to the home secretary, whom she [...]
Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative leadership race – meaning Michael Gove or Boris Johnson could be back in the running against Theresa May July 11, 2016 Andrea Leadsom has quit the Conservative leadership race and called for Theresa May to be installed as the new Prime Minister. The energy minister announced that she would be leaving the contest by reading a letter she had written to the 1922 Committee, in a press appearance at her front door this afternoon. Leadsom used her [...]
Angela Eagle launches bid for Labour leadership, declaring “I’m here to win” July 11, 2016 Angela Eagle, the former shadow business secretary, has formally launched her widely predicted bid to take over as leader of the Labour party, slamming current leader Jeremy Corbyn. Eagle branded her campaign as one to re-unify the party after weeks of rebellion with Labour's parliamentary ranks, including a vote of no confidence which saw 172 Labour MPs [...]