Heathrow is to slash landing charges for the quietest aircraft as it seeks to show it can tackle noise pollution August 18, 2016 Heathrow is to reduce landing charges for the quietest aircraft arriving at the airport as it bids to tackle fears around the noise impact of expansion. The government is set to make a decision on airport expansion in October, and the airport has now revealed a package of measures to limit the affect of a [...]
Lord Feldman did not know of claims of bullying by Tory activists, an investigation has found August 17, 2016 Former Conservative party chairman Lord Feldman has been cleared of ignoring allegations of bullying by a party activist in the run up to the 2015 election. Feldman was at the centre of a probe into the death of Elliot Johnson, who claimed to have been bullied by Mark Clarke, the founder of the Conservatives' RoadTrip [...]
Brexit campaigners have infuriated Britain’s Olympians, and now they’re being threatened with a lawsuit August 17, 2016 The British Olympics Association has issued a legal threat to Brexit campaign group Leave.EU over use of Team GB trademarks. In a letter to the Brexit campaign founded by Ukip donor Arron Banks, a Team GB lawyer said that Leave.EU had made "extensive" use of its trademarks, including Team GB imagery, in social media posts on [...]
Donald Trump hires Breitbart News exec for top campaign position August 17, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has shaken up his campaign team by appointing Breitbart News' executive chairman as his campaign's chief exec. Stephen Bannon's appointment comes at a time when Trump trails rival Hillary Clinton substantially in the polls in some key battleground states and after a number of controversies. Breitbart, a right-wing website, has been favourable of Trump in [...]
Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has said the UK should enter peace talks with Isis to resolve the ongoing Middle East crisis August 17, 2016 Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has said the UK should enter talks with fundamentalist terror group Isis as it seeks peace in the Middle East. Speaking on the BBC earlier today, Smith – who was a special adviser to Northern Ireland secretary Paul Murphy during the peace process – said that there was a need to get the so-called Islamic [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again failed to explain the maths behind his plans for a huge national spending splurge August 17, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again failed to lay out the maths behind a huge spending splurge that will include a million new homes and £500bn in infrastructure investment. Speaking on the BBC as part of the leadership debate alongside Owen Smith, Corbyn said that a combination of tax increases and growth would support the [...]
George Osborne may earn more talking about the economy on the dinner circuit than he did running it August 17, 2016 Former chancellor George Osborne could start to earn far and above his previous salary after being permission to sign up to the after dinner speaking circuit. Osborne could earn thousands of pounds per speech after being told he was allowed to sign up to the Washington Speakers Bureau, which already has Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy [...]
Theresa May has penned a personal letter to the Chinese president in a bid to steady relations with Beijing August 17, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has written to Chinese President Xi Jinping to reassure him of the UK's commitment to ties with Beijing ahead of her visit to China next month. May will travel to China for the G20 leader summit in Hangzhou early next month, and has taken steps to ease concerns in Beijing after [...]
Rough & the smooth: Sadiq Khan’s first 100 days as mayor of London August 17, 2016 London mayor Sadiq Khan has celebrated his first 100 days in City Hall. So, how’s his mayoralty shaping up? Khan was elected on 5 May, after his rival Zac Goldsmith sank in a pit of his campaign’s own making. The Tory candidate would probably have made a perfectly decent and thoughtful mayor, but his campaign [...]
A new trade commission has warned the UK to treat China with “kid gloves”, and focus on attempts to secure deals with countries with “similar values” August 17, 2016 A group of global trade experts are calling on the UK to focus on negotiations with culturally similar nations, warning the UK to treat China “with kid gloves”. The new, independent special trade commission will operate through think tank Legatum, and features former advisers to both President Obama and former President George W Bush. The [...]