David Cameron to meet fellow European leaders at EU Council after UK votes for Brexit June 28, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet European leaders for an EU Council summit for the first time since the UK voted to leave the 28-member bloc. The meeting will mostly be devoted to a discussion on the political consequences of the UK referendum. The Prime Minister has not been invited to the second day of [...]
Now Jeremy Hunt wants a second referendum – and the keys to Number 10 June 28, 2016 The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said there should be a second referendum – or another general election – to vote on the terms under which the UK will leave the EU. Hunt also said he was "seriously considering" a leadership bid to take over from David Cameron in an interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain this [...]
George Osborne rules himself out of race to succeed David Cameron June 28, 2016 George Osborne will not be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom, he has confirmed this morning. The chancellor, long seen as the natural successor to David Cameron, has decided not to run in the upcoming leadership election to take over from the prime minister, who announced his resignation hours after the UK voted [...]
Do not ignore activists during difficult times June 28, 2016 As profits warnings fly and share prices tank in the post referendum world, business leaders will need to work out how to steer their companies through some choppy waters ahead. Boards will have to step up their game in terms of governance and strategy. And help may be at hand from what at first sight seems [...]
Parliaments across Europe intensify calls for more corporation tax transparency, as Public Accounts Committee unveils open letter asking for just that June 28, 2016 Parliaments across Europe are today urging their respective governments to do more to make tax transparent. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has unveiled an open letter, signed by the chairs of parliamentary finance committees of Germany, Hungary, Finland, Norway and Slovakia, along with senior MPs from the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. The letter calls on governments [...]
The UK can afford no more delays on airport expansion, the boss of Gatwick Airport has said June 28, 2016 The boss of Gatwick Airport is to renew calls for a new runway, arguing it is the only option suitable for expansion. Speaking at the National Infrastructure Forum, Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate will today say that Britain can no longer afford delays to airport expansion. Wingate will also argue that only Gatwick can balance the [...]
Germany, France and Italy will not holds talks with UK on Brexit before Article 50 is triggered June 27, 2016 Germany, France and Italy have said the EU will not hold talks with the UK on Brexit until Article 50 has been triggered. Speaking alongside French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the UK’s vote for a Brexit as a "very painful and regrettable decision". [...]
Sajid Javid will today meet with business groups to hear their concerns following the UK’s vote to leave the EU June 27, 2016 Sajid Javid will today meet with business leaders in a bid to discuss the challenges generated by last week's vote to leave the EU. The business secretary will meet with representatives from groups including the Confederation of British Industry, the Institute of Directors, the British Bankers Association and the EEF, the manufacturers' association. In what is [...]
It’s the beginning of the end – either of Jeremy Corbyn or the Labour Party itself June 27, 2016 Nine months after being elected leader with the biggest mandate in the history of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn stands on the precipice of being ousted from the post. Within hours of the Brexit result on Friday morning, rumours of impending shadow ministerial resignations began to circulate. Extraordinarily, more than two-thirds of the shadow cabinet [...]
David Cameron has said that Britain is in “a position of strength” to handle the aftermath of last week’s Brexit vote June 27, 2016 Prime minister David Cameron has sought issue reassurances on the UK's strength after markets have continued to struggle on the second day of trading since the vote to leave the EU. Speaking in the House of Commons, yesterday, Cameron said that Britain is in “a position of strength” as it seeks to confront the fallout from the vote to [...]