Sadiq Khan slams Boris Johnson’s “toothless” Concordat housing scheme at Mayor’s Question Time June 22, 2016 Sadiq Khan has slammed former mayor Boris Johnson's flagship housing scheme for failing to stop new London homes being sold as "golden bricks" to overseas investors. Johnson's Concordat scheme, which was launched in 2014, was pitched as the solution to stopping major developers advertising London homes abroad first for overseas buyers, who had months more [...]
EU referendum: Nigel Farage says “the word reform in Brussels means” greater drive toward “United States of Europe” June 22, 2016 In his last speech ahead of the EU referendum Nigel Farage has said that reform in Brussels means a greater drive toward a "United States of Europe". Speaking to an audience in London, Farage said that Prime Minister David Cameron told the UK he was going to get a great deal for the country, but [...]
EU referendum: Record number of people registered to vote, says Electoral Commission June 22, 2016 A record number of people are eligible to vote in tomorrow's EU referendum, after the biggest ever voter registration drive helped hundreds of thousands get their names on the electoral roll. Provisional figures released by the elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, show 46.5m people signed up to vote tomorrow – 150,000 more than could have [...]
EU referendum: Poll of polls puts Leave ahead June 22, 2016 With just one day of campaigning left a poll of polls analysis has put Leave ahead by one percentage point. The Financial Times poll of polls today shows Leave having claimed 45 per cent of the vote to Remain's 44 per cent. However, that means that 11 per cent are undecideds. As we've reported in [...]
EU referendum: What the polls aren’t telling you June 22, 2016 Polling data is coming out thick and fast ahead of the UK’s historic referendum tomorrow. While there have been moments in which Remain seems to have gained the upper hand, or Leave has undergone a surge, most polls suggest a dead heat, with the vote going to the wire. In June so far there have been [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave doesn’t answer question on former BNP member’s £600,000 donation June 22, 2016 Vote Leave campaigner Andrea Leadsom last night failed to give an answer on whether a £600,000 donation from a former British National Party member would be returned. It came to light earlier this week that Vote Leave had accepted the donation from a former member of the far-right BNP. Read more: Davidson more likely to [...]
EU referendum: Ruth Davidson more likely to succeed David Cameron after Wembley TV debate June 22, 2016 Fresh off the back of an impressive Scottish parliamentary election, Ruth Davidson's impressive performance during last night's live EU debate has resulted in her being more likely to succeed David Cameron as Tory leader. Bookmaker William Hill twice shortened their odds for Davidson to be next leader of the Conservative party during the debate, first [...]
Sir James Dyson on EU referendum: “To remain would be an act of self-harm” – as Tate & Lyle boss Gerald Mason backs Leave June 22, 2016 Hours before the polls open, Sir James Dyson has renewed his support for a Brexit, saying remaining in the EU would be an "act of self-harm". In a column for The Times, Dyson – who has already been a vocal supporter of the Leave camp – said tomorrow's vote was "about control of our future". "As the [...]
Brexit would cut the UK’s access to more than 60 markets and 2.4bn consumers, Lord Mandelson has warned June 22, 2016 The UK would lose out on free trade deals with a raft of global nations after a Brexit vote, former Business secretary Lord Peter Mandelson has said. The EU is currently in negotiations with 14 countries, including the United States, Japan And Australia, as well as the South American Mercosur region. According to the Remain camp, [...]
A Brexit view from Berlin: On balance, we would miss the Brits June 22, 2016 Jointly owning a property in Germany without a contractual agreement can be very risky. Statistically, people in Germany own a property for longer than they are married. If the respective property is jointly owned and the marriage breaks up, it can result in mortgage difficulties. For many Britons, its relationship with the European Union might [...]