Iran nuclear deal: Oil boss Ian Taylor “can’t see” sanctions being lifted till next year September 30, 2015 The Iran nuclear deal may have been reached two months ago, but economic sanctions against the Middle Eastern country are likely to remain in place until February or March next year, the boss of a multinational commodity trader has warned. At the Kazenergy forum in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan's capital, Vitol chief executive Ian [...]
EU migrant crisis: Man found dead near tracks of Channel Tunnel September 30, 2015 A man of Eritrean origin was found dead early this morning near the tracks of the Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel has confirmed. The man, in his twenties, was discovered on the French side of the route, which thousands of migrants have attempted to cross since the start of the refugee crisis this summer. John [...]
Russia votes to put ground troops in Syria September 30, 2015 Russia's upper house has approved President Vladimir Putin's request to deploy ground troops to Syria. Lawmakers have given unanimous approval for the country's armed forces to enter the war-torn country, paving the way for a rapid intervention, Russia media is reporting. The Russian constitution requires the president to seek permission from the upper house before [...]
Jeremy Corbyn attacks big business as he says “no” to “hedge fund tax breaks” September 29, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn used his first conference speech as Labour leader today to attack the Conservative government and the money manager donors that support them. Telling conference delegates that they "don't have to accept what [they are] given", Corbyn said that Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservatives are "paid for by the few" and only [...]
Boris Johnson’s mum Charlotte Johnson Wahl has never voted Tory September 29, 2015 Boris Johnson might be working his way up to the top job, but there's at least one person who has never (and by the sounds of it, may never) vote for him: his mum. Painter Charlotte Johnson Wahl says she has “never voted Tory in my life” – and thinks it is “extraordinary” that [...]
Mr Nice Guy? Jeremy Corbyn pledges to make politics nicer September 29, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn will take a softer approach in his first conference speech as Labour leader today, telling voters he will “bring values back to politics”. Insisting that he “love[s] this country and its people”, Corbyn will tell delegates in Brighton his leadership will be centred on “kinder politics and a more caring society”. Corbyn will [...]
John McDonnell at the Labour Party Conference 2015: Here’s what businesses think September 28, 2015 Newly-appointed John McDonnell made his conference debut as shadow chancellor today – and despite promises of a "stultifyingly boring" speech, it actually turned out to be pretty punchy, with attacks on big business and buy-to-let landlords, as well as a hint that the Bank of England's mandate might be up for discussion. But what did business [...]
John McDonnell at the Labour Party Conference 2015: Balance the budget by going after Google, Starbucks, Amazon and Vodafone September 28, 2015 The newly-appointed shadow chancellor of the exchequer John McDonnell used his first major conference speech today as Jeremy Corbyn's right-hand man to attack the government's austerity plan and go after big companies like Starbucks, Google, Amazon and Vodafone. Calling the Conservatives the party of the "one per cent", McDonnell said austerity was "not an [...]
Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle: Trade union bill is “an attack on basic freedoms” September 28, 2015 Labour’s shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has attacked the trade union bill, calling it “divisive and partisan” in her speech at the Labour Party conference. Speaking at the party’s conference in Brighton, Eagle denounced the government’s planned bill, which will rewrite strike legislation: It is an attack on basic freedoms. It has no place in [...]
EU refugee crisis: Angela Merkel’s popularity drops over Germany’s generous refugee policy September 28, 2015 Angela Merkel’s popularity figures are tumbling over her generous response to the refugee crisis, as anti-refugee sentiment mounts in Germany. Two polls published today show the German Chancellor’s popularity dropping sharply, over accusations that her handling of the crisis has brought a greater number of refugees to Germany than the country is able to handle. [...]