London mayoral election 2016: Exclusive new poll figures show Zac Goldsmith is seen as being more pro-business than Sadiq Khan by a 26-point margin March 10, 2016 Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is seen by London firms as being more pro-business than his Labour rival Sadiq Khan by a 26-point margin, according to a new poll seen exclusively by City A.M. Nearly two-thirds of London businesses think Goldsmith is pro-business, while just under four in 10 say the same of Khan, according [...]
Sunday trading hours: Government defeated over plans to relax rules surrounding Sunday trading hours March 9, 2016 MPs dealt a major blow to Prime Minister David Cameron and chancellor George Osborne tonight by defeating government proposals to relax rules surrounding Sunday trading hours in England and Wales. In a rare House of Commons defeat for Cameron, MPs voted 317-286 to reject the government's plans. At least 20 Conservative MPs are understood to have rebelled. [...]
Government facing strong prospect of defeat on Sunday trading rules amidst opposition from the SNP and Tory backbenchers March 9, 2016 The government is facing a strong prospect of defeat on liberalising Sunday trading laws, despite having tried to water down its demands as the Speaker of the Commons didn't call an amendment. The government was backing down on their plans to force through changes Sunday trading laws over almost certain defeat in the face of strong cross-party opposition. The [...]
EU referendum: Rathbone Investment Management report dispels five “myths” of Brexit March 9, 2016 With the EU referendum looming closer and closer, prominent pro-Leave campaigners have labelled tactics by the Remain camp as "project fear". However, a new report by Rathbone Investment Management has found there will be consequences to either leaving the EU, or remaining a member. The report, titled If you leave me now, assesses the impact [...]
EU referendum: Justice secretary Michael Gove reportedly to chair the pro-Brexit Vote Leave campaign committee March 9, 2016 Justice secretary Michael Gove is reportedly being lined up to chair the campaigning committee of Vote Leave. ITV reported this afternoon that Gove will chair the campaigning committee, while Labour MP Gisela Stuart is set to chair the campaign group's formal board, replacing former chancellor Lord Lawson. Vote Leave is one of multiple eurosceptic groups vying for official campaign [...]
Government warns Sports Direct boss he risks contempt of parliament by not agreeing a date to give evidence over treatment of workers March 9, 2016 Billionaire founder of Sports Direct, Mike Ashley faces being found in contempt of parliament after he failed to set a date to appear in front of MPs to answer questions on the retailer’s treatment of workers. He has been given a deadline of 21 March to reply to the letter told he must set a date before 1 June. A [...]
London Mayoral Election 2016: Sadiq Khan’s landlord database should already be available March 9, 2016 Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan's election manifesto includes a raft of measures which he claimed are aimed at directly improving the lot of London’s renters, saying that an "entire generation" of private tenants had been "failed by the Tories". It is unsurprising Mr Khan is looking to woo this sector of the electorate, which is huge and [...]
PMQs today: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says government is cutting corporation tax while child poverty rates are going up March 9, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has accused Prime Minister David Cameron of putting the interests of corporations over those of poor children. In Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today, Corbyn said that chancellor George Osborne "found another £6.6bn to lower corporation tax, despite our corporation tax being lower" than most other major economies. Corbyn went on to cite [...]
Former energy secretary Ed Davey “doesn’t know” if Hinkley Point C will be built March 9, 2016 Former energy secretary Ed Davey has admitted he doesn't know if the £18bn Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant will be built. Asked whether Britain's first nuclear power plant to be built in 25 years will be built on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: "I don't know, I'm not a nuclear scientist." The current Conservative government has stressed [...]
London Assembly environmental committee: London streets at risk of overflowing with sewage March 9, 2016 Sewage spilling into the streets is one of the risks facing London if its politicians fail to adequately respond to rapid population growth. The capital's population is increasing by 100,000 every year, and could reach 13.4m by 2050, according to the London Assembly's environment committee. This will put huge pressure on the city's energy supply, its carbon footprint, the availability of drinkable [...]