How much spare cash will the Treasury, the Department for Transport, the Department for Local Government and the Environment Agency have to spend after government cuts? November 9, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne’s axe has fallen, and four Whitehall departments have agreed to make budget cuts of eight per cent a year over the next four years. The Department for Transport, the Department for Local Government, the Environment Agency and the Treasury have all agreed deals ahead of the spending review on 25 November, provisionally cutting [...]
Shippers call for EU to stop interfering with global regulations and to focus on the single market November 9, 2015 The UK’s £10bn shipping industry has called the push toward closer union in Europe “distracting” and told the European Commission (EC) to stop interfering with the sector’s globally produced regulations. The UK Chamber of Shipping (CS) said that rules devised on a global scale helped to create a level playing field among competing firms. It [...]
CBI conference: Prime Minister David Cameron heckled by anti-European Union protesters during speech to business leaders November 9, 2015 Anti-European Union protesters interrupted Prime Minister David Cameron's speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London this morning, holding a banner and chanting "CBI, voice of Brussels". "If you wait a second you can ask me a question rather than interrupting what is a very good conference," Cameron told the hecklers, adding, "Come on [...]
Brexit referendum: Mayor of London Boris Johnson says without a deal the UK will leave the EU November 9, 2015 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has warned that if the United Kingdom doesn't get a deal on treaty change it would vote to leave the European Union. Writing in the Telegraph, Johnson said Prime Minister David Cameron is right to caution that he is prepared to support Britain leaving the European Union unless other European leaders [...]
EU referendum: Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny warns Brexit poses a “major strategic risk” November 9, 2015 The head of Ireland's government will issue a stark warning over Brexit this morning, saying that Britain leaving the European Union is an outcome that Ireland "does not wish to see materialise at all". Speaking at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) annual conference in London, Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny will say that Ireland "regards the prospect of the [...]
Myanmar elections 2015: Aung San Suu Kyi’s party wins first 15 of 16 seats declared November 9, 2015 Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won 15 of the first 16 seats declared in the country's first free elections in decades, local media is reporting. The National League for Democracy is thought to be on course for a landslide victory, with all of the first 12 seats being declared a victory for the challenger party. NLD [...]
Chancellor George Osborne will wield the axe in Whitehall and make massive cuts in four departments November 9, 2015 Chancellor George Osborne will today pre-empt his upcoming comprehensive spending review (CSR) by revealing massive cuts to four government departments. The department for transport, department for local government and communities, the department for environment, food and rural affairs and the Treasury will all come under the axe, the chancellor will announce, saying he has agreed “provisional settlements” with the [...]
Steel crisis 2015: UK steelmakers want Sajid Javid to push back on China at emergency EU meeting November 9, 2015 Britain's steelmakers are pushing business secretary Sajid Javid to “spearhead immediate European action on anti-dumping measures” at a meeting of European ministers today in Brussels. UK Steel says Javid, who called for the EU-wide emergency meeting over the steel crisis, needs to now press for further action to “speed up efforts to prevent unfair dumping” in [...]
EU referendum: Cameron will warn he could back Brexit as new Open Europe report shows it will be difficult to win over EU counterparts November 9, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will caution tomorrow that he is prepared to support Britain leaving the European Union unless other European leaders agree to his reform agenda. Cameron is expected to spell out the UK government’s requirements for EU reform in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk. In a separate [...]
Sharm el-Sheikh plane crash: As thousands of Brits return from Egypt, Philip Hammond warns airport security will tighten if Sinai tragedy was caused by bomb November 8, 2015 Airport security may have to be tightened dramatically if it is shown that the Sinai air crash was caused by a bomb, the government said today. Foreign secretary Philip Hammond told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil [Isis] operative then clearly we will have to [...]