Former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna says he supports Prime Minister David Cameron’s demands on EU treaty change November 10, 2015 Chuka Umunna, Labour's former shadow business secretary, has come out in support of Conservative prime minister David Cameron’s demands on European Union treaty changes. Umunna told City A.M. that Cameron’s demands, laid out in a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, are “reasonable”. He said: “In the end the demands the Prime Minister have [...]
EU reform: Dear Donald – the full text of David Cameron’s EU renegotiation letter to Donald Tusk November 10, 2015 David Cameron has finally outlined his plans for EU renegotiation to European Council president Donald Tusk. But what did he actually ask for? The full thing comes in at a weighty 2,000 words across six pages. The letter suggests the pair are on first-name terms – beginning with "Dear Donald" and ending with a simple [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron proposes tighter rules for EU migrants in Chatham House speech November 10, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron insisted that his European Union reform agenda is achievable this morning when he spelled out new details of his top demands, including major changes to welfare benefits for EU migrants in the UK. In a speech this morning at Chatham House in central London, Cameron said that his desired changes to Britain’s relationship with the European [...]
EU referendum: Cameron spells out his demands, saying reform is not Mission Impossible November 10, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron will insist that his European Union reform agenda is achievable when he spells out his top demands today. In a major speech this morning at Chatham House, Cameron will say that his desired changes to Britain’s relationship with the European Union are “eminently resolvable, with the requisite political will and political [...]
New Policy Exchange report: Government should radically overhaul energy regulation November 10, 2015 A leading Westminster think tank is today calling for a “radical overhaul” of energy regulation ahead of the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) later this month. In a new report out today, Policy Exchange says that by consolidating the 30 different bodies that are responsible for energy policy, regulations and rules, the government could save [...]
UK risks EU fines after losing control of the rudder on renewable energy targets November 9, 2015 The UK will miss its renewable energy target by 25 per cent, according to a leaked government letter. Energy secretary Amber Rudd said the UK was unlikely to hit its target of having 15 per cent of the nation’s energy come from renewable sources by 2020. “The absence of a credible plan to meet the [...]
Out-going Waitrose boss to join Cabinet Office board as non-exec director November 9, 2015 Mark Price, the out-going managing director of up-market grocer Waitrose, is set to join the Cabinet Office board as a non-executive director. Price shocked the industry when he announced he would be stepping down from his role at Waitrose and deputy chairman of the John Lewis Partnership after 33 years with the company just last [...]
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 [...]