EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron adds £100m of aid funding to help Syrian refugee camps September 4, 2015 Amid growing pressure from fellow politicians and the public, David Cameron has announced an extra £100m of aid to fund refugee camps for those fleeing the Syrian war. At a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Cameron said “Britain will act with head and heart”, taking total UK spending to £1bn. We [...]
Arise, Sir Vince: Cable’s back – and he’s still worrying about the economy September 4, 2015 Former business secretary Vince Cable may now be Sir Vince, after he was awarded a knighthood for his political and public service in last month's dissolution honours list – but he is still worrying about the economy. Cable, who was ousted from his Twickenham seat after 18 years in May during a bloodbath for the Liberal [...]
Labour leadership race odds: Yvette Cooper gains ground with bookmakers while Jeremy Corbyn remains out in front September 4, 2015 Labour leadership hopeful Yvette Cooper has gained ground in the contest, after she overtook Andy Burnham as second favourite with one bookmaker and closed the gap with a number of others. Ladbrokes shortened its odds on Cooper to become the next leader, from 10/1 to 5/1, in second place to frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn at 2/7, [...]
EU migrant crisis: Prime Minister David Cameron announces Britain will accept “thousands” more refugees in Syria U-turn September 4, 2015 David Cameron has announced that Britain will accept "thousands" more refugees, having bowed to pressure over the humanitarian crisis in the last few days. The Prime Minister, who has been criticised on all sides for failing to act, today committed to provide resettlement for "thousands more Syrian refugees". He said Britain would act "with our [...]
2016 London mayoral election: Conservative candidate Syed Kamall wants a London referendum on future airport capacity September 4, 2015 Londoners should be able to decide themselves whether airport capacity is expanded at Heathrow or elsewhere, Conservative London mayoral candidate Syed Kamall has said. The future of aviation capacity in London is for the people of London to decide, and should not be left to “unelected bureaucrats and vested interests to decide between Heathrow, Gatwick [...]
Prime Minister under pressure over refugees as Europe’s migration crisis worsens September 4, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the government will “do more” in response to Europe’s migration crisis, indicating that the UK could take thousands of refugees from Syria in the coming months. City A.M. understands that Downing Street officials are urgently looking at the current policies surrounding asylum-seekers, and that new plans could be [...]
US could sanction Chinese companies ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit September 3, 2015 The United States is set to sanction Chinese companies connected to cyber theft of US intellectual property. Read more: With China in turmoil, now is the time to celebrate our relationship with India The White House has developed a set of economic sanctions on Chinese companies which could possibly be unveiled before the Chinese President's [...]
EU refugee crisis: Boris Johnson says London should help as Mayor of Liverpool offers sanctuary to 100 Syrian refugees September 3, 2015 As scenes of refugees making their way from Syria across Europe become more harrowing, the Mayor of London has said the capital should face up to its "moral responsibilities". On the question of whether to take in Syrian refugees in particular, Boris Johnson said London should "take people fleeing persecution and those plainly in fear [...]
Refugee crisis: Where Syria’s four million refugees have fled – how does the UK’s refugee policy measure up? September 3, 2015 The horrifying image of Aylan Kurdi, the three-year-old child lying drowned on a Mediterranean beach, has jolted the world into higher gear over the growing refugee crisis. As grassroots movements across Europe are launching volunteer campaigns and petitioning politicians to accept more refugees, UK Prime Minister David Cameron is under growing pressure to do more, [...]
Northern regions agree in principle to an elected mayor to gain devolved powers September 3, 2015 Northern regions have accepted in principle the idea of having directly elected mayors in order to secure devolved powers, after months of reluctance on the parts of local councils. After the General Election, chancellor George Osborne committed to devolving powers over transport and health, as well as giving regions some fiscal autonomy if they were willing to [...]