MPs reject the “right to die” as assisted dying bill is voted down in House of Commons September 11, 2015 MPs rejected plans for a “right to die” in England and Wales during a vote in the House of Commons today. The assisted dying bill was rejected by 330 votes to 118, putting those opposed in a majority of 212. If passed, the bill would have given some terminally ill people the right to get [...]
Sadiq Khan beats favourite Tessa Jowell to become Labour’s 2016 London mayoral nomination indicating potential landslide victory for Jeremy Corbyn in Labour’s leadership election September 11, 2015 Tooting MP Sadiq Khan has won the Labour mayoral candidate race, beating other contenders including favourite Tessa Jowell. Khan, who served in the shadow cabinet under Ed Miliband, beat Jowell in the fifth round with 58.9 per cent of votes against Jowell's 41.1 per cent. A total of 87,954 people voted. David Lammy and Dianne [...]
Tessa Jowell to become next Mayor of London, according to analysis of polls September 11, 2015 Dame Tessa Jowell is the only Labour candidate that can overcome Conservative Zac Goldsmith, an analysis of polls showed today. A number of YouGov surveys on the mayoral contest has put Labour four points ahead of the Conservatives overall, on 42 per cent against 38 per cent. And, in total, 17 per cent of respondents believed [...]
Challenger bank boss Cyrus Ardalan says surcharge does not fulfil objectives as government urged to reconsider policy September 11, 2015 Challenger banks are to meet Treasury officials later today in order to pile pressure on the chancellor to reverse the bank surcharge he is imposing. George Osborne has opted for a bank surcharge of eight per cent on profits over £25m, which challenger banks and building societies say will harm their operations. Chairman of Oaknorth [...]
Ex-StanChart chief executive Peter Sands in talks to advise the UK government September 10, 2015 The former chief executive of Standard Chartered is reportedly in talks to become an informal, unpaid government adviser. Peter Sands, who left the bank in June, will help the government navigate changes in the UK labour market according to the Financial Times. However Sands won't have a direct role in financial regulation, and a formal [...]
Prime minister David Cameron loses parliamentary vote over EU referendum rules September 10, 2015 Prime minister David Cameron was handed a bruising defeat late last night, as a coalition of Labour, SNP and Eurosceptic Conservatives rejected the government’s latest proposals surrounding the EU referendum. In this government’s first defeat in the House of Commons, 312 MPs voted against the government’s amendment to the EU referendum bill, while 285 MPs [...]
MPs’ expenses: Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham has claimed most out all MPs so far this financial year September 10, 2015 Somewhat fortunately for Andy Burnham, the Labour leadership vote is now closed. Why? Because so far in this financial year he has claimed more expenses than any other MP in Westminster. In total he claimed £18,122.65 since April, according to data released by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. Read more: Can geography tell us if [...]
Scottish independence referendum: The SNP’s lead is narrowing – but it’s still comfortably ahead of Labour – a TNS Scotland poll shows September 10, 2015 The Scottish National Party’s lead is narrowing, according to a new poll from TNS. The poll found that 58 per cent of voters in Scotland would back the SNP in the May 2016 Scottish Parliament elections, down from 62 per cent from last month. Labour, meanwhile, saw a modest increase in support, with 23 per [...]
EU migrant crisis: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker want “binding” EU quotas for refugees September 9, 2015 The European Commission is planning to impose binding quotas for EU countries to accept a further 160,000 asylum seekers, with President Jean-Claude Juncker warning "the bell tolls". Speaking in the European Parliament this morning, the EC boss said there must be a “swift, determined and comprehensive” response to the refugee crisis, and that it "has [...]
Labour leadership election: Key business policies from Jeremy Corbyn, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall September 9, 2015 With three days until the new Labour leader is announced, we've looked at the business policies from each of the four candidates. Read more: Candidates clash over business as Kendall urges party to back "wealth creation" Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn has argued for a fundamental shift in economic policy. Corbyn is considered the most left-wing candidate [...]