Tories suspend whip from MP Julian Knight ‘following complaint to Met Police’ December 7, 2022 The Conservatives have suspended the whip of MP Julian Knight following a complaint to the Met Police. A spokesperson for the Government Chief Whip said: “Following a complaint made to the Metropolitan Police this evening, we have removed the Whip from Julian Knight MP with immediate effect.” He is the the MP for Solihull and chair [...]
Rachel Reeves: Macron is ‘eating UK’s lunch’ when it comes to global investment December 7, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron is “eating the UK’s lunch” when it comes to attracting global investment, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves today told City A.M. that France was stealing investment away from British start-ups post-Brexit, with the shadow chancellor promising to help pension funds unleash billions of pounds of long-term capital into the [...]
Exclusive: Treasury tax raid to drag 200,000 Londoners into higher rate December 7, 2022 NEW analysis suggests that almost a quarter of a million Londoners will be dragged into the higher rate tax band as a result of Jeremy Hunt’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds in the Autumn Statement. Some 213,165 workers in London, and 122,543 more across the wider south-east, will paying the 40 per cent rate [...]
UK and Japan join forces on chip supply with Taiwan ties feeling ‘risky’ in China conflict December 7, 2022 The UK and Japan have pledged to improve the resilience of their semiconductor supply chains, as part of a freshly inked partnership between nations. In a statement today, the UK government said the partnership – which will oversee a combined IT sector worth more than £406bn – will further cement foundations for trade and investment [...]
Matt Hancock to stand down at the next election December 7, 2022 Matt Hancock will stand down at the next election, with the ex-health secretary telling Rishi Sunak that the Tories “must now reconnect with the public we serve”. Hancock said he had “discovered a whole new world of possibilities which I am excited to explore”, just weeks after he came third on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me [...]
Christmas chaos: Sunak threatens new widespread strike-busting laws December 7, 2022 Rishi Sunak is now looking at new widespread strike-busting legislation as the UK gets ready for a winter of disruption. Sunak announced during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today that “I have been working for new tough laws to protect people from” increasing strike action, with Number 10 announcing they will go beyond transport strikes. Number [...]
Baroness Mone loses Tory whip over £200m PPE contract row December 7, 2022 Rishi Sunak has confirmed that Baroness Mone is no longer under the Conservative whip due to the row over PPE contracts. The Prime Minister confirmed she is no longer aligned with the party in the House of Lords, saying he was “absolutely shocked” about revelations this week. This comes after Baroness Mone said she would [...]
Sunak convinces US to double its gas exports to UK to slow sky-high energy bills December 7, 2022 Under fresh plans to clamp down on the rising cost of living across the UK, the government has convinced the Biden administration to double US gas exports to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged that the new partnership to boost energy security, efficiency and affordability will cut prices for Britons and ensure the UK’s national [...]
Biden and Sunak strike deal to double UK gas imports from US December 7, 2022 The US wants to more than double its gas exports to Britain next year, after Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden struck a landmark deal yesterday.
All hail the political u-turn – we should welcome more of them December 6, 2022 Should you be driving towards the edge of the white cliffs of Dover, hands on the wheel and pedal to the metal, you can imagine that any passengers who happened to be in the car alongside you would be encouraging you, at some volume and with no small level of profanity, to turn the thing [...]