Senior Australian broadcasters mistake Liz Truss for a ‘minor royal’ September 19, 2022 A pair of senior Australian broadcasters today mistook Liz Truss as a “minor royal” at the Queen’s funeral instead of the UK’s Prime Minister in an embarrassing gaffe. Peter Overton and Tracy Grimshaw, appearing on Channel 9’s broadcast of the state funeral, were unable to identify Truss as she walked into Westminster Abbey with her [...]
Queen’s funeral: Joe Biden and other leaders arrive at Westminster Abbey September 19, 2022 US President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr Jill Biden have arrived at Westminster Abbey to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The US President arrived at the Abbey surrounded by a heavy police detail at just after 10am – an hour before the Queen’s began. The Bidens were greeted by the Very [...]
Syria, Venezuela, Russia and Afghanistan not welcome at Queen’s funeral but North Korea and Iran are September 18, 2022 While most countries around the world have been invited to send their head of state to the Queen’s state funeral next week, Syria, Venezuela and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan join Russia, Belarus and Myanmar on the list of nations not asked to send a representative. All holders of the Victoria Cross or George Cross will be able [...]
China blocked from attending Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state September 16, 2022 A Chinese government delegation has been blocked from attending Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state. House of Commons speaker Lindsey Hoyle has refused a request for Chinese officials to be allowed access to Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state until her funeral on Monday, Politico first reported. The refusal comes after [...]
‘Blunt, unsociable and very smart’: Meet new City minister Andrew Griffith September 16, 2022 Andrew Griffith’s rapid ascent in the Tory party has spurred admiration and frustration among his fellow MPs. The new City minister was elected to parliament less than three years ago, but has now held ministerial positions in two major departments and as Number 10 policy chief under Boris Johnson. Griffith’s burgeoning political career is inexorably [...]
Two police officers hospitalised after stabbing in Leicester Square as assailant tasered and arrested September 16, 2022 Two police officers have been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Leicester Square this morning. A man with a knife was tasered and later arrested after launching the attack on emergency workers. In a statement to City A.M.. the Metropolitan Police said it took place at 6am at one of London’s busiest tourist attractions. [...]
Pressure builds to scrap bankers’ bonus cap as BoE says it never backed policy September 15, 2022 Pressure is building on Kwasi Kwarteng tonight to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses, as the Bank of England said it never wanted the EU pay restriction. One minister also told City A.M. that scrapping the cap “makes it more attractive to be in London”, with the measure likely to get support among large sections [...]
Bank of England says it never wanted bankers’ bonus cap as Kwarteng looks to scrap payout limit September 15, 2022 The Bank of England has said it never supported the bankers’ bonus cap amid speculation that Kwasi Kwarteng wants to scrap the policy post-Brexit. A spokesperson for the Bank told Reuters today that there were better ways to ensure banks account for risks than the EU-enforced restriction, which critics have said hurts the City’s global [...]
Lindsay Hoyle calls for parliament’s party conference recess to be shortened September 15, 2022 Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons Speaker, has said the upcoming parliamentary recess period for the party conference season should be cut short. Hoyle today said the recess, which is due to start at the end of next week and end on 17 October, “can well be cut short … that would be my [...]
Assault on ‘profiteering’ green energy firms misses the point entirely September 14, 2022 The European Commission’s assault on energy providers of all stripes yesterday has been coming. Thanks to the byzantine structure of the energy market, the biggest winners of gas prices going through the roof have been electricity producers who source their fuel from alternatives. The European Commission wants to stop them raking it in whilst gas [...]