UK parliament resumes with overflowing in-tray for the government September 4, 2022 Parliament will return tomorrow from a six-week summer recess with the government facing a series of crises and a busy legislative agenda. Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Tuesday, after tomorrow’s Tory leadership announcement, with the eventual winner expected to bring forward a cost of living support package [...]
Liz Truss as PM will need a sharp focus on delivery September 4, 2022 In the Square Mile and Westminster alike, the secret to good leadership is two-fold: say hello to everybody, and don’t sweat the small stuff. The vast majority of CEOs in the City know that the best way to run a large business is to set a clear strategy and focus on a small, but important, [...]
Bain & Co to challenge UK government’s ban via judicial review September 4, 2022 Bain & Co is set to challenge the Cabinet Office’s decision to ban it from competing for government contracts, via a judicial review. The US consultancy has applied for a judicial review of the Cabinet Office’s decision last month to ban the firm from tendering for UK government work, the Financial Times reported. The UK [...]
Senior Tory David Davis urges Truss to not pack cabinet only with loyalists September 4, 2022 Liz Truss must install a cabinet of people from across her party’s factions to avoid Boris Johnson’s mistakes in office, senior Tory MP David Davis has said. The former Conservative cabinet minister said he was “slightly worried” the presumptive next PM will not reunite the party after a bruising leadership contest and will instead pack [...]
Truss promises immediate help with energy bills September 4, 2022 Liz Truss has promised to provide immediate help with soaring energy bills if she is made Prime Minister in the coming days. The leadership favourite, who is expected to be announced as Tory party leader and Prime Minister tomorrow, said today that “we face serious, serious challenges which will take immediate action from the government”. [...]
Sleaze claims during final weekend in office: Senior Boris Johnson aide faces sexual misconduct allegations September 3, 2022 Allegations of sexual misconduct are being made against a Cabinet minister and a senior No 10 aide in Boris Johnson’s Government. Sky News has reported the allegations of two women, detailing how they were allegedly assaulted and groped by figures within the Government. The accusations come as Johnson prepares to end his tenure as Prime Minister, [...]
Gazprom scraps plans to reopen Nord Stream pipeline September 2, 2022 Gazprom has scrapped plans to resume flows through a key pipeline into Germany, raising the prospect of supply shortages.
Extinction Rebellion activists glue themselves to Commons Speaker’s chair September 2, 2022 Extinction Rebellion activists have glued themselves to the House of Commons’ speaker’s chair. The campaigners shared an image of the stunt on social media, saying: “Right now inside Parliament a speech is being read out demanding a Citizens’ Assembly Now: “We are in crisis. We can not afford to carry on like this.” The Extinction [...]
Brexit: £120m festival has just 238,000 visitors after being ‘hijacked by wokeness’ September 2, 2022 A £120m festival launched to celebrate Brexit has been branded a flop after just 238,000 visitors turned up. The taxpayer-funded so-called ‘festival of Brexit’, later renamed ‘Unboxed’ was branded “beyond parody in terms of wokeness” by the former minister for leaving the EU. In a report published by House, the publication for Parliament, organisers reportedly [...]
Trump is ‘obviously thinking about running’ again says Jared Kushner September 2, 2022 Former President Donald Trump is “obviously thinking about running” for the president again according to his son-in-law and ex special adviser Jared Kushner. The comments come after the FBI accused the ex President of taking top-secret documents and storing them in his Florida home without permission. Last night, Joe Biden accused Trump of launching an [...]