Mixed reviews: Government puts brakes on Online Safety Bill as parliamentary schedule squeezed July 14, 2022 The government have delayed the remaining stages of the Online Safety Bill after the turbulence at Number 10 has squeezed parliamentary calendars.
EU prepares to cut down gas demand ahead of cold winter months amid Russian disruption July 14, 2022 The EU will encourage member states to cut down the continent's gas demand by incentivising industries to use less energy.
Boris Johnson’s business adviser to take lobbying job at Teneo July 13, 2022 Boris Johnson’s business adviser has accepted a job at lobbying giant Teneo, less than a week after the Prime Minister announced he would resign. Alex Hickman will lead the multinational firm’s UK government affairs team, according to Sky News, and he will advise major corporate clients on the latest policy developments in Westminster. However, current [...]
Exclusive: Tory leadership hopefuls’ income tax cut pledges will not support poorest July 13, 2022 Tory leadership hopefuls’ promises to bring forward the planned income tax cut will not help “those in real financial need”. That’s according to Tim Sarson, head of tax policy at KPMG UK, who shared his thoughts exclusively with City A.M. on what the eventual winner of the contest and the long-term chancellor need to prioritise. [...]
Tory leadership: Zahawi and Hunt knocked out after first vote July 13, 2022 Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt have been knocked out of the Tory party leadership race in the first round, with Rishi Sunak attracting the most votes from his fellow Conservative MPs. Sunak got 88 votes, with Penny Mordaunt second on 67, Liz Truss in third on 50 and Kemi Badenoch fourth on 40. Zahawi and [...]
Absurd rush through Tory contest is robbing the party of a battle of ideas July 13, 2022 The images of the farthest reaches of the cosmos beamed back to Earth from the James Webb telescope invite all of us to consider the great unknown. The mysteries of the universe – from the Big Bang to whether there really is intelligent life out there – are all in those images. Closer to home, [...]
‘Stop Sunak’: Downing Street denies running smear campaign despite fierce attacks from Boris Johnson allies July 13, 2022 Downing Street this afternoon denied running an anti-Rishi Sunak smear campaign as Boris Johnson’s allies singled out the former chancellor for criticism in an increasingly bitter leadership contest. The caretaker Prime Minister’s press secretary insisted on Wednesday that Johnson is “staying neutral” despite his remaining loyalists throwing their support behind Liz Truss. Sunak, who currently [...]
Exclusive: Labour eyes up reform to ‘prescriptive’ EU finance rules July 13, 2022 Shadow city minister Tulip Siddiq said she would look to overhaul “prescriptive” EU-era regulation in financial services today as the Labour party mounts an offensive to try and win over the City.
UK covid death toll passes grim milestone of 200,000 July 13, 2022 A grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus-linked deaths has been passed as the UK grapples with a spike of a new variant. Figures released by the Office for National Spastics show that as of last week there was 200,247 fatalities registered in the UK where Covid was referenced on the death certificate. The watershed moment for [...]
Labour ramps up Sunak attacks as Johnson says he leaves ‘with head held high’ July 13, 2022 Labour has ramped up its attacks on Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) as Boris Johnson declared he would leave Number 10 “with my head held high”. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for the end of non-domiciled tax status – in a likely dig at Sunak’s wife who was a [...]