Brexit: Finland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Greece are exploiting Brexit as UK exporters are being ‘replaced’ January 23, 2022 Smaller EU countries are benefitting from Britain’s departure from the European Union. This is largely because they fill up the Brexit exporters’ spots. In fact, this situation could reduce the UK’s exports to the EU by -7.73 per cent by 2025, according to new analysis shared with City A.M. this week. The top three countries [...]
Scotland Yard to meet MP over claims Boris Johnson critics are being blackmailed January 22, 2022 Police are to meet with William Wragg, to discuss his claims that Downing Street has tried to intimidate and blackmail MPs questioning the Prime Minister’s position. Johnson has come under fire in recent weeks following revelations of lockdown parties held at Downing Street, with several Tory MPs calling for him to go. Wragg is to [...]
UKHSA: Omicron sub-lineage ‘variant under investigation’ in UK as cases sweep Denmark January 22, 2022 The UK Health Security Agency has designated the Omicron variant sub-lineage, known as BA.2, as a variant under investigation – but current case rates are very low. UK health authorities have dubbed the Omicron variant sub-lineage as a variant under investigation but noted low case rates at the moment. Nearly half of all Covid cases [...]
Commons Defence Chair: More must be done to support Ukraine as Russian troops gather January 22, 2022 The UK has been urged to do more to support Ukraine as Russian troops have amassed around its borders. The call for support comes from the chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood. Speaking to the BBC, Ellwood said he suspected an invasion was “now imminent.” Russia’s president Vladimir Putin was “taking full [...]
Beijing retains ‘full emergency mode’ amid Covid concerns ahead of Winter Olympics January 22, 2022 China’s capital Beijing has urged its districts to maintain “full emergency mode” regarding Covid, less than a fortnight before the Winter Olympic Games begin. Cities across the country have introduced tougher Covid measures in recent weeks, in an attempt to control new outbreaks of the virus. In measures introduced earlier this month, travellers into Beijing [...]
Government seeks injunction over BBC spy story over claims of security risks January 22, 2022 The BBC is facing an injunction as the government attempts to stop the broadcaster allegedly identifying a spy working overseas. The Attorney General will apply for an injunction against the broadcaster this week, the Telegraph newspaper has reported. The news story is “overwhelmingly” in the public interest, according to the BBC, and reportedly concerns British [...]
Conservative Party infighting heats up as rebel Tory MPs mull publishing secret recording and ‘blackmail’ text messages January 21, 2022 Rebel Tory MPs are reportedly considering publishing a secret recording and text messages linked to allegations of “blackmail” from the Prime Minister’s supporters as infighting within the Conservative Party is intensifying. Boris Johnson insisted on Thursday he had “seen no evidence” to support the claim made by senior Conservative William Wragg that his critics were [...]
Conservatives get cold feet over new City Hall, with £14m transformation unfinished January 20, 2022 London’s new City Hall opened today to mixed reviews, as the building remains unfinished amid its £14m transformation. The building, based in the Royal Docks and formerly a conference centre, is not expected to be completed until the end of February. “I’m excited today that we are opening this new chapter in City Hall’s and [...]
Reeves: UK has had a ‘lost decade’ of economic growth under Conservatives January 20, 2022 The UK has had a “lost decade” of economic growth under the Conservatives and the country is heading for another decade of “anaemic growth”, Rachel Reeves has said. Labour’s shadow chancellor used a set-piece speech in Bury today to once again position Labour as an unapologetically pro-business party under Sir Keir Starmer and herself, saying [...]
Kwarteng rejects £1.2bn Aquind energy interconnector from France to UK January 20, 2022 A proposal for the £1.2bn Aquind energy interconnector from France to the UK has been rejected by the government. Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today rejected the proposal for the undersea cable, writing that the adverse effects it would have on a series of Portsmouth landmarks and commercial ventures “outweighed” the need for the interconnector. He [...]