One in three Londoners not vaccinated as Omicron sweeps capital December 15, 2021 One third of Londoners are completely unvaccinated despite warnings that the Omicron Covid variant could hammer the capital particularly hard. The proportion of the population without a single jab is three times as high in London as in the country as a whole, according to an analysis of government figures by The Times newspaper. The [...]
PMQs: Starmer slams Prime Minister’s ‘weak’ leadership with party split over Omicron restrictions December 15, 2021 Starmer slammed the Prime Minister as being too weak to lead the country with the Tories deeply split over new Omicron restrictions.
Supreme Court rejects gender-neutral ‘X’ passport December 15, 2021 The Supreme Court rejected efforts this afternoon to introduce gender-neutral passports, saying 'X' gender markers would undermine a legal system that is built on a clear male-female split.
Tory MPs deliver blow to Boris Johnson as 100 vote against new Covid restrictions December 15, 2021 More than 100 Tory MPs delivered a heavy blow to Boris Johnson last night as they refuse to support the government’s plan to force people to show Covid certificates to enter night clubs and large events. Scores of Tory backbenchers decried the new law in a House of Commons debate, with the measure being described [...]
Early Morning Call: All eyes on Fed; gold breaks support; and Adobe down December 15, 2021 | City Talk All eyes are on the US dollar with the Federal Reserve meeting ahead. EUR/USD fell yesterday as the European Central Bank expects 2023/24 inflation below the 2% target. We’re also watching GBP ahead of UK consumer price inflation data. Adobe (ADBE) plunged 7% following JPMorgan downgrade. And gold breaks support as USD strengthens ahead of [...]
Soaring fuel and clothes prices push inflation to 5.1 per cent, its highest level in a decade December 15, 2021 Spiralling prices in transport and retail have pushed inflation to its highest level for a decade piling pressure on the BoE to hike rates.
Finance Bill: government accused of failing to make case for tax reform December 15, 2021 A Westminster committee has accused the government of failing to make an adequate case for its proposed reforms to the tax system.
‘We won’t give in’ says French Maritime Minister as the fishing licence war lingers on December 14, 2021 France's Maritime Minister Annick Girardin said this evening that although France has received over 80 additional post-Brexit fishing licences, the fight with Britain continues.
EU reasserts membership promise to six Balkan states December 14, 2021 European Union governments reaffirmed this evening their promise to allow six Balkan countries to one day join the bloc, nudging the EU towards finally opening talks with North Macedonia and Albania.
The Night Overground makes a comeback this weekend despite ongoing underground strikes December 14, 2021 Transport for London have announced that Night Overground services between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate will return this Friday.