UK to try and close trade deals with individual US states after White House talks stall November 11, 2021 The UK will now prioritise closing trade deals with individual US states like California and New York, after negotiations with the White House stalled earlier this year. Trade minister Penny Mordaunt said today that while “we want a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the US” that “much of my time will be [...]
Belarus threatens to cut off Europe’s gas supplies November 11, 2021 The energy supply crisis has moved from crisis to crisis and tyrant to tyrant after Alexander Lukashenko threatened to cut gas into Europe via Belarus, if the EU imposes further sanctions on his country for its treatment of migrants. The threat was enough for prices to rise again following a brief reprieve earlier this week [...]
Government threatened with legal action if it hires Paul Dacre as new Ofcom boss November 11, 2021 A letter has been issued to the Government threatening legal proceedings if ex-Daily Mail boss Paul Dacre is hired as the new Ofcom chair.
FW de Klerk: South Africa’s last apartheid president dies aged 85 November 11, 2021 FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid president who oversaw the end of white-minority rule, died on Thursday morning at his home in Cape Town. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma in March earlier this year, a cancer that affects the tissue lining the lungs. His passing was confirmed in a statement from the FW de [...]
Labour MP had to be wheelchaired off plane after ‘drinking heavily’ on flight to visit troops November 11, 2021 A Labour MP had to be wheelchaired off a plane after “drinking heavily” during a flight to visit British troops in Gibraltar as a part of an official Westminster trip. Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols was one of three MPs that were said to be drinking heavily before and during the flight, with defence secretary [...]
Rishi Sunak says government needs to ‘do better’ as Tory sleaze claims pile up November 11, 2021 Rishi Sunak has today admitted the government needs to “do better” as allegations of sleaze and corruption pile up around the Tory party. It comes after Boris Johnson yesterday was forced to insist during a press conference that the UK is “not remotely a corrupt country”. Sunak told Sky News said he regretted last week’s [...]
Tory MP moonlighting as packaging lobby chair tried to soften environmental laws on plastic November 10, 2021 A Tory MP that makes £30,000-a-year as chairman of a packaging lobby group has spoken on multiple occasions in parliament in favour of watering down environmental laws to favour plastic producers. Rugby MP Mark Pawsey spoke twice in the House of Commons since starting in the role to voice his concern about the effect of [...]
Johnson calls on world leaders to close deal in final hours of Cop26 as talks appear to stall November 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has called on world leaders to “pick up the phone” to their negotiators at the Cop26 summit and push for a deal on stricter global climate change targets as he admits talks are “getting tough”. Johnson said during a press conference today that negotiations “hang in the balance”, while adding that momentum from [...]
Insurance body ABI names Nicky Morgan new chair amid management shake up November 10, 2021 Former MP Nicky Morgan has been appointed as the first independent chair of the Association of British Insurers (ABI), as the trade body overhauls its management. Two more senior appointments were today announced by the ABI, whose members include Aviva and Axa, as part of reforms by the organisation to improve consumer trust in the [...]
Rishi Sunak’s approval rating sinks, says new polling November 10, 2021 Rishi Sunak’s approval rating has dropped by 26 points since March as almost half the country think his latest Budget will be bad for them personally, according to new polling. A poll out today from Ipsos MORI showed Sunak has an approval rating of +6, down from +32 in March, while 44 per cent of [...]