Tony Blair pens withering attack on ‘woke left’, Labour and Keir Starmer after election losses May 12, 2021 Tony Blair pens withering attack on 'woke left', Labour and Keir Starmer
Not going anywhere: Hedge fund manager turned Mayor refuses to quit following mass resignations May 11, 2021 The independent elected mayor of Middlesbrough has denied wrongdoing after senior figures on the council stepped down and called on him to resign. Andy Preston’s deputy and four senior Independent councillors on his executive wrote an open letter in which they made a series of allegations about his conduct and said they could no longer [...]
‘Can I give you lunch?’ David Cameron sent more than 40 messages to ministers and officials to lobby for Greensill May 11, 2021 David Cameron complained that a decision to exclude failed Greensill Capital from a government bailout programme was “bonkers” and “nuts” in a spray of more than 40 texts and emails to ministers and officials, new documents today revealed. Evidence compiled by the Treasury Select Committee for an inquiry show Cameron messaged ministers, Treasury civil servants [...]
What’s in the Queen’s Speech? Five key announcements May 11, 2021 Today’s Queen’s Speech outlined more than 20 different pieces of legislation the government will look to implement over the next session of parliament. The Queen delivered the government-written speech in a stripped back affair this afternoon, just days after the Conservatives made significant gains in last week’s “super Thursday elections”. City A.M. outlined five key [...]
Government outlines new voter ID law and plan to give PM power to call early election in Queen’s Speech May 11, 2021 The government has outlined its plans to force voters to produce ID at polling stations and to give the Prime Minister back the power to call early elections in today’s Queen’s speech. The Queen said a suite of new government legislation “will strengthen and renew democracy and the constitution”, including “to ensure the integrity of [...]
UK engages in Covid vaccine waiver discussions with the US and WTO May 11, 2021 The UK has begun seeking constructive engagement with the US and other World Trade Organisation (WTO) members on the conflicting issue of vaccine waivers, a government spokesman has said. Following pressure from charities to back the proposal, the UK government is yet to confirm whether it will back the US’ waiver. The waiver, proposed by [...]
Michel Barnier calls for halting of immigration to EU May 11, 2021 Michel Barnier calls for halting of immigration to EU
Collision of Covid-19 and Brexit fuels a £700bn blow to economic output May 11, 2021 The UK economy has been forecast to suffer an over £700bn blow to output due to the collision of Covid-19 and Brexit, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warned today. The bruising figure was made worse by the government’s “poor Covid-19 response”, the think tank said, adding that it has left the UK [...]
London’s bosses call on Khan and Shapps to fix ‘broken’ transport system May 11, 2021 The capital’s business leaders have called on Sadiq Khan and Grant Shapps today to fix London’s ‘broken’ transport system. The top signatories included bosses of Canary Wharf, Arcadis, the ExCeL and the New West End Company, who all signed off on the joint letter to the Mayor and Transport Secretary. The letter follows months of political [...]
UK Government sell shares of bailed-out NatWest for £1.1bn as stake shrinks to 55 per cent May 11, 2021 UK Government sell shares of bailed-out NatWest for £1.1bn as stake shrinks to 55 per cent