England’s 28 day lockdown will actually only last 27 days as restrictions lift next Wednesday November 24, 2020 England’s national lockdown will last one day shorter than expected, with restrictions set to lift at 0.01am next Wednesday. Announcing the nationwide measures last month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the restrictions would last 28 days starting 4 November, as the government scrambled to curb a spike in infections across the country. However, the restrictions [...]
Trumped: President gives green light for peaceful transition of power to Joe Biden November 24, 2020 After weeks of pushback, President Donald Trump’s administration last night cleared the ground for President-elect Joe Biden to enter the White House. The Repuplican has repeatedly claimed widespread voter fraud since the 3 November presidential election, but failed to muster up any evidence. His administration has instead filed legal challenges to vote counts across the [...]
Don’t bid farewell to all the Brexit fish just yet November 24, 2020 So long, and thanks for all the fish. Not only book four in the Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (“in five parts”) by Douglas Adams, but also, apparently, a negotiating strategy. The UK-EU trade talks are said to be trapped on a handful of unresolved issues, and one of them swims. We could be [...]
We need a British Development Bank to level-up the regions November 24, 2020 Tomorrow, chancellor Rishi Sunak will address the nation and announce the government’s National Infrastructure Strategy. While the focus has primarily been on what infrastructure investments and tax reforms might be on the horizon, there is an opportunity here to think bigger. What Britain needs is a new financing institution, like a British Development Bank, to [...]
Majority of vulnerable Brits to receive Covid vaccine by Easter, says Johnson November 23, 2020 The majority of vulnerable Brits should have received a vaccine against coronavirus by Easter, Boris Johnson tonight said. Speaking in a press conference after today’s announcement of a new, tougher system of restrictions for the winter, the Prime Minister hailed the prospect of a number of working vaccines. “With a favourable wind we should be [...]
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds says Brexit deal looks ‘thin as gruel’ November 23, 2020 Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has said any Brexit trade deal looks like it will be "thin as gruel" as negotiations start again online today.
Boris Johnson tells officials there is ‘no place for bullying’ in government November 23, 2020 Boris Johnson has told officials today that there is “no place for bullying” in government in a bid to calm tensions after a report found Priti Patel had bullied civil servants. Johnson wrote to cabinet ministers and top civil servants today to say ministers had a “duty” to stop bullying, while also stressing the importance [...]
MPs pile pressure on government to shed light on ‘dodgy’ PPE deals November 23, 2020 Around a dozen MPs have ramped up pressure on the government to offer clarity on its procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, as further details of opaque contracts continue to emerge. Stephen Timms MP has written to the government on behalf of the the Work and Pensions Committee following a damning report [...]
UK considers removing British judges from Hong Kong high court November 23, 2020 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab is considering plans to remove British judges from Hong Kong’s high court in response to the region’s freedom of speech clampdown. Raab wrote in a new Foreign Office report that he and justice secretary Robert Buckland were reviewing “whether it continues to be appropriate for British judges to sit as non-permanent judges [...]
November 2020 a month full of takeaways November 23, 2020 | City Talk It’s now over a week since Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US 2020 elections. The uncertainty leading up to 3rd November was palpable and pervasive and placed a ceiling on significant capital gains. However, the week of the election was superb for risk markets, even as votes were counted. The S&P 500 [...]