Lorries embark on no-deal Brexit test run to Dover January 7, 2019 Nearly 90 lorries took part in a no-deal Brexit test run this morning to help the government prepare for potential Dover traffic jams after the UK leaves the EU in March. The first wave of 89 lorries set off on the 20-mile journey between the disused Manston Airport and the Port of Dover at 8am, [...]
Government sets date for Brexit vote as MPs urge May to avoid no-deal departure January 7, 2019 The government is set to hold the delayed parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on 15 January, it is reported. The original vote was scheduled for 11 December, but was delayed as parliamentary arithmetic made it clear that May’s deal faced a heavy defeat. Now, the BBC reports that the vote is scheduled to [...]
The new Brexit Wars episode is out: May the force be with you December 17, 2018 Maybe it’s just me, but the Stormtroopers in the new Star Wars movies never seem to have the same menace as the old ones. Last week, Jacob Rees-Mogg and his colleagues in the eurosceptic European Research Group (ERG) of the Conservative party looked like they believed that they had gone old-school – Empire Strikes Back. [...]
Tube driver salaries break £100,000 barrier despite train automation December 16, 2018 Some London Tube drivers are now earning more than £100,000 a year, despite new technology that makes their jobs easier. Figures obtained by the Sunday Times reveal the highest-paid driver earned £103,374 in the year to November, a 69 per cent rise since 2012. The surge in pay comes despite five of the network’s 11 lines [...]
The next Prime Minister? Six MPs who could succeed Theresa May December 12, 2018 If Theresa May loses a vote of no confidence on Wednesday evening, the starting gun will be fired on who will be the next Prime Minister. With no obvious candidate to succeed her, the race to Downing Street is set to be highly unpredictable. City A.M. looks at six of the most likely candidates: Boris [...]
Donald Trump dumps on Theresa May’s Brexit deal November 26, 2018 Donald Trump gave Theresa May a Brexit headache on Monday evening, describing the agreement reached between London and Brussels as "great for the EU." The US President also warned the government's proposed deal with the EU could prevent a future trade deal between the UK and US. Trump's comments came as the Prime Minister was [...]
Boris Johnson urges Democratic Unionist Party to continue to support Conservative government November 24, 2018 Boris Johnson has urged the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which props up Theresa May’s government, to continue to support the Conservatives. Speaking as a guest at the Northern Irish party’s conference today the former British foreign minister warned that terminating their support could result in a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn. “To our allies [...]
Brexiters have racked up the victories but no one wants to admit it November 22, 2018 “Victory has a thousand fathers but defeat is an orphan,” an Italian diplomat noted in the 1940s. Yet, as with so much Brexit has touched, that wisdom has been turned on its head. The draft political declaration of the UK and EU’s future trading relationship should have been a cause for celebration for Conservative Brexiters. [...]
GoldenTree Asset Management paid Boris Johnson more than £94,000 for a two-hour speech November 22, 2018 Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson received more than £94,000 from a New-York based hedge fund to give a two-hour speech earlier this month. Johnson, who resigned during the summer over Theresa May's so-called Chequers deal, was paid £94,507.85 by GoldenTree Asset Management to speak at its offices on Park Avenue. He was also provided with travel [...]
Theresa May’s Brexit trading plan fails to win over key Tories November 22, 2018 Theresa May's hopes of winning over rebel Tories were dashed on Thursday as a string of MPs spoke out against the latest part of her Brexit plan. A 26-page declaration on the UK and EU’s future trading arrangement was released following late Wednesday night talks between negotiators in Brussels, committing both sides to an “ambitious, [...]