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Conservatives suffer huge blow in local elections as Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn vow to break Brexit deadlock May 4, 2019 With the results from all 248 councils in, the already significant losses suffered by both the Conservatives and Labour worsened and resulted in respective leaders Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn reaffirming their commitment to break the Brexit deadlock. The Tory party lost more than 1,334 councillor seats, as well as the control of 49 councils throughout the UK. [...]
The man who would be king: Why adland’s El Presidente has ‘zero fear’ of getting fired May 4, 2019 Looking back, Eduardo Maruri is glad he didn’t run for president. The Ecuadorian, now 52 years old, claims he had a good chance of being elected in his home country, but ultimately did not feel he was in a position to pull off the role. “You’re only president once, so you have to make sure [...]
Theresa May heckled at Tory party conference after “very difficult” local election results May 3, 2019 Theresa May was heckled by a member of the Conservative Party as she addressed those present at the Welsh Conservative conference in the aftermatch of a disastrous night at the polls. Former Tory county councillor Stuart Davies, 71, leapt up to confront the Prime Minister and asked her: "Why don't you resign? The national convention doesn't [...]
Lloyds Bank: The must-know numbers ahead of Q1 results May 3, 2019 | City Talk By Alistair Strang from interactive investor. Lloyds shares remain in a static state. Our chartist runs the numbers again hoping for a catalyst. When we last reviewed Lloyds Banking Group (LSE:LLOY), we admitted considerable discomfort in projecting the share's future potentials. Instead, we opted for the coward's route, suggesting it was probably going to be [...]
UK economy ‘treading water’ as services sector struggles back to marginal growth May 3, 2019 Britain’s services sector improved just enough to return to growth last month after shrinking in March, but the economy remained “more or less stalled” according to analysts. Read more: US services sector continues its trend of solid growth The services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 50.4 in April, compared to a more than two-year [...]
City broker Numis profits plunge due to political uncertainty May 3, 2019 Numis saw profits slide 64 per cent in the first half of the year as the City broker was affected by a slowdown in UK dealmaking and weakening investor sentiment due to the political uncertainty caused by Brexit. The figures Shares fell 3.9 per cent after the AIM-listed company reported profit before tax dropped to [...]
Brexit bites: Tories and Labour suffer local election backlash amid deadlocked negotiations May 3, 2019 Voters expressed their frustration with Theresa May’s Conservative party and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour at the ballot box yesterday, it has emerged, as results continue to pour in across the UK. So far both major parties have accepted they have suffered a backlash over gridlocked Brexit negotiations, with representatives having made little progress in cross-party talks. [...]
The tangled Huawei web isn’t just about Gavin Williamson May 3, 2019 To say that Gavin Williamson was neither widely liked nor widely respected in Westminster would be an understatement. Often a figure of ridicule for the pet tarantula kept on his desk when he was chief whip, his former life as a fireplace salesman, and gaffes like saying Russia should “go away and shut up”, he [...]
Margaret Thatcher voted top Prime Minister on 40th anniversary of her first election win May 3, 2019 Margaret Thatcher has been ranked as the UK’s greatest post-war Prime Minister in a survey marking the 40th anniversary of her first election victory. Read more: CBI expresses 'deep concern' at prospect of Prime Minister Boris Johnson A Yougov poll placed Thatcher top of the pile, with 21 per cent of respondents saying she was [...]
London jumps to second in global ranking of best cities to invest in May 2, 2019 London has overtaken Hong Kong to take second place in a global ranking of cities with the most investment potential. London rose to second place in the index compiled by asset manager Schroders, up from third place in 2017 and eighth place in 2016. Its position in the table has been boosted by strong employment [...]