Business optimism hits seven-year low as Brexit deadline grows closer April 8, 2019 Business optimism has dropped to its lowest level in seven years as the UK edges closer to the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Cabinet Brexiter Penny Mordaunt: We must not get locked into Euro elections Sentiment is also now weaker than the low recorded following the 2016 EU referendum, as accountancy and business [...]
Let’s not let rage become the prevailing story of our nation April 8, 2019 Public morality, but private depravity – a time when keeping up appearances on the outside was very much the order of the day. You have to wonder if Brexit has turned this Victorian attitude decisively on its head. No one watching the daily media scrum on College Green could argue that today’s national conversation is [...]
Cabinet Brexiter Penny Mordaunt: We must not get locked into European elections April 7, 2019 AS ONE of the cabinet’s Brexiters, eyes have been on Penny Mordaunt in recent weeks to see if she would walk away from the top team as Theresa May seemingly edges closer to a softer break from the EU. Speaking exclusively to City A.M., the international development secretary argues a long delay to Brexit would be [...]
Notting Hill: The West London enclave defying London’s house price slump April 7, 2019 With its annual carnival, famous market and edgy-cum-glamorous feel, Notting Hill has never been a place to conform to the norms of other Central London neighbourhoods. And it is in keeping with such independence that while many of the capital’s prime residential hotspots are currently undergoing a slump, the West London enclave’s property market has [...]
Government ministers ready to compromise with Corbyn through ‘gritted teeth’ over Brexit April 7, 2019 Government ministers are ready to compromise with Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn “through gritted teeth” to deliver Brexit, Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, said this morning. Prime Minister Theresa May began talks with the opposition leader last week to negotiate a deal that both parties could back in order to pass an agreement [...]
Manufacturers urge May to revoke Article 50 if Brexit deal cannot be secured April 7, 2019 Manufacturers have urged Prime Minister Theresa May to revoke Article 50 is she cannot secure a Brexit agreement this week amid growing fears the UK could crash out of the EU without a deal. In an open letter to May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, trade body Make UK said the industry had already been [...]
Hammond “optimistic” on reaching Brexit agreement with Labour April 6, 2019 Chancellor Philip Hammond has said he is “optimistic” talks between Labour and the Conservative Party over the Brexit deadlock can end in “some form of agreement”. Speaking ahead of the EU finance ministers’ meeting in Bucharest, Hammond said that the government had no “red lines” and an “open mind” to discussions with the oppositions, which [...]
Labour “disappointed” with Tory Brexit talk progress as EU consider “flexible extension” April 6, 2019 Labour has criticised the government for not being open to change during discussions to end the Brexit stalemate. The opposition has been engaged with the Conservative Party to discuss alternatives to the current deal after it was heavily defeated in Parliament on three separate occasions. Read more: Goldman Sachs cuts the probability of a no-deal Brexit [...]
FTSE 100 ends week strong with biggest gain in two months April 6, 2019 The FTSE 100 ended the week strongly as it gained 0.61 per cent during Friday's session and saw its biggest weekly increase for two months. The index continued its six-month high, outshining its European peers despite the on-going Brexit saga. Optimism grew early on as US President Donald Trump said a deal to end the US-China [...]
Editors’ Notes: Philip Hammond outfoxes the Treasury committee in clash over end to austerity April 5, 2019 Three cheers for Philip Hammond! Yes, you heard that right – I may be alone, but I found myself applauding the chancellor last night when we got a sneak preview of his response to the Treasury Select Committee’s (TSC) fisking of the autumn Budget. Read more: Hammond says ending austerity will not mean spending splurge [...]