‘Nothing is off the table’ as Badenoch set to renew policy offer March 16, 2025 The Conservatives will begin the process of formulating new policies this week as Kemi Badenoch seeks to rebuild her party after its defeat last year. A Conservative source said “nothing is off the table” in a process that starts on Tuesday and will see Badenoch task her shadow cabinet with coming up with proposals they [...]
The Editor’s Interview: Should the Tories be afraid of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK? March 10, 2025 In this episode, we see top Tory Andrew Griffth MP grilled by City AM Editor Christian May on the threat posed to the Conservatives by Nigel Farage's Reform UK.
Badenoch wants a battle of ideas – we should wish her well November 4, 2024 One week before emerging victorious in the Conservative leadership race, Kemi Badenoch was asked by Sophy Ridge on Sky News whether she wanted to be Prime Minister. “I don’t think it’s about wanting to be prime minister,” she said, adding, “I think it’s not an award. It’s not like winning a competition. It’s actually a [...]
New Conservative Party leader to be crowned November 2, 2024 Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be crowned as the new Conservative Party leader on Saturday, as the four-month-long race to replace Rishi Sunak reaches the finish line. The result of the leadership ballot is expected to be announced late in the morning, with the members’ ballot having closed on Thursday. The winner will be [...]
Planning reforms are good news – but there is more Labour could do September 3, 2024 Rumours are running amok about which taxes Labour might hike in the Budget and what impact those policies might have on growth.
This government is out of ideas, out of energy, and deserves to be out of office July 3, 2024 Our verdict on the General Election: this Conservative party deserves a spell on the sidelines
Next government will have to increase taxes ‘aggressively’ or ‘do a Liz Truss’ June 25, 2024 UK government debt could be at risk of a sell-off if the next government needs to increase borrowing by more than expected, a major investor in gilts has warned.
Labour is still ‘ambivalent’ towards the City – we need celebration, says Federated Hermes chief June 25, 2024 Labour is still “ambivalent” towards the City and neither of the major parties have done enough to “celebrate” its achievements, according to the UK chief of Federated Hermes.
Ed Warner: Election manifestos show desperate lack of fresh thinking for sport June 20, 2024 Our sport business columnist is not impressed by the eight manifestos.
Election 2024: What Jeremy Hunt’s X feed reveals about his hyper-local campaign June 19, 2024 Jeremy Hunt - who admits his Godalming and Ash seat is “on a knife edge” - is taking a different approach to his bid to hold onto the constituency.