Political deaths in 2024: The well-known names we lost in the last year December 30, 2024 Whether a former deputy Prime Minister infamous for throwing a punch, to a Scottish independence campaigner and former First Minister, 2024 saw the deaths of several political heavyweights. As the year draws to a close, we look back at the lives of some well-known Westminster names who have died over the past 12 months. Derek [...]
New jobs for former Chancellor Philip Hammond and Labour’s Iain McNicol December 2, 2024 The former Chancellor and the former general secretary of the Labour Party Lord Iain McNicol have joined the board of a tax consultancy
West Ham chief snubbed over ‘alarming’ football regulator letter demand November 28, 2024 The Government has rejected calls from West Ham chief Karren Brady to publish a letter from Uefa which warns that domestic clubs and the England team could be banned from the Champions League and Euros over interference from the incoming football regulator. Speaking in the House of Lords, Conservative peer Baroness Brady described the correspondence [...]
Fans being left in dark over football regulator’s powers, peers warn November 25, 2024 A House of Lords committee has criticised the Football Governance Bill for failing to define which leagues the incoming football regulator will have power over. The bill, which had its second reading in the Lords this month, says only that the watchdog will be tasked with overseeing “English football”, meaning that ministers will have to [...]
Football regulator delay fears after Lords ask for 158 changes to bill November 20, 2024 The prevaricating is also likely to mean hard-up clubs below the Premier League enduring a longer wait for an increase in financial distributions from the top flight.
Peers want to force Chagos Islands referendum to stop handover deal November 16, 2024 A group of Lords wants to force a referendum over the handover of the Chagos Islands, in a move that could delay the treaty from taking effect until after Donald Trump takes office. Lord Bellingham is leading a group of peers who plan to introduce an amendment to the treaty when it reaches the House [...]
Tories concerned about overreach in new Labour Football Governance Bill November 13, 2024 The Conservatives issued a caution against potential overreach of the Independent Football Regulator on Wednesday as the Football Governance Bill returned to Westminster. Initially introduced into the House of Commons by the Tories, the second reading of an altered bill was introduced in the Lords on Wednesday by the Labour government. But in the opposition’s [...]
Government bows to Uefa pressure over Football Regulator foreign policy veto October 23, 2024 The requirement for the incoming Football Regulator to consider government foreign policy in club takeovers has been dropped from the new Football Governance Bill, which will be reintroduced to Westminster today. The Bill, formulated under the previous government but not ratified in time for the election, will enter the House of Lords today in a [...]
‘Win or lose you should behave the same’ – Tanni Grey-Thompson on going from the Paralympics to parliament October 15, 2024 Sport and politics are really similar, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson tells Michael Hayman in an interview for City AM “The moments I’ve got to bring about change could be few and far between… make the most of the time you have.” A message about the urgency of political transformation. Words that any new government should heed [...]
The real fiscal ‘black hole’ is government debt September 11, 2024 When one of the most senior figures in investment banking was asked at a private event last week what keeps him awake at night, he replied “government debt”. A recent House of Lords report will not help him sleep any easier. The Economics Affairs Committee has warned of the “grim reality” that at £2.74 trillion [...]