Moscow’s elite in shock as another close Putin ally suddenly dies: Gazprom ‘wonderkid’ and Kremlin insider Nikolay Petrunin is no more October 17, 2022 Rumours are flying in Moscow today as it has emerged that another one of Vladimir Putin’s close allies has suddenly dies. Nikolay Petrunin, a 46-year-old Russian multimillionaire and a close confidant of the Russian president, is no more. The official reason by authorities was that the Gazprom executive has died as a result of complications [...]
Hunt to make statement on fiscal plan TODAY in bid to calm markets October 17, 2022 Jeremy Hunt will make an announcement today in Parliament about the government’s so-called Medium-Term Fiscal Plan. The chancellor’s statement is a bid to calm the markets, bringing forward the details of the now much-derided mini-budget, outlined by his predecessor. Hunt will issue his plans later today and also speak in the House of Commons this afternoon. [...]
Sadiq Khan announces return of in-person New Year’s Eve fireworks display to capital October 14, 2022 Up to 100,000 people will return to the banks of the Thames for London’s spectacular New Year’s Eve celebrations after two years of Covid cancellation. Ticketholders will be able to watch the fireworks display in the centre of London for the first time since 2019, Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced. Coronavirus restrictions prevented the display [...]
Boris Johnson pockets £150k in 30 mins as former PM skips crucial Commons vote to jet off to Colorado October 13, 2022 Former prime minister Boris Johnson touched down in the USA on Tuesday as the ex-Tory leader gave a speech to an insurance industry group on Tuesday afternoon, thereby reportedly collecting around £150,000 for a 30 mins speech. Johnson addressed conference delegates in Colorado Springs, roughly at the same time while the House of Commons was [...]
Exclusive: Ex Tory chair Baroness Warsi says PM Liz Truss should call a General Election October 12, 2022 A former chair of the Conservative Party has said Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a General Election. Speaking exclusively to City A.M., Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said prime minister Liz Truss either “had to just carry on with the 2019 manifesto – or go to the electorate” upon entering Number 10. “Because neither of those [...]
Sturgeon wants to inspire? Her campaign is based on finger-pointing, not potential October 10, 2022 Nicola Sturgeon, yesterday, at SNP conference: “Let us inspire with hope in our hearts.” It would take a heart of stone not to laugh. This is, after all, the same Sturgeon who spent much of her speech bemoaning Westminster, the Labour party, and “aggressive unionism” for holding Scotland back – which sounds to us a [...]
Mayor’s ULEZ poll contradicts consultation reports October 10, 2022 A new poll commissioned by London mayor Sadiq Khan over the ULEZ expansion to Greater London directly contradicts reports of consultation responses against the decision. Figures published today by YouGov show that 51 per cent of Londoners are in favour of the expansion plans, against an opposition of 27 per cent. Out of this majority, [...]
Joe Biden: Putin ‘not joking’ about using nuclear weapons October 7, 2022 US President Joe Biden has warned Vladimir Putin is “not joking” about using nuclear weapons and the world could face the prospect of “armageddon”. The leader of the free world made his comments at a fundraising event for his Democratic Party in New York, as the battle for eastern Ukraine continues to rage after Putin’s [...]
Woodford fund manager set to return £20m to burnt investors October 6, 2022 The manager of Neil Woodford’s collapsed investment fund said today it plans to give £20m back to investors after it was warned by the financial watchdog it would be hit with a hefty bill over its role in the scandal last month.
Musk’s Twitter u-turn is the beginning rather than the end October 5, 2022 When news broke that Elon Musk would be moving ahead with his original $44bn takeover of Twitter, it felt like the beginning of a saga rather than the end of it. While the Tesla chief told his 107m followers that the purchase would be an “accelerant” towards his vision of an “everything app”, Musk’s lawyers [...]