Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron call on EU to reform fiscal rules December 24, 2021 Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron have called on the EU to reform its fiscal rules. In joint article published yesterday on the Financial Times, the two argued that even before the pandemic, the bloc’s fiscal rules were in need of reform as they are “too obscure and excessively complex”, constraining [...]
Met refers itself to watchdog over Downing Street Christmas party scandal December 22, 2021 The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to a watchdog for police over how it handled an alleged Christmas party in Downing Street last year during Covid restrictions, according to reports. Baroness Jones, a member of the Green Party, submitted a complaint over the Met’s refusal to investigate reports of an unlawful Christmas gathering at No.10 [...]
Elon Musk not planning to sell any more shares as Tesla founder hits out at California’s high tax regime December 22, 2021 Tesla’s boss and serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is not planning to sell any more of his Tesla shares, following yesterday’s offloading of 583,611 stock. “I sold enough stock to get to around 10 per cent plus the option exercise stuff and I tried to be extremely literal here,” he said in an interview with satirical [...]
PM to make lockdown decision by Christmas Eve December 21, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make an announcement in the next 48 hours on whether to impose "circuit-breaker" restrictions in England to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Biden to focus on testing and vaccines instead of lockdowns this winter December 21, 2021 US President Joe Biden reportedly has no intention of pushing for a lockdown this winter, despite the reintroduction of restrictions across Europe.
Not happening: Sadiq Khan cancels New Year’s Eve events in central London as Omicron cases surge December 21, 2021 As cases of the Omicron Covid variant in the capital surge, London’s New Year’s Eve celebration event in Trafalgar Square will not take place this year, it was announced this evening. London mayor Sadiq Khan has said the event, which was set to be open to around 6,500 key workers and members of the public, [...]
Most UK adults think Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022 December 20, 2021 Most adults in the UK think it likely that Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022, according to an opinion poll published by Ipsos Mori today.
Cabinet to meet over additional Covid curbs to slow Omicron spread December 20, 2021 Cabinet ministers are to meet virtually this afternoon to discuss potential new measures to slow the spread of Omicron. A meeting will be held at 2pm this afternoon, with the BBC reporting that officials will look at three options for fresh measures. According to the BBC, the measures relate to different levels of severity: low, [...]
Photograph leaked showing Boris Johnson at garden gathering in the midst of the first lockdown December 19, 2021 A photograph of Boris Johnson taken in May 2020 with more than a dozen people drinking wine in the garden of Downing Street has been published by The Guardian.
Fears of Russian invasion rise as Kremlin sends demands to Nato and US December 18, 2021 Russia has sent a list of demands to NATO as the country amasses more and more troops near Ukraine's eastern border.