Brenda from Bristol despair – another General Election is all but inevitable May 17, 2019 The perspective taken by this newspaper rarely chimes with that of the Scottish National Party. Yet it was difficult to disagree with former banker and current SNP member of parliament Ian Blackford yesterday, when he said: "The only thing we’ve learned from today’s latest fudge from the 1922 Committee is that Theresa May is so incompetent [...]
Sterling hits three-month low with investors nervous about Theresa May’s successor May 16, 2019 Sterling fell to a three-month low against the dollar today as political turmoil intensified and investors worried about who will be Prime Minister Theresa May’s successor. Read more: Theresa May to set out departure date in June The pound fell for the fifth consecutive day to $1.279, a drop of 0.4 per cent, as the Brexit [...]
China threatens to strike back after US Huawei ban May 16, 2019 China has threatened to retaliate against the US after President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively blocking American companies from working with telecoms firm Huawei. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang slammed the use of unilateral sanctions on Chinese firms and said the country would take action. Read more: Former spy chief calls for UK [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May to set out her departure date in June May 16, 2019 Theresa May will set out the date of her departure from Downing Street in the first week of June, it has been confirmed. Read more: Boris Johnson confirms he will stand for Tory leadership The Prime Minister met with the executive members of the Conservative backbench 1922 committee amid growing frustration with her leadership of [...]
Boris Johnson confirms he will stand in Tory leadership election May 16, 2019 Boris Johnson today confirmed he will stand in a Tory leadership election to replace Theresa May. Read more: Labour hand May a Brexit deal lifeline by refusing to vote down her plan The former foreign secretary told an insurance conference: “Of course I’m going to go for it.” https://twitter.com/huwbbc/status/1129004670184304642 Speaking at the British Insurance Brokers' Association [...]
Eurozone trade surplus grows in sign of recovery for struggling area May 16, 2019 The Eurozone achieved a better-than-expected trade in goods surplus in March, official statistics revealed today, in the latest sign of economic recovery on the continent. Read more: Global stocks reverse falls after reports Trump will delay auto tariffs Meanwhile the European Union’s trade in goods deficit with China grew and its surplus with the US [...]
Huawei poses a risk to national security and should be banned, says former spy chief May 16, 2019 Allowing Chinese tech firm Huawei to participate in the UK’s 5G network poses an unnecessary risk to national security, the former head of MI6 has warned. Sir Richard Dearlove has called for a total ban on Huawei, warning that no Chinese company could be free from the influence of the communist state. Read more: Huawei [...]
TfL rakes in £220,000 a day from mayor Sadiq Khan’s Ulez pollution charge May 16, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) is earning nearly £220,000 a day from the new Ultra-Low Emission Zone (Ulez), which charges vehicles if they do not comply with strict pollution standards in the capital. Read more: Sadiq Khan's Ulez charge lands: How much will London drivers pay? Around 17,400 cars a day paid the £12.50 charge to [...]
Morrisons fails to convince despite Ocado deal May 16, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. It talks the talk, and a 6 per cent dividend yield is attractive, but can this £50 billion grocer walk the walk? Morrisons (LSE:MRW) offered more evidence of its "ever-improving shape" after a robust trading update and intriguing deal to re-write its online partnership with Ocado. While the supermarket's shares [...]
Theresa May to meet senior Conservative backbench MPs today in showdown over her future May 16, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May is set to meet senior Conservative MPs today in a showdown over her future. Read more: Labour hand May a Brexit deal lifeline by refusing to vote down her plan May is holding talks with members of the executive of the backbench 1922 committee as pressure mounts on her to set [...]