Labour deputy leadership race: Tom Watson favourite in a crowded pack June 17, 2015 Five candidates are vying for the role of deputy Labour leader in a crowded race alongside the high-profile leadership battle. Several well-known faces in the party have positioned themselves as candidates to succeed Harriet Harman as the party's deputy leader. Ladbrokes currently has Tom Watson as favourite to become Labour's deputy leader, with odds of 4/5. [...]
Prime Minister’s Questions: George Osborne discusses radicalisation, climate change and employment June 17, 2015 George Osborne has made his debut on centre stage at Prime Minister's Questions, as Parliament discussed radicalisation, climate change and today's employment figures. The Chancellor was standing in for the Prime Minister, who is continuing his tour of Europe to meet EU leaders, while Labour's Hilary Benn was asking questions. Benn, the shadow foreign secretary, [...]
Sterling jumps as UK wage growth smashes expectations and unemployment falls again June 17, 2015 The pound leaped 0.54 per cent against the dollar to $1.5715 this morning, after data from the Office for National Statistics showed wages grew 2.7 per cent between February and April. Wage growth is at its fastest rate since Augest 2001, smashing expectations of 2.5 per cent. It is significantly higher than inflation, which stands at 0.1 [...]
Labour’s London mayor hopefuls debate Heathrow airport expansion June 17, 2015 The six Labour candidates hoping to succeed Boris Johnson as mayor of London have clashed over London airport expansion. Tooting MP and former transport secretary Sadiq Khan set the tone for the debate, following his backing of expansion at Gatwick airport. He defended his opposition to Heathrow's third runway, saying that London's air quality was already [...]
London mayor election: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? June 17, 2015 The London mayor election will take place next year and, with incumbent Boris Johnson standing down to focus on his role in Parliament, the field is filling with candidates who have already declared their intentions to run. Five Conservative candidates are looking to succeed Johnson, while six Labour candidates, two Greens, one Independent and a [...]
Betfair enjoys surge in profits as customer base grows by half June 17, 2015 Betfair Group enjoyed a surge in profits following a 52 per cent increase in its active customer base in 2015, leading to its chief executive saying the company is "well positioned for further growth". The figures Betfair's revenue for 2015 was up 21 per cent on 2014 – standing at £476.5m. This led to profits [...]
Labour leadership campaign: Tories support Corbyn in bid to damage party June 17, 2015 Conservatives have launched a campaign to elect Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour party in order to damage the party's electoral prospects. After Labour's poor results in the General Election, they believe that another left-leaning leader would lock the party out of government for another term. Changes in the Labour party rules now allow [...]
Why we need to expand Gatwick airport and make Heathrow better – not bigger June 16, 2015 The choice over where to build the additional airport capacity London needs will be one of the major challenges facing the next London Mayor. I have no doubt that our economy needs more aviation capacity, but after much thought, I have decided that I cannot support a third runway at Heathrow. The damage it would [...]
Labour leader debate buzzword bingo: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. Read more: Sadiq Khan: "Aspiration" will be overused in Labour leadership race In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in [...]
Labour leadership race: “Ukip”, “immigratation” and “SNP” due to dominate debate June 16, 2015 The SNP, Ukip and immigration are likely to dominate the first Labour leadership debate, according to the betting company Ladbrokes. In the race to become the next Labour leader, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Liz Kendall and Jeremy Corbyn will go head to head in a debate hosted by the BBC on Wednesday. Ladbrokes is taking [...]
