Mayoral candidates attack each other over crime as Khan hits out at government funding commitment January 22, 2020 Sadiq Khan has accused the government of failing to match police resources from a decade ago, as the mayor comes under further attack over a surge in London’s knife crime. Khan, who is currently fending off criticism for failing to keep crime under control, argued the police funding settlement announced today would not go far [...]
Davos: Steve Mnuchin warns of reprisal car taxes if UK forges ahead with digital tax January 22, 2020 The US Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin has warned the UK of reprisals in the form of taxes on car companies if the government forges ahead with plans for its digital services tax. During a panel discussion in Davos, Mnuchin said he was hoping to hold “private conversations” with UK counterpart Sajid Javid and the UK [...]
Exclusive: Johnson’s US trade talks team ‘set’ – and priorities are being signed off by Cabinet January 22, 2020 The UK is poised to kick off US trade talks ahead of discussions with the EU, with the negotiating team in place and priorities all but signed off, City A.M. understands. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to fly to Washington in early February to “leverage the goodwill he has at the front end of [...]
New immigration system to start next January, PM tells Cabinet January 21, 2020 The government’s new points-based immigration system will come into force from January next year as part of Boris Johnson’s commitment to voters, Cabinet ministers were told today. The Prime Minister this morning told his senior colleagues that he was pressing ahead with plans for a shake-up of the system, which will reduce the overall number [...]
Frictionless trade ‘just not possible’ says former minister Liam Fox January 20, 2020 Any automatic alignment to EU regulations as they change over time would be “completely incompatible with the concept of Brexit,” former trade minister Liam Fox will tell Swiss business leaders tomorrow. With just 10 days before the UK leaves the EU, Fox will stress that frictionless trade between the two sides is “simply not possible” [...]
Boris Johnson suffers first defeat since election as Lords amend Brexit bill January 20, 2020 The Prime Minister has suffered his first parliamentary defeat since winning an 80-seat majority last month, as the Lords voted to amend his key Brexit bill. Peers backed the Oates amendment, ensuring EU nationals living in the UK have a physical document showing they have a right to live in the country, by 270 votes [...]
PM pledges to put ‘people before passports’ in new immigration regime January 20, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to put “people before passports” after Brexit, as part of the UK’s new immigration system. Speaking this morning as he opened the UK-Africa Investment Summit, Johnson promised that “change is coming” as a result of the UK leaving the EU. “If you want to come here to study in those [...]
UK ‘ready’ to set out EU and US trade deal red lines January 20, 2020 The UK is poised to make clear what it wants from trade deals with both the EU and US, the government has confirmed. With just 11 days until the UK leaves the EU, pressure is mounting on the Prime Minister to clarify his red lines if he is to meet his self-imposed deadline of December [...]
Don’t run for the hills over alignment – the big question is where and when to diverge January 19, 2020 As we approach the 50-day point in Boris Johnson’s premiership, questions are still being asked about what kind of leader he will be, and how different the country will become under him. Londoners in particular are used to certain amount of showmanship in the Johnson approach to politics. As mayor, he was a high profile [...]
BoE governor Mark Carney to advise PM on climate change January 16, 2020 Outgoing Bank of England governor Mark Carney is to be a key adviser to the government in the run-up to the UN climate change conference, COP26. Boris Johnson confirmed Carney in the role during a meeting at Number 10 today. The Canadian economist will help the UK government to “mobilise ambitious action from across the [...]
