By: James Nickerson

I am a reporter at City A.M. looking at the stories, people and data behind political events from the UK, Europe and further afield. I also write about infrastructure and transport, as well as broader issues around global business.

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UK house prices: These are the compromises homebuyers aren’t prepared to make when buying a home

September 25, 2015

When finding the perfect home a multitude of factors come into play: price, location, transport links and schools are often top of the list. Nobody usually wants to scale back their expectations, but new research shows that home-buyers are much more willing to be flexible about location than the number of bedrooms and local crime [...]
LLoyds share price rises after chancellor George Osborne announced government sold more Lloyds shares, reducing holding to 12 per cent

September 25, 2015

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the government has sold another one per cent of its shareholding in Lloyds Banking Group, taking its total shareholding to less than 12 per cent. Lloyds' share price rose 1.3 per cent in early morning trading on the news. The sale programme started last December, and has raised £15bn so [...]
Here’s what happened today at Ukip’s party conference

September 25, 2015

Conference season is well underway and today the UK Independence Party's kicked off. Here's what happened: Katie Hopkins, the Daily Mail columnist, had this to say about the House of Lords: Katie Hopkins tells UKIP conference she wouldn't mind gassing the House of Lords http://t.co/bF0zIyw0XA pic.twitter.com/8hZ8LZyKrG — BuzzFeed News UK (@BuzzFeedNewsUK) September 25, 2015 Nigel [...]
Apple iPhone 6s launch: Pope Francis visit to the US to delay deliveries of new smartphone in Washington, New York City and Philadelphia

September 24, 2015

Unwitting Apple customers, eagerly awaiting the arrival of their brand new iPhone 6s on Friday, may just have to wait a little bit longer after a bigger arrival to the US: Pope Francis. The Pope's security arrangements are – as one would expect – going to block up the streets, causing major disruption. And not [...]
The public are less satisfied with Jeremy Corbyn than any other Labour leader at the time of taking the reins, according to poll

September 24, 2015

We’ve heard a lot about Labour’s new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, in the last few months, but we now know how British people as a whole view him, thanks to a poll published today. According to an Ipsos Mori report, Corbyn is the first Labour leader to be awarded a negative net satisfaction rating in their [...]
Mobile operators hit back at Ofcom plans to increase fees, claiming they threaten to increase consumer prices and hinder investment

September 24, 2015

Mobile phone users could witness their bills increasing after Ofcom tripled fees for operators to use certain airwaves, providers have warned. The charge relates to the fees mobile operators Vodafone, O2, EE and Three pay for licences to provide 2G, 3G and 4G services and will come to a total of £199.6m each year, up [...]
UK steelmakers want government help to avoid “perfect storm”

September 24, 2015

Steelmakers in the United Kingdom have appealed to the government to assist them and protect the industry in the face of rising competition and falling prices. UK Steel, the industry trade association, has said the sector is in the middle of a “perfect storm” and is facing its most difficult situation since it was privatised [...]
EU migrant crisis: Leaders pledge to protect external borders and an extra €1bn to countries in the Middle East

September 24, 2015

Leaders meeting in Brussels pledged late on Wednesday to give an extra €1bn (£700m) of aid to the Middle East to help stem the flow of migrants into Europe, while also agreeing on the need to strengthen EU external borders. The aid will be given to countries around Syria, including Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, who [...]
EU referendum: Even people leaning towards Brexit are still unconvinced

September 23, 2015

Nearly half of British voters could still be persuaded to change their minds before the EU referendum, according to a new poll out today. Thirty-one per cent of voters polled by YouGov this summer said that they would "definitely" vote for the UK to stay in the EU, while 23 per cent said that they [...]
Say what? Liberal Democrat councillor Jennifer Churchill defects to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour saying Tim Farron “worse than Clegg”

September 23, 2015

While Tim Farron, the new Liberal Democrat leader, has been openly claiming that Labour MPs are calling him up and wanting to defect from Jeremy Corbyn's left-leaning leadership, a member of the Lib Dems has packed her bags and left him. Teddington councillor Jennifer Churchill announced her departure from the party for Labour today, saying [...]

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