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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European Council President Donald Tusk says more countries will not leave the EU after Brexit vote

July 8, 2016

Concerns of anti-EU contagion spreading to countries in the wake of the Brexit vote are overstated, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. Speaking alongside President Barack Obama and EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Tusk said that there are "geopolitical consequences" of Brexit which could be serious, but a domino effect stemming from the UK is [...]
David Cameron nominates Sir Julian King as the UK’s EU commissioner

July 8, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron has put forward Sir Julian King as the UK's nominee for its EU Commissioner, Downing Street has announced King, currently the UK's ambassador to France, has been put forward for the role left vacant after Lord Jonathan Hill resigned in the wake of the Brexit vote. The UK still remains a [...]
Ruth Davidson backs Theresa May for leader of the Conservative party

July 8, 2016

We are living in serious times, and serious times call for serious people like Theresa May, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said as she gave the home secretary her backing for Tory leader. Davidson, who recently pulled a coup d'état by pushing Labour into second place in Scotland, said that she trusts May to go "eyeball [...]
Ofcom: Sky garners few complaints across broadband, TV, mobile and telephone, but BT, EE, Plusnet fare badly

July 8, 2016

Things aren't getting much better. The total number of complaints made to Ofcom in between the last three months of 2015 and the first three months of 2016 was stable – though, to be fair, there was a slight decline in pay-monthly mobile complaints. Sky consistently got less complaints than the industry average, while Virgin [...]
Labour may be in danger of splitting, says potential leadership contender Owen Smith

July 8, 2016

A series of high profile Labour politicians have now raised the prospect of a permanent split in the party, with Owen Smith the latest to add his name to the list. Pontypridd MP Owen Smith said that the party is in danger of "splitting apart", adding that unity is needed. "Over the last week, I have [...]
SMEs and Brexit: Seeing through the uncertainty

July 8, 2016

In the run-up to the referendum, we endured weeks of tension and you often heard people say they’d be glad when it was all over. Sadly it appears hopes of an end to the uncertainty are unrealistic. A post-Brexit political void has opened up. It will be weeks before we know who will lead the [...]
UK will play bigger role in NATO to compensate for Brexit, defence secretary Michael Fallon has said

July 8, 2016

The United Kingdom will play a bigger role in NATO in order to counterbalance its vote to leave the EU, the defence secretary has said. Michael Fallon said that it was disappointing that the UK had voted for Brexit at a dangerous time in global affairs, adding that the UK must now be even more engaging with [...]
Uber Technologies has raised $1.15bn from a high-yield loan

July 8, 2016

Uber Technologies has raised over a billion dollars to add to its arsenal in its bid to extend its operations across the world. The taxi-hailing app has finalised a $1.15bn (£889m) high-yield loan. The unleveraged loan, which is Uber's first, takes the total amount raised in debt and equity to more than $15bn and helps its [...]
Volkswagen under pressure from European Commission over compensation in wake of diesel scandal

July 7, 2016

The European Commission is putting pressure on Volkswagen (VW) after it refused to compensate car owners in Europe while at the same time paying compensation in America. The commission is voicing its frustration at the carmaking giant after it offered up to $10,000 each to owners in the US, while offering nothing to European counterparts. The [...]
Farnborough Airshow: Boeing soars above Airbus ahead of week-long industry event

July 7, 2016

Boeing is soaring above rival Airbus ahead of the week-long Farnborough Airshow, which analysts expect to be a "damp squib". Airbus said this week it had booked 27 new plane orders in June and delivered 64, marking a difficult road ahead to meet full-year targets. It goes into the week-long industry event having booked 183 new orders in [...]

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