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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Nigel Farage has resigned again – here are his career highlights

July 4, 2016

The UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage has stepped down, again. And assuming that the party doesn't reject his resignation again, he can have what he says he wants: his life back. As his political career comes to an end, here are some of his most memorable moments. Recently, Farage led a flotilla up the Thames: [...]
Angela Merkel will not drop opposition to breaking EU bank rescue rules as trouble in Italian banking sector continues

July 4, 2016

German chancellor Angela Merkel will not back down on opposing the breaking of EU bank rescue rules as the Italian banking crisis continues. When asked about plans to rescue the banking sector, the German finance ministry spokesperson, Martin Jäger, said Germany stands by its position that was declared last week at the EU Council meeting, [...]
Brexit: Leaders from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to meet to discuss referendum

July 4, 2016

Political leaders from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are to meet today in Dublin to discuss the impact of the EU referendum. The ministers will meet for the first time since the referendum, after concerns were raised on both sides of the border about the ramifications of the UK's historic vote. The North [...]
Labour hits back at Osborne’s plans to cut corportation tax

July 4, 2016

The Labour party has hit back at reports that the chancellor is planning to cut corporation tax to 15 per cent. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said that the government needs to rethink cuts to government investment and bring forward "shovel-ready projects". "This is a futile and costly gesture from a lame-duck chancellor who is clean [...]
Angela Eagle says she has the support to run against Jeremy Corbyn

July 4, 2016

As Conservatives battle it out for the leadership of their party, former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle has said she has the support to mount a challenge on Jeremy Corbyn. Speaking outside her house this morning, Eagle said that Corbyn is not "properly engaged" with the democratically elected leader of Labour, Tom Watson. The BBC reported [...]
RMT union says Govia Thameslink Railway franchise is being given permission to cancel 350 trains a day

July 4, 2016

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has been given permission by the government to introduce an emergency timetable from next Monday, allowing them to cancel 350 more trains a day, a union has warned. The RMT union said the figures were confirmed to the union at a GTR meeting on Friday, and that the emergency timetable will [...]
Boris Johnson’s five point plan for Brexit

July 4, 2016

With the Conservative leadership drama continuing, once-upon-a-time hopeful Boris Johnson has some advice. The former London mayor said that there are still too many young people who believe that the older generation have stolen their future, adding: "It is time for this nonsense to end.Q" Writing in the Telegraph, Johnson said: "It was wrong of the [...]
Philip Hammond backs Theresa May for Tory leadership as country needs “pragamatism” over “dogmatic rhetoric”

July 4, 2016

Foreign secretary Philip Hammond has backed home secretary Theresa May for the Conservative leadership as EU negotiations "require a good dose of old-fashioned British pragmatism". Hammond said that there is a trade off between market access and restrictions on movement, which need to be agreed at the start of negotiations and not the end, meaning a [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Nate Silver thinks Donald Trump has just 20-25 per cent chance of beating Hillary Clinton

July 1, 2016

Polling wonder-kid Nate Silver reckons Donald Trump has just a 20-25 per cent chance of winning the US presidential election. Silver, who in 2012 correctly predicted the outcome in every state, said Clinton's chances of taking the White House are correspondingly 75-80 per cent. On the website FiveThirtyEight, two forecasts were revealed: the first just based on [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to sell off water cannon bought by Boris Johnson that weren’t used a year after Theresa May blocked their deployment

July 1, 2016

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is to sell off three never-used water cannon previously purchased by Boris Johnson on behalf of London. Boris Johnson spent more than 200,000 on the three water cannon, which were blocked from being used on the streets of London by home secretary Theresa May. The former London mayor came under fire [...]

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