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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US Presidential Election 2016: Bernie Sanders snatches West Virginia from Hillary Clinton as Donald Trump cruises towards official nomination

May 11, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders is refusing to go quietly, snatching the West Virginia primary from Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night and forcing her to fight on. Clinton still has a commanding lead in the national race, but with Sanders still taking the odd state here and there, the former secretary of state won't be able to [...]
Emirates Airlines profits rocket as its fuel costs fall

May 10, 2016

Emirates Airline reported its highest ever profit as its fuel costs sunk due to lower crude oil prices. The airline's profits rocketed 56 per cent to Dh7.1bn (£1.32bn) in 2015-2016, a new annual record, after its fuel costs fell by 31 per cent. The airline carried 51.8m passengers over the year, 7.7 per cent more passengers than [...]
Tooting By-Election: Simon Hogg favourite to retain the seat in a two-horse race with the Conservatives

May 10, 2016

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan simultaneously won City Hall and triggered a by-election by standing down from his job as MP for Tooting. While no candidate has yet been announced the election will take place on 9 or 16 June, and is anticipated to be a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives. Local councillor [...]
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel will be a delegate for Donald Trump

May 10, 2016

Billionaire PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel is listed on the California ballot as a delegate for Donald Trump. The Silicon Valley giant was one of more than 165 names submitted to the California Secretary of State's office on Monday by Trump's campaign. Read more: Trump says that Khan could be the "exception" to his blanket ban on [...]
13m passengers flew through London Luton Airport in the last year

May 10, 2016

Some 13m passengers have flown through London Luton Airport (LLA) in the past 12 months, a milestone for the airport, as the airport confirmed a £200m rail link that will bring LLA closer to London than Gatwick and Stansted. The total was reached after passenger numbers jumped by 17 per cent year-on-year in April, with over 1.1m [...]
EU referendum: Nato secretaries general warn against Brexit

May 10, 2016

Brexit would undoubtedly lead to a loss of British influence, undermine Nato and give succour to the West’s enemies, former Nato secretaries general have warned. The five Nato chiefs wrote that they have been watching the EU debate with growing concern as the Euro-Atlantic community needs an active and engaged UK to meet the challenges to peace and [...]
Donald Trump says that Sadiq Khan could be the “exception” to his blanket ban on Muslims coming to America

May 10, 2016

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been in a generous mood recently, saying he'd be happy to let newly elected Mayor of London Sadiq Khan enter America. The announcement comes after Trump said last year that there should be a ban on all Muslims entering the country in the midst of terror attacks. But Tooting [...]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announces first transport policy and statutory deputy mayor as Joanne McCartney

May 10, 2016

Newly elected mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced his first major policy. The one hour bus "hopper" fare – which he pledged throughout his campaign – will start in September. Bus passengers who use Oyster cards or contactless payment will be able to take an extra bus within one hour and pay just one fare. Khan [...]
EU referendum: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says jobs, workers’ rights and the environment depend on EU membership

May 10, 2016

Remaining in the EU is crucial to defend investment, jobs and workers' rights, Labour's leader Jeremy Corbyn has said. Speaking at the launch of Labour's short campaign, Corbyn said that there is a crucial choice on the 23 June on whether to remain in the EU and reform it or to walk away from it. "I [...]
The UK economy is in desperate need of a productivity roadmap to give it a much needed boost

May 10, 2016

It’s no secret poor productivity is partly to blame for the slowing of GDP growth. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics illustrate labour productivity fell by 1.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015 from the third quarter, the biggest drop since the financial crisis in 2008. The latest ICAEW Economic Forecast [...]

Cavendish warns Iran conflict could damage long-term growth

London City Lionesses CEO Martin Semmens: ‘We want to be sustainable’

Iconic City dining spot set to relocate to new rooftop location

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