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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EU referendum: Green Party lauches pro-Remain campaign

March 14, 2016

The Green Party has launched its pro-Remain EU campaign, stating that Green supporters will be crucial in order to win the vote for the UK to stay in the EU. The Green Party's only MP Caroline Lucas said the party would be "loud and proud" about the UK's membership of the EU, arguing the EU story should [...]
Police should be located in London Underground ticket offices, says think tank

March 14, 2016

Police should be located in London Underground ticket offices to boost visibility and make it easier for the public to report crimes, a think tank has said. A report, titled Boosting London’s Frontline Policing, by the Capital City Foundation, the London focused unit of leading think tank Policy Exchange, has argued "underground police points" would also [...]
Budget 2016: Institute of Fiscal Studies’ Paul Johnson says budget cuts may not materialise

March 14, 2016

Chancellor George Osborne has indicated he will announce more cuts in his Budget, but these cuts may never materialise, director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson has said. Yesterday the chancellor indicated be may have to announce cuts worth up to £4bn by the end of this parliament when he delivers his Budget [...]
EU referendum: Travel association Abta says uncertainty after Brexit vote would likely weaken the pound making holiday and business travel abroad more expensive

March 14, 2016

The period of uncertainty following a Brexit vote would have an impact on the pound, making the cost of holidaying more expensive, as well as adding costs for UK businesses to buy abroad, the UK's largest travel association has said. In a report titled What Brexit might mean for UK Travel, Abta and Deloitte found [...]
EU referendum: Mayor of London Boris Johnson calls US President Barack Obama’s anticipated EU intervention “hypocrisy”

March 14, 2016

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is taking no prisoners in the EU debate, labelling President Barack Obama's plan to tell the British people they should vote to stay in the EU a "piece of outrageous and exorbitant hypocrisy". Johnson's comments come before Obama plans to land in the UK next month to urge voters to stay in [...]
Budget 2016: Labour’s London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan urges chancellor George Osborne to take “emergency action” on housing

March 14, 2016

Ahead of George Osborne's Budget this week Labour's London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has called on the chancellor to take "emergency action" to help fix London's housing crisis. Khan is pushing Osborne to help double the number of homes built in the capital fo more than 50,000 a year. He warned that the capital's housing [...]
Gatwick Airport to boost transport links with trains to London every three minutes

March 10, 2016

Gatwick is to boost its transport links with trains to London every three minutes as it aims to get more passengers to the airport by public transport than other UK airports. The launch of the new fleet of Gatwick Express trains today will mark the start of a change in rail services to the airport, with [...]
EU referendum: Prime Minister David Cameron admits the EU needs more reform as he makes positive case for EU after criticism over “project fear”

March 10, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that the European Union needs more reform as he laid out the benefits of the UK staying in the EU, after claims the pro-Remain campaign had resorted to project fear. The Prime Minister said: "I'm the first to say there needs to be further reform of the EU. My renegotiation isn't end [...]
Labour MP Dan Jarvis sets out vision for Labour as speculation of leadership mounts

March 10, 2016

Backbench Labour MP Dan Jarvis, who is speculated to be a potential challenger to Jeremy Corbyn, has laid out his vision for the British economy today. The speech has been touted as start of Jarvis' bid for the Labour leadership. Giving a speech at the think tank Demos, the former paratrooper argued that New Labour failed [...]
Crossrail 2: The north-east to south-west line gets thumbs up from Lord Adonis who says it will keep London moving so “we should get on with it right away”

March 10, 2016

Crossrail 2 was given a thumbs up by an independent body today, leading businesses to urge the chancellor to press ahead with the project. London needs Crossrail 2 as quickly as possible as the capital will "grind to a halt unless significant further improvements are made" to London's transport capacity, Lord Andrew Adonis has warned. Commenting [...]

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