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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Business secretary Sajid Javid lays out measures to cut red tape by £10bn

March 3, 2016

New comprehensive measures to help meet the government's commitment of cutting a further £10bn of red tape were announced today by business secretary Sajid Javid. While the UK already has the lowest burden of regulation in the G7 nations, according to the World Economic Forum, businesses across the country have been demanding more. Speaking at [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Does the Super Tuesday rally show Hillary Clinton trumping Donald at the polls?

March 3, 2016

It’s been a wild start to 2016 for US stock markets, plunging for the first six weeks of the year then turning around in mid-February and kicking off March with a big breakout rally. The high volatility that started the year has been attributed to a number of factors, one of which may be uncertainty [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Establishment Republicans turn on Donald Trump in effort to sway voters

March 3, 2016

Donald Trump has taken the US by storm. Rolling ahead of a once-crowded Republican pack, he is now almost certain to win the nomination. But while he has the support of many voters, the Republican establishment doesn't want that. House speaker Paul Ryan and South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham have already spoken out against him, and former Presidential [...]
EU referendum: France’s economy minister Emmanuel Macron says that Brexit could lead to Calais border moving migrant camp from France to UK

March 3, 2016

If the UK votes to leave the European Union border controls at Calais could be dropped, allowing migrants to stream across the English Channel, France's economy minister Emmanuel Macron has warned. He said that if the UK votes for Brexit, France could drop the Le Touquet agreement it has with the UK that allows the [...]
FTSE 100 index closes lower as the price of oil slides and share prices of ITV and Intertek fall

March 2, 2016

After a positive start to Wednesday's trading, the FTSE 100 swung into a loss for the day as the share prices of ITV and Intertek faltered. The UK's blue chip index closed 0.09 per cent lower at 6,147 points, as oil prices fell after it was revealed inventories rose. "A slide back in oil prices appears [...]
EU referendum: Labour MP John Mann states UK paid out £647m for health costs to European countries last year with just £49m received back

March 2, 2016

The UK paid out more than £647m to European countries for the health costs last year, receiving just £49m in return, according to Labour MP John Mann. The discrepancy was revealed in a department for health response to Mann, who sits on the Treasury Select Committee. Read more: Former Tory chancellor Norman Lamont backs Brexit Notably, Mann said [...]
Super Tuesday 2016 results: Donald Trump’s meteoric rise to Republican front-runner should surprise no-one

March 2, 2016

Even close observers of politics are flummoxed, astounded and surprised by the meteoric rise of Donald Trump – they shouldn’t be. Many will be thinking that a real estate mogul, part-time reality TV star, and self-proclaimed non-politician has no business running for the most powerful elected office in the world, but is that really the [...]
Trade Union Bill: House of Lords select committee waters down the government’s proposals that would impact the Labour party’s funding

March 2, 2016

While the Trade Union Bill is still making its way through the House of Lords, a cross-party report from a Lords select committee has suggested watering down the government's proposals. The report by the House of Lords Select Committee on Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding accepted that the bill would result in reducing [...]
Pensions: Secretary of state for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith defends independent review into state pension age

March 2, 2016

Secretary of state for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith has defended the independent review that his department has launched into state pension age. Responding to an urgent question from the shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Owen Smith, he added that changes to the state pension age could need to be taken to [...]
Trade Union Bill: House of Lords select committee accepts union members should make active choice in contributing to union’s political fund

March 2, 2016

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