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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PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron forced to defend government’s record on housing

February 10, 2016

Prime Minister David Cameron came under the cosh on housing from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, forcing Cameron to defend the government's plans to help people buy and own property in the UK. Corbyn said that Cameron's record is one of failure on housing, asking what the Prime Minister was doing to help people who suffer unrealistic house prices and [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Bookies slash odds on Donald Trump to become next President after winning New Hampshire primary

February 10, 2016

Outspoken Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is now more likely to enter the White House after winning the New Hampshire Primary, according to bookmakers. Previously at 6/1 to become the next US President, a Trump victory is now being offered at 7/2 by Betway after it emerged he was likely to get more than twice the [...]
Tullow Oil’s share price falls despite losses narrowing last year in the midst of falling oil prices

February 10, 2016

Tullow Oil shares fell today, despite the company reporting that losses narrowed last year as the company said it's begun to renegotiate its debt with lenders. The Africa-focused oil group's share price was 7.43 per cent down, at 149.5p in mid-morning trading. [charts-share-price id="81"] Tullow warned that "banking discussions with regard to March 2016 re-determination have begun," as it reported that it finished [...]
EU referendum: EU reform won’t stop migrants coming to the UK, says former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso

February 10, 2016

Migrants bound for the United Kingdom will not be put off by restricting benefits, former European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said. Plans for an "emergency break" on in-work benefits for migrants are a creative compromise, but will not help reduce migration, he told BBC Newsnight. Barroso's comments come after Prime Minister David Cameron [...]
Liberalising the UK’s migration policy could yield significant benefits for migrants and lead to a “brain gain” in developing countries

February 10, 2016

Britain’s immigration debate rarely discusses how migrants themselves are affected by coming to work here. We argue passionately over whether immigration has cost the average worker twenty pounds, or benefited her by forty pounds. But these sums are trivial compared to the benefits of migration to the migrants themselves, and to their home countries. A [...]
FTSE 100 index closes lower as miners and banks slide

February 9, 2016

The FTSE 100 index extended its losses on Tuesday after having traded with some volatility over the course of the day. The UK's blue chip index fell 0.88 per cent to 5,632.19 points as banks and miners continued to tumble. “It’s becoming a ‘get yer hard hat on’ situation with bank stocks coming down left and right [...]
EU referendum: Out campaign groups Leave.EU and Vote Leave finally unite, in support of independent Brexit film

February 9, 2016

Tensions may have reached fever pitch last week between Leave.EU and Vote Leave, but the Out campaign groups have now found a common cause to unite around. If leaving the European Union wasn't enough, the groups have now rallied around an independent Brexit film, according to Leave.EU. An independent, crowd-funded initiative to produce a feature-length [...]
US Presidential Election 2016: Republican candidate Donald Trump crudely insults rival Ted Cruz on the eve of New Hampshire primary

February 9, 2016

At his final rally ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary Donald Trump resorted to a slew of insults over his rivals, repeating the remarks of a crowd member and branding Ted Cruz "a pussy" over his view on waterboarding. “She just said a terrible thing,” Trump said after a crowd member spoke of Cruz. [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Sadiq Khan has danced into the lead over Zac Goldsmith for London mayor, but how important will voter turnout be on 5 May?

February 9, 2016

In three months’ time London will have a new mayor, ending the eight year era of Boris. Sadiq Khan may well be in the box seat with both pollsters and bookmakers at present, but the Tooting MP has a delicate dance to perform until voters head to their local polling places on 5 May. Khan’s [...]
LinkedIn shares are in freefall after issuing downbeat financial forecast

February 5, 2016

LinkedIn shares are plummeting, down 37 per cent as markets opened in the US. The falling share prices comes after LinkedIn issued a downbeat financial forecast for 2016. The social media giant said it forecast earnings of $0.55 per share, well below analysts' expectations of $0.74 per share. Read more: Which tech giant makes $1,409 profit [...]

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