By: Jessica Frank-Keyes

Political Reporter Political Reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes is the political reporter at CityAM. She covers Westminster politics, City Hall, Labour and the Conservative party.

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‘What Brexit was about’: How Tories in the conference hall saw Sunak’s speech

October 4, 2023

Rishi Sunak was praised by Tory delegates for an “amazing” conference speech which saw him cancel the Manchester leg of HS2, scrap A-Levels and announce a long-term smoking ban. Attendees leaving the packed Manchester conference hall were effusive in their reactions to the Prime Minister – and vowed they were “confident” he could win the [...]
‘Done the unthinkable’: HS2 northern leg scrapped, Rishi Sunak confirms in Tory conference speech

October 4, 2023

The northern leg of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester has been scrapped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The Prime Minister confirmed the decision to axe the route as he made his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today. Sunak said: “I am ending this long running saga. I am cancelling the rest of [...]
MPs slam Tory mayoral hopeful for saying Jews ‘frightened’ under Sadiq Khan

October 3, 2023

Tory mayoral hopeful Susan Hall has been accused of deploying “dog-whistle” politics in her bid to lead City Hall after claiming Jews are “frightened” under Labour’s Sadiq Khan. Senior Labour MPs urged the Conservative candidate to retract the “divisive and disgusting” remarks as the Board of Deputies of British Jews said there is “no fear [...]
Hunt: London’s stock market can rise above Nasdaq

October 3, 2023

London’s stock market “can actually do better than Nasdaq” in some areas, Jeremy Hunt said today, as the government and regulators scramble to boost the appeal of the City amid a drop in public listings.
Rishi Sunak refuses to say if HS2 to Manchester is being scrapped – six times

October 3, 2023

Rishi Sunak has refused to confirm whether HS2 to Manchester is being scrapped six times while being grilled in a live interview. The Prime Minister insisted to BBC Breakfast he had “absolutely not” given up on the multi-billion pound rail scheme which has dominated the Conservative Party Conference. “We’ve got spades on the ground on [...]
Hunt announces civil service hiring freeze as he aims to shrink the state

October 2, 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced a freeze on civil service recruitment and pledged to shrink the size of the state.
‘The lower the better’: Truss tells Tory conference corporation tax should be at 19 per cent

October 2, 2023

Corporation tax should be slashed to 19 per cent and “if we can get it lower the better”, Liz Truss has said. The former Tory leader, who left office after just 49 days last year following a calamitous mini-budget which sent markets spiralling, called for action to “change the agenda” and prevent British businesses being [...]
Prime minister ‘should be able to fire’ Bank of England governor: Top Tory

October 2, 2023

The Prime Minister of the day “should be able to fire the governor of the Bank of England”, Lord David Frost has said.
Tories are ‘the party of business’, Jeremy Hunt insists ahead of conference speech

October 2, 2023

The Conservatives are “certainly the party of business”, Jeremy Hunt has insisted ahead of his speech at Tory conference today. The Chancellor told LBC Radio: “We certainly are the party of business. “Rishi Sunak and I are prepared to take those decisions because there is a fundamental choice in British politics between a party that [...]
Dorries by-election: Can Labour or Lib Dem flip Mid Bedfordshire?

October 2, 2023

Ahead of a by-election to replace Nadine Dorries as MP, Labour and the Lib Dems have fought a fierce battle for the soul of Mid Bedfordshire.

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