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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Theresa May: My Brexit would have been better than Johnson’s ‘bad deal’

September 13, 2023

Theresa May has said her Brexit deal would have been better for the UK than Boris Johnson’s, as she promotes her new book.
Government won’t create single insolvency regulator in its industry overhaul

September 12, 2023

Insolvencies will not be regulated by a single body, after the government dropped plans to create a solo watchdog for the sector. Ministers had proposed setting up a single regulator of insolvency practitioners to run within the insolvency service – but have since reversed on the idea. The move comes as high street retailer Wilko [...]
Pensions secretary: Triple lock has ‘very long term’ question marks as cost spirals

September 12, 2023

The triple lock - set to cost an extra £2bn as a result of new wage growth data - may not be sustainable in the long-term
Labour vow to scrap minimum service levels law if elected, unions told

September 12, 2023

Labour would scrap the minimum service levels law within their first 100 days in office, Angela Rayner told a trade union conference.
Chancellor: India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ could revitalise London’s capital markets

September 11, 2023

Indian firms are set to explore listing internationally on the UK’s London Stock Exchange, amid trade talks between the two nations.
Rishi Sunak now as unpopular as Boris Johnson, poll finds

September 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak is now as unpopular as Boris Johnson when he left office, polling of the public has revealed. The Prime Minister has scored his lowest ever favourability rating with almost 70 per cent of Brits revealing that they don’t rate him – making his popularity levels as poor as those of his former boss [...]
Jeremy Hunt: No tax cuts on the cards before next general election

September 11, 2023

Jeremy Hunt has hinted that tax cuts are unlikely to be on offer before the next general election after warning that inflation had proved “stickier than was forecast”. The Chancellor told Bloomberg that he did not expect to have more fiscal headroom at the Autumn Statement — compared with the spring Budget — and “debt [...]
Rishi Sunak dodges commitment to pensions ‘triple lock’ in Tory manifesto

September 11, 2023

Rishi Sunak has dodged a commitment to include the pensions ‘triple lock’ in the next Tory election manifesto. The Prime Minister now risks a backlash from his own MPs who will worry about turning off older voters in the general election. It comes amid reports ministers could consider a cut to benefits ahead of voters [...]
Corbyn London mayor bid could hurt Sadiq Khan and let Tories in, poll claims

September 8, 2023

If former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn opts to run for City Hall in London, it could take votes away from Sadiq Khan and open the door for the Conservatives, a new a poll has found. It comes after the former party leader told the Edinburgh Festival earlier this summer that he would “have a think” [...]
UK ‘flying blind’ on soaring levels of fraud which has quadrupled since pandemic

September 8, 2023

The government is “flying blind” on its exposure to fraud, which has quadrupled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also said that while most of the £21bn of taxpayers’ money lost to fraud during the pandemic is unlikely to be recovered, the government should be [...]

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