Jeremy Corbyn’s only hope of power may be in an SNP coalition, Labour group warns January 3, 2017 Labour's only hope of power may be to form a coalition with the likes of the Scottish National Party, a leading left-wing group has warned. A report from the Fabian Society this morning has claimed that the party is on track to drop below 200 seats in the House of Commons for the first time since [...]
Thousands of £250,000 starter homes are about to be built (outside London) January 3, 2017 Housing minister Gavin Barwell has given the green light for the construction of thousands of new starter homes outside of the capital. Built on brownfield sites, the new homes are designed for first-time buyers between 23 and 40 years old, and will be sold at a discount of 20 per cent below market value, with [...]
Quitting the customs union could bring 400k jobs to the UK, Brexit campaigners say January 3, 2017 Quitting the customs union could generate almost 400,000 jobs in the UK thanks to new free trade deals, a pro-Brexit campaign group has claimed. Change Britain said the UK could hope to secure trade arrangements with up to eight nations if able to negotiate its own deals by exiting the trading bloc, although Theresa May's [...]
The UK property market will be boosted by global uncertainty in 2017, according to Colliers January 3, 2017 The UK's property market will be boosted by global uncertainty through 2017, according to forecasts from Colliers International. With Prime Minister Theresa May set to trigger Article 50 before April, the real estate advisor warned that Brexit fears could affect the UK market. But it added that investors would see through that uncertainty, with property [...]
Labour’s polling has slumped to a new low in the latest figures January 2, 2017 Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party has seen its polling figures dip further, while union backers battle over how the party should approach immigration. Latest figures from YouGov for The Times show the party polling at 24 per cent, down from 25 per cent, itself Labour's worst performance since 2009. The polling also shows improved performance from both [...]
Theresa May has blamed David Cameron for controversial New Year’s gongs January 2, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has reportedly vowed to reform the priorities for the honours system after some of the prizes handed out in the latest list came under fire. The New Year's list saw a knighthood handed to the the permanent secretary of the department for international development, despite concerns over the way the UK spends [...]
The Northern powerhouse plans must include rural Brexit voters a think tank will today warn December 9, 2016 Efforts to boost the economy of the North must include rural areas that voted leave in last summer's referendum, an influential think tank will today warn. Theresa May's government has stressed its commitment to regional devolution, and although doubts have emerged about her support for the North in particular, IPPR North has called on the [...]
Public funds committed to infrastructure and construction have increased by £40bn since March December 8, 2016 The total amount of public money locked in to infrastructure and public construction projects has leapt by almost £40bn, or eight per cent, in the last six months. Figures from KPMG show that the total value of a combined government infrastructure and construction pipeline is now £502.3bn, up from £463.4bn in March. 60 per cent [...]
George Osborne has made a cool £500k on the speaker’s circuit December 8, 2016 Before the Brexit vote, George Osborne was leading the Treasury's warnings of an imminent economic collapse if the UK voted to leave. That hasn't quite come to pass, and one beneficiary of that is the former chancellor himself. Figures revealed this week show Osborne has now earned more than £500,000 from making speeches since getting unceremoniously [...]
Will Boris Johnson’s Saudi comments hurt the UK’s Gulf trade charm offensive? December 8, 2016 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson's attack on Saudi Arabia runs the risk of harming UK efforts to build trading relations with Gulf states, experts say. In remarks reported earlier this week, Johnson accused the Saudi regime of “twisting” Islam for political ends, fighting “proxy wars” in the region with Iran. Downing Street this morning issued a [...]
