‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain
Forget Farage: Downing Street says Trump-May relationship is no threesome November 14, 2016 Theresa May has issued a stinging slap down to calls for Nigel Farage to lead relations with US President-elect Donald Trump. Farage was the first British politician to meet with Trump in the aftermath of the Republican's shock election victory, and this morning offered to assist the UK government in strengthening ties with the controversial billionaire. Downing [...]
British ports would be liberated by quitting the customs union, according to a new report November 14, 2016 The potential of British ports could be unleashed in the aftermath of Brexit, if the UK quits the EU customs union, according to a new report. The Centre for Policy Studies is calling on Prime Minister Theresa May to create a raft of new “free ports” to improving manufacturing trade and regional growth. These are [...]
Experts say wages could fall in real terms next year, as firms slow investment ahead of Brexit November 14, 2016 British workers are set to see their take home pay fall next year, while employment growth could also slow, according to new statistics. The latest analysis by the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development also found that few employers back a “hard Brexit”, taking the UK out of the Single Market. Wages are expected fall [...]
Theresa May is to promise an “unashamedly pro-business” government November 14, 2016 Prime minister Theresa May will today vow to lead an “unashamedly pro-business” government, while also vowing to crackdown on bosses that “game the system”. Speaking at the Lord Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall tonight, May is expected to stress her desire to make the UK an attractive destination for businesses to invest after Brexit. Citing the [...]
British ports would be liberated by quitting the customs union, according to a new report November 13, 2016 NULL
A Tory grassroots group is pushing Theresa May to call an early general election November 13, 2016 Theresa May has been urged to seek an early general election to circumvent “awkward” Tory MPs by her party base. While May has repeatedly committed to the current electoral timetable, speculation is rife the Prime Minister may seek to boost her majority before the planned election date of 2020, and now the chair of Conservative [...]
More than 50 Tory MPs are demanding a fuel duty cut in Autumn Statement November 13, 2016 More than 50 Tory MPs have banded together to demand a cut in fuel duty in the Autumn Statement next week. MPs, which include six government ministers, authored the letter to chancellor Philip Hammond to warn consumers and businesses are being ripped off at the petrol pumps. Campaigners argue that even if fuel duty increased [...]
“I’ve got the best job in the world”, says Sadiq Khan, City A.M.’s Personality of the Year 2016 November 10, 2016 Sadiq Khan is feeling ambitious as he sits down with City A.M to discuss his first six months as London mayor. Khan isn't just sketching out his plans for the next six months in office – the former Tooting MP is talking in decades. To be precise, he's talking about serving no fewer than six [...]
British businesses say they are losing out thanks to our failure to build enough new homes November 7, 2016 The failure to build homes is hurting the ability of British businesses to recruit and retain staff, according to the CBI, who are calling for a dramatic shift in housebuilding policy Last summer, the government unveiled a prominent goal of building 1m new homes by 2020, but the CBI today warned the government is at [...]
A “hard Brexit” could undermine the very things driving GDP growth, according to this think tank November 7, 2016 Dramatic new migration barriers in the aftermath of Brexit could hit the UK's prospects for future growth, according to foreign policy experts. The UK recorded more than double the growth of Eurozone peers between 2010 and 2015, with Chatham House attributing the difference to aggressive monetary policy, rapid interventions into the financial sector and a [...]
