Theresa May will launch a consultation over her planned board seats for workers within weeks November 6, 2016 Downing Street is set to launch a consultation within a fortnight on Theresa May's controversial plans to put workers on boards. British businesses are already gearing up to provide alternatives to the proposals, which have raised eyebrows in boardrooms. May first revealed the plan this summer during her successful campaign to succeed David Cameron, but business groups [...]
Theresa May has issued support for independent judiciary as she arrives for trade mission in India November 6, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a fresh defence of the independence of judges who have faced strident criticism over their ruling on Article 50 last week, as she leads trade mission to India. The High Court ruled on Thursday that May would require parliamentary approval to trigger divorce proceedings with the EU, and the decision [...]
Blackrock has launched a stinging attack on contributions to the pensions of FTSE bosses in a letter to MPs November 6, 2016 Fund manager Blackrock has issued a slap-down to FTSE 100 bosses, demanding their pension payments be dramatically slashed. The firm has told MPs that contributions to the retirement savings for executives should be brought into line with those for most workers and has demanded the “elimination” of board-level final salary schemes. The letter is one of [...]
Former Lib Dem energy secretary Ed Davey has been blocked from accessing a report he commissioned November 6, 2016 A former Lib Dem minister has been barred from accessing a renewable energy report that he commissioned while in office. Ed Davey served as energy secretary for three years to May 2015, when he was ousted by Conservative James Berry as the MP for Kingston and Surbiton. Read More: Farron compares Goldsmith by-election to famous Poll [...]
Labour WON’T block Article 50 insists deputy leader, despite Corbyn’s demands for “Brexit bottom lines” November 6, 2016 Labour's position on Article 50 has been thrown into doubt less than a day after Jeremy Corbyn said he was prepared to force Theresa May to call an election if she didn't meet his “Brexit bottom lines”. Corbyn told the Sunday Mirror that he was not against the Prime Minister triggering Article 50, but would [...]
British farmers could be “sacrificial lambs” if the UK seeks a free trade deal with India November 4, 2016 British farmers could lose out if Theresa May pursues a free-trade deal with India in the aftermath of the European referendum. Analysis from the Westminster Policy Institute ranks India as one of the best prospects for a trade deal in the aftermath of Brexit. Comparing the total economic value for the UK economy of a [...]
Tory backbench Brexiters plan to steer government’s course through EU exit November 4, 2016 A group of backbench Tory Brexiteers want to steer the government’s agenda with regular Westminster meetings. The group, led by Leave campaigner Steve Baker, wants to push for free trade deals with countries around the world and cool fears of a post-EU trading exile. Baker is understood to be concerned that failure to coordinate Conservative [...]
Article 50 campaigners have raised £30,000 in less than four hours to fight the government in the Supreme Court November 3, 2016 A crowdfunding scheme set up to support a legal challenge on the government's right to activate Article 50 has raised more than £30,000 in just over four hours. Grahame Pigney, one of the interested parties behind a bid to block Theresa May from quitting the EU without parliamentary approval, created the funding page earlier today. [...]
MPs are set to draw up their own list of objectives for Theresa May’s talks with the EU November 3, 2016 Parliament's new Brexit watchdog has launched a probe into Theresa May's plans for negotiations with the EU. The Brexit select committee met for the first time yesterday, and its newly elected chair, Hilary Benn, has now revealed that MPs will investigate the objectives of the UK in quitting the EU. Benn's committee, which includes prominent [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May still has faith in Attorney General Jeremy Wright November 3, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May still has faith in the Attorney General despite losing the Article 50 case today, a spokeswoman for Number 10 has confirmed. Asked if May retained confidence in Jeremy Wright, they confirmed the Prime Minister's support. Wright was among government's legal team, defending an argument brought by a number of parties that it could not [...]
