No Delays! Downing Street is confident it can activate Article 50 by March, despite today’s high court ruling November 3, 2016 Downing Street is sticking to plans to activate Article 50 early next year despite this morning's high court ruling. Today a high court judge ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May needed the approval of parliament to begin the process of quitting the European Union. Despite the setback, Theresa May remains confident there will be no delays. [...]
Ireland is launching a charm offensive on the UK’s financial services market after Brexit November 2, 2016 The Irish government has embarked on a charm offensive in a bid to lure parts of the UK's financial services market to Dublin in the aftermath of Brexit. Financial services minister Eoghan Murphy is meeting firms in the capital this week to discuss the merits of the Ireland as a gateway to Europe. Just days after [...]
UK signs landmark trade deals with Colombia including £20m bio research programme November 2, 2016 The UK has marked the first state visit from a Colombian president with a pair of landmark trade deals set to back both exports and research in the Latin American Country. The government yesterday revealed plans for £1bn in export finance to encourage investment in healthcare and energy, and the department for Business, Energy and [...]
Tommorrow judges will rule whether the government can trigger Article 50 without parliament’s approval November 2, 2016 Judges will tomorrow give their verdict on whether Theresa May must consult gain MPs consent to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of exiting the European Union. Campaigners argue that May cannot do so without the support of the House of Commons, and argue that the summer's European referendum alone does not confer power [...]
CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn is having her first face-to-face meeting with Theresa May ahead of the Autumn Statement November 2, 2016 CBI boss Carolyn Fairbairn is set to meet Theresa May for the first time later this month as the business lobby seeks to warm relations with Downing Street ahead of the Autumn Statement. Fairbairn will have her first face-to-face with the Prime Minister since May took on the role in the Summer. It comes after [...]
It may be all over for Ukip, according to party donor Arron Banks November 2, 2016 One of Ukip's largest donors has warned that it could be all over for the party as it enters into a fresh leadership contest. Former insurance broker Arron Banks has helped to bankroll the party since 2014, but asked today if Ukip was finished he admitted: "It could be, it's at a crossroads". Speaking on BBC [...]
Abolishing these 20 taxes will help the poor, says the IEA November 2, 2016 A radical free-market Westminster think thank is claiming it can maintain welfare support and improve the lot of the low-income workers while scrapping nearly every mainstream tax that the government currently imposes. The Institute of Economic Affairs says the controversial plan would see the poorest 10 per cent of the UK enjoying tax cuts worth [...]
The influential Treasury Committee has launched a stinging attack on a probe into competition in retail banking November 2, 2016 An influential group of MPs has lashed out at a light-touch report into high street banking, days before the City watchdog publishes its verdict on the sector. Treasury Select Committee chair Andrew Tyrie said the failure of the Competition and Markets Authority to propose dramatic reform smacked of “complacency”, while Labour MP Rachel Reeves said the [...]
For Richmond read Ribble Valley – Tim Farron is comparing December’s Zac Goldsmith by election to a famous Poll Tax win November 1, 2016 With a month to go before voting begins in Richmond Park, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has compared the by election battle to a 25-year-old victory that helped bring about the end of the poll-tax. Speaking to City A.M. while travelling to Richmond for his first full day of campaigning in West London since the former [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond will today reveal Britain’s new £1.9bn cyber security plans November 1, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond will today formally launch the UK's new cyber security strategy. Hammond will reveal the £1.9bn plans at a Microsoft conference in the Excel Centre in London's Docklands. He will promises that plans for defence, deterrence and fresh development would also represent a core part of the government's industrial strategy. Read More: More proof [...]
