Bookies are offering the shortest ever odds on a Clinton presidency October 12, 2016 Bookmakers have slashed the odds of a Hillary Clinton triumph in next month's US presidential election. As Donald Trump continues to seek recovery from his 2005 comments on women, his odds have drifted despite an aggressive performance in the second debate between the pair earlier this week. Ladbrokes is now offering odds to 2/11 on [...]
Keir Starmer is leading more than 50 Labour MPs are demanding Liam Fox outlines plans for EU customs union membership October 12, 2016 NULL
Keir Starmer is leading more than 50 Labour MPs in demanding Liam Fox outlines plans for EU customs union membership October 12, 2016 More than 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter demanding International Trade secretary Liam Fox outline any rationale for taking the UK out of the EU's customs union. In speeches focusing on the importance of free trade, Fox has previously hinted that future customs union membership is unlikely. MPs are set to debate parliamentary scrutiny [...]
Chris Grayling has revealed a £70m fund for compensation and road safety projects along the route of HS2 October 12, 2016 Transport secretary Chris Grayling has revealed £70m of funding for communities along the route of HS2 between London and the Midlands. The funding will be used to improve access to nearby countryside, and conserve the natural environment along the route, as well as supporting local economies disrupted by construction. £40m of the total fund will [...]
MPs have debated plans for a new Royal Yacht today, exploring how to fund a replacement vessel October 11, 2016 MPs debated options for the funding of a new Royal yacht yesterday – with one suggestion to divert cash from the UK's aid budget. In a Westminster debate led by Lancashire MP Jake Berry, MPs called for the government to re-establish the use of a royal yacht for trade talks. Former defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth [...]
Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a ferocious attack on the Treasury after a leaked report indicated a £66bn annual cost from quitting the Single Market October 11, 2016 Treasury Select Committee member Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused civil servants of conspiring to undermine Theresa May's government after a leaked report estimated an annual bill of £66bn if the UK quits the Single Market. The figures, published by The Times this morning, come from a report by the Department for International Trade and the Department [...]
George Osborne has told Theresa May to get on with a verdict on airport expansion October 11, 2016 Former chancellor George Osborne has warned Theresa May to get on with a verdict on airport expansion, admitting successive governments had “dragged heels” over approving a new runway. Osborne blasted across the Prime Minister's bows in his first appearance in front of a select committee as a backbench MP, having been dismissed by May over the summer. [...]
Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey will fight Hilary Benn to lead parliament’s Brexit committee October 11, 2016 Vauxhall MP and prominent Leave campaigner Kate Hoey is to launch an audacious bid to lead parliament's Brexit watchdog, City A.M. understands. The powerful new Brexit committee is due to be formally created later today, and will be responsible for cross-party scrutiny of the UK's departure from the EU. Hoey has yet to formally launch her bid to [...]
Despite growing pressure from MPs, David Davis says there will be no parliamentary debate on Single Market membership October 10, 2016 David Davis has reiterated the government will not offer MPs a vote on the terms of Brexit, despite growing pressure from across parties. Speaking in the House of Commons today, Davis said the UK's referendum vote represented a “clear overwhelming and unarguable mandate”, warning that “no-one should seek to find ways to thwart the will of [...]
Theresa May has scorned calls for parliamentary vote on Brexit, despite a prominent Leave backer accusing her of “tyranny” October 10, 2016 Theresa May has ruled out a fresh parliamentary vote on the terms of Brexit, even as a Leave-backing MP compares Downing Street's approach to “EU tyranny”. Yesterday a cross-party band of MPs demanded that parliament be granted approval of the final nature of the UK's departure from the EU, and in particular any future participation [...]
