Theresa May’s treatment of EU nationals in the UK “inhuman and immoral” says TUC boss Frances O’Grady September 12, 2016 TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady has hit out at Theresa May's failure to guarantee the rights of EU nationals currently living in the UK, branding the decision "immoral and inhuman". May has expressed a desire to grant residency protections to EU citizens currently in the UK, but cautioned this remains tied to the willingness of [...]
Sadiq Khan’s new one-hour Hopper bus fare comes into force today – but it won’t quite live up to his original promise September 12, 2016 One of London mayor Sadiq Khan's manifesto promises launches today, but it won't quite match the plan. Khan had pledged a new “Hopper” one hour bus ticket allowing unlimited transfers on buses inside a 60-minute window. And while the ticket launches today, it will only cover a single change between buses or trams, with the discount [...]
Theresa May should support migrant entrepreneurs to create more British jobs, a new report argues September 12, 2016 Migrant entrepreneurs must be handed more support by government to boost the UK after Brexit, a new report has said. A joint study by the Institute of Directors and Brazilian-born entrepreneur Rafael Dos Santos has called for more recognition of the challenges facing entrepreneurs from overseas, including a lack of recognised credit history. The report, [...]
Labour donor Michael Foster has been suspended from the party for likening Corbyn backers to stormtroopers September 11, 2016 Labour has suspended one of its most prominent individual donors over an article which likened backers of Jeremy Corbyn to Nazi stormtroopers. Michael Foster made the comparison in the Mail on Sunday last month, after losing out in a legal challenge on Corbyn's eligibility for the party's leadership contest. And Foster revealed his suspension in [...]
Corporations are “fighting the wrong battle” on tax avoidance, according to Eurozone finance chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem September 11, 2016 The head of Eurozone finance ministers has warned multinational corporations to pay their share of tax, less than two weeks after Apple was handed a €13bn bill by EU authorities. The European Competition Commission ruled that the tech giant had been handed a “sweetheart” deal amounting to state aid by the Irish government. And now, head [...]
HS2 boss blasted by campaigners after surprise Rolls-Royce exit September 11, 2016 Campaigners have slammed the news that HS2 chief executive Simon Kirby has quit the rail project for Rolls-Royce just weeks ahead of a government decision on whether to greenlight the next phase of the project, accusing him of seeking to leave "before the mess he has presided over is realised". Simon Kirby will leave for the engines giant at the end of [...]
Labour’s Emily Thornberry just accused Sky News of sexism after struggling to name foreign leaders on live TV September 11, 2016 Labour's shadow foreign minister Emily Thornberry has accused a Sky News presenter of sexism after being unable to name either the French foreign minister, or the South Korean president. Thornberry was being interviewed on Sky News' Murnaghan programme earlier this morning, but objected to “pub-quizzing” from host Dermot Murnaghan, who asked her to name the [...]
Philip Hammond has warned against attempts to lure key financial services sectors to mainland Europe after Brexit September 8, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond has hit back at Francois Hollande after the French president suggested that euro clearing could move to Continental financial centres in the aftermath of Brexit. Just days after Britain voted to leave the EU, Hollande said that “other financial centres in the bloc'” should prepare to carry out euro clearing if Britain [...]
Chancellor Philip Hammond has revealed the date for his Autumn Statement September 8, 2016 Chancellor Philip Hammond has revealed the date for the first major fiscal event of Theresa May's government, with the Autumn Statement now set for 23 November. Speaking in front of a House of Lords committee today, Hammond said: "The Autumn Statement will set out the government's economic and fiscal plans based on the latest forecasts from the [...]
