Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has vowed to banish pessimism as questions continue over her time in the City July 7, 2016 Supporters of energy minister Andrea Leadsom have staged a march on parliament after the energy minister promised to “banish the pessimists” on Brexit. Leadsom backers walked for half a mile between her speech at Millbank Tower and Houses of Parliament. Along the way, they chanted in support of the energy minister. https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/750979473277943808 https://twitter.com/MichaelPDeacon/status/750977498998079488 The march came [...]
Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has rejected to publish her tax return ahead of tomorrow’s final ballot of Conservative MPs July 6, 2016 Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has dug her heels in the face of pressure from rivals to publish her tax returns, as fresh details have emerged on her time in the City. Leadsom told a 1922 Committee hustings last night she would not publish her affairs before the final round of the competition, despite home [...]
Former Tory MPs Douglas Carswell and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have crossed swords over Theresa May’s leadership campaign July 6, 2016 Former Tory MPs Douglas Carswell and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have crossed swords over Theresa May's bid for the Conservative leadership, attacking the home secretary's “regrettable” failure to provide sufficient reassurance to EU nationals living in the UK. May declined to offer her backing for continued residence for EU nationals this weekend, stating on Peston on Sunday [...]
Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has pulled out of the race to succeed David Cameron, offering his support to home secretary Theresa May July 5, 2016 Work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb has pulled out of the race to succeed David Cameron, offering his support to home secretary Theresa May. His withdrawal leaves just three candidates battling it out to be the next prime minister- May, justice secretary Michael Gove and energy minister Andrea Leadsom. Speaking to the BBC, Crabb said [...]
Tory backbencher Liam Fox is the first candidate to be eliminated as Theresa May tops the Conservative leadership ballot July 5, 2016 Tory backbencher Liam Fox has lost out in the first round of the competition to become Conservative party leader and Prime Minister. Fox will now be eliminated from the next round of voting, while all candidates will have the option of withdrawing before a second ballot on Tuesday. Meanwhile, home secretary Theresa May was the clear [...]
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom proposed scrapping employment rights at micro-businesses in a 2012 speech July 5, 2016 Small businesses would be liberated from minimum wage and maternity pay requirements under plans proposed by Tory leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom in 2012. In a speech in the House of Commons, Leadsom said that companies employing three employers or fewer should see any regulation scrapped. “I envisage there being absolutely no regulation whatsoever—no minimum wage, [...]
The Taxpayers’ Alliance campaign group has demanded a raft of reductions in rates, just days after George Osborne revealed a reduction in corporation taxes July 5, 2016 Campaign group Taxpayers' Alliance has called on chancellor George Osborne to follow up on his corporation tax cut with a raft of new measures to shore up confidence in the economy. Osborne announced on Sunday that corporation tax would drop to 15 per cent in a bid to encourage businesses to Britain in the aftermath [...]
Game of unknowns: why Gove’s attacks on corporatism are the last thing the economy needs July 5, 2016 An establishment outcast with a skill for political maneuver – there is an unnerving parallel between Michael Gove and Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. And with the blood barely dry from his bludgeoning of Boris, the wannabe PM has wasted little time pin pointing his next line of attack, none other than the world of [...]
Game of unknowns: why Gove’s attacks on corporatism are the last thing the economy needs July 5, 2016 NULL
Sadiq Khan is to institute a £10 charge for London’s most polluting vehicles, while accelerating the planned expansion of the ultra-low emission zone July 5, 2016 Sadiq Khan has fleshed out his proposals to tackle London's air quality, including specifying new charges for drivers in environmentally unfriendly vehicles. Khan made tacking the city's pollution a key plank of his election platform, and figures last month showed that Londoners living in the capital’s most deprived boroughs are significantly more likely to die [...]
