Davis kicks off Article 50 Bill debates with call on MPs to “move swiftly” in approving legislation January 31, 2017 Brexit secretary David Davis has kicked off two days of debate on granting the Prime Minister power to trigger Article 50 with a call on MPs to "move swiftly" in approving legislation. Following this week's debate MPs will discuss amendments on the Article 50 Bill next week before a final vote in the House of Commons on 8 [...]
Sadiq Khan to tell diplomats from around the world to reject Trump’s travel ban January 31, 2017 London mayor Sadiq Khan will tonight tell an audience of international diplomats to reject US president Donald Trump's harsh new restriction on travel into the US. Trump introduced a 90 day suspension on arrivals from seven Muslim majority Middle Eastern and African countries over the weekend, though the Foreign Office has claimed that British passport holders [...]
David Davis questions whether opponents of an Article 50 Bill trust the British people January 31, 2017 Brexit secretary David Davis will today up the ante as MPs debate Article 50, questioning whether his opponents “trust the people”. MPs are set spend the next two days debating legislation granting the government power to begin divorce proceedings from the EU. And speaking ahead of the debate, Davis said that MPs were presented with a [...]
More than 400 routemaster buses were recalled over door faults last month January 30, 2017 Hundreds of Routemaster buses were recalled last month after experts found that rear doors on the vehicles could open while the bus is moving. 423 of the buses were taken off the streets after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency raised concerns over the fault in December. A Transport for London spokesman told City A.M. the [...]
Boris Johnson says Trump’s travel ban will make no difference to British passport holders January 30, 2017 Foreign secretary Boris Johnson has told MPs that holders of British passports will remain unaffected by harsh new immigration rules introduced in the US. President Donald Trump signed an executive order introducing a 90 day restriction on arrivals from Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Yemen. Despite reassurances from the Foreign Office this weekend, [...]
Can Brexit’s success or failure be objectively measured? This think tank hopes so. January 30, 2017 A think tank is trying to draw the sting out of Brexit debates by laying out a framework to judge the success of the UK's departure from the EU. A new report, published today by UK in a Changing Europe, proposes four economic tests for an assessment of Brexit, just days before MPs will first vote [...]
George Osborne has another new job, and he’s teaming up with John McCain January 30, 2017 Former chancellor George Osborne has picked up his fourth role since being dumped as chancellor by Theresa May. Osborne has been making some hefty change on the speakers' circuit, and now he is to join up with a "do-tank" led by Republican senator John McCain. The Tory MP will serve as the McCain Insitute's first [...]
Pressure is building on the government to seize control over Southern Rail January 26, 2017 Pressure is building on the operator behind the controversial Southern Rail service after Downing Street yesterday warned of the need for improvement. Reports emerged earlier this week claiming the Department for Transport was considering stripping the struggling service from Govia Thameslink Railway. Last year GTR filed a “force majeure” claim with ministers, blaming poor service [...]
Shadow minister Tulip Siddiq quits Labour’s frontbench over Article 50 plan January 26, 2017 Labour shadow minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from her party's frontbench over plans to order MPs to back an Article 50 Bill. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said earlier today that he would impose a "three line whip" on the Bill, meaning all of his MPs would be expected to back the legislation, which will grant [...]
Tata’s UK steelworkers face a “make or break” vote on pensions as union leaders back reforms January 26, 2017 UK steelworkers are set for a "make or break" vote on reforms that could determine the fate of Port Talbot. Today unions united behind proposals that will see Tata Steel pump £1bn into the sprawling Port Talbot steelworks in exchange for workers accepting changes to their pension schemes. The ballot on the changes will run from Monday to mid-February. [...]
