Party shambles: Downing Street apologises to the Queen for ‘suitcase full of wine’ party night before Prince Philip’s funeral January 14, 2022 A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said this afternoon Downing Street has apologised to Buckingham Palace after it emerged parties were held in Number 10 the day before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral last year. Two gatherings reportedly took place at Downing Street, with the Prime Minister’s former director of communications James Slack apologising for [...]
Amazon’s ban on Visa circumvented as users still be able to pay with credit cards on e-com’s platform January 14, 2022 From Wednesday, Amazon will no longer accept Visa credit cards issued in the UK. However, one company told City A.M. this afternoon it has found a way to which allows users to pay by Visa Credit on Amazon, so customers can continue using their Visa Credit cards on Amazon. Curve claims to be “the only [...]
Day after MI5 warning: Picture emerges of David Cameron talking with Chinese spy Christine Lee January 14, 2022 A picture is doing the rounds on social media of Chinese foreign agent Christine Ching Kui Lee with David Cameron, allegedly taken in 2014, when Cameron was still prime minister of the UK. The revelation come after MI5 took the rare step of issuing MPs and peers with a warning about Lee’s cultivating of British [...]
There are more Chinese agents like undercover spy Christine Lee as Communist party targets British MPs, Priti Patel warns January 14, 2022 There will be more Chinese spies that engage in “political interference activities” on behalf of the ruling communist party, Priti Patel has warned. The Home Secretary said the UK had “other adversaries” who would “look to interfere or come into our country in some shape and way” after it was revealed a senior Labour MP [...]
New claims emerge Downing Street held party night before Queen sat alone at Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral January 14, 2022 Two parties took place in Downing Street the night before the Queen sat alone at the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, according to fresh claims this morning. The events are said to have taken place on the evening of April 16 2021 while the country was in a period of public mourning and coronavirus restrictions were [...]
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic visa as minister tells tennis star to get out January 14, 2022 News is coming in from down under is coming in that Novak Djokovic has had his Australian visa cancelled for a second time. The world number one had been waiting since a judge overturned the original decision on Monday to find out whether Immigration Minister Alex Hawke would use his powers to reimpose the penalty. [...]
Demand for staff swelling: Frantic recruitment efforts as vacancies climb but job candidates dry up January 13, 2022 Demand for staff is growing across the country amid a continued fall in the number of candidates for jobs, new research suggests. Recruiters warned this morning they are placing record numbers of permanent and temporary workers into jobs as demand for staff continues to grow across the country. Meanwhile, the number of available job candidates [...]
ESG performance crucial for financial performance of assets in future, warns industry heavyweight January 13, 2022 ESG performance is increasingly fundamental for the financial performance of assets within the UK commercial real estate sector, particularly in the near future, according to a leading industry figure. Katie Whipp, who heads financial advisory Deepki UK, which specialises in implementing ESG strategies in the commercial property sector, said that 66 per cent of UK [...]
No Britcoin crypto: House of Lords says no to digital pound but Bank of England undeterred despite run on cash warning January 13, 2022 A bank run during economic downturns is a realistic scenario if an official British digital currency were to be created, a committee of peers has warned. The Lords Economic Affairs Committee said that the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could pose “significant risks” in the UK. Bank of England officials are currently [...]
Sunak absent: PM is ‘dead man walking’ say Tory MPs as Conservative calls for Boris Johnson to step aside grow louder January 13, 2022 Calls within the Conservative Party for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step aside are growing louder, as a number of senior Tories say he should go after Johnson apologised for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering in the garden of No 10 during England’s first lockdown. The Prime Minister insisted he believed it had [...]