Hordes of Brits left stranded as travel bloodbath deepens: EasyJet drops 35 flights and BA cancels 124 today alone June 7, 2022 The travel crisis that has gripped the UK for weeks rages on today as thousands of airline passengers face more disruption as widespread flight cancellations continue. EasyJet said this morning it has cancelled at least 35 flights, with Gatwick the worst affected airport. British Airways cancelled 124 Heathrow flights, although the airline said affected passengers [...]
Boris Johnson is an ‘arrogant liar who is mortally wounded’ despite surviving Tory vote, says Rayner June 7, 2022 Prime minister Boris Johnson is an “arrogant, dismissive liar who is mortally wounded” after surviving last night’s Tory confidence vote, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner said this morning. Speaking to Kay Burley on Sky News this a.m., Rayner said: “No I don’t want Boris Johnson to stay in post because as you know many of [...]
Morning after bruising vote: Tory grandee William Hague tells damaged Boris Johnson to exit No 10 now June 7, 2022 Boris Johnson has experienced such a “level of rejection”, more than any of his predecessors, and should quit the premiership immediately, former Conservative leader William Hague said this morning. “While Johnson has survived the night, the damage done to his premiership is severe,” Lord Hague wrote in The Times. Tory MPs voted by 211 to [...]
Happening down under this a.m.: Australian central bank hikes interest rate for second time in five weeks June 7, 2022 Australia’s central bank this afternoon local time lifted its benchmark interest rate for a second time in five weeks, changing the cash rate to 0.85 per cent from 0.35 per cent. When the Reserve Bank of Australia raised the rate by a quarter of a percentage point at its last monthly board meeting on May [...]
Beleaguered Amigo Loans makes interim finance chief permanent in attempt to leave near-fatal woes behind June 7, 2022 Amigo Loans confirmed to City A.M. that Danny Malone will join its Board as the company’s new chief financial officer, and as an executive director. His appointment as an Executive Director is subject to approval under the Senior Managers’ Regime, by the Financial Conduct Authority. Malone has been acting as Interim CFO since February 2022. “Danny [...]
Boris Johnson gives diners at son’s restaurant in Hackney the finger and takes off after being booed June 7, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson was reportedly booed at the London restaurant that his son Theo works in on Friday. In response, the Tory leader reportedly ‘flicked his finger’ at fellow dinners and left the establishment. Johnson visited Morito in Hackney during lunch time yesterday when he faced a ‘severe unwelcome’, according to various media, including [...]
Partygate: Downing Street staff threw boozy bash while Boris Johnson was fighting Covid in hospital June 6, 2022 DOWNING Street staff threw a booze-fuelled party while the Prime Minister was in hospital undergoing lifesaving Covid-treatment, a whistleblower claimed today. The Number 10 insider said a culture of “invincibility” led to civil-servants repeatedly thinking they were above the rules. The insider explained how staff held a party in the garden of Number 10 in [...]
Less time but same pay for thousands of Brits as they move to four day work week on new 100:80:100 model June 6, 2022 The world’s largest trial of a four-day work week begins today in the UK and will continue for six months. The pilot is being trailed by 3,300 workers across 70 UK companies, and is based on the 100:80:100 model – 100 per cent of the pay for 80 per cent of the time, in exchange [...]
Exclusive: UK median share price on LSE races past US stocks with energy firms performing worst after public listing June 6, 2022 IPOs are an exciting prospect for investors, as companies with strong potential are key to any investment strategy or as an attribute to a portfolio. However, the turbulent stock exchange market means that investors need to be very aware of where IPOs are launching and where they are likely to perform best to avoid an [...]
Questions and outrage grow after man who was tasered by police jumps off Chelsea Bridge and dies June 6, 2022 Questions and outage are growing across London after a man who ended up in London’s River Thames following police firing a Taser in a bid to detain him died yesterday. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed the man, in his early 40s, had passed away in hospital. On Saturday morning, police were called [...]
