‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain
Tory MP Lee Anderson refuses to apologise for saying poor people who use food bank ‘cannot cook and budget’ May 12, 2022 A Conservative MP said he stands by his comments that people who use food banks do so because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget”. Lee Anderson invited “everybody” on the opposition benches in the Commons to visit a food bank in his Nottinghamshire constituency where, when people come for a food parcel, they now [...]
UK economic growth slows as GDP records 0.8 per cent between January and March May 12, 2022 The UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent between January and March, down from growth of 1.3 per cent in the previous three months, the Office for National Statistics has said. Darren Morgan, director of economic statistics at the Office for National Statistics (ONS), said: “The UK economy grew for the fourth consecutive quarter and [...]
Office workers can now use local Tesco to work from as supermarket giant joins forces with IWG May 12, 2022 Office workers across the UK will soon be able to use their local Tesco to work from as the supermarket group launches a new partnership with IWG. Tesco has said the flexible workspace business will convert excess space at its supermarket stores into office space designed for hybrid working. It comes amid the continued shift [...]
Britain warned threats from UK govt to blow up Brexit protocol ‘have gone down really badly’ with EU May 11, 2022 The Irish Foreign Affairs Minister, Simon Coveney, said this afternoon that threats from the UK Government to override elements of the Northern Ireland Protocol “have gone down really badly” with the EU. Speaking during a visit to Belfast, where he is meeting political leaders, Coveney said: “We don’t believe that the way forward in terms [...]
Generation AI: Breakthrough for automation as robot ‘chef’ in Cambridge can taste food at different stages of the chewing process May 11, 2022 A robot “chef” has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to check if it is salty enough, imitating a similar process in humans. The University of Cambridge researchers suggest their results could be useful in the development of automated or semi-automated food preparation by helping robots to learn what [...]
Property heavyweight slams housing reforms in Queen’s Speech: ‘Nothing new – simply old policies re-hashed’ May 11, 2022 The Queen’s Speech will do little to solve Britain’s housing crisis, a leading property association shared with City A.M. this morning. There were three main commitments linked to housing in the Government’s announcement; the Renters’ Reform Bill which will end unfair evictions; the Social Housing Regulation Bill which will give tenants more rights and vital [...]
Outrage as more than 150 British couples separated by Home Office visa backlog are ‘being kept in the dark’ May 11, 2022 It has emerged that more than 150 British couples are caught up in a backlog of visa applications and they have reportedly not been told how long delays might be. BBC News says British couples kept in separate countries by the backlog have contacted the broadcaster to raise the issue of delays, with complaints of [...]
Irritated EU watches in disbelief as UK’s Brexit language hardens with Truss calling Brussels ideas ‘backwards’ May 11, 2022 Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said some proposals put forward by the European Union during months of discussions on the post-Brexit treaty would “take us backwards” as she argued against introducing “more checks, paperwork and disruption”. Truss warned the UK “will not shy away” from taking action on the Northern Ireland Protocol after the Prime Minister [...]
Khan tours America: Donald Trump’s presidency led to much more racist abuse for me, says Mayor of London May 11, 2022 As Sadiq Khan’s visit to the US matures, the Mayor of London has said Donald Trump’s period as US president led to a significant rise in racial abuse directed at him. Khan, speaking at Stanford University near San Francisco on his US trade mission, said temporary and permanent banning of Mr Trump from Twitter led [...]
Lifting off from the Highlands: Scotland to be launchpad for Europe’s first-ever microlauncher rocket May 11, 2022 Europe’s very first microlauncher rocket will be launched in Scotland. Lifting off from Space Hub Sutherland, in the Highlands, the Prime orbital space rocket has been unveiled by Orbex, a spaceflight company. The firm will now press ahead with testing, allowing “dress rehearsals” of rocket launches and the development of launch procedures. Orbex recently revealed [...]
