Shaun Bailey vows to restore free travel for pensioners in London mayor bid October 27, 2020 London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey has vowed to restore the Freedom Pass if elected as Sadiq Khan’s replacement in the 2021 mayoral election. The Conservative party candidate told City A.M. he has pledged to reinstate free travel for people over the age of 66, after it was suspended in June as the coronavirus crisis crippled [...]
Coronavirus: Death rate among hospitalised patients halves since first wave October 27, 2020 Death rates among patients hospitalised with coronavirus have halved since the peak of the first wave, according to new research. Analysis of more than 21,000 hospital admissions in England showed the rate of deaths in both high dependency units and intensive care plunged between March and the end of June. Data published by the University [...]
More than 50 Tory MPs lash out at local lockdown restrictions October 27, 2020 More than 50 Tory MPs have lashed out at the Prime Minister, warning that Northern constituencies risk being left behind unless there is a clear strategy for leaving local lockdown restrictions. MPs from parts of England currently under Tier 3 restrictions have written to Boris Johnson to warn him that his “leveling up” agenda risks [...]
London loses crown as global green finance leader October 27, 2020 London has lost its world crown for green finance quality, slipping behind Amsterdam and Zurich after more than two years at the helm, according to the latest Z/Yen index. In its 2020 Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) released to City A.M., the City of London think tank ranked 74 financial centres across the world for [...]
Sunak spars with education secretary in free school meals row October 26, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak locked heads with the education secretary today as both ministers attempted to shirk the blame for the government’s decision not to extend free school meals throughout the October half-term. Sunak rebutted claims made in the Sun on Sunday yesterday that the Treasury had “parked the bus” on providing free school meal vouchers [...]
Nottingham to move into Tier 3 from Thursday night October 26, 2020 Nottingham and parts of the surrounding county are set to move into the top level of coronavirus measures this week, in a move that will see almost 800,000 people placed under Tier 3 restrictions, the government confirmed today. People living in the city, along with residents of Rushcliffe, Gedling and Broxstowe will face the toughest [...]
EU to allow post-Brexit share trading for London-listed firms October 26, 2020 The EU markets regulator today said investors on the continent will be able to trade sterling-quoted shares of European companies listed in London after the transition period, in a bid to calm fears of post-Brexit trading jitters. The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) revised previous guidance that states EU shares must be traded inside [...]
Boris Johnson promises ‘no children will go hungry’ as free school meals row escalates October 26, 2020 Boris Johnson has promised “no children” in England “ go hungry this winter”, as the Prime Minister faces mounting pressure to U-turn on a decision not to extend free school meals over the October half-term. “We certainly recognise that there is an issue. We have been dealing with it continuously throughout the period of the [...]
Prime Minister warns “time is very short” for a Brexit deal October 26, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that “time is very short” to overcome key stumbling blocks in Brexit negotiations, as EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier meets with ministers today to try and hammer out a last-minute trade deal. “There is much work to be done if we’re going to bridge what are the significant gaps [...]
Number 10 extends Brexit talks until Wednesday October 26, 2020 Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU have been extended until Wednesday, Number 10 said today, as the two sides hold crunch talks in the hopes of hammering out a last-minute trade deal. EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier arrived in London on Thursday to restart discussions with UK envoy David Frost after talks stalled last [...]
