Ride hailing app Ola banned in London October 4, 2020 Uber rival Ola has been banned from operating in the capital by Transport for London
UK-US trade deal will not lead to surge in junk food ads, says Liz Truss October 4, 2020 A UK-US trade deal will not lead to the UK becoming awash with junk food advertising, according to trade secretary Liz Truss. Truss told the Conservative party conference today that any deal with the US would not compromise the UK’s food standards or Boris Johnson’s recently unveiled obesity strategy. Leon co-owner Henry Dimbleby recently claimed [...]
Priti Patel promises overhaul of the UK asylum system October 4, 2020 Home secretary Priti Patel has vowed to deliver the “biggest overhaul” of the UK asylum system in decades. Patel used her speech at the Conservative party conference to promise a “firm, but fair” asylum policy to get control of the increasing number of immigrants illegally crossing the Channel. Patel has reportedly been considering a wide [...]
Brexit: Boris Johnson says he does not want a no-deal exit from EU October 4, 2020 Boris Johnson has said he does not want a no-deal Brexit, but that the UK would “more than live with it” if need be. Johnson said today that a deal “was there to be done”, just a day after the UK and EU agreed to extend negotiations a further two weeks, but that gaps remain [...]
Tory MP paid £25,000 to speak about convicted sex offender ex-husband October 1, 2020 Tory MP Natalie Elphicke was paid £25,000 for a tabloid article on her convicted sex offender ex-husband Charlie Elphicke, it has been revealed. Natalie was paid the fee by The Sun in August. to speak about her marriage with Charlie, who is serving a two-year prison sentence. Charlie – who was a Tory MP for [...]
London can’t survive widespread home working, says Tory mayoral candidate October 1, 2020 Londoners must get back to their workplaces to save the economic future of the city, according to Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey. Bailey wrote for City A.M. today that the capital needs to ditch advice from the government and Sadiq Khan that people should work from home where possible, adding that he does not “believe [...]
EU takes legal action against UK over Brexit treaty breach October 1, 2020 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed the EU has begun legal action against the UK over the controversial Internal Market Bill for its potential breaches of the Brexit treaty. The EU has sent a formal notice of proceedings to the UK government, with von der Leyen warning some provisions in the parliamentary [...]
Sadiq Khan requests more than £29bn from Treasury’s spending review October 1, 2020 Sadiq Khan is requesting more than £29bn from central government during its spending review, including £5.65bn for Transport for London (TfL) over the next 18 months. Khan submitted his requests to Rishi Sunak’s spending review yesterday, which included requests for an extra £20.5bn to build affordable homes, £1bn for new electric buses, a £1.5bn national [...]
Sadiq Khan calls for review of England’s 10pm curfew September 30, 2020 Sadiq Khan has called for an immediate review of the government’s 10pm curfew in England as he claims it may be driving coronavirus rates up. Scenes emerged on social media over the weekend of packed Tube stations and people congregating on central London pavements just after 10pm as the government’s new curfew came into place. [...]
Boris Johnson ‘will not hesitate’ to impose further coronavirus restrictions September 30, 2020 Boris Johnson has warned the nation that he “will not hesitate” to impose harsher coronavirus restrictions as cases rapidly rise in England. Johnson said at a press conference today that it was too early to know whether the recently taken measures – including a country-wide ban on meeting more than six people – had yielded [...]
