Female bosses launch campaign to close the gender pay gap October 2, 2019 A group of more than 100 successful businesswomen have launched a campaign calling for an end to the gender pay gap. Read more: Closing your gender pay gap – some practical steps to take now The business chiefs have set up an initiative called #MeTooPay, which will allow women to share examples of good and [...]
UK consumer credit growth slows to five-year low September 30, 2019 British customers increased their borrowing at the slowest rate since 2014 in August, official statistics showed today, in a sign that Brexit uncertainty is weighing on consumer confidence. Read more: Pound staggers as Bank of England hints at interest rate cut The annual growth rate of lending to British consumers continued to slow in August, [...]
One in three UK businesses has no Brexit plan in place as Halloween deadline looms September 30, 2019 A senior minister yesterday suggested the UK may use EU law in order to deliver Brexit by Halloween. Confirming revelations in City A.M., foreign secretary Dominic Raab told the Mail on Sunday that EU law supersedes UK law and so in theory the 31 October departure date, enshrined in European law, would be unaffected by [...]
UK firms most pessimistic in eight years amid political crisis September 29, 2019 British businesses were at their most pessimistic in eight years in the three months to September, a survey showed today, as the country’s political crisis dragged down expectations of growth. Read more: Pound staggers as Bank of England hints at interest rate cut The CBI’s latest monthly report showed the gauge of future expectations of [...]
Vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson could happen ‘next week’, says SNP MP September 28, 2019 A vote of no confidence in the current government could be held as soon as next week according to senior SNP MP Stewart Hosie. Hosie said removing Prime Minister Boris Johnson from office may be the only way to guarantee the avoidance of a no-deal Brexit. SNP leader Nicole Sturgeon also suggested on Friday she [...]
Senior official for Brexit planning and head of the Border Delivery Group set to quit September 28, 2019 The director general for EU exit implementation is set to quit his role just weeks before the UK is due to leave the European Union. Matthew Coats will step down from his post as one of the UK’s most senior ranking officials for Brexit planning in the latest upheaval of the civil service, according to [...]
Boris Johnson referred to police watchdog over links with Jennifer Arcuri September 28, 2019 The police watchdog will decide whether or not to investigate Prime Minister Boris Johnson after it was alleged he gave favourable treatment to businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri during his time as London mayor. Johnson was referred by the Greater London Authority on Friday and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will consider whether it is [...]
Labour MP Jess Phillips feels ‘worried and frightened’ after office attack and death threats September 27, 2019 Labour MP Jess Phillips has revealed she feels “jumpy and worried and frightened” after a man was arrested on Thursday outside her constituency office for allegedly “banging the windows” and shouting “fascist”. She also revealed she has had a number of death threats, including one that told her to “be afraid, be very afraid”. A [...]
Dominic Cummings: Anger at MPs ‘not surprising’ says Prime Minister’s adviser September 27, 2019 Boris Johnson’s special adviser has said that the abuse directed at MPs over Brexit is “not surprising”. Dominic Cummings, the former Vote Leave campaign director, said the threats and anger would stop if MPs were to “respect” the referendum result. Read more: Bank of England could cut interest rates if Brexit uncertainty persists, says MPC [...]
Pound staggers as Bank of England hints at interest rate cut September 27, 2019 Sterling fell today as a top official at the Bank of England flagged a possible interest rate cut to offset continued Brexit uncertainty. The pound fell to its lowest value against the dollar in almost three weeks as BoE official Michael Saunders said the Bank may lower interest rates. “Quite why this is moving the [...]