Starmer says Britain’s Brexit future is OUTSIDE of the EU under Labour May 31, 2023 Britain’s future is outside the EU, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he promised to make Brexit work. Writing in the Daily Express newspaper, Sir Keir – who campaigned for Remain in the 2016 referendum – also said he would not be seeking a return to freedom of movement. The comments are Sir [...]
Government sends Fever-Tree mixers and a cricket shirt down under to celebrate post-Brexit trade deal May 31, 2023 The UK’s trade deals with Australia and New Zealand came into force at midnight, with special shipments of British goods such as signed Beano comics among the first to be sent under the new arrangements. The agreements are the first trade deals negotiated post-Brexit to enter into force and come after the UK, Australia and [...]
Extending ULEZ is making criminals out of the leftie middle-class May 26, 2023 I’m as middle-class and suburban as it gets in London, but locals are planning a rebellion against ULEZ.
Net migration figures present collision between facts and feelings for Sunak May 25, 2023 Net migration figures have hit record highs – to the surprise of precisely no one. Expectation management is a vital piece of the political toolkit. That much-touted 1,000-seat loss in the local election results was brought out in advance as an over-the-top figure designed to give the electorate a happy surprise – but, to the [...]
Net migration to UK hits record high of 606,000 as Brexit scales EU movement back May 25, 2023 Net migration to the UK has hit a record high of 606,000, new figures released this morning reveal. The significant surge in legal migration for 2022 has hit the highest level on record, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. It follows weeks of speculation over the numbers with prime minister Rishi Sunak seeking [...]
If no-one makes a positive case for immigration, don’t be surprised when its opponents triumph May 25, 2023 Today will see the publication of immigration stats which, most likely, will show that the UK’s net migration level has hit a new record. Yes, despite Brexit. The figures will kick off yet another political firestorm. The issue with immigration is that the downsides are felt locally, and the advantages felt nationally. It is all [...]
The Square Mile and Me with HowdenCAP’s Mary O’Connor May 25, 2023 Each week we ask the Square Mile’s great and good to take a trip down memory lane. This week, it’s HowdenCAP’s Mary O’Connor on her time as a regulator, the insurance industry, and a well-hidden bar What was your first job? Filling jam doughnuts at the local bakery. I started at 5am! What was your [...]
Motoring? Car industry defies Brexit warnings with EU export surge May 25, 2023 UK car production saw its third successive month of growth in April, as easing supply chain shortages and strong exports drove growth. Car production ramped up 9.9 per cent to 66,527, 5,973 more than in April last year at the heights of the global semiconductor shortage. The SMMT said that the rise in production was [...]
Why are the Conservatives still so unimaginative on immigration figures? May 25, 2023 The current immigration system has meant less foreign workers filling up low paid roles, and no special treatment for people from the EU. But it hasn't given us any sense of authority, writes Will Cooling
Politics ‘antithetical’ to business, Greg Hands rival for Chelsea seat warns May 25, 2023 Politics is “completely antithetical” to sound business, former City banker Adam Knight preparing to take on Tory chairman Greg Hands in his former safe Conservative Chelsea seat has warned. Ex-Goldman Sachs trader Knight, 49, is the Liberal Democrat candidate in Chelsea and Fulham, where he will seek to put Conservative party chairman Greg Hands out [...]