Top Tory donor says he won’t give Conservative party any more cash April 16, 2023 Top Tory donor and hotel mogul Sir Rocco Forte has said he won’t hand over any more cash to the Conservative Party. Speaking to GB News, the businessman, who founded the world famous Rocco Forte hotel chain, said the party no longer stands for anything he believes in and that he was “not a fan” [...]
So far, snow good: How Britain became an unlikely force in winter sports April 15, 2023 While casual skiers and snowboarders put boots back into lofts as the European snow season becomes a thing of months past, the cream of Britain’s winter sportspeople are not done in continuing a record-breaking campaign on the white stuff. A year on from a disappointing Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, where Team GB medalled only in [...]
In defence of keeping the CBI alive and even expanding it April 14, 2023 After the sacking of Tony Danker, the CBI is in death throes, but we still need a place to build trust in business leaders, and we should save the principle of the Confederation of Business Industry, writes Ben Cope The Confederation of British Industry – the CBI – doesn’t have many friends right now. Rocked [...]
Post Brexit UK-US trade deal talks still on ice as Biden visits Northern Ireland April 12, 2023 Talks between the US and the UK on a post-Brexit free trade deal are not expected to resume until 2025, according to reports. Prime minister Rishi Sunak and US president Joe Biden are not said to have discussed the matter during a visit to Northern Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday [...]
Labour poll lead narrows to record low in ‘blue wall’ Tory seats April 12, 2023 The Labour Party’s poll lead in a key set of ‘blue wall’ seats in southern England has narrowed to a record low, new polling data has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer’s party is leading the Conservatives by just two per cent among affluent Tory shire constituencies – a joint record low and a six point drop [...]
Sunak: I believe Northern Ireland has bright future April 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak is focusing on fulfilling the promise of the Good Friday Agreement as he prepares to host Joe Biden in Northern Ireland to mark 25 years of the peace deal. The Prime Minister said “making good” on the pledge of a “better future” for the nation is first and foremost on his mind ahead [...]
‘Allow 120 minutes to complete border controls’: Here’s what Easter holidaymakers need to know April 7, 2023 Holidaymakers have been warned they could face two-hour delays at the Port of Dover this Easter getaway weekend. On Thursday night, ferry operator DFDS urged holidaymakers to “allow 120 minutes to complete border controls and check-in” at the Kent port over the busy bank holiday weekend. It comes after chaotic scenes at the port last [...]
We need to look further than just Europe for British science to succeed April 7, 2023 Europe and its funding programs offer a rich opportunity for British science, but they are not our only partners, writes Daniel Korski
Can CEO Rishi Sunak turn the Conservative party around in time for an election? April 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak has billed himself as a quiet competent manager, the CEO of Britain, in a bid to turn the Conservative Party's prospects around, writes John Oxley.
London needs a new financial services story – and it should be crypto, says former chancellor Hammond April 6, 2023 Back in 2017, a word association for then-Chancellor Philip Hammond may have conjured up the likes of staid and steady over innovative and adventurous. Theresa May’s right hand man oversaw a turbulent period for the country but he was the last man in Number 11 to stick to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts. While [...]