£16.9bn boost for Brexit Britain as UK to EU exports hit highest level ever recorded July 13, 2022 Goods exports to the EU reached £16.9bn in May, their highest level since the series began in 1997, according to the latest trade figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In fact, the ONS found that UK imports and exports of goods rose overall by £2.2bn and £2.3bn respectively in May 2022. The higher [...]
Opinion-in-brief: The pros and cons of our politicians’ love of WhatsApp July 13, 2022 The data watchdog has admonished the Department of Health over its use of WhatsApp. According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, ministers and officials used the app to talk about their work during the pandemic. Although this is not illegal, it means that it’s easier to delete potentially incriminating material. It also means that key information [...]
Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg: I would refuse to serve in ‘socialist’ Rishi Sunak’s cabinet July 13, 2022 Boris Johnson ally Jacob Rees-Mogg has branded Rishi Sunak a ‘socialist’ and refused to serve in his cabinet should he become PM. The Brexit-backing Conservative MP hit out at the former chancellor’s “disloyalty” to the Prime Minister after he resigned last Tuesday. This comes after Rees-Mogg appeared to brand Sunak a socialist for high taxes [...]
Politicians and voters must learn that every policy has a cost and an impact on growth July 13, 2022 The runners and riders battling for leadership of the Conservative Party are setting out their stalls. Tax, lockdown, defence and Brexit are all key issues which have been raised. On some of these, at least, there are marked differences between the candidates. But there is an elephant in the room: how to raise the underlying [...]
Chicago Mayor: Brexit could be ‘real opportunity’ to forge closer ties with London July 13, 2022 The Mayor of Chicago said Brexit could be a “real opportunity” to forge closer ties with London today as she looks to court fintech firms on a trip to the Capital this week.
Tory leadership race: Javid drops out as eight candidates announced for first ballot July 12, 2022 Sajid Javid has tonight dropped out of the Conservative party leadership race as the eight contenders for tomorrow’s first vote are announced. Javid struggled to get the endorsements of the 20 MPs necessary to get on the ballot, with the former health secretary saying he now wanted to see the “debate unfold and to see [...]
Rees-Mogg: Treasury ‘hasn’t been serious’ about Covid fraud July 12, 2022 Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has today said the Treasury “hasn’t been serious” about Covid fraud amid recent figures showing that more than £10bn was lost to scammers. In a further attack on Tory leadership frontrunner Rishi Sunak, Rees-Mogg said on his podcast that the ex-chancellor’s economic policies and “the approach of the Treasury as an [...]
Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt savaged by trade colleagues who say she’s been ‘missing for months’ July 12, 2022 Top Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has been accused by senior Whitehall figures of neglecting her duties as a trade minister for the past six months, with one claiming “we’ve been a minister down for a long time”. A senior source from the Department for International Trade (DIT) told City A.M. that other ministers had [...]
Government set to unveil fresh capital markets reform to boost the City July 12, 2022 The government is set to push through a number of further reforms to the City’s capital markets to ease the way that listed firms can raise cash and allow greater participation from retail investors.
Rishi, Penny, Kemi or Jeremy: Meet the Tory leadership runners and riders fighting to replace Boris Johnson July 12, 2022 The Tory leadership race gained momentum over the weekend, with opening gambits coming thick and fast from candidates across almost every wing of the party. Rishi Sunak, who wasted no time on Friday in publicly stating an intention to stand, remains an early favourite. But a host of hopefuls, including Nadhim Zahawi, Grant Shapps and [...]