Labour goes into bat for the City of London in future trade deals September 28, 2021 Labour is calling for the government to include more provisions for financial services in the UK’s post-Brexit trade deals, with one shadow cabinet minister praising the “tremendous work” of the City during Covid. Shadow international trade secretary Emily Thornberry said at a fringe event at the Labour conference that the economic crisis would have been [...]
Brexit has fuelled gasoline crisis, admits Grant Shapps September 28, 2021 Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has back tracked to admit that Brexit “no doubt will have been a factor,” in the ongoing fuel crisis. Despite pushing back last week on accusations that Brexit was to blame for the current shortage of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers, Shapps admitted this morning in comments to the BBC that [...]
Northern Ireland’s four unionist parties reject post-Brexit protocol September 28, 2021 Northern Ireland’s four main unionist parties this morning signed a joint declaration in opposition to the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. The declaration is signed by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, UUP leader Doug Beattie, TUV leader Jim Allister and PUP leader Billy Hutchinson. The stance from the four parties is significant as the protocol needs [...]
Not listening: Fuel panic buying continues despite government appeals to stop September 28, 2021 Many gas stations across the UK continue to run dry, as retailers warned this morning the panic buying of fuel shows no sign of ending. Long queues were again reported outside stations which were open, after the Government announced it was putting the Army on standby in an effort to ensure supplies were maintained. The [...]
Opinion-in-brief: Brexit barriers are hampering our small businesses September 28, 2021 The energy and ambition of Britain’s start-up community is palpable. According to the latest research from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, two-thirds of UK adults are looking to start a business in the next three years. Compared with the start-up ecosystem of a few years ago, today’s firms are forging ahead with an eye to the [...]
Fuel crisis: Military drivers put on standby to deliver petrol as pressure on govt builds September 28, 2021 The government announced this morning that military drivers have been put on standby in preparation to deliver fuel in order to ease the chaos at petrol stations. Army drivers will get specialised training in preparation for their deployment while certain HGV licences will be extended to help tackle the issue, ministers announced on Monday. An [...]
Now pubs and bars call for visa help as staff shortage bites September 28, 2021 Restaurant and pub bosses have pleaded for ‘easy visas’ to help fill vacancies as they desperately try to recruit enough staff to keep the doors open. Patrick Dardis, CEO of London-based pub group Young’s told City A.M. yesterday that the UK needed to open up the job market to the EU to increase the labour [...]
Shortages are a devilish dance with Covid and Brexit September 28, 2021 There’s an old cartoon that has Satan outside a church, crying. A passer-by asks him what’s wrong and he responds “They blame me for everything in there!”. For the past 18 months, Covid has been the folk devil of almost every business issue. Look at what’s happening now, with fears of a further “winter of [...]
City of London Corporation calls on Labour to support growth of UK financial services September 28, 2021 The City of London’s local authority has called on Labour to give more vocal support to the financial services sectors post-Covid. The City of London Corporation urged Labour “to support and promote the growth of financial and professional services across the UK” to drive the economic recovery. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves did not mention financial [...]
Gina Miller launches new True & Fair political party September 27, 2021 Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller has announced plans to launch a new political party named True & Fair. Miller today confirmed that she has submitted an application to the Electoral Commission to register as a political party in England and Wales which she intends to lead. She said, “this Government needs to be held to account. Voters [...]