Corbyn’s NHS bombshell: Trade talks ‘not out of the ordinary’, says EU trade experts November 27, 2019 Trade experts have cast doubt on Labour’s claims that documents released today show the NHS is “up for sale”, with one saying the negotiations “are not out of the ordinary”. Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked classified documents this morning, claiming they confirmed “the NHS is on the table and will be up for [...]
Jeremy Corbyn: ‘Secret documents confirm NHS on the table in post-Brexit trade talks’ November 27, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed “secret” government documents that he says confirms the Conservatives will put the NHS “up for sale”. The “secret report” shows conversations between US and UK officials discussing giving access US drug companies access to the NHS, according to Corbyn. International trade secretary Liz Truss denied Corbyn’s claims and called [...]
Holiday firm On The Beach has taken a £25m hit from the collapse of Thomas Cook November 27, 2019 Package holiday company On The Beach has taken a £25.6m hit from the collapse of Thomas Cook, as the cost of getting stranded holidaymakers home weighed on the firm. The company maintained that the failure of one of its biggest rivals would ultimately help it in the long run, despite profits falling more than a [...]
A second referendum would come at a cost November 27, 2019 Brexit is testing traditional party loyalties almost to destruction. According to pollster Peter Kellner, the Tories could grab more than 50 seats from Labour, largely in areas where it’s been assumed that people simply don’t vote Tory. At the other end of the debate, Brexit is leading people into uncomfortable compromises. People who never thought [...]
UK employer confidence slips to three-year low November 27, 2019 Employer confidence in the UK economy has fallen to its lowest level in over three years as Brexit and General Election uncertainty hangs over firms, new data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has shown. Companies said they were ready to invest in November, however, showing that the upcoming General Election should focus on [...]
London house prices finally show ‘signs of life’ in one per cent October rise November 27, 2019 London house prices started to show “signs of life” last month due to renewed buyer demand and a shortage of property coming to the market. House prices in the capital grew one per cent year on year in October following a period of year-on-year price falls. In October 2018 London house prices dropped 1.1 per [...]
Car industry faces ‘fight of our generation’ to avoid breakdown, says trade group boss November 26, 2019 Britain’s car industry is locked in the “fight of our generation” to preserve the once-thriving sector, according to one of the UK’s most senior automotive bosses. George Gillespie, the president of influential trade group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), warned an annual gathering of industry chiefs that investment could dwindle to levels [...]
Goldman Sachs takes bullish stance on the future of domestic UK stocks November 26, 2019 Global banking giant Goldman Sachs is advising its clients to snap up a stake in British firms, taking a bullish stance on the future of UK stocks. Buoyed by expectations of less Brexit uncertainty and blockbuster spending promises from both the major political parties, the US investment bank has recommended a long position on UK [...]
Michael Gove mocks Stormzy’s Jeremy Corbyn support November 26, 2019 Michael Gove has lashed out at rapper Stormzy, after he sent a long message endorsing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Gove was asked about the message, which encouraged people to register to vote and called Boris Johnson a “sinister man” with a “long record of lying”. Stormzy also wrote that Corbyn was the “first man in [...]
Getting Brexit done will not help UK economy, say academics November 26, 2019 Carrying out Brexit will not improve the UK’s struggling economy but will usher in years more uncertainty about Britain’s trading relationships, a new report has said. The hard Brexit that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is proposing will also limit the size of the UK market and raise trade costs, making it a less attractive place [...]