General Election: Boris Johnson promises to ‘forge a new Britain’ post-Brexit November 24, 2019 Boris Johnson has promised a “pent-up tidal wave of investment” post-Brexit at today’s Conservative manifesto launch in order to “forge a new Britain”. The Prime Minister launched the party’s manifesto today in the marginal constituency of Telford, which promised £23bn of increased public spending and tax cuts. However, Johnson’s speech itself focussed heavily on the [...]
Mitie sues Ministry of Justice over court cleaning contract November 24, 2019 Mitie is suing the Ministry of Justice over what is claims was a botched tendering process for a contract to clean and repair courts and tribunal buildings. The outsourcing giant has lodged a High Court claim after losing the contract to French rival Engie last month. Read more: Mitie’s clients hold back on spending until [...]
General Election: Conservatives surge in latest polling November 24, 2019 The Conservatives now lead by as much as 19 per cent in the latest election polling, with Labour failing to gain any momentum from its manifesto launch. Figures out today from Opinium/Observer have the Tories up to 47 per cent, Labour on 28 per cent, the Liberal Democrats on 12 per cent and the Brexit [...]
Boris Johnson to promise a ‘triple tax lock’ as Labour pledges another £58bn November 24, 2019 Boris Johnson will today pledge that a Conservative government will not raise income tax, national insurance or VAT in a bid to “put more money back in peoples pockets”. Johnson will make the announcement at the Tories’ manifesto launch today, where he will also commit to spend £3bn on a National Skills Fund to help [...]
General Election 2019: Labour pledges 20 per cent property tax for foreign buyers November 23, 2019 Labour has pledged to put an extra 20 per cent levy on foreign companies buying property in the UK. The party has said it would charge firms and trusts from abroad looking to buy properties an additional 20 per cent on top of existing stamp duties and surcharges. Read more: General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn [...]
General Election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn to remain neutral in second Brexit referendum November 23, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that Labour will remain neutral in a second referendum on Brexit. Speaking on the BBC’s leaders debate on Friday night he said he would not campaign for Leave or Remain should he become Prime Minister. First on stage, Corbyn faced a number of questions on his social policies, with one person [...]
Sterling falls against the dollar as UK economy slows but US picks up November 22, 2019 The pound has fallen against the dollar as traders near the end of their week after survey data was better than expected in the US but painted a gloomy picture of the UK economy. Sterling was trading 0.59 per cent lower against the greenback by 4.40pm, taking it to $1.283. Read more: FTSE 100 leads [...]
Question Time Leaders Special 2019: Four big talking points for tonight’s debate November 22, 2019 The leaders of the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party (SNP) will be grilled by members of the public over their General Election policies on a BBC Question Time special tonight. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon will each face 30 minutes of audience questions, with Labour’s Corbyn up [...]
General Election 2019: What we know about the Conservative Party manifesto November 22, 2019 This weekend the Conservative Party manifesto is expected to launch ahead of the general election on 12 December. Jeremy Corbyn unveiled Labour’s manifesto on Thursday following on from announcements by the Lib Dems and Green Party earlier this week. The Brexit Party is due to reveal its policies later today. It will leave just the [...]
Brexit Party manifesto: Nigel Farage calls Brexit the start of a ‘political revolution’ November 22, 2019 Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage called the UK’s departure from the EU “just the beginning of a political revolution” as he unveiled his general election pledges today. Condemning “broken promises” of rival parties’ past manifestos, Farage said his own pamphlet did not amount to a manifesto, saying party testing found voters associated the word with [...]