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‘Boris bounce’ continues as Tories continue climb up polls August 29, 2019 The Conservatives are still benefiting from a so-called ‘Boris bounce’, putting more space between themselves and their opposition in the polls. The latest YouGov voting intention survey shows Tories extending their lead on Labour to 12 percentage points, with 34 per cent of people saying they would vote blue, up two points on last week. [...]
Cebr poll: Most Brits expect a UK recession within a year August 29, 2019 Most Britons expect the UK economy to fall into a recession this time next year, a survey showed today, as consumer confidence tumbled to a six-year low in August. Read more: Into the red: UK economy shrinks for first time in seven years The latest analysis from Yougov and the Centre for Economics and Business [...]
Brexit latest: Govt whip resigns as Ruth Davidson confirms she’s out August 29, 2019 Government whip Lord Young has resigned following the Prime Minister’s decision to prorogue parliament in the run-up to Brexit. The move came as Ruth Davidson confirmed her decision to quit as leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Read more: Boris’ Brexit blindside – what happens next? Young this morning wrote to the Leader of the House [...]
Sterling falls for second day as Britain races towards no-deal Brexit August 29, 2019 Sterling has continued to fall this morning a day after it lost 0.55 per cent against the dollar as the UK took a big step closer to a no-deal Brexit. Read more: Sterling could hit 35-year low on no-deal Brexit worries, warn City economists The pound was 0.16 per cent lower against the dollar this [...]
European stock markets cheered by soothing words from China on trade war August 29, 2019 European stock markets have been boosted this morning after the Chinese commerce ministry said it was in talks with the US over the two sides’ raging trade war. Read more: China announces measures to tackle trade war-driven slowdown Gao Feng, the ministry’s spokesman, said China was opposed to further escalations of the trade war and [...]
Remainers fast-track secret plans to stop PM’s Halloween Brexit August 29, 2019 Remainers have been working overnight to put together a new set of plans with which to prevent the Prime Minister’s promise of Brexit by Halloween. Boris Johnson secured an early victory in the battle between the two sides yesterday when he successfully requested that the Queen prorogue parliament for five weeks, reducing the amount of [...]
Hays profits subdued by restructuring costs as recruiter braces for economic slowdown August 29, 2019 Recruiter Hays’ full-year profits have been weighed down by stalling economic growth in some of its biggest markets, as well as one-off costs related to reshaping its European operations. Shares in the FTSE 250 listed company fell 3.6 per cent in early morning trading after it reported the impact of a macroeconomic slowdown in the [...]
Brexit: Prorogue fallout continues: PM ‘gagging’ parliament, says ex-minister August 29, 2019 Former deputy Prime Minister David Lidington has slammed Boris Johnson for proroguing parliament yesterday, arguing MPs are “being gagged”. The long-time Cabinet member, who served under both David Cameron and Theresa May, told the BBC this morning that he did not believe the explanation put forward by Downing Street yesterday that the five-week suspension was [...]
Micro Focus share price nosedives as it issues stark revenue warning August 29, 2019 Micro Focus’ share price collapsed in early trading today as it issued a dramatic revenue warning to investors, saying sales could fall by double the previous forecast. The British IT company blamed macro factors such as Brexit uncertainty and economic concerns for its woes as customers held off from buying new technology kit. Read more: [...]
Boris Johnson’s parliament prorogation generates huge backlash August 29, 2019 A petition against proroguing parliament has gathered more than 1m signatures as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an angry revolt over his move. Thousands of protesters gathered outside parliament and Downing Street yesterday evening to voice their anger against the prorogation. Read more: Boris’ Brexit blindside: What the hell just happened? Demonstrators called the decision [...]