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Boris Johnson to begin recruiting 20,000 new police officers in first policy as Prime Minister July 26, 2019 New Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled the first policy he will implement since winning the Tory leadership battle on Wednesday. Johnson has confirmed that the process of recruiting an additional 20,000 police officers will begin “within weeks” across England and Wales. Read more: Johnson gears up for war with a cabinet of resurrected soliders [...]
Foxtons sales suffer in London property market downturn July 26, 2019 Sales at estate agents Foxtons suffered in the first half of the year due to a downturn in the London property market. The figures Group revenue declined by 3.5 per cent to £51.1m and losses deepened from £2.5m in the first half of 2018 to £3.2m this year. Revenue in Foxton’s letting business was flat [...]
Boris Johnson gears up for war with a cabinet of resurrected soldiers July 26, 2019 They say you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. Apparently, you also can’t build a governmental team capable of taking Britain out of the EU without breaking apart any sense of unity or collaborative sentiment in the Conservative party. Boris Johnson has appointed a cabinet of the living dead, not in the way [...]
Johnson’s critics will be confounded by the new PM’s liberalism July 26, 2019 There’s a good chance that things will go badly for Boris. He barely has a majority, his party is divided and MPs from across the house are priming their parliamentary grenades to thwart and disrupt him. On the other hand, it is at least possible that he gets a Brexit deal passed and triggers what [...]
Boris sings an uplifting tune but the mood music is more sinister July 26, 2019 Put aside for a moment the enormity of the challenges facing the new Prime Minister and ignore, briefly, the vulnerability of his government and the divisions over Brexit. Instead, permit yourself to enjoy the sight and sound of a leader who actually dares to exude optimism. Boris Johnson has pledged to sweep away the “doomsters [...]
Philip Hammond rules out running for Treasury committee chair July 25, 2019 Former chancellor Philip Hammond has ruled out making a bid for the vacant position of chair of the Treasury select committee, City A.M. has learnt. On Thursday evening a source close to Hammond said the former chancellor was contemplating the move, saying: “He hasn’t ruled it out.” However, a spokesperson for Hammond poured cold water on the suggestion, [...]
Business groups cheer new government’s change of tune on migration cap July 25, 2019 Britain’s biggest business groups yesterday welcomed signals from Downing Street that the new administration has all but abandoned the target to bring net migration below 100,000. Read more: Boris Johnson takes aim at Brussels in fresh Brexit battle Both the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Institute of Directors (IoD) said the government’s turn [...]
Boris Johnson takes aim at Brussels in fresh Brexit battle July 25, 2019 Boris Johnson fired the first shots in a new Brexit battle with the EU on Thursday, just hours into his first full day as Prime Minister, as the EU’s chief negotiator branded Johnson’s position “combative” and “unacceptable.” Michel Barnier emailed EU leaders after the UK’s new prime minister told MPs the Irish backstop protocol must be stripped [...]
Clearing house LCH drafts in Credit Agricole executive as new CEO July 25, 2019 Global clearing house LCH has drafted in a former top boss of Credit Agricole as its new chief executive. Isabelle Girolami is set to take on the role of chief executive in November, taking over from Martin Pluves as he begins a new role as head of the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Markets Standards [...]
Business groups urge Boris Johnson to drop opposition to Heathrow third runway July 25, 2019 Business groups have urged the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to drop his apparent opposition to Heathrow’s third runway. In a letter to Johnson, business firms including the CBI and British Chamber of Commerce warned that a failure to support the £14bn scheme would “prevent us all from successfully building a global Britain”. Read more: [...]