Peter Aldous becomes latest Tory MP to call for Boris Johnson to resign February 1, 2022 Waveney MP Peter Aldous has become the latest Tory backbencher to publicly call for Boris Johnson to resign, today sending in a letter of no-confidence in the Prime Minister’s leadership of the party. Aldous tweeted that after a “great deal of soul-searching” that Johnson should go over the Downing Street parties scandal. The MP said “I [...]
UK reaches new agreement with CO2 industry to ensure continued supplies February 1, 2022 The carbon dioxide industry has reached an agreement to ensure UK businesses have continued access to sustainable supplies.
Motorists to pay the price of TfL’s £1.5bn funding crisis February 1, 2022 Motorists could pay the ultimate price of Transport for London’s (TfL) funding crisis, which is expected to reach £1.4bn by 2024-2025. According to documents shared today, TfL expects to receive up to £300m per year from a series of policies London mayor Sadiq Khan is deciding upon, including the extension of the ultra low emission [...]
Treasury brings in super tax to prevent energy owners cashing out February 1, 2022 The Government has subtly introduced a new "super tax" to deter energy company owners from cashing out lucrative gas contracts.
AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia in £32bn Discovery media merger February 1, 2022 AT&T announced today that it will spin off WarnerMedia in a $43bn (£32bn) transaction to merge its media properties with Discovery and also cut its dividend by nearly half.
‘Upset’ Ruth Davidson does not think Boris Johnson can recover from partygate February 1, 2022 Tory grandee Ruth Davidson does not think Prime Minister Boris Johnson can recover from ‘partygate’, as the former Scottish Conservative leader said she has been left “upset” by Downing Street partygate allegations. Baroness Davidson said the allegations of lockdown breaching parties in No 10 and Whitehall “makes a mockery of all of the sacrifices that [...]
Downing street launches charm offensive to woo Klarna into London listing February 1, 2022 Downing Street is attempting to woo buy-now pay-later giant Klarna into a London-listing over fears that high-growth firms may snub the city for New York, according to reports.
Boris Johnson’s survival will be a test of endurance February 1, 2022 Margaret Thatcher is oft quoted on the green benches of the House of Commons. But it is not often that it is a Labour leader taking the words of the architect of many modern ideals of Conservative politics and using them against a Tory prime minister. In the wake of an “update” from Sue Gray’s [...]
PM pulls out of tech chief meet-up following Sue Gray party report February 1, 2022 The Prime Minister pulled out of a well-publicised meeting with tech chiefs yesterday as he focussed on responding to the report into lockdown parties at Downing Street.
Editorial: The activists are a welcome sign of faith in the City’s future January 31, 2022 The City is not always portrayed well in the wider media, but a certain kind of Square Mile institution was rather effectively deployed at the beginning of Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life. The Crimson Permanent Assurance, a “once proud family firm fallen on hard times,” fights back against its new ownership by the Very [...]