Labour’s London wall has fallen. What now? May 12, 2026 Labour's London stronghold has finally broken. But what does that mean for the city and the next general election, asks John Dickie.
The Festival of Words: From Gyles Brandreth to Anthony Scaramucci – all you need to know about the Fleet Street Quarter festival May 12, 2026 The Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words covers everything from politics to culture, literature, storytelling, broadcasting and public life. It features a fascinating line-up of speakers and panel guests, from political heavyweights to stars of stage and screen. We’re pretty sure it will be a front-running for the Best Arts or Culture Experience category of [...]
Cabinet ministers urge Starmer to set path for succession May 11, 2026 Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation was plunged into a full-blown crisis on Monday, after three cabinet ministers urged him to set a timeline for his resignation despite the robust defence of his premiership he launched in a make-or-break stump speech earlier in the day. Speculation over the future of his government reached fever pitch into [...]
‘Twenty years of caution’: Banking industry ramps up efforts to fix ‘anaemic’ UK growth May 11, 2026 The UK’s industry body for banking has stepped up its lobbying efforts for the government to improve “anaemic” growth figures and bolster the financial services sector. A new report published by UK Finance – the body representing around 300 firms that provide UK banking services – has issued a nine-point plan, which calls for “clear [...]
Starmer serves up his best and empty platitudes May 11, 2026 If today’s relaunch-not-relaunch buys Keir Starmer any additional time in Downing Street, it will only be due to the extraordinary fecklessness of his would-be challengers, none of whom has anything significant to say about change either, says Eliot Wilson Is Sir Keir Starmer all right? There is a reason I ask. At last week’s local [...]
CMI Financial Group Secures Senior Financing from Royal London Asset Management May 11, 2026 One of the United Kingdom’s most respected asset managers, this financing signals positive momentum for the Canadian residential lending sector and real estate environment
Burges Salmon and Wexler roll out firm-wide legal AI partnership May 11, 2026 Leading UK law firm Burges Salmon is rolling out a new company-wide partnership with legal tech startup Wexler to aid lawyers in litigation work, City AM can reveal. The Bristol-headquartered legal practice said Wexler is “a reliable option” and the firm-wide partnership follows “a successful integration” of adopting Wexler in the Dispute Resolution team in [...]
Starmer to nationalise British Steel in bid to save premiership May 11, 2026 Keir Starmer has promised to nationalise British Steel and prioritise closer ties with the European Union in a make or break speech to save his premiership after a bruising set of local election results. Speaking after a weekend of frenzied speculation on his future in Number 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister rejected calls for [...]
Lime races SpaceX and OpenAI to IPO as revenues soar May 11, 2026 Lime, the Uber-backed e-bike giant, filed for a Nasdaq listing over the weekend, joining a growing cohort of tech giants racing toward public markets this year. The Silicon-Valley based micromobility titan, known for its ubiquitous green bikes, plans to list on Nasdaq this year, following revenues jumping 29 per cent to $886.7m (£665m) in 2025, [...]
Bring back Burnham now! May 11, 2026 Voters have sent the clearest possible message that they are sick of the Starmer government. Andy Burnham is the only man who can make Labour popular again, says John McTernan The verdict is in. The country has had enough of this Labour government. The election results could not have been any starker. The SNP returned [...]