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  • Tory MPs split over timing of reported plans to slash inheritance tax

    UK Politics

    Conservative MPs are split over the timing of reported plans to slash inheritance tax rates, with some warning the move risks fuelling perceptions of intergenerational unfairness. Rishi Sunak is reportedly preparing to announce a cut to inheritance tax, before abolishing it entirely, according to the Sunday Times. It comes as Sunak is said to be [...]

  • Government would be ‘crazy’ not to reconsider HS2 costs, minister says

    UK Politics

    The government would be “crazy” not to reconsider the costs of the HS2 rail project, Grant Shapps has told the BBC. Shapps said Rishi Sunak was prepared to take “difficult long-term decisions” amid reports the Prime Minister is set to axe the northern leg of HS2. The defence secretary told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura [...]

  • Train drivers announce fresh strike to coincide with Tory conference

    Tory conference

    Train drivers are to stage fresh strikes, coinciding with the Conservative party’s annual conference, in their long-running dispute over pay. Aslef announced its members at 16 train operators will walk out on September 30 – the day before the conference – and October 4, the final day of the event. The union said the strikes [...]

  • Tory MP Chris Pincher loses appeal against two-month suspension

    September 4, 2023

    Former Tory whip Chris Pincher has lost his appeal against an eight-week suspension from the House of Commons following allegations he drunkenly groped two men last year. The incidents allegedly occurred at London’s exclusive Carlton Club in 2022. His suspension exceeds the 10-day threshold that would trigger a recall petition in his Tamworth seat, which [...]

  • Angela Rayner promoted to shadow levelling up secretary as Starmer reshuffles top team

    September 4, 2023

    Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has secured a promotion to shadow secretary of state for levelling up in a reshuffle of Sir Keir Starmer’s front bench. Rayner, who was independently elected deputy party leader by the membership, has been moved from shadow secretary for the cabinet office and also given the title of shadow deputy [...]

  • What to expect from our MPs before the end of the year

    September 4, 2023

    The long weeks of parliamentary recess for MPs have finally drawn to a close. Next year's election campaign has already begun.

  • Exclusive: City grandee to step down as Tory party Treasurer

    November 3, 2022

    Malik Karim, the founder and CEO of Square Mile investment banking firm Fenchurch Advisory, is to stand down as Treasurer to the Conservative party. City A.M. understands Karim will become an advisor on fundraising to the new Tory party chairman, Nadhim Zahawi, Karim, who founded Fenchurch in 2003, served as the party’s treasurer for just [...]

  • Exclusive: Ex Tory chair Baroness Warsi says PM Liz Truss should call a General Election

    October 12, 2022

    A former chair of the Conservative Party has said Prime Minister Liz Truss should call a General Election.  Speaking exclusively to City A.M., Baroness Sayeeda Warsi said prime minister Liz Truss either “had to just carry on with the 2019 manifesto – or go to the electorate” upon entering Number 10. “Because neither of those [...]

  • Trade minister Conor Burns has whip suspended over claims of ‘inappropriate behaviour’

    October 7, 2022

    The Conservatives have suspended the whip for Trade Minister Conor Burns MP over claims of “inappropriate behaviour” at the Party conference this week. A Whips’ Office spokesman told City A.M.:“We have suspended the Whip pending investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour earlier this week. “We take all such allegations extremely seriously. The Prime Minister has [...]

  • Where to eat, drink and sleep in Birmingham for Tory Party Conference

    October 2, 2022

    On 2 october, Tory Party Conference kicks off in Birmingham. It remains to be seen whether the city famous for its Bull Ring will witness any blood sport following the fallout from the chancellor’s mini-budget. But whether it’s toasting the new PM or ruefully navel-gazing over Keir Starmer’s poll lead, the city’s hotels, restaurants, bars [...]

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