City growing more comfortable with idea of Labour govt, says ex-Tory minister August 2, 2022 The City is getting more comfortable with the idea of a Labour government as it reverts to a New Labour-like policy direction, according to former Tory minister Lord Jim O’Neill. O’Neill, a crossbench peer who is heading a review of start-up funding for Labour, told City A.M. that the party under Sir Keir Starmer has [...]
Jeremy Corbyn has busted the myth of Labour’s moral superiority January 21, 2020 Let’s play a game. Imagine that a Tory-supporting business leader had delivered her company’s worst financial results for more than three decades. Let’s further imagine that the company had then, because of significant overspending, had raised the prospect of firing dozens of ordinary workers — while rewarding said senior executive with a bumper new contract [...]
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will both lose in the style stakes July 28, 2022 It was Nadine Dorries who started it. Of course it was. Earlier in the week, the culture secretary, a passionate Liz Truss supporter, tweeted to praise the foreign secretary for wearing earrings from Claire’s Accessories which had cost £4.50. By contrast, Rishi Sunak was sporting £450 Prada loafers and a bespoke suit worth £3,500. No [...]
Jeremy Corbyn refuses to apologise to chief rabbi November 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has refused to apologise to the British Jewish community for instances of antisemitism in the Labour Party. Corbyn was asked last night if he would like to say sorry to the Jewish community for the ongoing allegations of anti-Jewish racism from Labour members and MPs. Read more: General Election: Chief rabbi slams Labour [...]
Green energy pioneer and former New Age traveller Dale Vince steps down from Ecotricity April 1, 2022 Green energy pioneer and former New Age traveller Dale Vince has said he is stepping down as chief executive of wind power company Ecotricity to pursue a career in politics. Vince, who founded Ecotricity in 1995 while living in an old army truck in Gloucestershire, said he plans to sell Ecotricity to new owners, with [...]
The chaos of Brexit is nothing compared to the risk of Jeremy Corbyn December 12, 2019 Every election is important, but some elections are indisputably more important than others. In the British context, the clearest examples of the past century have been 1945 and 1979. In both cases, the electorate decisively rejected the pre-election consensus that had held sway for an entire epoch. In 1945, Labour’s New Jerusalem and capture of [...]
Labour promises to grant first-time buyers exclusive rights to new-builds September 24, 2021 Labour has promised to give first-time buyers “first dibs” on new-builds for six months. The party said it would prevent properties being sold off-plan to developers before locals can buy them, under plans to be set out at its annual conference. It will also state a government led by Keir Starmer would cap the amount [...]
Keir Starmer wants business to know it’s a ‘partnership.’ Will it be enough? November 20, 2023 Keir Starmer is highly likely to be the next Prime Minister. In an exclusive interview with City A.M., he tells Andy Silvester why he wants business onside.
Jeremy Corbyn calls for closer Nato relationship with Russia December 1, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has advocated for Nato to de-escalate tensions with Russia, while signalling a Labour government would distance itself from the United States. Corbyn launched Labour’s foreign policy on Sunday afternoon, emphasising that Nato should change its policy direction. Read more: Jeremy Corbyn: Convicted terrorists should ‘not necessarily’ serve full jail terms The Labour leader [...]
Can Tulip Siddiq get Labour’s City plans blooming? March 23, 2023 Labour's Shadow City minister talks facing off against her opposite number and the struggle for the Square Mile.