Sunak says ‘nothing is off the table’ as Zelensky asks UK for fighter jets February 8, 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said “nothing is off the table” after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky asked the UK to supply him with fighter jets to battle Putin’s army. The two leaders spoke at a joint press conference at an army base today after the Ukrainian wartime president flew to the UK and implored the [...]
Dorries and Rees-Mogg ‘waged campaign to undermine’ privileges committee probe into Johnson June 29, 2023 Boris Johnson allies Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg were among MPs who attempted to undermine the privileges committee’s investigation into the ex-prime minister. Eight current and former MPs – Dorries, Rees-Mogg, Lord Zac Goldsmith, Mark Jenkinson, Michael Fabricant, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Andrea Jenkyns, and Priti Patel – were involved in a “campaign waged outside Parliament… to [...]
Delay to ban on no-fault evictions welcomed by landlords October 23, 2023 A delay to the long-promised ban on no-fault evictions has been welcomed by landlords despite warnings from housing campaigners over the “human cost”. Ministers have announced the long-awaited barring of section 21 notices will be put on ice until the UK’s court system is reformed, amid a record backlog of 65,000 Crown Court cases. Housing [...]
UK could pay up to £500m in subsidies to support new Jaguar Land Rover battery plant July 20, 2023 The UK could pay as much as £500m in subsidies to Tata Group to support its £4bn investment in a new battery plant in Somerset that would supply a new range of electric Jaguar and Land Rover models. Tata Group – the Indian conglomerate who own Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) – announced yesterday that it [...]
Court told that Matt Hancock’s tweet did not name Andrew Bridgen in ongoing libel battle March 1, 2024 Andrew Bridgen’s claim of libel from a tweet issued by Matt Hancock “fails to set out” any evidence that the tweet was about him, a court was told. The expelled former Tory MP Andrew Bridgen launched legal action against the ex-health minister and current independent MP, Matt Hancock last year. Bridgen had the whip removed [...]
Baroness Mone: The PPE contract, a VIP line and the lies to the press December 17, 2023 Michelle Mone has conceded that she is in line to benefit from the sale of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the UK government during the pandemic by a company run by her husband, Doug Barrowman.
LIVE BLOG: Boris Johnson ‘should not remain in Downing Street’ says former PM Sir John Major July 7, 2022 Welcome to City A.M.’s rolling coverage of the ongoing Conservative coup against prime minister Boris Johnson. We’ll bring you all the latest news, resignations, appointments, analysis and opinion, as well as the impact of the crisis on the markets and economy. 2pm – Former PM Sir John Major says Boris Johnson “should not remain in [...]
Inflation has pushed the political vibes into depths Friedman cannot reach August 22, 2022 We are experiencing the politics of feelings, of “vibes”. These may not adhere to strict logic but their power should not be underestimated.
Zahawi: Energy price cap rise will cause ‘stress and anxiety’ August 26, 2022 Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has acknowledged today’s 80 per cent price cap rise will cause “stress and anxiety” as campaigners urge the government to take action. In a move that will concern millions of Brits, this morning it was announced by Ofgem the energy price cap will rise to £3,549 per year from October. The rise [...]
Record rent rises are an existential challenge for London’s future October 19, 2023 It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who lives in London, but yesterday the capital clocked a record increase in private rental prices, with the cost of leasing a flat in the capital ticking up by 6.2 per cent in the year to September, up from 5.9 per cent in August. It is the [...]