EU referendum: Credit Suisse says Brexit could lead to a second Scottish independence referendum and benefit Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn January 25, 2016 If Britain votes to exit the European Union there could be an unexpected boost for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as well as a second Scottish independence referendum, according to Credit Suisse. When it looked at the longer-term, Credit Suisse said the market could decide that a Brexit outcome is not the end of UK political [...]
PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn trade insults about each other’s mothers amid questions over NHS junior doctors February 24, 2016 Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) descended into something resembling a schoolyard row this afternoon, with Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn swapping insults about each other's mothers. The arguing started when Corbyn pressed Cameron on the ongoing dispute between health secretary Jeremy Hunt and National Health Service (NHS) junior doctors. Corybyn said the government [...]
Tom Watson tells Labour to move on from Miliband’s predators business analogy September 27, 2016 Five years after then Labour leader Ed Miliband labelled some businesses as "predators" Tom Watson has called on the party to change its attitude to big business. Speaking at the Labour party conference centre in Liverpool, Watson, who serves as Jeremy Corbyn's deputy, said Labour had failed to move on from former leader Ed Miliband's infamous comparison of [...]
As he commits to stay until 2019, have political attacks on Mark Carney undermined the Bank of England’s independence? October 31, 2016 Kathleen Brooks, research director at City Index, says Yes. While the Bank of England’s decision-making has not been affected by recent political attacks, the fact that the government thinks that the Bank is fair game for criticism could undermine the perception of the Bank’s independence in future. Although it’s unlikely that it will take political [...]
Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has said the UK should enter peace talks with Isis to resolve the ongoing Middle East crisis August 17, 2016 Labour leadership contender Owen Smith has said the UK should enter talks with fundamentalist terror group Isis as it seeks peace in the Middle East. Speaking on the BBC earlier today, Smith – who was a special adviser to Northern Ireland secretary Paul Murphy during the peace process – said that there was a need to get the so-called Islamic [...]
Theresa May given overwhelming support for leader of the UK in latest poll August 11, 2016 An overwhelming plurality of people back Theresa May for Prime Minister over Jeremy Corbyn, according to the latest poll. A TNS BMRB poll found 44 per cent of people think May is a better leader for Britain than her Labour counterpart, who garnered just 16 per cent of support. The poll gives the Conservatives a [...]
Conservatives handed a 13 point lead over Labour as Corbyn marks a year in office September 12, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn today marked one year since his election to the Labour leadership, but was handed dispriting news by the polls, which show his party trailing Theresa May's Conservatives by 13 points. Figures from an ICM poll commissioned by the Guardian put the Labour on 28 per cent, behind the Tories at 41 per cent. [...]
Labour’s new shadow City minister thinks they shouldn’t fight for Zac Goldsmith’s seat, but his party disagrees October 26, 2016 A fresh rift has emerged in the Labour party after three MPs – including two on Jeremy Corbyn's front bench – called on their party to stand aside in the battle for Zac Goldsmith's Richmond Park seat. Labour maintained this morning that Corbyn's party will field a candidate. Goldsmith stepped down as an MP yesterday, protesting against the government's decision to [...]
There are now 50/1 odds Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones will be the UK’s next Prime Minister November 19, 2016 If British politics follows the US example, allowing an outsider businessman to ascend to the helm of the nation, Peter Jones could soon be swapping the set of Dragons' Den for Number 10. There are now 50/1 odds that Jones will be the UK's next Prime Minister, according to online betting site BetStars, after the entrepreneur [...]
Is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn right – when it comes to kickstarting the economy, is it time for a people’s QE? December 14, 2015 This is a big week for capitalism. In the next few days, the US Federal Reserve will finally start to remove its accommodative post-2008 crisis policy by pulling money out of markets. With asset markets buoyant and the American jobs market seemingly strong, policy-makers should be surely saying ‘job well done’? But, on the ground, [...]