Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets with British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Confederation of British Industry (CBI) nearly four months after taking the reins of the Labour party January 7, 2016 Jeremy Corbyn is apparently launching a charm offensive to woo British businesses this week, meeting with executives at both the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and the Confederation of British Industry for the first time since being selected as Labour leader last September. A BCC spokesman confirmed to City A.M. that Corbyn met privately with BCC director [...]
City Hall is making plans for a bespoke London visa system post-Brexit, Sadiq Khan has said September 27, 2016 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said City Hall is putting together proposals for a separate system of work permits for the capital. A group of business representatives is working on a model that will ensure London “can carry on recruiting and attracting talent”, Khan told Sky News today. He added that he has already held [...]
Here are five things you need to know about Labour leadership contender Owen Smith July 13, 2016 Former work and pensions secretary Owen Smith has announced his plan to take on Labour leader alongside Jeremy Corbyn. Smith has long expressed concerns about the rifts in the party, and has this week moved to formally take on Corbyn. But who is he? Not such a new face Smith joined parliament in 2010, inheriting the very [...]
Would a 2017 General Election mean a landslide victory for the Conservative Party? September 20, 2016 Tim Bale, professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London, says Yes. Unless everything we think we know about politics turns out to be wrong, the Tories are going to win the next election. They are way ahead of Labour on both economic competence and best Prime Minister. Just how big that win will [...]
Here we go again: Ken Livingstone has defended his Hitler remarks as “factual” June 2, 2016 Ken Livingstone has again defended the remarks he made about Hitler which led to him being labelled as a Nazi apologist, saying they were "factual" and could be compared to "1+1=2". Livingstone, who was suspended from the Labour party in April for defending a colleague over anti-Semitic comments, blamed "embittered MPs" for a backlash against him. [...]
How sweary is your trading floor? All British swearwords have officially been ranked according to offensiveness October 6, 2016 If you work on a trading floor, some of these might sound familiar – but now research by Ofcom, the communications watchdog, has ranked British swearwords according to their severity. Because it's vital we know… No prizes for guessing what the worst word in the English language is, although two variations of one word (in the [...]
Labour leadership contender Owen Smith says UK should vote on Brexit again July 14, 2016 The United Kingdom should have another vote on whether to remain in the European Union when a Brexit deal is agreed, a Labour leadership candidate has said. Owen Smith, MP for Pontypridd, said many Britons backed Brexit under false pretences and want a second vote. If he was to win the election, Smith says he would [...]
Owen Smith to propose scrapping university fees and building starter homes to appeal to younger voters August 27, 2016 Trailing incumbent Jeremy Corbyn in the polls challenger, Owen Smith is to propose scrapping university tuition fees to appeal to younger voters. Smith is to make the pledge, along with a scheme to build starter homes for those aged under 30, as the Labour leadership contest continues. Smith is to make the announcement when he [...]
John McDonnell outlines Labour’s economic response to Brexit July 18, 2016 The Labour party will set up a National Investment Bank (NIB) and a network of regional banks to mobilise the economy, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. Outlining Labour's economic response to the Brexit vote, McDonnell said that the Conservatives had left a legacy of failure due to unnecessary austerity, and pledged to uphold workers' [...]
Next week’s junior doc strike called off September 5, 2016 The British Medical Association (BMA) has called off next week’s planned five-day strike over new contracts due to concerns over patient safety. Future dates planned for October, November and December will still go ahead unless the government calls off its plans to impose the new contract from next month. The walkout – which was only announced [...]