Aviva hammers government push for North Sea oil and gas drilling October 30, 2023 Insurer's chief executive Amanda Blanc fears UK's climate goals are under threat
Oil prices wane as US races to secure deal over debt ceiling May 30, 2023 Both major oil benchmarks dipped this morning as fears over the sustainability of the US debt ceiling made investors more cautious.
Watch Rishi Sunak’s Brexit message as he is ridiculed on social over ‘worst campaign video ever created’ August 8, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s campaign is under fire this afternoon as the former chancellor is mocked online and accused of “pointless posturing” in a campaign video focused on shredding EU regulations which has been likened to a parody. The Tory leadership candidate vowed to use his first 100 days if elected prime minister to “review or repeal [...]
Property giant warns about growing fears of rapid slowdown in ‘a market teetering on the brink’ September 7, 2022 One of the UK’s biggest property groups has urged the new Prime Minister to address Britain’s housing crisis calling for “radical change”. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) told City A.M. there is now growing fears of a rapid slowdown in a market which is “teetering on the brink”. And the NAPB added that [...]
Irritated EU watches in disbelief as UK’s Brexit language hardens with Truss calling Brussels ideas ‘backwards’ May 11, 2022 Foreign Secretary Lizz Truss said some proposals put forward by the European Union during months of discussions on the post-Brexit treaty would “take us backwards” as she argued against introducing “more checks, paperwork and disruption”. Truss warned the UK “will not shy away” from taking action on the Northern Ireland Protocol after the Prime Minister [...]
NHS bosses urged to ‘get a grip’ as report finds health service falling behind peers June 26, 2023 NHS leaders have been urged to “get a grip on budgets” as researchers suggested Britain’s health service was falling behind comparable nations. Health think tank the King’s Fund found the UK had “below-average health spending per person” and “lags behind other countries in its capital investment”. And hospitals have “substantially fewer key physical resources” like [...]
The Thatcherite darling narrative needs to be an election-winning story August 15, 2022 The battle for the leadership of the Conservative Party grinds on. Policy ideas are thrown out like bait from a fisherman, with Rishi Sunak declaring his support for grammar schools and Liz Truss throwing her weight behind allowing more seasonal workers into the UK. In the longer run, though, as the contest rolls towards a [...]
Cleverly says China has threatened key UK institutions in lead up to major speech December 11, 2022 James Cleverly has warned that China has threatened a number of the UK’s key institutions in the lead up to his first major speech as foreign secretary. Cleverly today said “China has threatened a number of those foundation stones that we feel are important”, while also maintaining that Britain needs to cooperate with Beijing on [...]
Boris Johnson’s sanctions tread on almost no one’s toes February 24, 2022 IF you’re going to talk the talk, you better be able to walk the walk; it is a helplessly overused cliché, but as Boris Johnson tries to assert a firm hand of Global Britain with economic sanctions against Russia, it is the simplest words that ring true. Over the last few weeks, the prime minister [...]
Partygate: MP quits top role over Sue Gray report citing ‘toxic culture’ creating ‘deep mistrust’ May 27, 2022 An MP has resigned from his role in the government over the partygate, citing the “toxic culture” in Downing Street which has created a “deep mistrust” of Boris Johnson’s administration. Paul Holmes, who represents Eastleigh, announced in a statement on Friday he had quit his role as Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Home Office. The [...]