Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises four City Corporation figures June 15, 2021 A City of London Corporation Member, a transport expert and leaders in the charity and education sectors have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The four will receive awards for their work supporting communities in the Square Mile and across London, including during the COVID-19 crisis. Henry Jones, who has represented Portsoken ward on [...]
Well done, Boris — now it’s time to fix the UK’s infrastructure and access to talent December 16, 2019 Now that the dust has settled on last week’s election, the new Conservative government led by Boris Johnson faces the urgent task of getting on with delivering a programme that benefits households and businesses across the UK. Christmas may be around the corner, but the hard work starts now. The City of London Corporation will [...]
New: Parliament to vote on Brexit deal on December 30 December 24, 2020 PM Boris Johnson has said he “hopes” Parliament will vote through his Brexit deal on December 30. The treaty will need to be ratified in Westminster in order for it come into force in time for our departure. The UK will leave the customs union and single market on December 31. Read more: Deal finally [...]
National Portrait Gallery to close for three years November 5, 2019 The National Portrait Gallery announced today it will close to close to the public for three years to allow a £35.5m refurbishment to take place. The renovation work – which will begin next year- will include a new entrance and “significant” refurbishment inside the listed building. Read more: National Portrait Gallery drops donation from Sackler [...]
Ready to order? Business lunches may be exempt from new Tier 2 restrictions October 21, 2020 City restaurants are preparing to allow business lunches to resume after legal advice suggested work meetings are allowed at hospitality venues under an exemption to Tier 2 restrictions. The rules, which came into effect last weekend, mean people cannot mix with another household in pubs or restaurants. The hospitality sector has already warned that a [...]
Trafalgar Square lined up to host 12,500 football supporters this summer at Euro 2020 fan park April 13, 2021 Trafalgar Square is being lined up to host a Euro 2020 fan park for up to 12,500 football supporters this summer. Big screens at the central London site will show all of the matches being played at Wembley Stadium, including England’s three group games, both semi-finals and the final. The plans have been submitted by [...]
Nickie Aiken: The country must move forward as one January 14, 2020 At times during last month’s General Election, City A.M. readers could be forgiven for thinking it was taking place in a different country. For much of the campaign the focus was far from London, with frontbenchers and their battle buses taking them through the midlands and the north as Labour and Tories fought it out [...]
New builds: homes on the market in London this weekend, including a former BHS in Ealing and shared ownership in the Docklands November 29, 2019 So Resi, Ealing From £106,000 for a 25 per cent share of a one-bed The former BHS store on Ealing Broadway has been transformed into a collection of one, two and three-bed apartments by Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing. The building contains plenty of outdoor space, with a communal podium garden on the first floor and [...]
Rishi Sunak mulls over a UK corporation tax hike in March Budget January 18, 2021 Rishi Sunak is reportedly considering raising corporation tax in the upcoming March Budget in a bid to pay off some of the UK government’s Covid spending bill. The chancellor is also now expected to increase business support in the 3 March Budget by extending the furlough scheme and Covid business loan programme. Senior government sources [...]
Priti Patel criticizes ‘dreadful’ Black Lives Matter protests February 12, 2021 UK home secretary Priti Patel said she did not support the Black Lives Matter demonstrations, calling the protests “dreadful” in an interview with LBC this morning. When asked whether she would “take the knee”, Patel said: “No, I would not, I would not have at the time either. There are other ways in which people [...]