Military sent to help as Lammy tells UK citizens ‘leave Lebanon now’ August 3, 2024 Military personnel and consular experts have been deployed to the Middle East to help British nationals in the region as ministers warned the “situation could deteriorate rapidly”.
Let’s be honest, China’s economy is suffocating under President Xi August 1, 2024 President Xi’s protectionist policies and hostility to foreign investors mean China is no longer the country to bet on for growth – and that’s a lesson for the West too, says Matthew Lesh Prior to entering government, Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the Conservatives’ approach to China was excessively confrontational and inconsistent. He reportedly now [...]
The Notebook: Britons still view US-UK relationship as ‘special’ – despite Trump July 29, 2024 Where the City’s movers and shakers have their say. Today, Lee Cain, former Downing Street communications director and founder of strategic advisory firm Charlesbye, takes the notebook pen to talk UK-US relations, the toxic Tory brand and a thank you to Gareth Southgate The ‘special relationship’ Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer was keen to [...]
Mayor Sadiq Khan targets another London Olympics and in talks over NBA return July 26, 2024 Sadiq Khan has reiterated that he wants to bring the Olympics back to London as he embarks on a charm offensive to show that the city is “the undisputed sporting capital of the world”. The Mayor of London spoke to City A.M. on Friday while travelling to Paris, where he will use the current Games [...]
It’s not just Brexiteers who should worry about the European Political Community July 18, 2024 The new government views the European Political Community as a stalking horse for a bilateral deal with the EU that meaningfully deepens operational security. This is a mistake, argues Will Cooling One of the visible signs that the election caught everyone within the former government by surprise is how busy the international calendar has been. [...]
Huge amount of work to do, Starmer tells ministers at first Cabinet meeting July 6, 2024 Keir Starmer told ministers there was a “huge amount of work to do” as he chaired the first meeting of his new Cabinet on his first full day in Downing Street.
Keir Starmer names top team as Rachel Reeves confirmed as first female Chancellor July 5, 2024 Rachel Reeves was confirmed as the first female Chancellor in British history.
Election 2024: Row erupts over Keir Starmer’s working hours if he becomes Prime Minister July 2, 2024 Labour have hit back at “desperate lies and hypocrisy” over their leader’s working schedule, after the Conservatives alleged that Sir Keir Starmer plans to work a “four-day week” as Prime Minister.
Election 2024: Business leaders prefer Starmer and Rayner’s cabinet over Tories’, poll finds July 1, 2024 Business leaders prefer Labour figures, particularly Starmer and Rayner, over their Tory counterparts, new polling has found. Business heads are twice as likely to pick Angela Rayner (34 per cent) than Oliver Dowden (17 per cent) as their deputy prime minister, according to Savanta Business Tracker polling. The research, which surveyed 1,000 business decision makers, [...]
Election 2024: Dirty money ‘won’t create growth’, Labour candidate warns June 27, 2024 Dirty money is “not going to create growth in this country”, a former anti-corruption campaigner-turned-Labour candidate has said.