Prime Minister backs down on customs backstop deadline to keep Brexit secretary David Davis from resigning June 7, 2018 David Davis has backed down from his threats to resign after the Prime Minister added a date to the Brexit backstop proposal. According to the document published this afternoon, the government is proposing a UK-wide temporary customs arrangement with the EU in which the two sides will continue to trade on the same basis as [...]
Prime Minister backs down on customs backstop deadline to keep Brexit secretary David Davis from resigning June 7, 2018 David Davis has backed down from his threats to resign after the Prime Minister added a date to the Brexit backstop proposal. According to the document published this afternoon, the government is proposing a UK-wide temporary customs arrangement with the EU in which the two sides will continue to trade on the same basis as [...]
Momentum are coming for us like White Walkers, but we’ve got our Muhammad Ali: Tory MPs share their fears on the forthcoming elections February 6, 2018 With just under 90 days to go until local elections in the capital, Conservative Party HQ is going into overdrive to show it can fend off the multiple threats of Brexit tensions, a vulnerable leadership, the fallout from the Grenfell Tower tragedy and the rise of the Corbyn-supporting Momentum campaign group. The Tories face a [...]
Justine Greening: Yes, it’s time for a woman mayor of London June 11, 2018 Don’t groan. Don’t roll your eyes. We may be two years away from the next mayoral election but the runners and riders for 2020 are already being lined up. And so they should. After 2016’s excruciating campaign pittingZac Goldsmith against Sadiq Khan, the Conservatives need a better plan – and a better candidate. One name [...]
The Tories are losing London – the fightback needs to start now March 16, 2018 What a difference a year makes. In March 2017, the headlines were stacked with news of Jeremy Corbyn’s unpopularity, especially in London, where he faced approval ratings of minus 44. Even London Labour supporters weren’t convinced about their Islington leader, and he had negative ratings from every demographic. Read more: The bloody difficult woman is [...]
Michel Barnier accused of “backtracking” after Brexit divorce bill ultimatum climbdown November 24, 2017 The EU’s chief negotiator has been accused of “backtracking” over threats to block trade talks unless the UK put forward its divorce bill offer by today (24 November). A fortnight ago, after yet another formal round of talks ended without progress, Michel Barnier told reporters the UK had two weeks to give “clarity” on the [...]
Wasteful thinking: We meet the man on a mission to tackle the UK’s plastic addiction April 30, 2018 That image of the dead whale calf, possibly poisoned after digesting plastic waste, is now etched in our memories forever. Aired in November, the BBC documentary Blue Planet has opened people’s minds to the consequences of consumerism – the throw-away culture which is destroying the world as we know it. “The message is a tragic [...]
Don’t dig yourself into a hole! Here are our top tips to keep in mind if you’re planning to dig out your basement February 18, 2017 Barely a week passes without news stories reporting various problems with botched basement digs throughout London. Just recently a Georgian townhouse in Barnes collapsed “like a pack of cards” due to basement work, and similarly a family in Chester Row are still waiting for repairs worth £250,000 to their house after a neighbour’s skip fell [...]
London council denies Classic FM owner’s plan for £180m Knightsbridge “super-home” | City A.M. October 18, 2017 Westminster council has thwarted plans to knock two homes into one to create a 10-bedroom “super-flat” in Knightsbridge, saying it would be “unconscionable” to accept the proposals while the capital is in the midst of a housing crisis. Ashley Tabor, owner of Classic FM, purchased a £90m penthouse in Knightsbridge next to another apartment he [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May will be grilled by MPs after December’s European Council meeting November 14, 2017 Theresa May is to be grilled by a committee of MPs days after the critical December European Council meeting, where the EU27 will decide whether “sufficient progress” has been made on Brexit talks. The liaison committee, which is composed of the chairs of the other select committees, is the only one with power to call [...]