‘In the name of god, go!’: David Davis tells Johnson to resign at PMQs January 19, 2022 Senior Tory MP David Davis has called for Boris Johnson to resign in a fiery Prime Minister’s Questions, telling the beleaguered PM “in the name of god, go”. Davis said Johnson has not taken responsibility for the Downing Street parties saga and that his time was up. It comes as rumours swirl about a potential [...]
Banker parachuted in to expel Credit Suisse’s scandal-laden reputation quits over ignoring Covid-19 rules January 17, 2022 The man parachuted in to save Swiss bank Credit Suisse’s crisis-struck reputation quit yesterday after breaching UK Covid-19 quarantine rules. Banking behemoth António Horta-Osório, 57, resigned as chairman of the Swiss lender after an internal probe found he broke Covid-19 measures to attend the Wimbledon tennis finals last summer. The departure of Horta-Osório is the [...]
Netflix tennis doc to capture Novak Djokovic Australian visa drama January 13, 2022 The Novak Djokovic Australian Open visa saga is set to feature in a new fly-on-the-wall docuseries to be shown on Netflix, according to reports. The makers of smash-hit Formula 1 show Drive To Survive are currently filming a tennis version featuring some of the biggest names on the men’s and women’s tours, says the Mail. [...]
IG Group suspends leveraged bets in 900 shares February 23, 2021 IG Group is withdrawing leveraged share bets on hundreds of firms as the London-based company reacts to the day-trading trend gripping financial markets.
Tories fined £17,800 for breaking electoral law over Downing Street flat refurb December 9, 2021 The Conservative party has been fined £17,800 for breaching electoral law over the refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat. The Electoral Commission found that rules over donations “were not followed” and that cash used to fund the renovations was not registered through the proper channels. The commission found the party did not fully report [...]
PM won’t apologise for Jimmy Savile slur against Keir Starmer February 8, 2022 Boris Johnson will not apologise to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer after the Labour leader was mobbed by angry protesters shouting out “Jimmy Savile” and holding nooses. It came after Johnson claimed last week that Starmer spent his time as the director of public prosecutions “not prosecuting Jimmy Savile”, despite the fact that the Labour [...]
Boris Johnson: What is a Tory no confidence vote, how does it work and why is it happening? June 6, 2022 Boris Johnson will face a vote of no confidence in his leadership of the Conservative party at 6pm today, after 54 or more MPs declared they no longer had confidence in the Prime Minister. City A.M. takes a look at what the vote is, why it was triggered and what might happen next. What is [...]
Premier League appoints Richard Masters as chief executive after embarrassing saga December 12, 2019 The Premier League today approved the appointment of interim chief executive Richard Masters to the role on a permanent basis. Masters’ appointment follows an embarrassing saga for the football body, which gave the job to two previous candidates, neither of whom took up the role. Read more: The Premier League’s incoming CEO has quit before [...]
Evergrande shares tumble to record low as debt deadline looms yet again December 6, 2021 Shares in embattled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande plunged to their lowest price ever overnight as investors cleared out of the company over concerns it is on the brink of collapse. Evergrande is yet again teetering on the verge of missing a 30-day grace period deadline to pay debts worth over £82m. The downward turn [...]
French president tells Johnson to ‘respect the rules’ amid post-Brexit fishing licence row October 31, 2021 French president Emmanuel Macron has told Boris Johnson to “respect the rules” amid a row over fishing licences, according to a French official. Though the French presidential official told reporters at the G20 summit today that “the goal for both the president and the prime minister was to work towards de-escalation” – Macron has said [...]