Now there’s a “Brexit means Brexit” pressure group (and BoJo is backing it) September 11, 2016 Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind a new group piling pressure on Theresa May to push for a so-called hard Brexit. In a surprise move, the newly appointed foreign secretary has backed the Change Britain campaign chaired by Leave campaigner and Labour MP Gisela Stuart alongside a string of high profile pro-Leave campaigners. Read more: This MP wants Article 50 triggered [...]
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson is the bookies’ favourite to leave the cabinet first July 15, 2016 Betting markets suggest Boris Johnson, Theresa May's controversial choice for foreign secretary, will be first to leave the cabinet. Ladbrokes put the odds of the blonde bombshell leaving first at 4/1, while former leadership candidate Andrea Leadsom is second at 6/1, followed by eurosceptic Brexit secretary, David Davis, at 7/1. Read more: Theresa May heads to Scotland for Brexit talks [...]
Beat the January rail price hike: 10 ways to find cheaper train tickets December 23, 2016 Imagine the scene: It's 2 January, you're feeling a bit bloated and jaded after a week of Christmas excesses. You turn up to the rail station with a heavy heart as the reality of work sets in. The queues to renew your season ticket are horrendous and in the line of morose commuters you can [...]
EU referendum and Brexit explained: Who is “in” and who is “out”, the main issues including immigration and trade, when the vote is scheduled and why it’s important February 22, 2016 To Brexit or not to Brexit? That is the question. But what is a Brexit and why should you care about it? Here's everything you need to know about the EU referendum. What is Brexit? Brexit refers to Britain's exit from the European Union. It's not the only portmanteau of this kind, with Grexit having preceded [...]
Sajid Javid to launch proposals that could slash billions of pounds from British Steel pension fund liabilities May 25, 2016 In a bid to make Tata Steel more attractive to buyers, the government is set to reveal proposals this week that would potentially cut billions of pounds from the liabilities of British Steel's £15bn pension scheme. Sajid Javid, UK business secretary, is reportedly launching a consultation on Thursday that will discuss proposals including altering the annual uplift in [...]
Now arriving in Downing Street: Who has Theresa May appointed to her first cabinet? July 14, 2016 New Prime Minister Theresa May has continued to build her first government, with a raft of key appointments. With Boris Johnson, David Davis and Liam Fox among the key arrivals yesterday, and a brutal purge kicking off this morning, who has May appointed across her cabinet today? Greg Clark takes on the new BEIS, swapping [...]
Former BHS boss Sir Philip Green slams Pensions Regulator chief’s evidence to MPs May 11, 2016 Sir Philip Green yesterday slammed the evidence given by Pensions Regulator boss Lesley Titcomb to a group of MPs investigating the collapse of BHS. Green, former BHS boss and owner of Arcadia Group, said Titcomb's evidence to the work and pensions and business, innovation and skills committees was "incorrect". Titcomb told the committees in a [...]
Boris Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race – leaving Theresa May odds-on to become next Tory leader June 30, 2016 Boris Johnson has announced he will not seek the Tory leadership, after weeks of speculation that the former London mayor was hoping to become the next Prime Minister. "Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances in parliament I have concluded that [the next Conservative leader] cannot be me," he said in a speech at [...]
Post Office workers are going on strike as the CWU demands government steps in over job losses August 19, 2016 Another day, and another strike has been announced – this time by Post Office workers, who have voted to go on strike over job losses. In a statement today the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) said 83.2 per cent of those balloted had voted for industrial action to protest against cost-cutting measures. “Staff in the Post [...]
Tata Steel pensions proposals “drive a cart and horses through pensions protection” says former minister May 23, 2016 Efforts to reduce Tata Steel's pensions deficit by scaling back members' rights represent a dangerous precedent according to the former pensions minister. British Steel Pensions Scheme Trustee chairman Allan Johnston suggested last week that business secretary Sajid Javid was exploring options outside of the Pensions Protection Fund in a bid to tackle the firm's £485m [...]