EU referendum: This is where each cabinet minister stands February 20, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron reckons he got a good enough deal to recommend to the British public that it should vote to stay in the EU. So good, in fact, that his cabinet is officially going to make that recommendation. But not every minister agrees, and some want to see the UK leave the EU. [...]
Budget 2016: With Crossrail 2 and the opportunity for London to keep its business rates, there were bright spots for the capital March 16, 2016 With the ‘storm clouds gathering’, the Budget revealed additional pain for public servants – an extra £3.5bn in spending cuts over the remainder of the parliament. For many this Budget will feel like just another twist in the story of fiscal austerity over this decade, adding further momentum to massive changes that are already under [...]
UK pensions: Waspi campaign might find itself on the backburner, as Work and Pensions Committee to discuss whether unfairness between different generations is a greater issue February 26, 2016 The Work and Pensions Committee will be hearing evidence on fairness within the pensions regime next week from none other than two former ministers. The Committee announced today that former minister of state for universities and science Lord Willetts and former pensions minister Steve Webb would be giving evidence as part of an ongoing inquiry into intergenerational fairness [...]
Confederation of British Industry (CBI) wants the government to “give teeth” to Lord Andrew Adonis’s National Infrastructure Commission so it can approve airport expansion and other major projects February 29, 2016 Britain's biggest business group is calling on the government to “give teeth” to a new body set up to oversee large-scale infrastructure projects, warning that the National Infrastructure Commission “cannot afford to be way-laid by politics”. In a new report out today, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) sets out its recommendations for the commission, which [...]
EU referendum: Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans says Britain is better off in the European Union ahead of controversial City of London Corporation vote March 2, 2016 The leader of the City of London Corporation has come out in favour of Britain remaining in the European Union, on the eve of a divisive vote among the Corporation's members. "Britain is better off in," Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans said in a speech to City leaders at Mansion House tonight. Mountevans said the future of London's [...]
EU referendum: More than 30 City figures make final effort to stop City of London Corporation from endorsing the UK staying in the EU March 2, 2016 Dozens of City figures have made an eleventh-hour attempt to stop the City of London Corporation from campaigning for Britain to remain in the European Union. In a letter seen by City A.M., more than 30 Square Mile grandees, including former chancellor Lord Lamont, CMC Markets founder Peter Cruddas and Risk Capital Partners chairman Luke [...]
These are the MPs Mark Carney will be up against at the Treasury Select Committee May 24, 2016 Nobody enjoys select committee hearings. Mark Carney, however, might be the exception to that rule. For a man who wears a pained expression every time he is probed on something Brexit-related, the governor of the Bank of England has really been stepping up the warnings of late. And it's set to make for a tasty showdown at [...]
Alistair Darling and Michael Howard clash over Brexit campaign at CBI dinner May 18, 2016 Two grandees of the Leave and Remain campaigns dramatically crossed swords last night, when a former chancellor and former home secretary clashed over the ramifications of the referendum vote at the CBI's annual dinner. The glitzy black tie event, hosted at Grosvenor House on Park Lane, saw Labour peer Alistair Darling and Tory peer Michael Howard [...]
Crossrail 2: The north-east to south-west line gets thumbs up from Lord Adonis who says it will keep London moving so “we should get on with it right away” March 10, 2016 Crossrail 2 was given a thumbs up by an independent body today, leading businesses to urge the chancellor to press ahead with the project. London needs Crossrail 2 as quickly as possible as the capital will "grind to a halt unless significant further improvements are made" to London's transport capacity, Lord Andrew Adonis has warned. Commenting [...]
EU referendum: Justice secretary Michael Gove reportedly to chair the pro-Brexit Vote Leave campaign committee March 9, 2016 Justice secretary Michael Gove is reportedly being lined up to chair the campaigning committee of Vote Leave. ITV reported this afternoon that Gove will chair the campaigning committee, while Labour MP Gisela Stuart is set to chair the campaign group's formal board, replacing former chancellor Lord Lawson. Vote Leave is one of multiple eurosceptic groups vying for official campaign [...]