It’s on: Christmas election to decide fate of Brexit… maybe October 29, 2019 VOTERS will be given an opportunity to break the impasse in parliament in just over a month, after MPs finally backed the Prime Minister’s efforts to go to the polls. A snap election will take place on 12 December – the first December vote since 1923 – with parties gearing up for a bruising battle [...]
City reacts with shock to Labour’s plans to part-nationalise BT November 14, 2019 The City reacted with shock tonight to Labour’s plans to part-nationalise FTSE 100 giant BT and promise free full-fibre broadband for every UK household. Labour unveiled the new £20bn policy late last night and said it would pay for its plan by levying a tax on tech giants such as Amazon, Google and Facebook. Chief [...]
Kwasi Kwarteng: Boris Johnson’s ‘clarity of message’ on Brexit behind Tory poll bounce October 1, 2019 Boris Johnson’s “clarity of message” has helped buoy the Tories in polls, business minister Kwasi Kwarteng has said, as he hit out at plans from opposition MPs to form an alternative government. Kwarteng, who served as under secretary of state for the Department for Exiting the EU under Theresa May, told a fringe event at [...]
‘Superwoman’ Horlick runs as Lib Dem MP October 3, 2019 Fund manager “supermum” Nicola Horlick has been unveiled as another high profile Liberal Democrat candidate. The pro-Remain businesswoman is standing in Chelsea and Fulham, the party revealed today, going up against incumbent Conservative MP Greg Hands. Horlick, who has been dubbed a “supermum” for balancing her career with raising six children, told the Evening Standard [...]
You’re hired: Lord Sugar backs Boris Johnson to be next PM June 14, 2019 Lord Sugar has thrown his weight behind Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister, saying he can “stop Jeremy Corbyn from being PM”. Johnson is already guaranteed in a place in the run off between the final two candidates after he secured 114 votes in the first round. Read more: Boris Johnson says ‘long [...]
Fracking firms see shares crash after government calls halt November 4, 2019 Shares in the UK’s fracking companies plummeted this morning, after the government announced a moratorium on the controversial extractive technique over the weekend. Shares in Australian firm AJ Lucas, which owns a 47.4 per cent stake in leading exploratory company Cuadrilla, fell 24 per cent. Read more: Government bans fracking “with immediate effect” London-listed IGas, [...]
Experts split on impact of Farage’s decision to stand-down candidates November 11, 2019 Pollsters and Westminster strategists were split this afternoon over the impact of Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage’s decision not to stand candidates in 317 seats currently held by Conservatives. Whilst there had been calls for Farage to stand down candidates across the country, his party will continue to fight in seats held by the Lib [...]
Airports face ‘hostility’ from both Labour and Tories, says former transport minister November 28, 2019 Both Labour and the Conservatives have been accused of “hostility” towards Britain’s airports, amid concerns over whether the expansion of Heathrow will go ahead under the next government. This morning, former Labour aviation minister Jim Fitzpatrick said that politicians in Westminster are “nowhere near” catering to the needs of the airport industry. Read more: Heathrow [...]
FTSE 100 edges up as Europe rises on trade deal hopes November 27, 2019 The FTSE 100 climbed half a per cent this morning as European stocks rose on hopes of a US-China trade deal. London’s blue-chip index was up 0.49 per cent by 10.30am to 7,438 points with traders also awaiting a closely-watched election poll that is due to be published tonight. Read more: Boris Johnson promises sensible [...]
Today’s Labour party has no excuse for its anti-business agenda November 22, 2019 Labour’s election manifesto, launched yesterday by Jeremy Corbyn, has been labelled the most left-wing since the Michael Foot era, when the party also doubled down on high taxes, nationalisation of industry, and more state interference in the economy. Personally, I don’t think the comparison holds up — it’s not generous enough to Michael Foot. While [...]