Theresa May says the UK must ‘hold our nerve’ in Brexit talks amid rumours of leadership plots October 22, 2018 Theresa May told her warring party it was time to “hold our nerve” in the Brexit talks as she once again hit out at a Brussels plan to siphon off Northern Ireland. Speaking in the Commons after yet another weekend dominated by claims her time as Prime Minister is almost up, May urged her MPs [...]
Softbank operations boss to pull out of Saudi investment conference October 22, 2018 Japanese technology giant Softbank's chief operating officer is reportedly set to pull out of this week's Saudi Arabia business summit, as one of the world's biggest tech backers struggles with its controversial ties to the region. Marcelo Claure is said to have asked organisers of tomorrow's Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh to remove his name from [...]
Leaving the EU gives us an unprecedented chance to boost trade with the US October 22, 2018 In my role as Her Majesty’s trade commissioner for North America, my priority is to work with our teams across the US and Canada to help businesses of all sizes and from all parts of the UK to seize export opportunities in both countries, and to attract high quality investment to the UK. Today, I am [...]
The best story wins, and right now that’s one of apocalypse October 22, 2018 The stories of nations are written at times like these. For it goes without saying that there is much jeopardy in today’s script. There is a daily dose of disaster, whose effect is a form of neurosis in our relationship with news. Forget what’s beneficial or useful information for the living of life – this [...]
Do you want to save the turtles? Don’t ban plastics – ban littering October 22, 2018 Like any good Londoner, I used the fantastic summer weather to kayak from Limehouse to Hackney, discovering that part of the city by water. As a fairly experienced river and sea kayaker, I was taken aback by how full of litter London’s waters are. At around the same time, the national and global debate on [...]
Financial stability should not be used as a bargaining tool for Brexit October 22, 2018 Deal or no deal? Last week’s European Union summit in Brussels had long been billed as a crunch moment for answering this key question and determining the future direction of the Brexit negotiations. As the dust settles, however, it remains unclear whether the UK will be able to strike a deal with the EU27, meaning [...]
ABB chairman breaks away from Saudi mega-city project amid Khashoggi case October 21, 2018 Former Shell chief executive and chairman of Swiss engineering firm ABB Peter Voser is the latest high-profile figure to distance himself from the advisory board of Saudi Arabia's $500bn £382.5bn) mega-city project Neom. The move follows the exit of a string of global business and political leaders from an upcoming investment conference in Riyadh. International ties to the region have been breaking [...]
Theresa May ‘drinking in last chance saloon’ as MPs demand she appears in front of influential 1922 committee October 21, 2018 Theresa May is facing a fight for her leadership as she was warned she is "drinking in the last chance saloon" and MPs lashed out at the the Prime Minister over her Brexit negotiations. Conservative MPs have demanded May appears before the 1922 committee on Wednesday night to be grilled on Brexit and the state of the Government, according to [...]
Britain should only allow extended Brexit transition to prevent Irish backstop, says Brexit secretary Dominic Raab October 21, 2018 Brexit minister Dominic Raab has said the UK should reject an extended transition period unless the EU abandons its demand for an Irish backstop. Theresa May's suggestion that the UK could remain attached to the European Union after December 2020 could only be an "alternative" to the backstop suggestion, Raab wrote in the Telegraph. Read [...]
Who the heck is Nick Clegg? Seven facts about Facebook’s new spin chief October 20, 2018 Facebook’s decision to hire the UK’s former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as its communications chief was one that seemed to come out of left field. Clegg had previously held a prominent role in British public life as head of the UK’s third party the Liberal Democrats between 2007 and 2015 and the UK’s deputy prime minister between [...]