Theresa May’s Olympic praise sheds light on her industrial strategy vision August 22, 2016 Theresa May returns to Downing Street this week after a walking holiday in Switzerland, a reminder to anyone still basking in the sun with a bottle of rosé that autumn is now upon us. Unlike the rest of us mortals who spend the first day back in the office clearing out the inbox, the Prime [...]
Andrea Leadsom’s campaign manager has admitted “rookie mistakes” in the MP’s failed Tory leadership bid August 22, 2016 A high-profile interview which saw Andrea Leadsom accused of attacking Theresa May for not having children was “a cock up”, her former campaign manager has admitted. Speaking at the Edinburgh Festival last weekend, Conservative MP Tim Loughton claimed Leadsom was being “set up” by journalists, but maintained the decision to give the interview was “a [...]
Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed his return to frontline politics with a bid to enter next year’s French presidential election August 22, 2016 Nicolas Sarkozy has confirmed a return to the frontline of French politics with his entry in next year's presidential election. Sarkozy has long been linked with a campaign, but the former President ended speculation with a statement on social media earlier this afternoon. "I have decided to be a candidate for the 2017 presidential election. [...]
Downing Street has hit back after Jean-Claude Juncker described national borders as “politicians’ worst invention” August 22, 2016 Downing Street has rejected Jean-Claude Juncker's assertion that borders are “the worst invention” of politicians. Speaking at the European Forum Alpbach yesterday, the European Commission president called on Europe to show “solidarity” with refugees, adding: “We have the duty not to follow populists but to block the avenue of populists.” “Borders are the worst invention [...]
Arise, Sir Mo? There will be no formal cap on awards for Britain’s Olympic heroes in the New Years Honours list, Downing St has confirmed August 22, 2016 Britain's triumphant athletes look set to be handed a range of honours in the new year, after Downing Street confirmed there are no formal limits on the number of prizes that could be handed out. The Cabinet Office provides guidance on numbers, but a spokeswoman for Theresa May today said that could even be over-ruled [...]
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised to scrap the House of Lords as the Labour leadership contest enters its final stages August 22, 2016 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to scrap the appointed House of Lords as the party's leadership contest enters its final furlongs. Ballots for the leadership election will be sent out from today, with the party expected to announce its leader in a special conference on 24 September. This weekend London mayor Sadiq Khan waded back into [...]
Hate crimes on Britain’s railway climbed by 57 per cent in the weeks after the UK’s Brexit vote, according to new figures August 22, 2016 Suspected race hate crimes on Britain’s railways surged in the aftermath of Britain's EU referendum, new figures have revealed. British Transport Police recorded 119 incidents, including allegations of racist abuse and attacks at stations, according to statistics obtained by the Press Association. The figure – equivalent to eight incidents every day between June 24 and July [...]
As members prepare to vote in its leadership contest, will Labour remain toxic for a generation? August 22, 2016 Chris Rumfitt, founder and chief executive of Field Consulting, says Yes. In politics, mud sticks. It took Labour 20 years to shake off the memory of the winter of discontent. And the Tories’ “nasty party” image still follows them like a bad smell long after Theresa May coined the phrase. Even if Jeremy Corbyn went tomorrow, [...]
Recession risks fade on upbeat post-referendum data August 21, 2016 Economists believe the chances of the UK economy slipping into a post-referendum recession have slipped, following a steady stream of upbeat economic data. Figures out early last week, compiled before a raft of bumper employment and retail sales statistics had been released, showed the consensus estimate for the UK economy was a 1.6 per cent [...]
Britons overwhelmingly back giving EU migrants right to stay in UK August 21, 2016 The public overwhelmingly supports granting EU migrants currently living in the UK permission to stay after the UK formally leaves the bloc, a new poll has found. In a survey for think tank British Future, pollsters ICM found 84 per cent of people backed giving the three million EU citizens in the UK the right to stay [...]