EU referendum: Businesses defend free movement and issue warning on Brexit April 27, 2016 Restrictions on EU migrants would cause long-term damage to a number of UK businesses, a new report has said, as employers claimed Brexit could stifle their ability to grow. Firms in the construction, hospitality, and food and drink sectors told the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) that they struggled to hire British workers [...]
MPs urge government to do more to cut taxpayer costs for EU penalties April 27, 2016 A group of MPs has today criticised the government for not doing enough to shield taxpayers from fines paid to the European Commission. The report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found that government had been hit with at least £650m in penalties over the last decade for spending EU funds improperly. "Government inaction on [...]
EU referendum: Usdaw union backs Remain ahead of vote in June April 26, 2016 A second trade union in a week has come out in support of remaining in the EU, in a blow to Leave campaigners. Usdaw, one of the UK's largest trade unions, today announced it would be backing British membership of the EU at its conference, a day after the CWU union committed its support for the same [...]
It’s looking more like health secretary Jeremy Hunt will have to leave his job, according to bookies April 26, 2016 Today is the first all-out doctors' strike in the NHS's history, and while health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called it a "bleak day" for the NHS, it may turn out to be bleaker still for him. Bookies now reckon that he's most likely to be the next cabinet minister to resign or lose his job. [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron makes first visit to Port Talbot after sale announcement in March April 26, 2016 David Cameron met with Tata Steel management and unions at the Port Talbot steelworks today during his first visit since the sale plans were announced in March. Tata Steel's sale of its loss-making UK businesses has put tens of thousands of jobs in steel manufacturing and the wider supply chain at risk. Read more: UK steel is globally [...]
EU referendum: Vote Leave are not doing themselves any favours as Tyrie calls non-appearance in front of MPs “unacceptable” April 26, 2016 Vote Leave is not doing itself any favours. The official group campaigning to leave the EU has incurred the ire of the Treasury Select Committee's chairman after cancelling a scheduled appearance in front of MPs. Matthew Elliott, the chief executive of Vote Leave has declined to give evidence in front of the committee tomorrow because of [...]
There’s still more to come from UK banks’ connections to the Panama Papers, says the financial watchdog April 26, 2016 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is still looking into the link between UK banks and the so-called Panama Papers tax avoidance leaks. The financial watchdog has written to around 20 banks and other financial institutions asking about their connection to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The FCA gave firms a deadline of 15 April to undertake an initial review but there's still a [...]
EU referendum: Election strategist Lynton Crosby warns over Remain complacency as latest poll shows increase in Brexit support April 26, 2016 Sir Lynton Crosby has cautioned Remain supporters against "complacency" ahead of the EU referendum. The election strategist made his warning after an ORB poll, out this morning, showed a slight increase in support for a so-called Brexit during President Barack Obama's visit. But while 51 per cent of those polled said they supported remaining in the [...]
EU referendum: Countrywide has issued a warning over “political and economic uncertainty” caused by Brexit April 26, 2016 Countrywide has warned that the housing market will slow this quarter, in the wake of "political and economic uncertainty" ahead of the country going to polls to vote on the EU referendum. The firm, which this morning revealed a surge in activity during the first three months of the year ahead of the government's stamp duty [...]
EU referendum: Influential government committee calls on civil servant to answer questions on his award-winning Brexit essay April 25, 2016 An influential committee of MPs has called upon an official at the department for business to answer questions on the EU following the publication of his award winning essay on Brexit. The group of MPs on the Treasury Select Committee want to see the civil servant, Iain Mansfield, who wrote the essay on how Britain [...]