China blocked from attending Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state September 16, 2022 A Chinese government delegation has been blocked from attending Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state. House of Commons speaker Lindsey Hoyle has refused a request for Chinese officials to be allowed access to Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state until her funeral on Monday, Politico first reported. The refusal comes after [...]
‘Blunt, unsociable and very smart’: Meet new City minister Andrew Griffith September 16, 2022 Andrew Griffith’s rapid ascent in the Tory party has spurred admiration and frustration among his fellow MPs. The new City minister was elected to parliament less than three years ago, but has now held ministerial positions in two major departments and as Number 10 policy chief under Boris Johnson. Griffith’s burgeoning political career is inexorably [...]
Two police officers hospitalised after stabbing in Leicester Square as assailant tasered and arrested September 16, 2022 Two police officers have been taken to hospital after being stabbed in Leicester Square this morning. A man with a knife was tasered and later arrested after launching the attack on emergency workers. In a statement to Morning Wire. the Metropolitan Police said it took place at 6am at one of London’s busiest tourist attractions. [...]
Pressure builds to scrap bankers’ bonus cap as BoE says it never backed policy September 15, 2022 Pressure is building on Kwasi Kwarteng tonight to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses, as the Bank of England said it never wanted the EU pay restriction. One minister also told Morning Wire that scrapping the cap “makes it more attractive to be in London”, with the measure likely to get support among large sections [...]
Bank of England says it never wanted bankers’ bonus cap as Kwarteng looks to scrap payout limit September 15, 2022 The Bank of England has said it never supported the bankers’ bonus cap amid speculation that Kwasi Kwarteng wants to scrap the policy post-Brexit. A spokesperson for the Bank told Reuters today that there were better ways to ensure banks account for risks than the EU-enforced restriction, which critics have said hurts the City’s global [...]
Lindsay Hoyle calls for parliament’s party conference recess to be shortened September 15, 2022 Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the House of Commons Speaker, has said the upcoming parliamentary recess period for the party conference season should be cut short. Hoyle today said the recess, which is due to start at the end of next week and end on 17 October, “can well be cut short … that would be my [...]
Assault on ‘profiteering’ green energy firms misses the point entirely September 14, 2022 The European Commission’s assault on energy providers of all stripes yesterday has been coming. Thanks to the byzantine structure of the energy market, the biggest winners of gas prices going through the roof have been electricity producers who source their fuel from alternatives. The European Commission wants to stop them raking it in whilst gas [...]
Legal sector hits back at EU calls for regulation of third-party litigation funders September 14, 2022 Lawyers and litigation funders have hit back at EU plans to regulate the third-party litigation financing industry in claiming new rules could limit access to justice. The clashes come after the EU parliament on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting a report by German MEP Axel Voss calling for new regulation of Europe’s [...]
Number 10 looks to shorten parliament’s party conference recess September 14, 2022 Number 10 is looking at shortening parliament’s recess for party conference season in a bid to provide more time to pass key legislation. There are plans to make MPs sit for parliament for a day longer next week, before party conferenece season begins, to ensure chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng can deliver a mini-budget. Parliament may also [...]
Von der Leyen sets out £120bn energy windfall plan and says Ukraine may join single market September 14, 2022 The European Union has set out plans to raise more than £120bn with a windfall tax and revenue cap on energy suppliers, as its commissioner reiterated the bloc’s backing for Ukraine. The body announced it would cap revenues for non-gas energy suppliers in a bid to reverse the fuel problem in Europe, sparked in part [...]