Tory leadership: Sunak attacks ‘one sided’ trade deals signed by Truss August 1, 2022 Rishi Sunak tonight launched an attack on post-Brexit trade deals signed by Liz Truss as he tried to woo rural Tory members. Sunak labelled the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by Truss when she was trade secretary as “one sided” during a hustings event in Exeter, while adding that the UK “shouldn’t be [...]
UK MPs on Foreign Affairs Committee set to visit Taiwan August 1, 2022 A group of crossparty MPs are set to visit Taiwan in a move that will further inflame UK-China tensions. Westminster’s Foreign Affairs Committee was planning on making a trip to Taipei earlier this year, however it was postponed due to a positive Covid-19 case within the British delegation. The Guardian first reported that the trip will [...]
IFS: Sunak’s pledged Income Tax cut smaller than his tax rises as chancellor August 1, 2022 Rishi Sunak’s newly unveiled promise to cut the basic rate of Income Tax from 20p to 16p by the end of the decade is smaller than the tax rises he made as chancellor, according to an influential economic think tank. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) today also said the tax plans of Sunak and [...]
BT and Openreach strikes continue as Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy joins picket line August 1, 2022 Thousands of BT and Openreach staff continued to strike today as the row over pay continues with the FTSE 100 firm.
Australia weighs up gas curbs as Europe scrambles for supplies August 1, 2022 One of the world's largest suppliers of LNG is considering curbs on exports, which could exacerbate the global energy supply crunch.
‘A day of relief for the world’ as first grain ship leaves Ukraine port after Russia deal signed August 1, 2022 A ship carrying grain has left the Ukrainian port of Odessa under a new deal with Russia, in what officials have called “a day of relief for the world”. The vessel left Ukraine’s Black Sea port en route to Lebanon, in wake of a deal facilitated by Turkey to allow safe passage for ships. This [...]
Boris Johnson supports honours for Euro 2022 winning Lionesses August 1, 2022 England’s Euro 2022 winning Lionesses could be in line to receive honours from Boris Johnson, Number 10 has today confirmed. Johnson’s official spokesman said that the Prime Minister “would definitely want to see the team receive the recognition they rightly deserve for their historic victory”. He said there was a “process” to follow and that [...]
Unite renews threat to pull funding from Labour over Starmer stance on strikes August 1, 2022 Labour’s largest union backer Unite has again threatened to withdraw its funding from the party as it rails against Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on strikes. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Starmer of “sticking two fingers up” to striking British workers and added that it was becoming “harder and harder to defend” paying the party [...]
Businesses’ needs forgotten as Truss and Sunak up anti-immigration rhetoric August 1, 2022 As ballots start to land on the doormats of Conservative party members this morning, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have entered into what has been branded an “arms race” to tackle illegal migration. Both are playing a game of one-up-manship on who will limit the most people coming into the UK across the Channel. The [...]
Truss pledges to create ‘agriculture of the future’ by removing EU red tape August 1, 2022 Liz Triss will outline her plans today to remove EU regulations and make British farmers more competitive. The prime ministerial candidate will visit farmers in the southwest of England and highlight the “once in a lifetime opportunity” leaving the EU has given us to “truly unleash British food and farming”. She plans to ensure the [...]