London local election results LIVE: Brown returns as Labour bruised in five-party split Politics Good morning and welcome back to the Morning Wire liveblog. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has returned to support Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership as a special envoy for global finance. The appointment was made after bruising election results across the country, particularly in Wales and Scotland where Labour lost control. Starmer resisted calls for his [...]
East London industrial site snapped up for £100m Industrials Global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson has bought an east London industrial park for £100m. It’s a positive sign for London’s industrial market, which slumped to a decade-low last year as demand for warehouse and logistics sites faded after the pandemic boom. Kennedy Wilson plans to create a set of 10 sustainable industrial units [...]