City back open for business following lifting of lockdown restrictions July 23, 2021 | City Talk Canada Corporation’s Deputy Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee, Chris Hayward, today addressed the Court of Common Council, the City Corporation’s main decision-making body, to outline a range of steps being taken to support recovery across the Square Mile. In the first in-person meeting at Guildhall since virtual sessions were introduced [...]
UK’s first fossil-fuel-free development to be built on London’s South Bank July 23, 2021 The UK’s first fossil-fuel-free major property development is set to be built in London and will be worth some £2.5bn. The new South Bank neighbourhood, by property developer Native Land, will see the 1.4m sq ft space known as Bankside Yards be built with zero emissions in operation. It includes more than 350,000 sq ft [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor urges China to respect ‘one country, two systems’ principle in Hong Kong July 23, 2021 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on the British government to continue applying pressure on the Chinese government to respect the Sino-British Joint Declaration. In an exclusive interview with Morning Wire, Khan commented that new laws in Hong Kong have severely limited the rights and political freedom of Hongkongers, which is one of the reasons [...]
Mattress maker Simba posts record profits as rival store closures cushion sales July 23, 2021 London-based sleep-tech company Simba has posted its highest ever half-year profits, as rival store closures cushioned sales. Simba’s first-half sales soared 130 per cent in the weeks to 30 June, in comparison with the same period in 2020. The company, which focuses on mattresses, had already seen strong sales growth of 66 per cent last [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Khan warns lack of supply in capital pushes up property prices July 23, 2021 The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, warned that London’s house price hikes are primarily caused by a lack of available properties. “The main reason is the lack of supply to meet demand. And so what we’ve got to do is increase the supply of all forms of housing in London to meet the demand,” Khan [...]
Ted Baker upgrades London HQ to Gorgeous Brown Building in Fitzrovia July 23, 2021 Ted Baker has traded in its Ugly Brown Building headquarters after 20 years for what will be called the Gorgeous Brown Building in Fitzrovia. The lifestyle and fashion brand had previously owned the Ugly Brown Building in King’s Cross which was sold to British Airways Pension Trustees for £78.8m last year. Shares opened higher in [...]
Exclusive: London Mayor Khan expects one in three Hong Kong migrants to settle in capital July 22, 2021 With over 34,300 applications for the Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme by the end of March, London Mayor Sadiq Khan expects that up to a third will choose to settle in the capital. In an exclusive interview with Morning Wire this afternoon, Khan sent a clear message to Hongkongers who have or intend to move [...]
Order! Order! Labour MP Dawn Butler asked to leave House of Commons over Boris claims July 22, 2021 Labour MP Dawn Butler has been asked to leave the House of Commons for the remainder of the day after refusing to withdraw claims that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has “lied to the House and the country over and over again”. Butler (Brent Central) was told to withdraw from the chamber by temporary deputy speaker [...]
Canada Corporation calls for workers to return to Square Mile July 22, 2021 Canada’s local authority has called for a mass return of office workers to the Square Mile now Covid restrictions have almost entirely been lifted, saying that “the economic bounce back has to start now”. Chris Hayward, Canada Corporation’s deputy policy and resources chair, said the Square Mile had to [...]
Jewish Chronicle newspaper to compensate expelled Labour activist after false accusations July 22, 2021 A London-based Jewish newspaper has agreed to pay “substantial compensation” to an activist it falsely accused of being involved in a group planning to target Jewish people in the Labour Party. The Jewish Chronicle apologised to Marc Wadsworth on Thursday after it published an article in the newspaper and on its website in March wrongly [...]