Theresa May faces mounting pressure to resign as cross-party Brexit talks resume April 23, 2019 Theresa May will return to parliament today amid mounting pressure on her leadership and the threat of a grassroots rebellion from her own party. MPs will be back in Westminster following the Easter recess as cross-party talks over Brexit continue. Read more: Top Tories say leadership contest can only happen after Brexit is agreed But [...]
US President Donald Trump set to visit UK in June April 23, 2019 US president Donald Trump is set to make a state visit to the UK in early June, according to reports. Read more: Trump thought Mueller investigation would 'end my presidency' Trump was first promised an official state visit by Prime Minister Theresa May shortly after his election in 2016 but no official date was set. [...]
DEBATE: Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? April 23, 2019 Is Corbyn right that Statutory Assessment Tests (Sats) should be scrapped in primary schools? Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, says YES. In a YouGov survey of primary school leaders last month, 93 per cent agreed that English and maths are prioritised to the detriment of other subjects, such as music, art, [...]
TfL chief faces calls to resign for ‘downplaying’ Crossrail pressures April 23, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) chief Mike Brown is facing calls to resign over allegations he downplayed the pressures facing Crossrail as it became clear the project would struggle to open on time. Email extracts cited in the London Assembly’s second report into Crossrail, which is jointly sponsored by TfL and the Department for Transport, show Brown, [...]
Brexit has finished May, but MPs still need to find a way to honour the referendum result April 22, 2019 Theresa May would be forgiven if she decided not to return from her Easter break. While she walked the Welsh mountains, the mess she left in Westminster festered in the heat and one of her first engagements back in Downing Street will be to meet Sir Graham Brady, chair of the Tory party's committee of [...]
Oil prices reach fresh 2019 high as US tightens sanctions on Iran April 22, 2019 The price of crude oil climbed over three per cent today following the announcement by the US government that it will end exemptions from Iranian oil sanctions that it granted to countries such as China, India and Japan. Read more: Oil prices reach new 2019 high as tensions rise in Libya Secretary of state Mike Pompeo [...]
Theresa May under fresh pressure to resign amid mounting Tory grassroots rebellion April 22, 2019 Theresa May will return to Westminster facing fresh pressure over her position as top Tories warn she must resign or face further attempts to oust her. The influential 1922 committee of Tory MPs is reportedly meeting tomorrow to discuss tearing up the party rulebook in a move that could force the Prime Minister out, despite her [...]
Tesla investigating social media video of one of its cars catching fire in Shanghai April 22, 2019 Electric car marker Tesla has said it is investigating a video that is circulating on Chinese social media which appears to show one of its most popular vehicles catching fire. The video shows a stationary Tesla car, identified as the Model S, erupting into flames while in a car park in Shanghai on Sunday evening. Tesla [...]
Four Tesla directors to leave company in board streamlining April 20, 2019 Tesla has announced that four of the eleven members on its board will be leaving the company over the next two years in a move to increase efficiency. In a regulatory filing, the company said that Brad Buss, Antonio Gracias, Stephen Jurvetson, and Linda Johnson Rice would not be standing for re-election in the annual meetings [...]
Dianne Abbott apologises for drinking cocktail on TfL overground service April 20, 2019 Dianne Abbott has apologised after a photo of her drinking a mojito on a Transport for London service was circulated on social media and various news websites. The shadow home secretary was enjoying the cocktail on one of London's overground trains as she commuted home, which is banned. Read more: Britain cannot keep delaying Brexit, says EU [...]