EU referendum: Unison joins Unite and GMB in urging members to back Remain April 13, 2016 Unison has become the latest union to officially back Remain ahead of the EU referendum, in a huge blow to Leave campaigners. After overcoming "its doubts", the union will encourage its 1.3m members to back continued EU membership, after over 78 per cent of its branches wanted the union to take a stance and 95 per [...]
PMQs today: Prime Minister David Cameron grilled by Jeremy Corbyn on tax transparency as he confirms he will remain PM if UK votes for Brexit April 13, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron came under pressure this week from Jeremy Corbyn, who probed heavily on tax affairs in the wake of the Panama papers. Cameron had to admit his original plans to get the overseas territories and crown dependencies, including the British Virgin Islands, to have public registers have been shelved. Cameron said that there [...]
EU referendum: “Talk to Gran” campaign launched by pro-Remain group April 13, 2016 A pro-EU group has launched its "Talk to Gran" campaign in an effort to shore up support from older generations by asking younger voters to try and sway their grandparents. Britain Stronger in Europe, the pro-Remain campaign, wants its younger supporters to send postcards to their older relatives telling them why they are voting for continued [...]
Tracey McDermott to leave the Financial Conduct Authority April 13, 2016 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced Tracey McDermott, its acting chief executive, will leave at the beginning of July. In a statement today it said McDermott, who was appointed as acting chief exec in September, will leave when Andrew Bailey takes up the full-time role later this year. In December last year McDermott pulled out [...]
EU referendum: Brexit not likely to lead to fall in immigration April 13, 2016 Life outside the EU will not be an apocalypse and it will not be a utopia, but there would likely be a small negative economic result from Brexit and immigration may not fall, according to new research. A report from think tank Open Europe states that "there is growing evidence that there would be a [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Where do Zac Goldsmith, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Caroline Pidgeon and Peter Whittle stand on housing? April 13, 2016 With 22 days left to go until London elects its next mayor, each candidate is out vying for votes across the capital. To get those votes candidates have been going to battle on a range of issues. But none is more prevalent than housing. Polling of those who live in London shows that housing is identified as [...]
City PM debate: Watch the key moments from our head-to-head between mayoral candidates Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan April 13, 2016 Last night saw mayoral candidates Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan go head-to-head to try and convince Londoners to vote for them come 5 May. The two MPs exchanged heated words over the issue of Islamophobia and claims of racism that have tainted the campaigns in recent weeks, with Goldsmith rejecting claims that he had be [...]
EU referendum: Business leaders tell David Cameron that Europe needs Britain in one more warning on Brexit April 13, 2016 Europe’s top business leaders will issue a personal plea to the Prime Minister today to do everything he can to keep Britain in the European Union, arguing that the continent’s economies benefit from the role the UK plays in Europe. Business lobby groups from Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands, along with the heads of [...]
Panama Papers scandal: Seven things we now know about MPs thanks to their tax returns April 12, 2016 Anybody who had ever wondered about the incomes and outgoings of MP's finances has been spoilt for choice recently, as many rushed to expose their own tax details in the wake of the Panama Paper's scandal. Here's seven things we now know about tax returns and politics thanks to the recent reveals: 1. We discovered [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Goldsmith attacks Khan’s allegations of Islamophobia as transport and housing prove the key battlegrounds April 12, 2016 Zac Goldsmith and Labour rival Sadiq Khan clashed from the word go at Tuesday's packed City PM debate, with the Tory candidate using his opening statement to dismiss the accusation that his campaign was divisive and Islamophobic. The Richmond Park MP tackled head-on the allegations from Khan and Labour supporters that he had allowed his campaign [...]
