London mayoral election 2016: City PM’s debate between Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour’s Sadiq Khan – the Unregulated podcast April 12, 2016 London's mayoral election frontrunners went head to head at a debate hosted by City PM tonight, and the main points of the discussion can be heard on this podcast. Conservative hopeful Zac Goldsmith and Labour candidate Sadiq Khan covered a wide range of topics during the heated hustings, which were chaired by City PM editor [...]
London mayoral election 2016: The best bits of the one-on-one between Conservative Zac Goldsmith and Labour’s Sadiq Khan April 12, 2016 Neither Sadiq Khan nor Zac Goldsmith pulled any punches in City PM's mayoral hustings, where the candidates traded blows on stage across a range of key issues. Here are the best bits. On the campaign trail Zac Goldsmith had this to say: In recent days Sadiq Khan has accused my campaign of being islamophobic …. Sadiq I have [...]
London mayoral debate: Goldsmith and Khan clash over Islamophobia accusations at City PM hustings April 12, 2016 Zac Goldsmith has questioned Sadiq Khan’s judgement and his suitability to lead London at the opening exchanges of tonight’s City PM mayoral debate, as the Conservative candidate went on the offensive over accusations that his campaign was “Islamophobic”. This morning, Labour’s Yvette Cooper wrote in The Times that Goldsmith’s campaign that “started as a subtle dog-whistle is [...]
EU referendum: Liam Fox raises questions over legality of David Cameron’s reform deal with European leaders April 12, 2016 Pro-Leave MP Dr Liam Fox has raised questions over the legality of the agreement that Prime Minister David Cameron came to with European leaders in Brussels in February. Speaking to the foreign affairs select committee Fox said that the UK is being asked to determine its relationship with the EU on the basis that "we have a [...]
Multinationals including Facebook, Google, and Amazon could be forced to make their EU tax documents public April 12, 2016 Multinationals such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook are in danger of being forced by the European Commission to disclose in exactly which European Union countries they pay tax and how much. Under the proposals, announced this afternoon by EU Financial Services Commissioner Jonathan Hill, all multinational companies with a turnover greater than €750m (£600m) would have to comply [...]
London mayoral election 2016: Zac Goldsmith promises to create half a million new jobs in the next four years April 12, 2016 Conservative London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has attempted to woo Londoners today by promises to create half a million new jobs in the capital over the next four years. Speaking at a manifesto launch this morning, Goldsmith said that he would invest in infrastructure and keep the economy strong, thereby creating jobs. Read more: Khan and Goldsmith trade [...]
EU referendum: David Miliband warns Brexit would be “tragic miscalculation”. Vote Leave says voters will be in “no mood for lectures” from former Labour MP April 12, 2016 Quiet everybody – David Miliband has come out of hiding and wants to say something about Brexit. Pipe down at the back, there. The former politician, who lost the Labour leadership race with his brother Ed in 2010 and quit as an MP in 2013, has warned: "No nation in human peacetime history has voluntarily given up [...]
Now people want to move the Houses of Parliament to Bristol as the Palace of Westminster undergoes a £5.7bn restoration April 12, 2016 First of all we were going to move the Houses of Parliament to Hull – now the nation's politicians are heading off to the Westcountry, if one design studio gets its way. Yes, Bristol-based architect Studio Egret has come up with a new design for the Houses of Parliament – nestled in next to Bristol's Templemeads station. This [...]
Nigel Farage is not going to be publishing his tax return unlike David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson in the wake of Panama papers April 12, 2016 David Cameron has done it, Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon have done it. Even George Osborne and Boris Johnson have done it. But Nigel Farage will absolutely not be publishing his tax return. While a host of high profile politicians have published their tax returns in response to public interest in tax affairs in the aftermath of the [...]
House of Lords defeat government on plans for starter homes April 12, 2016 The government has suffered a setback after the House of Lords defeated it on two starter homes policies. A coalition of Labour, Liberal Democrat and crossbench peers voted to moderate the government's plans to offer "affordable" homes to first-time buyers at a discount. The flagship policy was proposed by the government ahead of the General Election [...]
