General Election 2015: How will it affect the City? While a Conservative government is welcomed the Brexit risk looms large May 8, 2015 Investors cheered as it was revealed Britain would be governed by a Tory government for the next five years. While this brings greater stability, as well as more business friendly policies a number of challenges lie ahead. Here's what the City had to say: The economists: Economists think a Tory government without a formal coalition [...]
General Election 2015: The three things you need to know waking up right now – here’s where Britain stands May 8, 2015 If you've just woken up and need to catch up on what happened overnight, this is everything you need to know right now – and while you were dreaming, some leaders were experiencing a waking nightmare. 1. A Tory majority It's looking more and more likely that the Conservatives will win a majority. Surprise exit [...]
General Election 2015: Vince Cable loses Twickenham to Conservatives in Lib Dem bloodbath May 7, 2015 Vince Cable has lost his seat in Twickenham to the Conservatives. In what's increasingly turning into a bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, the business secretary mustered around 23,000 votes, losing to the Conservative candidate Tania Mathias with around 27,000 votes. Cable said it was "a terrible night for our party all over" but promised "we'll bounce [...]
General Election 2015 results: Senior source says Labour blames David Cameron for Scottish National Party’s surge May 7, 2015 Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) is surging in Scotland. A senior source in the Labour party blamed David Cameron for the SNP rise, telling City PM he had “manufactured an anti-Scottish grievance that clearly won over votes at the close of the campaign, and boosted the SNP.” The SNP have so far [...]
General Election 2015 results: Has Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy lost his East Renfrewshire seat? May 7, 2015 Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has lost his seat to the Scottish National Party in a major upset for the party. The SNP has already picked up tens of seats north of the border confirming predictions that the party led by Nicola Sturgeon could take every single seat in Scotland, essentially wiping out Labour in [...]
General Election 2015 results: David Cameron on his way back to Downing St May 7, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron was on track to keep the keys to Downing Street according to an exit poll that sent shockwaves through the country late last night. The poll conducted by NOP/MORI for the major broadcasters (BBC, ITV and Sky) put Cameron’s Conservative party just shy of a majority on 316 seats, with the Labour [...]
General Election: Nigel Farage’s South Thanet rival Al Murray says he deserves to win May 7, 2015 One of Nigel Farage's most high-profile rivals in the race for South Thanet, but perhaps not one of the most serious contenders for the hardly fought seat has said he deserves to win. LATEST: Farage quits as Ukip leader after failing to become MP Al Murray, pub landlord comedian and now wannabe MP for Fukp (that's [...]
Business leaders gather at the capital’s General Election celebrations May 7, 2015 As the night drew in, some of the country’s top business leaders were heading for their chosen General Election parties. Some had two to three parties to choose from, with the Institute of Directors, law firm DLA Piper, and others all putting on stylish gatherings. Peter Mandelson Probably the party of all parties [...]
General Election 2015 Results: Has Douglas Alexander lost his Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat? Dark day for Alexander May 7, 2015 In the first clear sign of the sea-change in British politics, veteran Scottish Labour Party MP Douglas Alexander has lost his seat. The shadow foreign secretary received just under 18,000 votes. SNP candidate Mhairi Black, who is just 20 years old, received 23,500. Earlier in the evening an exit poll had suggested the SNP was [...]
General Election 2015 results: Why the Liberal Democrats’ wipeout doesn’t matter yet May 7, 2015 The exit poll made grim reading for the Liberal Democrats, and so have the first results. The party lost its deposits in the first three seats declared tonight, and the losses are still coming, with the cost racking up. Read more on this story: Election results mapped by constituency As this helpful twitter account [...]
