Could Jacob Rees-Mogg soon be off to 11 Downing Street? April 12, 2019 The Conservative party has a shortage of the political equivalent of rock stars. These are the politicians that the public would not merely recognise (already a rather an elite cohort), but actually might cross the road to ask for an autograph – or, more usually these days, a selfie. Boris Johnson has this star quality, of course. [...]
CBI chief calls for second Brexit referendum if MPs can’t ‘get their act together’ April 11, 2019 Another EU referendum should be held if MPs are unable to “get their act together” and sign off a Brexit deal, the president of the CBI has insisted. Speaking after the EU granted a second delay to the UK’s withdrawal from the organisation, John Allan said going back to the public could well be the [...]
Theresa May told to resign over ‘abject surrender’ of Halloween Brexit delay April 11, 2019 Theresa May was accused of an “abject surrender” and told to resign by a furious veteran Conservative MP today after she agreed to another delay to Brexit. Read more: May vows to seek 'orderly' Brexit after Halloween extension Sir Bill Cash, one of parliament’s most long-standing anti-EU MPs, urged the PM to quit as she [...]
Theresa May vows to seek ‘orderly’ Brexit as she urges MPs to work together to strike a deal April 11, 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May has called on MPs to work together to break parliament’s Brexit deadlock after the Easter break. Read more: Spooky: Why sterling refuses to rise after Halloween Brexit delay The EU handed the UK a second extension to Article 50 yesterday to take the UK up to 31 October, averting a potential [...]
We pick six investment managers to beat Brexit blues April 11, 2019 | City Talk By Jemma Jackson from interactive investor. With MPs failing to agree a Brexit outcome, we name the funds and trusts to weather the political storm. Charles de Gaulle reportedly said that “politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.” With the chaos currently surrounding Brexit, and as MPs are united only [...]
Pressure on May to resign will ‘increase dramatically’, says David Davis April 11, 2019 Pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to resign will “increase dramatically” following a Halloween Brexit extension secured last night, David Davis has said. “I think what is likely to happen is the pressure for her to go will go up,” the former Brexit secretary told the BBC’s Today programme. “Whether it will come to anything [...]
London housing market bearish in face of Brexit, chartered surveyors say April 11, 2019 Sentiment among London’s chartered surveyors is among the worst in the country, with house prices expected to fall in the capital over the next year, new figures show. In a poll of its members, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found London and the South East were the only two parts of the country [...]
European Council president Donald Tusk warns UK ‘not to waste’ Halloween Brexit extension April 11, 2019 European Council president Donald Tusk has warned the UK “not to waste” the extra time to find a way forward with Brexit after the EU agreed to extend Article 50 to Halloween. “Please don’t waste this time,” Tusk told a news conference following eight hours of EU leaders’ talks which culminated in a delay until [...]
London house prices: Brexit uncertainty to send property prices dropping over 2019 April 11, 2019 Brexit uncertainty is weighing heavily on London and the south east’s housing markets as house prices are expected to continue to drop over the next 12 months. Read more: Steep London house price drop drags back UK housing market Buyer demand is dropping with new enquiries falling for the eighth month in a row, according [...]
EU leaders offer May a Halloween Brexit extension April 11, 2019 EU leaders last night hammered out a proposal to offer Theresa May a Brexit extension until 31 October – Halloween – following a midnight summit in Brussels. European Council president Donald Tusk had favoured a year-long delay, but French President Emmanuel Macron insisted that a shorter extension would put pressure on the UK to finally [...]
