Keir Starmer less popular among UK voters than Donald Trump January 7, 2025 Keir Starmer is less popular among UK voters than Donald Trump, according to new polling. The first of a new monthly City PM/Freshwater Strategy poll found the Prime Minister had the lowest approval of all figures tested, with a majority of voters having an unfavourable view. Starmer has the lowest net approval rating of -36 [...]
Keir Starmer’s response to Elon Musk is tone deaf January 7, 2025 Rather than face up to the racial and religious dimension of the rape gangs scandal, Starmer continues to tell himself comfortable myths about the success of our multicultural society, says James Price Over the last week, the rest of the world has been introduced to one of Britain’s greatest – and ongoing – shames. Young [...]
Amazon broadband coming to the UK in challenge to Elon Musk’s Starlink January 6, 2025 Amazon has announced its plans to enter the UK’s broadband market, intensifying its long-standing rivalry with tech tycoon competitor Elon Musk and his satellite internet constellation, Starlink. Through its Project Kuiper initiative, the tech giant revealed its intentions to provide high-speed internet to homes, businesses and government customers across the UK. The move, which was [...]
Keir Starmer hits back at Elon Musk on grooming gang claims January 6, 2025 Keir Starmer has hit back at Elon Musk today after a series of attacks from the Tesla tycoon over the government’s handling of historic ‘grooming gang’ sex abuse cases. In a press conference today, Starmer said an online debate about child sexual exploitation gangs was based on “lies” and those fanning the flames were not [...]
Elon Musk’s attacks on Jess Phillips a ‘disgraceful smear’, Streeting says January 5, 2025 Wes Streeting has said attacks made by Elon Musk on Jess Phillips over grooming gangs are a “disgraceful smear” considering the Labour minister’s efforts to support victims of abuse. The billionaire owner of social media platform X, Tesla and Space X suggested the safeguarding minister “deserves to be in prison” for denying requests for the [...]
Musk says Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to lead Reform UK January 5, 2025 Elon Musk has said Nigel Farage “doesn’t have what it takes” to lead Reform UK, just weeks after the pair had a “great” meeting in the US. The owner of Tesla and X – the social media site formerly known as Twitter – met with Farage in December at US President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, [...]
Tesla: Elon Musk’s EV giant’s sales disappoint with first fall in a decade January 2, 2025 Elon Musk’s EV giant Tesla disappointed with its earnings report today, with its first fall in annual deliveries for over a decade. The electric car behemoth, which has been in the news in the last 24-hours after a vehicles exploded in the US outside a Donald Trump-owned hotel, delivered 1.70 million electric vehicles (EVs) in [...]
Thames Water to avoid state bailout, the FTSE 100 at 7900 and an ITV bid: my predictions for UK plc in 2025 January 2, 2025 Predictions may generally be a mug’s game, but looking back at my forecasts for the business world in 2024, I seem to have fared better than usual. Klarna, the buy now pay later giant, opted for a New York listing; Dame Alison Rose made a comeback in a senior private equity role; Unilever announced that [...]
Downing Street rejects Elon Musk’s claim firms are turning away from UK December 30, 2024 Downing Street insisted Sir Keir Starmer was running an “unashamedly” pro-growth government after Elon Musk lashed out at his policies. Tesla boss Mr Musk said “very few companies” would be willing to put money into the UK under “the current administration”. Mr Musk, a close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, was responding to calls [...]
Elon Musk causes uproar by backing German far-right party ahead of key elections December 29, 2024 Germany is to vote in an early election on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month.
