Iain Duncan Smith: “Immigration is the economy, stupid.” May 31, 2016 Former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has warned that unchecked immigration will hit both wages and the affordability of homes as a new report has forecast that almost half a million refugees could arrive in the UK from 2020 onwards. According to a report from lobbying group Migration Watch, up to 968,000 of the 1.7m refugees already in [...]
Hundreds of UK jobs reportedly at risk over the MoD’s Boeing Apache deal May 30, 2016 Hundreds of British jobs have reportedly been put at risk by a Ministry of Defence decision to award a £425m defence contract away from Somerset-based AgustaWestland. The MoD has been widely reported as close to sign a deal for 50 brand new Apache helicopters with Boeing, to help replace the British Army's aging fleet. The Mail on [...]
Cameron and Khan team up to launch Remain “guarantee card” May 30, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron and London mayor Sadiq Khan will today unveil a new list of five guarantees offered by a vote to Remain in the EU. Volunteers will distribute the list as a “guarantee card” as the EU referendum campaign reaches its final weeks. The guarantee card reads: “Vote Remain on June 23rd, and [...]
Former Zurich chief executive Martin Senn commits suicide May 30, 2016 Former Zurich Insurance chief executive Martin Senn has committed suicide, five months after he left the Swiss insurer. In a statement, Zurich said that Senn took his own life on Friday. “With the passing of Martin, we lose not only a highly valued former CEO and colleague but also a close friend. Our thoughts are [...]
Fears grow that Tata Steel may not be able to sell Port Talbot plant – and the government could support its continued ownership May 27, 2016 FEARS are growing that Tata has been unable to find a buyer for its UK operation, with one Westminster source telling City A.M. that the Indian giant's retention of the business is now "a racing certainty". Tata has been seeking a buyer for the business since March, and was expected to publish a shortlist of [...]
MPs reject Ashley’s Sports Direct warehouse visit demand May 26, 2016 An influential committee of MPs has declined a request from Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley to visit one of his warehouses. Ashley asked the Business Innovation and Skills committee to attend his Shirebrook warehouse as a precondition for his attendence to a Parliamentary hearing on 7 June. However, the MPs have rejected the suggestion, while [...]
Trump secures Republican nomination: AP May 26, 2016 Donald Trump has clinched enough support to guarantee him Republican presidential nomination after winning over a small handful ahead of another round of voting. Republicans will gather in Cleveland in July to formally announce their presidential nominee, but The Associated Press reports Trump has now won over enough party members to grant him the nomination. According [...]
Top Tory tackles Treasury over “propaganda” Brexit forecasts May 26, 2016 Former shadow home secretary David Davis has condemned the EU referendum's remain campaign, arguing that the Government is publishing “pure propaganda”. In a forthright intervention, Davis slammed Treasury claims that a vote to leave the EU would generate a recession, and that it would leave households worse off in the long run. Davis has long [...]
Latest figures show a gulf in donations between the EU referendum’s Leave and Remain camps May 26, 2016 Donations for Leave campaigners have again exceeded those for their peers in the Remain campaign in the latest figures from the Electoral Commission. Earlier this month, the election watchdog reported that almost £16m in donations to both camps had been recorded for the period between 1 February and 21 April, with the Leave camp raising [...]
