Thursday 30 June 2016

Boris Johnson abandons his leadership bid before it's even launched

"The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected" - Charles Kennedy
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Whatever you thought would happen in the Tory leadership contest is likely to have been wrong. Just a few hours ago, pretty much everyone expected it to be a two-horse race between Theresa May and Boris Johnson with the former mayor of London being supported by his fellow Leave campaigner Michael Gove. Well, not anymore.

This morning, Gove delivered a devastating blow to his close ally and announced that he will be running himself. Our first item today suggests the many times he has openly spoken about not wanting to be the prime minister may now come back to haunt him.

And then came the most shocking news of today: Boris Johnson has abandoned his leadership bid. As our next item says, this is one of the most dramatic moments in what has been the most dramatic week in British politics for decades. What happens next is anyone's guess.

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Report reveals HS2 programme pressures


Opening of High Speed 2's London to Birmingham phase is already at risk of delay according to a new report by the National Audit Office
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Brexit vote unsettles transport sector


Government is urged to reaffirm its commitment to deliver major infrastructure schemes following Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union
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Wednesday 29 June 2016

The ghost of Jeremy Corbyn haunts Labour's front bench

"The measure of a man is what he does with power" - Plato
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At any other time, today's PMQs would have been an opportunity for an opposition leader to take Cameron to task over the EU referendum. But with Labour in a crisis of their own, this was never going to happen. Our verdict on this weeks clash finds that as the house fell weirdly silent as Corbyn spoke, it was like watching the ghost of the Labour leader who once was.

We're all used to election campaigns containing promises which are unlikely to be kept. While depressing, it's not really surprising to see the likes of Nigel Farage and Daniel Hannan rapidly backtracking on claims made before the referendum. Our next piece suggests that it's far more troubling that post-reality politics are continuing now we're outside the campaign. 

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Post-truth politics is driving us mad


 

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PMQs Verdict: The ghost of Jeremy Corbyn still haunts Labour's front bench


 

On Jun 29, 2016 02:13 pm
Labour MPs acted as if Jeremy Corbyn was no longer there
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Concerted action needed to tackle prejudice and discrimination in schools, NASUWT tells national conference


the largest teachers' union in the UK, will today call for concerted action to address prejudice and discrimination affecting staff and pupils
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MPs should act on sentencing as dog fighting continues to blight Britain


UK's biggest animal charity reveals it investigated more than 500 calls about dog fighting last year
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Tuesday 28 June 2016

Labour party faces threat of a split

"The way politics divides the world is into friend and enemy" - Francis Parker Yockey
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It's hard to take your eyes of the news right now, almost every hour brings another significant story. This morning there were dramatic scenes in Brussels as the EU parliament met to discuss what happens after the referendum. And there's still plenty of drama unfolding in Westminster.

Our first piece today brings you an account of Labour's extremely tense PLP meeting last night and the gathering of Corbyn supporters outside. It's now clear that the Labour leader has no intention of leaving quietly and right now there are no signs that his supporters are turning on him. So what's next for his party? This piece suggests that if Corbyn continues to ignore the feelings of his own MPs we could see the end of Labour as we know it.

There's not just uncertainty within our political parties but also in the markets. Last night Standard and Poor stripped Britain of its AAA credit rating, down two notches to AA. So did Fitch Ratings, which downgraded the UK from AA+ to AA. Our next piece reports that a major contributing factor to this was the expected impact of a drop in immigration to the UK. 

As the other parties have imploded, Nicola Sturgeon has been one of the only leaders to show any real leadership. But our final piece this morning suggests that the impact of Brexit may reinforce the fears around the risk of Scottish independence on the economy. It argues that if a second independence referendum is called now, Scottish nationalism could be killed off for a generation.

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Jeremy Corbyn is fighting an existential battle for the future of the Labour party


 

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The Labour party faces the very real threat of a split
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Gross mortgage lending £18.2 billion in May


The Council of Mortgage Lenders estimates that gross mortgage lending reached £18.2 billion in May
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BASC statement on the UK leaving the EU


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