US Presidential Election 2016: Donald Trump gets official Republican nomination July 20, 2016 The long-time presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has now become the official nominee after state delegates tallied his votes. As Tuesday night drew on, state delegates took it in turn to count up the votes that Trump had secured in his against-all-odds ascent toward the top of American politics. Having crossed the threshold of 1,237 [...]
Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny raises prospect of United Ireland after Brexit vote July 19, 2016 While the debate about Scotland's future in the European Union rages on, the prospect of Northern Ireland seeking to join the Republic has been voiced by the Irish Taoiseach. Enda Kenny has said that a referendum on Ireland's relationship could be held in the future after the UK's vote to leave the EU last month. Northern [...]
Donald Trump odds shorten after vote against him fails at Cleveland convention, despite embarrassing speech by wife Melania July 19, 2016 In spite of a quite embarrassing speech given by Melania Trump yesterday, her husband Donald is looking marginally more likely to take the White House, according to one bookmaker. Betway has cut the odds on Trump from 9/4 to 2/1, pushing Clinton out from 1/3 to 2/5. She remains the clear favourite to win the presidency and take the [...]
Scottish politicians to visit Brussels in effort to explore options for Scottish links to EU July 19, 2016 Scottish politicians are to begin conversations in Brussels to explore options for how the nation can maintain its place in the EU after the Brexit vote. A cross-party group of MSPs will today meet diplomats from the European Free Trade Association, as well as Ireland and other nations, in Brussels. The trip has been descried by Joan McAlpine, convener [...]
Labour leadership race: Jeremy Corbyn poised to thrash either Angela Eagle or Owen Smith, according to poll July 19, 2016 Despite the splits and divisions in the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn seems to be somewhat enjoying himself of late; he's even started cracking jokes at Prime Minister's Questions. Perhaps it's because he's confident he'll thump either Angela Eagle or Owen Smith in a one-on-one election. He wouldn't be wrong, according to the latest polling. YouGov [...]
William Hague’s 10 step guide to being foreign secretary for Boris Johnson July 19, 2016 A Tory grandee and an often cited great parliamentarian, former foreign secretary (and Conservative leader) William Hague has some advice for his (once removed) successor. Johnson has already had to deal with fallout from Nice and Turkey, while having met many foreign counterparts in fairly tricky waters, given the post-Brexit vote context of conversations. So, kindly, [...]
Prime Minister Theresa May to meet Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande on first overseas trip of premiership July 18, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May is to meet with her German and French counterparts when she makes the first overseas trip of her premiership. Later this week May will fly to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, before heading to Paris to meet with French President Francois Hollande. The visits come after the tragic [...]
Thousands of British Airways cabin crew to vote on industrial action after “performance” scheme is introduced, according to Unite July 18, 2016 Thousands of British Airways staff are to vote on whether to take industrial action after a "performance" scheme was introduced, according to the UK's biggest union. Unite said that around 8,800 cabin crew will vote on whether to take strike action over what it calls a new "bureaucratic" performance scheme that has led to fears [...]
Transport for London to give out free Evian to Tube passengers July 18, 2016 A summer Tube journey is never exactly great, especially if you're cramming on to a commuter train. But tomorrow, for one day only, that journey will be a little more bearable, as Transport for London teams up with Danone to give up free Evian to passengers. For the third year in a row TfL will [...]
John McDonnell outlines Labour’s economic response to Brexit July 18, 2016 The Labour party will set up a National Investment Bank (NIB) and a network of regional banks to mobilise the economy, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. Outlining Labour's economic response to the Brexit vote, McDonnell said that the Conservatives had left a legacy of failure due to unnecessary austerity, and pledged to uphold workers' [...]
