Is the UK about to tick one of its ‘Asia tilt’ boxes by joining CPTPP Indo-Pacific trade bloc this week? March 29, 2023 The UK is set to join the key CPTPP Indo-Pacific trade bloc later this week, according to reports. Negotiations have been ongoing to secure Britain’s entry into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) since early 2021. And sources have now said the UK’s entry into the pact is “agreed” and “confirmed”, according [...]
Superloop or ‘Superflop’? Khan unveils £6m bus network connecting outer London ahead of ULEZ expansion March 28, 2023 Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans for a new “Superloop” orbital bus network linking services around outer London. Express bus routes on the network will have limited stops, faster journey times and connect outer London, City Hall says. The mayor of London is funding £6m towards the scheme, but TfL says it will cost much more. [...]
Corbyn blocked from being a Labour candidate – will he now stand as an independent? March 28, 2023 Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been officially blocked from standing as a candidate for the Labour Party at the next general election. Labour’s governing body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), today agreed to prevent Corbyn standing for the party in future elections. Leader Sir Keir Starmer proposed a motion for the party not to [...]
Analysis: SNP emerges weaker than ever after Yousaf’s victory March 27, 2023 Rivals scrapped bitterly over their records and castigated each other’s positions, as they fought to take up a dying cause. This isn’t about the new series of Succession, but another bruising round of political infighting and power plays in the Scottish National Party. Humza Yousaf’s election as the UK’s first Muslim leader of a (for [...]
SNP leadership race: Humza Yousaf wins battle to succeed Nicola Sturgeon March 27, 2023 Humza Yousaf has been selected as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) after an acrimonious race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister. Yousaf, the SNP’s health secretary, 37, won against rival Kate Forbes, 32, in the second round of voting, after no candidate reached a majority in the first round. He secured 26,032 [...]
Ukraine war ‘second front’ as Putin moves to store nukes in Belarus March 27, 2023 The world should prepare for a “second front” to open up in the Ukraine war as Vladimir Putin moves to store nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia’s president claimed he agreed with Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko to station tactical nuclear warheads on its territory. Ukraine has accused the Kremlin of “nuclear blackmail” and demanded an emergency [...]
FTSE firms writing ‘ethical codes’ in droves – but few actually using them, report finds March 27, 2023 More FTSE firms than ever before have codes of ethics in place but few are using them to guide day-to-day decision making, a new corporate non-profit report has warned. Research by the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE) found 88 per cent of FTSE 100 companies have now adopted a code of ethics, CityAM can [...]
City marks 50th anniversary of first female traders on floor of the London Stock Exchange March 27, 2023 Two “trading floor trailblazers” opened the London Stock Exchange to mark the 50th anniversary since the first women traders were admitted into the historic marketplace. Susan Shaw and Hilary Pearson, who began working on 26 March 1973, were among the first female stockbrokers in the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) . They opened the day’s [...]
Russian artist to project ‘human blood’ sculpture onto St Paul’s in protest of Prince Harry’s kill claims March 26, 2023 A Russian artist says he will project a sculpture filled with human blood onto the facade of St Paul’s to protest Prince Harry’s comments about killing Afghan soldiers. Conceptual artist Andrei Molodkin says he will fill an acrylic royal coat of arms with 1,250ml of human blood donated by Afghan refugees and project the image [...]
Ahead of tomorrow’s result, all SNP leadership hopefuls have net negative ratings March 26, 2023 All three SNP leadership candidates have an overall negative favourability rating, according to recent polling, as the party prepares to announce Nicola Sturgeon’s successor tomorrow. Neither Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes or Ash Regan have a net positive rating among the Scottish public, researchers at Ipsos found in a snap poll held between March 17 and [...]
