Nigel Farage and his Brexit Party are well-fancied by bookmakers to secure their first seat in the House of Commons by winning the Peterborough by-election. Set to take place in the coming weeks after support for a petition ousted sitting MP Fiona Onasanya, Betway rates the Brexit Party as 13/8 ...
Political uncertainty and financial constraints have seen a halt to growth in London’s construction sector as sentiment turns negative in the capital, according to the RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, Q1 2019. Growth in workloads has slowed or declined across almost all sectors of construction this quarter in ...
The public purse will take a £50m hit after the DoT (Department of Transport) ended its no-deal Brexit ferry contracts. Chris Grayling’s department had agreed £108m contracts with three ferry organisations, to assist with moving goods in the event of a no-deal Brexit. He has decided to terminate the agreements ...
Leave or remain? That is the question, once again. But this time it’s not in an advisory referendum that attracts 46,500,001 members of the great British public, but one that involves a more niche group of people – the bankers. Indeed, financial institutions the world over have had to plan and ...
It’s fair to say that many people in the UK are concerned about the future of Brexit and the unknown. Some of them so much so, that they are already stockpiling food and supplies. If you Google “Stockpiling food Brexit” you’ll see news about supermarket food shelves picked clean by ...
Demand for offices and retail space in London continued to fall during the first quarter of the year, according to the Q1 2019 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey. Alongside this, anecdotal evidence suggests uncertainty over Brexit continues to deter investors and occupiers across the board. London’s retail sector continued ...
Whichever side of the debate you happen to be on, there's little doubt the Brexit is currently causing a large amount of turmoil for businesses. A lack of clear plan or reliable information means that you might be put off starting your business if you're worried about shipping in Europe ...
Former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe is returning to politics to join Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. Declaring the former UKIP man the “most successful politician since Margaret Thatcher” she told the Daily Express that the public needs to send “a very clear message” that we expect the vote to be ...
Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris, is to stand in the European elections for anti-Brexit party, Change UK. Change UK, originally the Independent Group, has also signed up ex-BBC journalist Gavin Esler to stand during the June vote. The party used the We The Curious science centre in Bristol for its ...