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Author: Joe Cahal

Joe Cahal is a freelance writer who has worked at the BBC and as a journalist and editor for British newspapers.

Labour will scrap primary school tests, says Corbyn

16 April 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal0

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party would axe formal tests for English primary schools, known as Sats. He claimed they left many children in tears or made them vomit with stress and said scrapping the tests would be one of the first acts of any Labour government. The pledge was met with cheers from […]

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Brexit

Farage launches Brexit Party to fight Euro elections

14 April 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The former UKIP leader Nigel Farage called for a ‘democratic revolution’ in British politics as he launched his new Brexit Party. He told an audience in Coventry today that if the UK took part in May’s European elections, they would be his new party’s first challenge. But he said the party’s primary aim was to […]

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Finance

‘We need to get Brexit off the table,’ says Hammond

14 April 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal0

Chancellor Philip Hammond said today that Britain needs to focus on issues other than Brexit, with economic growth a top priority. Speaking in Washington, where he is attending IMF and World Bank meetings, Hammond said it was is time to ‘get Brexit off the table.’ He said crucial economic decisions needed to be taken and […]

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Franchise row could drive Virgin out of UK rail industry

10 April 201919 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The Virgin brand could disappear from the UK rail network after the Government banned its business partner from a trio of franchise bids. Virgin’s boss Sir Richard Branson said he was ‘devastated’ that Stagecoach had been ruled out of the race to run three rail lines. Stagecoach has a 49 per cent stake in Virgin […]

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UK trade Brexit

Brexit in doubt if MPs reject Theresa May’s deal, says minister

30 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The UK could end up staying in the EU if MPs reject Prime Minister Theresa May/’s proposed Brexit deal in January, one of her ministers has warned. Pro-Brexit international trade secretary Liam Fox says there is a ’50-50 chance’ of the UK remaining if MPs vote down Mrs May’s deal. He told the Sunday Times […]

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UK charters extra ferries for £108m as hard Brexit precaution

29 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The government is spending more than £100m on chartering ferries as a precaution in the event that it leaves the EU in March without a Brexit deal. French, British and Danish operators have been handed contracts worth a total of almost £108m in an attempt to avoid congestion at Dover after a no-deal departure. The […]

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Home Office criticised over ‘pay to stay’ message to EU nationals

28 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

The Home Office has come under fire over a social media message telling EU nationals they must apply and pay for the right to remain in the UK after Brexit. In a Twitter post two days after Christmas, they were warned they would need to register for settled status to continue living here after December […]

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Supermarkets

Plastic bag levy will be doubled to 10p and include all shops

27 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

England’s 5p plastic carrier bag charge is to be doubled to 10p, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today. The levy will also be extended to all shops, including smaller outlets which supply 3.6-billion single-use plastic bags to customers each year but are currently exempt. Schools in England are also going to be told to do […]

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China

Concern grows about China’s role in 5G upgrade

27 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is reported to have expressed ‘very deep concerns’ about Chinese firm Huawei’s role in upgrading the UK’s mobile network. His comments came after the head of the Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, had questioned why Huawei were involved with the country’s new 5G network. Alex Younger said the US, Australia and New […]

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Brexit businesses

Business investment falls for third quarter in a row

21 December 201819 January 2024Joe Cahal0

Business investment is having its worst run since the economic crash of 2008, new figures out today have revealed. Data published by the Office for National Statistics showed that investment declined for the third consecutive quarter between July and September. The 1.1 per cent fall on the previous quarter comes after a number of leading […]

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