Louise Haigh has been elected as Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley for the fourth time and has been appointed Transport Minister in the cabinet of new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. We look at Haigh’s history as a politician and in particular the relationship between transport and politics. Immediately prior to being elected as MP … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. France’s finance minister has warned that the country could face a debt crisis similar to the turmoil in the British government bond market under former Prime Minister Liz Truss if the far-right Rassemblement National wins … Read more
Northern Ireland Secretary Steve Baker, who is defending a majority of 4,214, told The Mirror that Rishi Sunak told MPs they could book holidays before calling a snap election Tory minister Steve Baker has gone on holiday to Greece after the general election was called(FATHER) A Tory minister has been accused of giving up after … Read more
Britain cannot afford to give China the “cold shoulder”, City’s minister said on Monday in comments that will distance the British government from the Biden administration’s protectionist actions. Addressing financial services bosses at the City Week conference in London’s Guildhall, Bim Afolami said it was “crucial” to engage with strategic competitors such as Beijing, and … Read more