Ed Miliband launched a passionate plea for an ‘electric car revolution across the country’ – before admitting he does not have one himself. The shadow business secretary attacked the PM’s plan for a 2030 ban on polluting vehicles, saying it was ‘not taking the bold action necessary to make this fair’. He said it needs … Read more
The storming of the US Capitol by a hate mob, some carrying Confederate flags, at the instigation of the country’s President is unprecedented. All the words that have been used – shame, disgrace, carnage, nadir – are appropriate. The battle between forces of impunity and those of accountability, brewing over the last decade around the … Read more
Lady Tina Green, the ultimate owner of the Arcadia fashion group, has announced she is accelerating a planned £50million contribution to its pension fund after the firm collapsed into administration. Last year she committed to paying £100million into the fund in three instalments as part of a restructuring plan for the group that was agreed by creditors. … Read more
Boris Johnson had barely begun speaking when the Opposition benches began bobbing up and down, shrieking and squawking like an aviary of demented cockatoos. ‘Will he give way? Will he give way? Will he give way?’ The Prime Minister was presenting his Internal Market Bill and for a moment it was as though we were … Read more