Opportunities from brexit

Motorists are set to be allowed to drive  lorries without taking a test under a “Brexit bonus” plan to help solve driver shortages . Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, will on Friday open a consultation on whether to lift the ban on motorists driving anything larger than a 3.5-ton vehicle, imposed by Brussels before Brexit. It means motorists cannot drive vans and lorries up to 7.5 tons without taking further tests, or minibuses with up to 16 seats without restrictions. Mr Shapps believes lifting the ban could increase the pool of commercial drivers, boosting job opportunities and the economy. It could also help address shortages of HGV drivers because some may graduate to drive heavy goods vehicles. A government source said: “We are past the days when EU directives were handed down on tablets of stone, and we should be prepared to liberalise where we can, testing the necessity for maintaining driving restrictions that were once thought unnecessary in this country. … [Read more...] about Motorists could be allowed to drive lorries without extra test in ‘Brexit bonus’ plan

Jeremy Kyle clashes with Jonathan Reynolds over Keir Starmer SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Jeremy Kyle demanded to know where the Labour leader was and why Sir Keir had not managed to cut through with the public and offer an alternative to the "zombie" Government of Boris Johnson's Conservative Party. The radio host listed the numerous crises facing Britain from NHS waiting lists to petrol costs, suggesting the Labour leader had gone missing during a golden opportunity to convince voters he is an alternative Prime Minister. Related articles Brexit: Britain attracting major business from US Brexit LIVE: 'Great error' Truss warned Boris' departure will cripple TalkTV's Kyle stated  "The Labour … [Read more...] about Jeremy Kyle erupts at Labour MP as he warns Starmer shot himself in foot with holiday away

Starmer trying to win by repeating Blairite strategies says expert SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dr Richard Johnson claimed that Sir Keir Starmer had won the 2020 election to become the leader of the Labour Party by presenting himself as a continuity of Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader. But he noted a change, suggesting the Labour Party leader was now being advised a more cautious approach similar to Tony Blair 's would help him win the next general election. Dr Richard Johnson then went on to explain that the 1990s were a different financial climate compared to now as discussed how the Labour Party were 20 points ahead in the polls then. Related articles Putin’s days in office numbered after Kremlin … [Read more...] about Starmer copying Tony Blair strategy in hope to win over UK ‘Think that’s way Labour wins’

The last time I’d properly sat down with Rishi Sunak before Thursday night’s Telegraph hustings was in the summer of 2019, when we met at the Pret a Manger in Westminster’s Marsham Street. Having been advised that the MP for Richmond (Yorks) was a “rising star”, I invited him for coffee and we chatted about his role as a local government minister, leading the consultation on disabled toilets. I asked who he would be backing in the imminent Tory leadership race. “Boris, of course,” he replied. “Why?” I asked. “Because he’s going to win.” It proved to be a shrewd move. The Prime Minister quickly promoted the former Winchester head boy to Chief Secretary of the Treasury and then Chancellor, on the advice of Dominic Cummings, before his resignation in July precipitated Johnson’s demise. In the space of three years, the father of two, 42, has gone from being a political nobody to a potential Prime Minister, which is undoubtedly no mean feat. And yet he looks to be losing this … [Read more...] about It’s easy to see why Liz is thrashing Rishi

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak went head to head on Thursday night at a members' hustings in Cheltenham, hosted by The Telegraph's Camilla Tominey . The final two candidates were grilled on pivotal topics, from tax cuts and reforms to the economy, that will shape party members’ decisions - and Britain’s future. With six official hustings down and six more to go, read our writers' verdicts, below, on who gained an advantage in the increasingly bitter race for No 10. Janet Daley: Opening statement went to Rishi who was rather manically charismatic but charming The substantive disagreement came through as clearly as I have ever heard it. Rishi believes that inflation is the greatest danger and that our primary obligation is to pay down the national debt to create a sound economy. Liz insists that the more serious threat is impending recession which would be made more likely by increasing taxes which would depress investment and entrepreneurialism. That’s it. This was an … [Read more...] about Liz Truss vs Rishi Sunak: Our writers on who won the Telegraph’s Tory leadership hustings

N orway has drawn up plans to ration electricity exports in a move that has heightened fears of energy shortages in the UK and Europe this winter. The government in Oslo on Monday announced new rules limiting the sale of power to foreign countries as heatwaves threaten Norway’s hydroelectric power generation. Experts said the restrictions threatened the UK’s plan to draw power from Norway this winter via the North Sea Link - leaving electricity supplies more stretched and risking even higher bills for consumers. The National Grid has already revealed that the UK is set to be more dependent than ever on the Continent for power, with interconnectors expected to provide up to 5.7 gigawatts of electricity at peak times. About one quarter of that total – or 1.4 gigawatts – is set to come from Norway. Kathryn Porter, an energy consultant at Watt-Logic, said the proposed restrictions “put at risk the ability of Britain to import from Norway this winter”. “National Grid ESO needs to … [Read more...] about Norway threatens to ration electricity in fresh blow for UK and European energy supplies

The Government would happily have us all believe that Britain is poised to become a world leader in electric cars . But like so much of what has come out of No 10 under Boris Johnson it is a mirage. Compared with America, China, and parts of Europe such as Germany, we are absolutely nowhere when it comes to electric cars – stuck on the sidelines of a race in which the main competitors threaten to disappear over the horizon because this country abandoned even the merest pretence of a coherent long-term industrial strategy long ago. With the Government missing in action as the country stands on the precipice of a full-blown economic crisis in which real incomes are set to tumble by the largest amount on record, it is probably wishful thinking to believe that the situation is about to change any time soon. Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are millions of miles away, in a parallel universe it seems, in which they played no part in the chaos of the last three years, but merely watched in … [Read more...] about Britain must hold its nose and roll out the red carpet for Elon Musk

If you have paid even a passing interest to the Tory leadership race , you will have heard a certain phrase snarled like a profanity by Liz Truss: “Treasury orthodoxy”. To the front-runner, the hive mind of the civil servants running the most powerful government department is a deep-rooted barrier to a post-Brexit economic revolution . At the centre of it all is a man who has the establishment coursing through his veins as the son of a Treasury mandarin, and who has been part of the Downing Street set-up since he was a child, when he would play the piano at John Major’s Christmas parties. His name is Sir Tom Scholar, permanent secretary at the Treasury , and he is one of many people in government whose future is likely to hinge on the outcome of the leadership contest. In a Rishi Sunak premiership, the Treasury’s top civil servant could expect to be made Cabinet Secretary, sitting at the very centre of power in Number 10. In a Liz Truss premiership, he could almost … [Read more...] about Meet the mandarin in Liz Truss’s sights as she takes on Treasury orthodoxy

Kate Middleton and William: Expert on children's royal titles SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Republic is an organisation that campaigns for the abolishment of the monarchy and for Queen Elizabeth II to be replaced by an elected, democratic head of state. Graham Smith told Express.co.uk that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 's children should be left to lead their own lives in privacy without Royal Family status. Trending Mr Smith said: "I think there is an opportunity to say we do not need to keep handing out these titles. "William’s children can go off and do what they want to do, they are going to be well into their adulthood by the time their dad dies and George has the chance to be King. "They … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton and Prince William told to let their children ‘go off and enjoy themselves’