{"id":109767,"date":"2017-11-09T10:21:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T10:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=109767&preview=true&preview_id=109767"},"modified":"2017-11-09T10:21:02","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T10:21:02","slug":"todays-political-headlines-9-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/todays-political-headlines-9-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Political Headlines – 9 November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

A round-up of the latest political headlines from the UK’s media, including Priti Patel’s resignation, a Brexit ‘crisis’, the sexual harassment scandal and Corbyn’s call for sprinklers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Priti Patel resigns amid unauthorised meetings scandal<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Yesterday evening Priti Patel resigned as International Development Secretary, having been summoned back to London by Theresa May following further revelations about her authorised meetings with Israeli officials. The BBC explains<\/a> the scandal, whilst The Times<\/em> says<\/a> that friends of Patel believe that the story was leaked by the Foreign Office to kill off an attempt by her to change Government policy towards Israel. The Daily Telegraph<\/em> reports<\/a> that allies of Patel claim that she is \u2018livid\u2019 and \u2018could do some pretty hard damage\u2019 to the Government from the backbenches.<\/p>\n

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EU leaders fear Government instability could lead to Brexit crisis<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> says<\/a> that \u2018fears are growing in Brussels\u2019 that instability in the British Government could lead to a new Prime Minister or new elections, resulting in a Labour victory. Brussels is therefore planning for a disorderly \u2018no deal\u2019 exit or even for the UK to decide to stay in the EU. The Financial Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that the UK will offer more clarity on budget commitments if the EU simultaneously outlines a transition deal, but that the EU will only do this the UK makes \u2018sufficient process\u2019 on financial issues, quoting a diplomat who described this as a \u2018chicken and egg\u2019 dilemma.<\/p>\n

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Sexual harassment scandal: bar manager speaks out and Welsh First Minister criticised<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Alice Bailey, a former bar manager at Parliament\u2019s Sports & Social Bar spoke<\/a> to The Sun<\/em> about her experiences of harassment by MPs whilst working at the bar. When she asked bosses about reporting one incident, in which an MP followed her onto her bus home, she was told that she would not be believed. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail<\/em> reports<\/a> calls for Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones to resign as a result of his handling of allegations against Carl Sargeant, who was found dead earlier this week having been sacked from his cabinet post.<\/p>\n

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NHS Chief Executive warns of soaring waiting lists<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, has called for NHS England to be given at least \u00a34 billion more in 2018-19, and for the Government to emulate German, French and Swedish levels of health spending. He warned that waiting lists could reach 5 million if action wasn\u2019t taken.<\/p>\n

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Corbyn calls for high rises to be fitted with sprinklers<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is to call for \u00a31 billion to be set aside in the budget in order to fit all social housing blocks with sprinklers, starting with those over 30m (ten storeys), to prevent a repetition of the fire at Grenfell Tower, The Mirror<\/em> says<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Gove backs ban of neonicotinoids<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> reveals<\/a> that Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove is to back a proposed ban of neonicotinoids across the European Union. In an article<\/a> for the paper, Gove writes that \u2018the risks neonicotinoids pose to our environment, particularly to the bees and other pollinators which play such a key part in our \u00a3100bn food industry, is greater than previously understood\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Iranian prisoner\u2019s husband asks to accompany Boris on Iranian visit<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The husband of the Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told<\/a> The Sun<\/em> that he will ask if he can accompany Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson when he visits Iran. Richard Ratcliffe told the paper that he had not seen his wife for 18 months and that Johnson had repeatedly turned down requests to meet. The Foreign Office told the paper that Johnson would meet Ratcliffe and try to arrange a family reunion.<\/p>\n

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Leading US General warns against cuts to the UK\u2019s armed forces<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Lieutenant-General Ben Hodges, who commands the US Army in Europe, has told<\/a> the BBC that if the British armed forces \u2018got any smaller\u2019, the UK\u2019s position as a US ally and leading NATO member would be at risk, and the country would struggle to meet is global commitments.<\/p>\n

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