{"id":110768,"date":"2017-12-06T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=110768&preview=true&preview_id=110768"},"modified":"2017-12-06T09:17:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T09:17:46","slug":"todays-political-headlines-6-december-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/todays-political-headlines-6-december-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Political Headlines – 6 December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

A round-up of the latest political headlines, including pressure on Theresa May, the Chancellor’s MoD ban and MI5 foiling a plot to assassinate the PM.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing Brexit pressure on Theresa May<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian claims<\/a> that Theresa May is facing \u2018mounting pressure\u2019 to secure a breakthrough in negotiations with the EU, after the DUP expressed shock at the handling of the border issue and Brexit-supporting Conservatives said that it was time to walk away from the talks. The paper also says<\/a> that parliamentarians have criticised the tight security around access to the Brexit analyses, claiming that their content is \u2018little more\u2019 than what is already in the public domain.<\/p>\n

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Chancellor banned from using Ministry of Defence planes<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Times reports<\/a> that the MoD has banned Chancellor Philip Hammond from using its planes, until the Treasury settles a bill of six figures, covering past flights. This comes as Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson prepares to fight the Treasury for up to \u00a32bn per annum in extra funding for the armed forces.
\nMI5 foils plot to assassinate Theresa May<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Daily Telegraph says<\/a> that MI5 has stopped a plot to assassinate Theresa May. Islamic extremists planned to use an improvised explosive device to blow up Downing Street\u2019s gates, before entering No 10. Cabinet members were told of the plot yesterday by MI5\u2019s head, and two men have been charged with terror offences.
\nSecurity services \u2018missed vital clues\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Daily Mail carries the news<\/a> that clues were missed in the lead up to the attacks in Manchester, London Bridge and Westminster. A review to be published today claims that an investigation into the Manchester bomber Salman Abedi would have been opened \u2018had its true significance been properly understood\u2019.
\nGig economy reforms to be delayed<\/strong><\/span>
\nAccording<\/a> to The Guardian, reforms to the gig economy which would improve employment rights for 1.1m people are to be delayed until next year, amid concerns that they might be opposed by the right wing of the Conservative party. Matthew Taylor, who led the Government\u2019s review of the gig economy, said \u2018I would rather it was later and stronger rather than earlier and weaker.\u2019
\nHighest reading standards for a generation<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Times says<\/a> that improvements in reading standards by boys have put the UK joint eighth in the world in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results, up from tenth in 2011. Schools minister Nick Gibb attributed the success to the use of phonics, which he said had been prevented from use by \u2018dogmatic romanticism\u2019 before 2010. However, the paper points out that phonics programmes were announced by Ed Balls in 2008.
\nMinisters threaten to change the law to force Channel 4 to leave London<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Government is planning to change the law in order to force Channel 4 to relocate away from London, if it won\u2019t do so voluntarily, according<\/a> to The Times. The broadcaster has claimed that moving would be \u2018highly damaging\u2019, but a Whitehall source told the paper that the firm\u2019s new management had until the new year to agree.
\nTory peer planning to move into home owned by offshore trust<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Mirror reveals<\/a> that the Conservative peer Michelle Mone is planning to move into an \u00a311m home owned by an offshore trust linked to her boyfriend, Doug Barrowman. The paper claims that he may have avoided around \u00a31m in tax by using the trust rather than a company, leading Labour MP John Mann to say that \u2018using a loophole like this isn\u2019t acceptable.\u2019<\/p>\n

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