{"id":112693,"date":"2018-02-20T09:27:59","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=112693&preview=true&preview_id=112693"},"modified":"2018-02-20T09:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T09:43:22","slug":"todays-political-headlines-20-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/todays-political-headlines-20-february-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Political Headlines – 20 February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include\u00a0Brexit Britain NOT being a\u00a0Mad Max-style world, Michael Gove paying farmers for looking after animals, Corbyn to rethink the financial sector and Academics planning to escalate strike action.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

David Davis: Brexit Britain will not be a \u2018Mad Max-style world\u2019
\n<\/strong><\/span>David Davis is to tell business leaders in Austria that fears that Brexit will turn the UK into a \u2018Mad Max-style world borrowed from dystopian fiction\u2019, are unfounded\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>. He will say that the UK will continue to uphold high standards and say \u2018fears about a race to the bottom are based on nothing\u2019. The\u00a0Financial Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Theresa May will keep cabinet ministers at a meeting at Chequers on Thursday until they have agreed a Brexit plan with a high level of alignment between EU and UK rules.<\/p>\n

Michael Gove announces farmers will get paid more cash for looking after animals better
\n<\/strong><\/span>Michael Gove is to address the National Farming Union today, outlining his plans for agriculture after Brexit,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Daily Telegraph<\/em>. He will say that farmers will be given larger subsidies for taking better care of livestock, as will landowners who encourage people to be more \u2018connected\u2019 to the countryside and increase understanding of farming.<\/p>\n

Corbyn to call for \u2018fundamental rethink\u2019 of the financial sector
\n<\/strong><\/span>Jeremy Corbyn will call for a \u2018fundamental rethink\u2019 of the financial sector when he addresses the EEF manufacturers\u2019 organisation today, the BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>. Corbyn will say that finance should be \u2018the servant of industry, not the masters of us all\u2019 and promise new powers for the Government to prevent hostile takeovers.<\/p>\n

Academics announce plan to escalate strike action
\n<\/strong><\/span>Academics have announced plans to escalate strike action,\u00a0The Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>, with as many as 42,000 staff walking out on Thursday and Friday in the first of 14 days of strikes, with further dates being planned. Separately,\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Theresa May admitted in her speech yesterday that the education system was failing to serve the \u2018needs of every child\u2019.<\/p>\n

Oxfam executives to be questioned by MPs
\n<\/strong><\/span>Senior Oxfam executives are to be questioned by the Commons International Development Committee today, as the BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>. Those giving evidence include chief executive Mark Goldring and chair of trustees Caroline Thomson, as well as Kevin Watkins of Save the Children and Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development.\u00a0The Times<\/em>\u00a0reveals<\/a>\u00a0that Goldring is under investigation by Oxfam for his handling of a sexual assault case.<\/p>\n

24 smart meters need to be installed every minute to reach target
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Times\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that analysis of official figures by Which? shows that energy companies would need to install 24 smart meters a minute to meet the deadline of installing one in every home by 2020. Which? says that this is \u2018unlikely given the current pace of installation\u2019.<\/p>\n

Aid review warns of prioritising \u2018short-term and immediate results\u2019 over \u2018lasting change\u2019
\n<\/strong><\/span>A report by the Independent Commission for Aid Impact warns that foreign aid risks making countries dependent on handouts by prioritising \u2018short-term and immediate results\u2019 over \u2018lasting change\u2019,\u00a0The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>. The Department for International Development was criticised for not measuring long-term transformative change and not reflecting its commitments on development effectiveness in its value for money approach.<\/p>\n

Documents covering Corbyn spy accusations revealed
\n<\/strong><\/span>The\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>\u00a0has\u00a0seen<\/a>\u00a0secret papers which show that Czech secret agent Jan Sarkozy told his bosses that Jeremy Corbyn had \u2018an active supply of information on British intelligence services\u2019.\u00a0The Mirror<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Conservative MP Ben Bradley has deleted a tweet making accusations against Jeremy Corbyn after Corbyn threatened to take legal action.<\/p>\n

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