{"id":113035,"date":"2018-02-28T09:39:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T09:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=113035&preview=true&preview_id=113035"},"modified":"2018-02-28T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T09:39:23","slug":"todays-political-headlines-28-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/todays-political-headlines-28-february-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Political Headlines – 28 February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include EU set to publish draft withdrawal agreement, the battle to become Labour General Secretary, the Labour Party’s sexual misconduct dossier and BoJo thinking the UK should welcome the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

EU set to publish draft withdrawal agreement
\n<\/strong><\/span>The EU is set to publish a legal draft of the EU withdrawal agreement today, the BBC reports<\/a>. It will say that Northern Ireland will have to follow single market rules unless an alternative is found. The Times<\/em> says<\/a> that Theresa May is to reject the draft, as it would threaten the UK\u2019s \u2018constitutional integrity\u2019. Sky News has published<\/a> a leaked letter from Boris Johnson to the Prime Minister, in which he says \u2018it is wrong to see the task as maintaining \u201cno border\u201d\u2019.<\/p>\n

Battle to become Labour General Secretary exposes party tensions
\n<\/strong><\/span>According<\/a> to The Guardian<\/em>, the battle to become the new General Secretary of the Labour Party \u2018is set to expose a faultline which has been quietly widening on the left of the party\u2019 between Momentum and the trade unions. Momentum founder Jon Lansman is considering challenging Unite\u2019s Jennie Formby, who has the support of the leader\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Sexual misconduct dossier submitted to Corbyn by Labour activists
\n<\/strong><\/span>The BBC reports<\/a> that Labour activists have submitted a dossier to Jeremy Corbyn, detailing cases of harassment, intimidation and abuse at all levels of the party. The report by LabourToo recommends a number of changes to how the party functions.<\/p>\n

UK should welcome Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Johnson argues
\n<\/strong><\/span>Writing<\/a> in The Times<\/em>, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson argues that the UK should welcome Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when he visits next week, who he says has achieved \u2018genuine reform\u2019. Johnson also stresses the importance of co-operating with Saudi Arabia on security. The paper adds<\/a> that \u2018concerted protests remain likely\u2019 despite Johnson\u2019s intervention.<\/p>\n

Mail<\/strong><\/em> discovers Mosley leaflet
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Daily Mail<\/em> says<\/a> that in 1961 Max Mosley published what it calls \u2018arguably one of the most racist official leaflets ever published in a modern British parliamentary election\u2019. In an interview<\/a> with Channel 4 News, Mosley admitted that the pamphlet \u2018probably was racist\u2019 but asserted that it might not be \u2018genuine\u2019. As a result, the paper claims<\/a> that Labour\u2019s deputy leader Tom Watson is under pressure to return \u00a3540,000 donated to him by Mosley.<\/p>\n

Cambridge Analytica denies working on EU referendum
\n<\/strong><\/span>Giving evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, the Chief Executive of the data marketing company Cambridge Analytica, Alexander Nix, denied that his firm had worked on the EU referendum, despite claims to the contrary by Arron Banks of Leave.EU, The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BBC aid charity didn\u2019t tell Government about staff sacked for sexual misconduct
\n<\/strong><\/span>BBC Media Action, the BBC\u2019s international development charity, sacked six staff for sexual misconduct without telling the Government, The Daily Telegraph<\/em> reveals<\/a>. Between 2012 and 2017 the charity received \u00a370m from the Government.<\/p>\n

Hammond attacked over night on beach comments; Government fails to spend housing cash
\n<\/strong><\/span>According<\/a> to The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, Chancellor Philip Hammond is \u2018under fire\u2019 after telling the Cabinet about a night he had spent on a beach during a discussion about helping homeless people during the cold snap. Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror<\/em> reports<\/a> the Government failed to spend \u00a372m allocated to affordable housing last year.<\/p>\n

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