{"id":113179,"date":"2018-03-06T09:31:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T09:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=113179&preview=true&preview_id=113179"},"modified":"2018-03-06T09:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T09:31:17","slug":"todays-political-headlines-6-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/todays-political-headlines-6-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Today\u2019s Political Headlines – 6 March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include the former Russian spy crisis, EU adviser upsetting May’s free trade plans, the EU\/USA trade wars and the country on a diet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Former Russian spy collapses in Salisbury following contact with unnamed substance
\n<\/strong><\/span>The BBC reports<\/a> that Russia claims to have \u2018no information\u2019 about what could have caused Sergei Skripal and an unnamed woman to collapse in Salisbury yesterday, following contact with an unnamed substance. Skripal was a former Russian spy, who had been convicted of passing secrets to MI6 and was sent to the UK as part of a prisoner swap. The widow of Alexander Litvinenko, poisoned in London in 2006, said the incident felt like \u2018d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu\u2019.<\/p>\n

EU adviser strikes blow against May\u2019s free trade deal plans
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Guardian<\/em> says<\/a> that Stefaan de Rynck, adviser to the EU\u2019s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, struck a blow against Theresa May\u2019s \u2018chances of securing a deep free-trade deal with the EU\u2019 last night, criticising her proposed mutual recognition of standards. The paper also reports<\/a>\u00a0that the Irish Taoiseach has dismissed Theresa May\u2019s suggestion that the US-Canada border could be a model for the UK-Ireland border after Brexit.<\/p>\n

EU prepares for trade war with the USA and UK-USA air talks are cut short
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that the European Union is \u2018gearing up\u2019 for a trade war with the USA, following President Trump\u2019s decision to impose high tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, and threats towards car imports. Products to be targeted by the EU in retaliation include Harley-Davidson motorcycles, bourbon whiskey and Levi jeans, with the French President, Emmanuel Macron, saying the EU should react \u2018quickly\u2019 and \u2018in a proportionate manner\u2019. Meanwhile, the Financial Times<\/em> claims<\/a> that talks between the UK and the USA over a post-Brexit \u2018Open Skies\u2019 agreement have been cut short after the UK was offered a worse deal.<\/p>\n

Local authorities and developers deny responsibility for the housing crisis
\n<\/strong><\/span>Following Theresa May\u2019s announcement of a shake-up of planning rules yesterday, the Financial Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that local authorities and developers have denied that they are to blame for the housing crisis. The Guardian<\/em> adds<\/a> that the Government has yet to enact its pledge in the autumn budget to give councils more powers to crack down on empty homes.<\/p>\n

Public Health England recommends calorie cut for processed foods
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Financial Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that Public Health England has recommended the calorie content of processed foods is cut by 20% by 2024 and extended the remit of a campaign against childhood obesity beyond sugar. The body estimates that reaching the target will prevent 35,000 premature deaths and save \u00a39bn in health and care costs over 25 years.<\/p>\n

Jobs or services would have to be cut to fund public sector pay rise
\n<\/strong><\/span>New analysis by the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (Class) published<\/a> in The Guardian<\/em>, reveals that the Government cannot fund a 1% pay increase for public sector workers without cutting jobs or public services. The report, commissioned by the PCS union, casts doubt on the Government\u2019s claim to have lifted the public sector pay cap.<\/p>\n

Justice Secretary targets violence and gangs in jails
\n<\/strong><\/span>The BBC reports<\/a> that Justice Secretary David Gauke is to unveil measures to clamp down on violence and smuggling drugs, phones and weapons in prisons. Gauke will promise to \u2018remove the influence of gangs\u2019, so that prisons can become \u2018places of hope not despair\u2019.<\/p>\n

Safeguarding incidents reported to Charity Commission include claims of child sex abuse
\n<\/strong><\/span>International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has said that 26 charities have come forward to report safeguarding cases, including claims of sexual abuse of children and rape, The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a>. Seven groups reported incidents that occurred in the last financial year and reports of serious incidents across all charities have doubled in the last month.<\/p>\n

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