{"id":115130,"date":"2018-05-23T09:15:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T09:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=115130&preview=true&preview_id=115130"},"modified":"2018-05-23T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T09:33:44","slug":"political-headlines-michael-gove-house-of-lords-galileo-sajid-javid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-michael-gove-house-of-lords-galileo-sajid-javid\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Michael Gove, House of Lords, Galileo, Sajid Javid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include\u00a0Gove’s leaked letter, public perceptions of the House of Lords and the role of the EU’s Galileo programme.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Gove criticises Hammond in leaked letter<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph <\/em>has seen<\/a> a letter sent by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove to the Chancellor Philip Hammond. In the letter, Gove accuses Hammond of being \u2018short-sighted\u2019 about Brexit and inflicting a \u2018damaging blow\u2019 to the Conservatives\u2019 environmental credibility. He blames the Treasury for a defeat over environmental protections after Brexit last week and for blocking plans for give a new environmental watchdog the power to fine the Government and local authorities.<\/p>\n

Lords of out tune with the will of the people, new poll finds<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Mail <\/em>says<\/a> that a new poll has found that 76% of people agree that the House of Lords is \u2018out of tune with the will of the British people\u2019, with even more agreeing that it is an \u2018outdated throwback\u2019. Just 17% of respondents think that the House of Lords should be left untouched. Iain Duncan Smith said that peers should take the findings as a \u2018warning\u2019.<\/p>\n

Galileo programme \u2018key flashpoint\u2019 in Brexit negotiations <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Telegraph <\/em>reports<\/a> that the EU\u2019s Galileo satellite navigation programme has become a \u2018key flashpoint\u2019 in Brexit negotiations this week. The UK has accused Brussels of not honouring promises made during the Brexit Bill negotiations by shutting British businesses out of the system, despite the UK having agreed not to demand its share of the costs back in return for continued access in the post-Brexit security partnership.<\/p>\n

Javid promises new deal for police<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Sun <\/em>says<\/a> that Home Secretary Sajid Javid will promise \u2018overstretched\u2019 police chiefs a new deal when he addresses the Police Federation today. The paper says that this will mark a \u2018seismic change of tone\u2019 from that of Theresa May. An aide told the paper that while no new spending would be promised today, Javid wanted the Treasury to release more money.<\/p>\n

Brexit leaves households \u00a3900 a year worse off, Bank of England says<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Times <\/em>reports<\/a> that the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, claimed yesterday that households were at least \u00a3900 a year worse off and the economy as much as \u00a340bn smaller as a result of Brexit. Boris Johnson claimed that Brexit had \u2018absolutely not\u2019 damaged the country\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n

May under growing pressure over customs union from Brexiteers <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Guardian <\/em>claims<\/a> that Theresa May is facing \u2018growing pressure\u2019 from Brexiteers to fully leave the customs union. Boris Johnson said that the UK should leave it with \u2018confidence and brio and zap and dynamism\u2019, Michael Gove said that the backstop should only be in place for a \u2018short time\u2019 and Jacob Rees-Mogg questioned if the Government \u2018really wants to leave at all\u2019. Separately, the BBC reports<\/a> that Philip Hammond told the CBI\u2019s annual dinner that staying in the customs union was not necessary.<\/p>\n

Boris calls for \u2018Brexit plane\u2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

According<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0Daily Mirror\u00a0<\/em>Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has \u2018sparked outrage\u2019 by calling for a private jet. Speaking on a trip to South America, Johnson complained that the plane shared by the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and the royal family \u2018never seems to be available\u2019 and agreed with a reporter\u2019s suggestion that he needed a \u2018Brexit plane\u2019.<\/p>\n

UK becoming Europe\u2019s cocaine capital, minister warns<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC reports<\/a> that Security Minister Ben Wallace has said that the UK \u2018is fast becoming the biggest consumer of cocaine in Europe\u2019. Speaking during a debate on the Government\u2019s serious violence strategy, he said that he wished he had more money and promised to bring forward new measures to crack down on knife possession and extend stop and search powers within weeks.<\/p>\n

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