{"id":115219,"date":"2018-05-30T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T09:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=115219&preview=true&preview_id=115219"},"modified":"2018-05-30T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T09:02:02","slug":"political-headlines-philip-hammond-nuisance-calls-brexit-vote-and-caroline-lucas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-philip-hammond-nuisance-calls-brexit-vote-and-caroline-lucas\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Philip Hammond, nuisance calls, Brexit vote and Caroline Lucas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include\u00a0Philip Hammond’s call for capitalism to be reformed, directors made personally liable for nuisance calls, George Soros backing a campaign for second Brexit vote and Caroline Lucas stepping down as Green co-leader.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Philip Hammond to call for capitalism to be reformed<\/span>
\n<\/strong>According<\/a> to The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, Chancellor Philip Hammond is to use a major speech to argue that Thatcherite free market capitalism needs to be reformed in order to adjust to modern technology and win over millennials. Measures under consideration include greater state intervention to prevent near-monopolies such as Google and Facebook. Meanwhile, the BBC says<\/a> that Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has called for migration targets to be dropped and for NHS spending to be prioritised over tax cuts.<\/p>\n

Directors to be made personally liable for nuisance calls<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that the Government is to make the directors of firms which make nuisance calls personally liable for fines of up to \u00a3500,000. According to figures from the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office, 46% of fines since 2010 have not been recovered owing to company liquidations.<\/p>\n

George Soros backs campaign for second Brexit vote within a year<\/span>
\n<\/strong>According<\/a> to The Guardian<\/em>, in a speech in Paris George Soros announced that the pro-remain Best for Britain campaign would launch within days. He said that the campaign aimed to secure a second referendum within a year to save the UK from \u2018immense damage\u2019 and that it would need to be won by a \u2018convincing margin\u2019. The group\u2019s manifesto is expected to be launched on 8 June.<\/p>\n

Caroline\u00a0Lucas to step down as Green co-leader<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that Caroline Lucas will step down as co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales in September. She said that it was time to make \u2018space for other people\u2019, that a \u2018far greater culture of professionalism\u2019 had been introduced to the party and that she had no intention of standing for leader for a third time.<\/p>\n

Sajid Javid halts removal of immigrants who altered tax returns<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Financial Times<\/em> says<\/a> that Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, has halted action against hundreds of immigrants facing extradition from the UK after they made changes to their returns. In addition, he has revealed that the Home Office is dealing with 226 inquiries from Commonwealth citizens with the right to remain in the UK who were denied the right to return after trips abroad.<\/p>\n

HMRC fails to answer 4m calls a year<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em> reports<\/a> that HMRC is failing to answer over four million calls a year, with over\u00a0one in ten callers failing to speak to anyone \u2013 a doubling in the last year. Meg Hillier, Chair of the Commons Public Accounts Committee, said that the performance was \u2018disappointing\u2019 and accused HMRC of letting down self-employed taxpayers.<\/p>\n

Commons committee recommends action on sugar<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> says<\/a> that the Commons Health and Social Care Committee will recommend that the sugar levy on soft drinks is extended to other products such as chocolate and puddings if sugar content is not reduced. It also recommends that social media firms \u2018take responsibility\u2019 for protecting children from junk food advertising and a 9pm watershed for junk food adverts on television.<\/p>\n

Drone tests to be introduced<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC says<\/a> that the Government is to introduce legislation to the Commons which would require drone users to pass online safety tests. There would also be a ban on flying drones within 1km of an airport or above 400ft. According to the aviation minister, Baroness Sugg, the measures will protect aircraft and passengers.<\/p>\n

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