{"id":115496,"date":"2018-06-11T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=115496&preview=true&preview_id=115496"},"modified":"2018-06-11T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:03:51","slug":"political-headlines-brexit-abortion-laws-student-fees-and-russian-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-brexit-abortion-laws-student-fees-and-russian-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Brexit, abortion laws, student fees and Russian meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include the Brexit bill votes, Afghan interpreters win right to live in UK, abortion laws in Northern Ireland and ‘unfair’ student fees and loans.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

May tells MPs to unite ahead of Brexit bill votes
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Daily Telegraph<\/em> reports<\/a> that Theresa May will tell backbench Conservative MPs that they need to unite, ahead of this week\u2019s votes on amendments by the House of Lords to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. Addressing the 1922 committee this evening, the Prime Minister will say that MPs must \u2018deliver on the decision made by the British people\u2019. According<\/a> to The Guardian<\/em>, the Government is \u2018quietly reassured\u2019 that it has the votes to pass the bill.<\/p>\n

Afghan interpreters win right to live in UK
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Daily Mail<\/em> is claiming<\/a> victory in its campaign to allow Afghan interpreters who worked with the British army to settle in the UK. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson writes in the paper that the Government will be introducing plans to make the existing relocation scheme \u2018fairer\u2019 and pledges to \u2018do what is right to honour their extraordinary service\u2019.<\/p>\n

MPs target Javid over Northern Irish abortion law
\n<\/strong><\/span>According<\/a> to The Guardian<\/em>, over 30 MPs have promised to send the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, written questions demanding that the domestic abuse bill is brought before parliament by the autumn, so that an amendment giving Northern Irish women the right to access terminations can be tabled.<\/p>\n

Student fees and loans \u2018unfair\u2019, Lords report claims
\n<\/strong><\/span>The BBC says<\/a> a report by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee claims the student fee and loan system is \u2018deeply unfair\u2019 and the Government is using \u2018accounting tricks\u2019 to conceal the cost of higher education, delivering poor value for money for taxpayers. It calls for \u2018immediate reforms\u2019 including lower interest rates and restoring grants.<\/p>\n

Banks to tell committee that he told CIA about Russian meetings
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Times<\/em> claims<\/a> that Arron Banks, the founder of Leave.EU, will tell the Commons Digital Media and Sport Committee tomorrow that he briefed the CIA on his meetings with the Russian Ambassador. The meetings were revealed in emails leaked over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Homelessness could be ended in a decade, report claims
\n<\/strong><\/span>The BBC carries details<\/a> of a new report by the charity Crisis, which claims that the Government could end homelessness in 10 years, if its proposals are followed, including building 100,500 social homes a year. The Daily Telegraph<\/em> says<\/a> that a report by the Local Government Association warns that the Right to Buy scheme might collapse, as the UK is running out of council houses.<\/p>\n

Hancock refuses to legislate on children\u2019s access to devices
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Matt Hancock does not allow his children to have mobile phones and thinks children shouldn\u2019t have access to them overnight, but will not follow the French and legislate on the matter. Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph<\/em> has launched<\/a> a campaign calling for social media and online gaming firms to have a statutory \u2018duty of care\u2019 to protect children from mental ill health, abuse and addictive behaviour.<\/p>\n

Doctors will not be sacked for \u2018honest mistakes, Hunt says
\n<\/strong><\/span>The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce that he is to accept the main findings of a review into the use of gross negligence manslaughter, claiming that doctors and nurses who make \u2018honest mistakes\u2019 should not be prosecuted.\u00a0A system of medical examiners will be created, with the ability to refer cases to coroners.<\/p>\n

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