{"id":116447,"date":"2018-07-17T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=116447&preview=true&preview_id=116447"},"modified":"2018-07-17T09:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T08:53:08","slug":"political-headlines-brexit-plans-vote-leave-fined-mps-holiday-and-labour-diversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-brexit-plans-vote-leave-fined-mps-holiday-and-labour-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Brexit plans, Vote Leave fined, MPs’ holiday and Labour diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines includes May’s Brexit plan on the brink of collapse, Vote Leave fined, MPs to vote on more holiday and Labour plans to increase candidate diversity.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

May\u2019s Brexit plans \u2018on brink of collapse\u2019 after she gives way to Brexiteers<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0asserts<\/a>\u00a0that Theresa May\u2019s proposed Brexit deal is \u2018on the brink of collapse\u2019 after she conceded to amendments put forward by Brexiteers, intended to block her customs proposals. However, Number 10 has disputed that the amendments would do this. Defence minister Guto Bebb resigned so that he could vote against the changes. Pro-remain rebels, who came close to defeating the Government last night, have suggested that they might vote for a new amendment to the trade bill today, which calls for the UK to remain in a customs union with the EU.\u00a0The Sun<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Olly Robbins, Theresa May\u2019s Brexit advisor, has succeeded in moving 50 Brexit negotiators from the Department for Exiting the European to the Cabinet Office, where they will report directly to him.<\/p>\n

Vote Leave fined and referred to the police for breaking electoral law<\/span>
\n<\/strong>As the BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>, the official pro-Brexit campaign Vote Leave has been fined \u00a361,000 and referred to the police after the Electoral Commission found that it had overspent by almost \u00a3500,000 during the referendum. The campaign group was also found to have worked jointly with BeLeave (whose founder, Darren Grimes has been fined and referred to the police) and to have returned an \u2018incomplete and inaccurate spending record\u2019.<\/p>\n

MPs to vote on beginning recess five days early<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that MPs will vote today on a proposal to start the summer recess on Thursday, five days early. Labour MPs have been critical, with Angela Rayner describing the proposal as \u2018pathetic\u2019 and David Lammy accusing the Government of having \u2018run out of ideas\u2019.<\/p>\n

Labour plans new measures to increase candidate diversity<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reveals<\/a>\u00a0that Labour\u2019s democracy review proposes compiling a legal case for reserving seats in local elections for female, minority ethnic and disabled candidates, and that the party campaigns to change the law to allow all-BAME shortlists for parliamentary seats. The proposals will be considered by the party’s National Executive Committee today.<\/p>\n

Criticism of foreign aid as \u2018corrupt\u2019 is \u2018valid\u2019, admits senior civil servant<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development, has claimed that criticism of overseas aid spending as \u2018corrupt\u2019 and wasteful is \u2018valid\u2019 and needs to be addressed. He said that one of his \u2018big challenges\u2019 was to explain why aid spending \u2018is the right thing to do\u2019.<\/p>\n

OBR warns that NHS spending rise will increase pressure on public finances<\/span>
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0Financial Times<\/em>, the Office for Budget Responsibility will today warn that the Prime Minister\u2019s promise to increase NHS spending has increased pressure on public finances. As a result, there will need to be tax increases or spending cuts, otherwise borrowing will increase significantly in the 2020s.<\/p>\n

Speaker will be covered by new harassment rules<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that the Leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, has said that new rules on bullying and harassment of staff will cover the Speaker. The new rules, which will be debated on Thursday, won\u2019t cover behaviour prior to the June 2017 general election.<\/p>\n

McVey trying to kill off online pensions dashboard<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0claims<\/a>\u00a0that Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey may axe plans for an online dashboard to help people keep track of their pensions. Consultation on the proposals ended in March, but McVey is reported to believe that the service should not be the state\u2019s responsibility and that it would distract from rolling out universal credit.<\/p>\n

Is the Brexit bubble about the burst? The Vuelio Political Services<\/a>\u00a0team can keep you up to date with all the latest Brexit nuances.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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