{"id":116683,"date":"2018-07-26T09:56:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T08:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=116683&preview=true&preview_id=116683"},"modified":"2018-07-26T09:56:17","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T08:56:17","slug":"political-headlines-antisemitism-grooming-gangs-onasenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-antisemitism-grooming-gangs-onasenya\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Antisemitism, grooming gangs, Fiona Onasanya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include Jewish papers criticising Labour over antisemitism, the Home Secretary’s research into grooming gangs, and Fiona Onasanya’s suspension<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Jewish papers join forces to criticise Labour over antisemitism<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that the UK\u2019s three most prominent Jewish newspapers have joined forces with a joint editorial and similar front pages attacking Labour for its failure to fully adopt the internationally accepted definition of antisemitism. The Jewish News<\/em>, Jewish Telegraph<\/em> and Jewish Chronicle<\/em> claim that a Corbyn-led government would pose an \u2018existential threat to Jewish life in this country\u2019 and that the party was seen to be \u2018institutionally racist\u2019.<\/p>\n

Javid orders research into grooming gangs\u2019 ethnic origin<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Times<\/em> reveals<\/a> that Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered research into why men convicted of grooming-gang sex crimes come disproportionately from a Pakistani background. He said that knowing the \u2018particular characteristics\u2019 of the offenders was \u2018critical to our understanding\u2019 of the crimes and would \u2018support a more targeted response\u2019.<\/p>\n

Labour whip charged with perverting course of justice<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Daily Telegraph<\/em> says<\/a> that Labour whip Fiona Onasanya has been charged with perverting the course of justice, following allegations that she tried to pass on speeding points a month after she was elected. Her constituency, Peterborough, is one of the most marginal in the country – she defeated Tory incumbent Stewart Jackson by 607 votes at last year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

Gary Lineker backs calls for a referendum on the final Brexit deal<\/strong><\/span>
\nAs the Daily Mail<\/em> reports<\/a>, Gary Lineker has backed the campaign for a People\u2019s Vote on the final Brexit deal, claiming that this was \u2018more important than football\u2019 to him. The People\u2019s Vote campaign is planning a \u2018summer of action\u2019 including rallies and protests across the country. The Financial Times<\/em> says<\/a> that research by the Centre for Cities shows that Wales would be worst hit by a bad Brexit deal for the financial sector.<\/p>\n

Irish foreign minister warns against \u2018talking up\u2019 no deal Brexit<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that Simon Coveney, Ireland\u2019s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, has warned that too many people are \u2018talking up inappropriately\u2019 the chance of a no deal Brexit, although he believes that this outcome is unlikely. He also called for the UK to show flexibility in the Brexit negotiations.<\/p>\n

Heatwaves could kill 7000 a year, MPs warn<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Sun<\/em> says<\/a> that a report by the Commons Environmental Audit Committee claims that heatwaves could kill over 7000 people a year by 2050 if ministers don\u2019t take action. The report also warns that roads could \u2018melt\u2019. It calls for annual heatwave plans and an alert system to be set up, as well as changes to building regulations.<\/p>\n

Labour to hire lawyers to draw up nationalisation plans<\/strong><\/span>
\nAccording<\/a> to The Times<\/em>, Labour has agreed to hire lawyers to draw up draft legislation and to ensure that its nationalisation plans are legally sound. The party is also considering devolving more powers to local and regional government, with Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell to launch a consultation later this year.<\/p>\n

MPs call on Chancellor to cut tax relief on pensions<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Financial Times<\/em> carries details<\/a> of a new report by the Commons Treasury Committee which recommends that the Chancellor should cut back tax relief on pensions contributions used mostly by the well-off and make savings incentives more attractive to the poor. The measures would also save the Treasury money.<\/p>\n

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Today’s Political Headlines includes the latest Brexit discussions, Gauke’s call for prison rehabilitation, crimes leading to charges and calls for two Tories to quit in pairing row.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":412,"featured_media":116692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7367,3694,7271],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/412"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116683"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116690,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116683\/revisions\/116690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}