{"id":116698,"date":"2018-07-27T10:59:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T09:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=116698&preview=true&preview_id=116698"},"modified":"2018-07-27T10:59:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T09:59:15","slug":"political-headlines-customs-proposals-referendum-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-customs-proposals-referendum-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Custom’s proposals, second referendum, anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include Barnier rejecting May’s customs proposals, support for a second referendum and the Shadow Cabinet rebelling over antisemitism defintion.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Barnier rejects May\u2019s customs proposals<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that the EU\u2019s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has rejected Theresa May\u2019s proposals on customs, effectively killing off her Chequers plan. He also warned that attempts to go behind his back and appeal directly to EU leaders would be a waste of time, but said that the was \u2018pleased\u2019 with the progress of discussions on foreign policy and security. The BBC adds<\/a> that May is in Austria today to hold Brexit talks with the country\u2019s Chancellor, Sebastian Kurz.<\/p>\n

Majority now back second referendum, poll finds<\/strong><\/span>
\nAccording<\/a> to a YouGov poll for The Times<\/em>, the proportion of voters backing a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal has overtaken those who don\u2019t. The poll also shows a narrow lead in favour of remaining in the EU if a referendum on membership was held tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Shadow Cabinet in \u2018open rebellion\u2019 over antisemitism definition<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Daily Telegraph<\/em> says<\/a> that members of Labour\u2019s Shadow Cabinet are in \u2018open rebellion\u2019 over Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s failure to accept the international definition of antisemitism. Deputy Leader Tom Watson has warned that disciplining Dame Margaret Hodge for calling Corbyn antisemitic is \u2018counter-productive\u2019, while Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth and Shadow International Trade Secretary Barry Gardiner have also been critical.<\/p>\n

Private probation firms face early contract termination<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> says<\/a> that the eight private firms running \u2018community rehabilitation companies\u2019 in England and Wales are to have their contracts terminated two years early, in 2020, abandoning reforms introduced by Chris Grayling. Justice Secretary David Gauke claimed that the reforms were \u2018ambitious and innovative\u2019 but there were \u2018clear lessons that need to be learned\u2019.<\/p>\n

McVey urges teenagers to get summer jobs<\/strong><\/span>
\nWriting<\/a> in The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey has claimed that a decline in the number of teenagers taking summer jobs is leaving people unprepared for the workplace. She is launching an initiative to improve \u2018essential skills\u2019 by advertising 20,000 holiday jobs on a Government website.<\/p>\n

Medical cannabis to be available on the NHS within weeks<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Daily Mirror<\/em> reports<\/a> that Home Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed that medical cannabis products will be available on prescription from the NHS within weeks. This follows the high-profile case of the epileptic child Billy Caldwell, whose medical cannabis was seized by the Home Office, leading to reviews of the drug by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies.<\/p>\n

Home Office suspends co-operation with US in jihadi case<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> says<\/a> that the Home Office has temporarily suspended co-operation with US authorities over the case of two British jihabis facing execution in the country, following a request from a legal representative of the family of one of the detainees, in order to allow for a ruling by the courts.<\/p>\n

New business envoy appointed<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Financial Times<\/em> reveals<\/a> that Theresa May has appointed a new business envoy, whose role will be to strengthen links with British companies and foreign investors. The post, which has been vacant for a year, will be held by William Vereker, a former executive at UBS who has also worked at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Nomura.<\/p>\n

Need help navigating the political landscape? Find out more about\u00a0Vuelio Political Services<\/a>\u00a0and how they can help you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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":116702,"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\/116698"}],"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=116698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116701,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116698\/revisions\/116701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}