{"id":116968,"date":"2018-08-10T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=116968&preview=true&preview_id=116968"},"modified":"2018-08-10T09:47:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:47:07","slug":"political-headlines-even-more-boris-migration-targets-arron-banks-and-interest-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-even-more-boris-migration-targets-arron-banks-and-interest-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Even more Boris, migration targets, Arron Banks and interest rates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include the ongoing Boris Johnson row, the CBI calling for migration targets to be scrapped, details of the deal Arron Banks was offered by Russia and the banks criticised for not passing on the interest rate rise.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Johnson faces investigation over burqa comments, but is backed by Rowan Atkinson<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Boris Johnson is to face a disciplinary investigation from the Conservative Party after dozens of complaints were received about his column on the burqa for\u00a0The Daily Telegraph<\/em>. However,\u00a0The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0claims<\/a>\u00a0that party chair Brandon Lewis has been accused of trying to \u2018kneecap\u2019 Johnson and that he earlier called for him to apologise without consulting Downing Street, while\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Times,\u00a0<\/em>comedian Rowan Atkinson has lent Johnson his support.<\/p>\n

CBI calls for migration targets to be scrapped<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that the CBI has called for net migration targets to be axed after Brexit. Instead, a new system should be introduced that makes sure immigrants contribute positively to the economy and that schools and hospitals in areas of increased demand receive extra funding. The Home Office says it does not plan to abandon targets.<\/p>\n

Details of deal offered to Banks by Russia revealed<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In an\u00a0exclusive<\/a>,\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0has details of a deal offered to Arron Banks, the main donor to Leave.EU, by the Russian ambassador in the run-up to the EU referendum. Banks was offered what the paper calls \u2018the chance of making potentially enormous profits\u2019 as part of a deal to drive consolidation in the gold industry. Conservative MP Bob Neil, questioned why Russia offered the deal and asked what the \u2018quid pro quos\u2019 were.<\/p>\n

Banks criticised for not passing on interest rate rise<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that MPs and campaigners are angry that just one bank or building society has passed on last week\u2019s interest rate rise in full to all its savers, despite increasing costs for mortgage holders. Nicky Morgan, Chair of the Commons Treasury Committee, said that banks had \u2018a lot of work to do to rebuild trust among customers\u2019.<\/p>\n

Expenses watchdog stops publication of MPs\u2019 property details<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0reveals<\/a>\u00a0that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which regulates MPs\u2019 expenses, is to cease publishing information about MPs\u2019 properties owing to concerns about security. The only information which will now be published is whether the property is in the MPs\u2019 constituency or London and the cost to rent.<\/p>\n

Minister\u2019s ousting of Parole Board chair unacceptable<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that a judge has ruled that it was unacceptable for Justice Secretary David Gauke to pressurise the chair of the Parole Board, Nick Hardwick, into resigning and that the board is not independent from the Government. The case was brought by a prisoner seeking a judicial review of the board\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n

Northamptonshire votes for \u2018massive cuts\u2019<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Northamptonshire County Council has voted to approve \u2018massive cuts\u2019 to jobs and services as it tries to deal with a \u00a370m funding shortfall. \u2018Radical\u2019 cuts are to be imposed on children\u2019s services, road maintenance and waste management. Matt Golby, the council leader, described it as \u2018the most challenging thing\u2019 he has ever faced.<\/p>\n

50% back giving the public the final say on Brexit<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mirror<\/em>\u00a0carries details<\/a>\u00a0of a poll by YouGov for the People\u2019s Vote campaign which found that 50% believe that the final decision on leaving the EU should be taken by the public, with just 25% backing giving Parliament the final say.\u00a0According<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Guardian,\u00a0<\/em>Labour is trying to avoid a vote on a second referendum at its conference, and is considering tabling a policy statement that would back holding a vote in exceptional circumstances.<\/p>\n

What’s better than being backed by Rowan Atkinson? Being backed by Vuelio Political Services<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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