{"id":117006,"date":"2018-08-14T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T08:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=117006&preview=true&preview_id=117006"},"modified":"2018-08-14T09:37:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T08:37:51","slug":"political-headlines-netanyahu-criticises-corbyn-rees-mogg-plans-brexit-and-the-social-housing-green-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-netanyahu-criticises-corbyn-rees-mogg-plans-brexit-and-the-social-housing-green-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – Netanyahu criticises Corbyn, Rees-Mogg plans Brexit and the social housing green paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include Netanyahu’s criticism of Corbyn, Rees-Mogg’s Brexit blueprint, the social housing green paper and the Muslim Council’s calls for an inquiry into Tory Islamophobia.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Corbyn condemned by Netanyahu over visit to terrorists’ graves<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mail\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that Jeremy Corbyn has been attacked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for visiting the graves of terrorists linked to the Munich massacre, claiming that he deserved \u2018unequivocal condemnation\u2019. In a television interview, Corbyn appeared to admit that he was there but did \u2018not think\u2019 that he was involved, despite photos being published by the\u00a0Mail<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Rees-Mogg draws up \u2018positive\u2019 Brexit blueprint<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times\u00a0<\/em>claims<\/a>\u00a0that Tory Brexiteers, led by European Research Group chair Jacob Rees-Mogg and former Brexit minister Steve Baker, are drawing up an alternative \u2018positive\u2019 policy paper for a hard Brexit. The paper, expected to be backed by 60-80 MPs and to be released next month, will call for the UK to trade on WTO terms and reach a Canadian-style free trade agreement with the EU, only if it backs down on the Irish border.<\/p>\n

Social housing green paper release<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that the Government is releasing its social housing green paper today. Plans being announced would give tenants greater support to hold landlords to account and to buy 1% of their home a year. A separate consultation has been launched into how councils spend money from right to buy, making it easier for them to build more homes.<\/p>\n

Muslim Council calls for inquiry into Tory Islamophobia<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that the Muslim Council of Britain has called on Theresa May to set up an independent inquiry into Islamophobia within the Conservative Party. It claims that the defence of Boris Johnson\u2019s remarks on burqas by colleagues shows the \u2018the underbelly of Islamophobia\u2019 in the party.<\/p>\n

Over-40s should find social care through higher National Insurance, Green says<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In an\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0with the\u00a0Evening Standard,\u00a0<\/em>Damian Green has backed the idea of making over-40s pay for social care by increasing National Insurance, in addition to using a \u2018small proportion\u2019 of over-65s\u2019 housing costs. He also claimed that it was unsustainable both economically and personally for people to spend a third of their life in retirement.<\/p>\n

Onasanya pleads not guilty<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Labour whip Fiona Onasanya is to stand trial in November on charges of perverting the course of justice. She is accused of blaming another person for a speeding offence.\u00a0Appearing at the Old Bailey yesterday, she pled not guilty to the charge.<\/p>\n

No new cash for rough sleeping strategy<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary James Brokenshire has admitted that there is no new money for the Government\u2019s rough sleeping strategy, announced yesterday. Half of the \u00a3100m budget had already been allocated, while \u00a350m has been reprioritised from existing budgets.<\/p>\n

Truss backs proposal to let public sue Government for overspending<\/span>
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Times<\/em>, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss has backed an idea put forward by Conservative MP John Penrose, which would allow members of the public to sue the Government for overspending. The Government would only be allowed to borrow for infrastructure and not for day-to-day spending.<\/p>\n

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