{"id":117070,"date":"2018-08-17T09:53:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk?p=117070&preview=true&preview_id=117070"},"modified":"2018-08-17T09:59:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T08:59:48","slug":"political-headlines-mccluskey-hunt-prisons-and-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/political-headlines-mccluskey-hunt-prisons-and-vaping\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Headlines – McCluskey, Hunt, prisons and vaping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Political Headlines include Len McCluskey’s input in the anti-Semitism row, Hunt says no-deal Brexit would be a mistake, \u00a310m crackdown on drugs and phones in prisons and the vaping report.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Len McCluskey accuses Jewish leaders of \u2018truculent hostility\u2019 towards Labour<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has accused Jewish leaders of \u2018truculent hostility\u2019 towards Labour, but also called for the party to adopt the full International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. Margaret Hodge has told<\/a> Sky News that when she was investigated for confronting Corbyn over antisemitism, it made her think about \u2018what it felt like to be a Jew in Germany in the 30s\u2019.<\/p>\n

Hunt says no-deal Brexit \u2018would be a mistake we would regret for generations\u2019<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC says<\/a> that Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who has just completed a tour of northern Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit \u2018would be a mistake we would regret for generations\u2019 and refused to rule out accepting EU environmental and social legislation. The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Greg Clark warned in a meeting with Austrian and Finnish counterparts that if the European Commission rejected the UK\u2019s proposals it would cause \u2018lasting economic harm\u2019 to millions across the continent. The Sun<\/em> adds<\/a> that the UK will publish its first batch of technical notices for a no-deal Brexit next week, covering topics including farming, fishing, customs and cigarette packets.<\/p>\n

\u00a310m crackdown on drugs and phones in prisons<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC reports<\/a> that the Ministry of Justice is to invest \u00a310m to counter the proliferation of drugs and mobile phones at ten of England\u2019s most \u2018challenging\u2019 prisons. The policy will see the introduction of new body scanners and sniffer dogs, prison governors sent to military-style colleges and repairs and improvements to windows and perimeter walls.<\/p>\n

Committee\u2019s vaping report causes \u2018outcry\u2019 from scientists<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Daily Mail<\/em> claims<\/a> that a new report by the Commons Science and Technology Committee on vaping has caused \u2018outcry\u2019, with leading scientists describing it as \u2018one-sided\u2019. The report recommends reconsidering bans on vaping in public places, making it easier to obtain vaping devices on prescription and relaxing advertising restrictions.<\/p>\n

Lord Sheikh claims calls for his expulsion from Tories are \u2018politically motivated\u2019<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that Lord Sheikh has claimed that Zac Goldsmith and Robert Halfon\u2019s calls for him to be expelled from the Conservatives for attending the same event in Tunisia as Jeremy Corbyn are a \u2018politically motivated\u2019 attack. He denies meeting Hamas and says that he did not participate in the wreath-laying ceremony.<\/p>\n

BMA warns of \u2018potentially catastrophic consequences\u2019 of no-deal Brexit<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Financial Times<\/em> says<\/a> that the British Medical Association has \u2018stepped up\u2019 its warnings about a no-deal Brexit, claiming that it poses \u2018potentially catastrophic consequences for patients, the health workforce, services and the nation\u2019s health\u2019. A briefing paper suggests that care for those suffering from rare diseases and cancer would be disrupted, while the country\u2019s response to pandemics would also be put at risk.<\/p>\n

Ministers considering \u2018inheritance insurance\u2019 plan to fund social care<\/span>
\n<\/strong>In an exclusive<\/a>, The Sun<\/em> reveals health ministers are considering proposals for \u2018inheritance insurance\u2019, under which elderly people would take money out of their pension on a tax-free basis and buy insurance to pay for their care. The insurer would guarantee to protect their home, allowing it to be passed onto their children.<\/p>\n

New apprenticeships fall by 31% as business groups call for reforms<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Financial Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that new figures show that there has been a 31% drop in the people starting apprenticeships. Business groups have warned that the Government is in danger of missing its target of 3m apprenticeships by 2020 and called for it to take action.<\/p>\n

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