Today’s Political Headlines include May pitching her Chequers deal to EU27, People’s Vote’s plans for a second referendum, new immigration limits and May says take pride in living in a council house.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
May set to pitch Chequers deal to EU27<\/span> People\u2019s Vote publishes plan for second EU referendum<\/span> Plans for new immigration limits given boost<\/span> Take pride in living in a council house, says May<\/span> Hunt impresses on visit to Japan<\/span> Watson furious at conference snub<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Prime Minister Theresa May flies to Salzburg today to meet with leaders of the EU27, with\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reporting<\/a>\u00a0that chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier has rejected calls for the EU to soften their stance on the Irish border. The FT\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that May is planning to appeal directly to other EU leaders in order to reach a compromise on the issue.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0BBC<\/em>\u00a0have\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on a document released by the People’s Vote campaign, which sets out the route towards securing another public vote on Brexit. The\u00a0Daily Express<\/em>\u00a0have\u00a0splashed<\/a>\u00a0on an exclusive with Theresa May, who has heavily criticised the calls, saying that \u2018we\u2019ve had the people\u2019s vote \u2013 it was the referendum\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0are\u00a0reporting<\/a>\u00a0that Government plans for new restrictions on low-skilled migration have been bolstered by a report released by the Migration Advisory Committee. The committee called for an end to low-skilled migration from the EU, with a move towards a global system whereby EU citizens are treated the same as those from non-EU countries.\u00a0The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>have\u00a0led<\/a>\u00a0with the response from business groups, who have reacted with anger, saying that major industries may collapse due to labour shortages.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0are\u00a0reporting<\/a>\u00a0on a speech set to be made by Theresa May later today, in which she will indicate a major shift in Conservative housing policy and commit to spending an extra \u00a32bn on social housing. In the speech, May will say people should feel \u2018proud\u2019 of living in council housing, and both politicians and society should stop \u2018looking down\u2019 on council housing residents.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sky News\u00a0<\/em>have\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on praise for Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who became the first UK minister to give a speech in Japanese. Hunt is visiting Japan to strengthen UK relations with the country and took the opportunity in his speech to pledge a \u2018new era of friendship\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Sun\u00a0<\/em>have\u00a0details<\/a>\u00a0of a row between Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson and leader Jeremy Corbyn, after Watson was unhappy with his speaking slot at the upcoming Labour conference. Watson is said to have directly challenged Corbyn in a shadow cabinet meeting, and is alleged to have criticised a member of Corbyn\u2019s staff for leaking discussions.<\/p>\n