Today’s political headlines include Trump’s criticism of May’s Brexit deal, MPs want May to set a resignation date and judges to consider if UK can withdraw the Brexit notification.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Trump criticises May\u2019s Brexit deal<\/span> MPs want May to set resignation date to secure their support for bill<\/span> Judges to consider if UK can withdraw Brexit notification<\/span> Hunt suggests that May should debate Blair<\/span> Labour would block People\u2019s Vote from appearing in TV debate<\/span> Research warns May\u2019s deal would hit living standards<\/span> Gauke blocks Javid\u2019s knife crime plans<\/span> Foodbanks face record demand this Christmas<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that US President Donald Trump has claimed that Theresa May\u2019s Brexit deal means that the UK \u2018may not be able to trade with the US\u2019, and that it \u2018sounds like a good deal for the EU\u2019. The paper claims that his comments \u2018will spark panic in Downing Street\u2019, with Theresa May having hoped that she could promote her deal to world leaders, including Trump, at this weekend\u2019s G20 summit.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0suggests<\/a>\u00a0that some Tory MPs are calling on Theresa May to set a date for her departure if she wants to secure their support for her Brexit deal, allowing them to push for a Canada-style agreement after Brexit. The paper\u00a0adds<\/a>\u00a0that May has established a Whitehall unit, made up of Downing Street advisers, Brexit negotiators and Brexit department civil servants, to work with the chief whip to co-ordinate efforts to sell her deal to MPs.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that the European Court of Justice is to start examining whether the UK can revoke its Article 50 notification that it is leaving the EU, in a challenge brought by a group of Scottish politicians. A ruling is not expected immediately, but those supporting the case believe that if they are successful, it would give MPs an extra option.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, used yesterday\u2019s Cabinet meeting to suggest that Theresa May should debate senior remainers, such as Tony Blair, rather than Jeremy Corbyn if she wanted to win MPs over to her deal, while Eurosceptic Tory MPs have called for a Leave campaigner, such as Boris Johnson, to take part.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0claims<\/a>\u00a0that the Labour Party would block a representative of the People\u2019s Vote campaign from taking part in the television debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, believing that this format would allow the Labour leader to broaden the debate to include issues such as austerity. Formal talks with broadcasters have yet to start.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Financial Times<\/em>\u00a0carries details<\/a>\u00a0of new research by a consortium of academics and thinktanks, which warns that the Prime Minister\u2019s Brexit agreement would hit living standards by up to \u00a32,000 per person a year, with GDP between 1.9% and 5.5% lower by 2030.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>, Justice Secretary David Gauke has blocked Home Secretary Sajid Javid\u2019s plans to introduce ASBO-style \u2018knife crime prevention orders\u2019, whose breach could be punishable by imprisonment. Gauke warned they would \u2018accelerate the criminalisation\u2019 of young people and questioned their affordability, given the pressures faced by the prison service.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Mirror<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that foodbanks will be facing record demand this Christmas due to the five-week delay to the first payment of Universal Credit, with volunteers expecting to serve 1.5m meals. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the Government to open \u2018its eyes to the misery its causing\u2019.<\/p>\n