Today’s political headlines include bleak Treasury forecasts, May’s deal considered the best deal, immigration plans delayed by Cabinet split and the Government to defy Parliament by not publishing Brexit legal advice.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Treasury forecasts to show economic impact of Brexit scenarios<\/span> Poll finds voters think May\u2019s deal is best on offer<\/span> Immigration plans delayed by Cabinet split<\/span> Government to \u2018defy Parliament\u2019 by not publishing Brexit legal advice<\/span> Ambassador claims UK and US are \u2018perfect partners\u2019<\/span> May visits Scotland to sell her deal<\/span> Labour considers giving customers a vote on executive pay<\/span> Zuckerberg criticised for not attending evidence session<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/span><\/em> reports<\/a> that Treasury forecasts will show that the UK\u2019s GDP would be 7.6% lower in a no-deal Brexit compared to staying in the EU (the equivalent of \u00a3150bn), and that under May\u2019s deal it will be 1-2% lower. According to the paper, the analysis has \u2018provoked fury in the Cabinet\u2019, with both Andrea Leadsom and Chris Grayling criticising it.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>A poll<\/a> conducted by Survation for the Daily Mail<\/span><\/em> reveals that 52% of voters agree that Theresa May\u2019s Brexit deal is the best on offer, compared to just 19% who disagree. The poll also found that voters favoured the plan to a Labour government by 46% to 31%, and that 41% of voters thought that MPs should vote for the agreement, while 38% believed they should vote it down.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>In an exclusive<\/a>, The Sun<\/span><\/em> suggests that the Government\u2019s post-Brexit immigration policy may be delayed because Cabinet members do not agree with Theresa May\u2019s desire to reduce low-skilled immigration. Ministers including Philip Hammond and Greg Clark are reportedly concerned about the impact this would have on the economy.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/span><\/em> says<\/a> the Government is to \u2018defy Parliament\u2019 by refusing to publish its full legal advice on Brexit, instead providing a \u2018position statement\u2019, despite a vote by MPs. The decision drew criticism from Brexiteers, with Peter Bone claiming that the Government had something to hide, and from Labour, whose Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer vowed to \u2018use all the mechanisms available to force this information to be published\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>Writing<\/a> in The Times<\/span><\/em>, Woody Johnson (US Ambassador to the UK) offers a conciliatory message after President Trump criticised May\u2019s deal. Johnson claims Trump \u2018hopes there will be room for an ambitious trade deal with the United States\u2019, describing the two countries as \u2018perfect partners\u2019. In what the paper calls a \u2018highly unusual\u2019 move, Number 10 has briefed that Theresa May will not seek to meet Trump at the weekend\u2019s G20 summit.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>The BBC says<\/a> that Theresa May is visiting Scotland today as part of her efforts to gain support for her Brexit deal. She will meet factory workers in Glasgow, and claim that the plan would \u2018protect jobs\u2019, provide \u2018even greater opportunity to Scottish exporters\u2019 and pledge to continue to be \u2018robust in defending the interests of Scottish fisherman\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>The Guardian<\/span><\/em> reveals<\/a> that a report commissioned by the Labour Party suggests that the pay packages of executives at the country\u2019s top 7,000 companies should be voted on by all of their stakeholders, including employees and consumers. The report also makes a number of other recommendations, including banning share options and golden handshakes.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>The Sun<\/span><\/em> reports<\/a> that Mark Zuckerberg has been criticised for not attending an evidence session on fake news run by politicians from nine countries yesterday. Lord Allan, who represented Facebook, admitted the firm had \u2018damaged public trust\u2019, while Damian Collins, who chairs the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, revealed that internal emails showed Facebook was warned about Russian interference four years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n