Today’s political headlines include warnings over the UK’s security with a no-deal Brexit, no-deal Brexit to cause worst financial crisis since 1930s, McDonnell claims Labour would inevitably back a second referendum and Leadsom backing Theresa May’s deal.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Minister warns of no-deal Brexit\u2019s impact on the UK\u2019s security<\/span> No-deal Brexit to cause worst financial crisis since 1930s<\/span> McDonnell claims that Labour would \u2018inevitably\u2019 back a second referendum<\/span> Leadsom backs Brexit deal<\/span> NHS plan delayed by Brexit row<\/span> Police defend knocking suspects off mopeds<\/span> Social media risks creating loneliness, minister warns<\/span> MPs want law on rapist fathers changed<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Security Minister Ben Wallace is to warn that a no-deal Brexit \u2018would have a real impact on our ability to work with our European partners to protect the public\u2019, adding that the Government\u2019s agreement laid the foundations for the broadest security relationship between the EU and another country. However, Diane Abbott, the Shadow Home Secretary, has described the proposed agreement as \u2018dangerously flimsy\u2019 and \u2018simply unacceptable\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that analysis by the Bank of England shows that the UK \u2018would be plunged into its deepest recession since the 1930s\u2019 in a no-deal Brexit scenario. In the worst case, house prices would plummet by 30%, interest rates grow to 5.5%, and the economy reduce by 8%. This followed the release of Government analysis which showed that the UK would become worse off under all versions of Brexit.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said that Labour will \u2018inevitably\u2019 back a second referendum if the Government loses a vote on the EU withdrawal agreement, admitting that while the party would prefer a general election, this would be \u2018very difficult to do\u2019. Theresa May has claimed that this shows that Labour wants \u2018to overturn the will of the British people\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mail<\/em>\u00a0reveals<\/a>\u00a0that Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the House of Commons, has written to constituents to confirm that she is backing Theresa May\u2019s Brexit deal, claiming that it \u2018delivered\u2019 on the referendum vote, though she admitted that she still had concerns about the Irish backstop.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>According<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Sun<\/em>, the Government has delayed Monday\u2019s planned release of the NHS\u2019s 10-year plan after internal objections to the Prime Minister\u2019s claim that extra funding could only be guaranteed by backing her Brexit deal. The plan will now be revealed after the vote on the deal, with Government sources claiming that this was because it is not yet complete.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that the Metropolitan Police is defending itself after Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbot criticised its new \u2018tactical contact\u2019 technique of knocking suspected criminals off mopeds, claiming that it should \u2018not be legal\u2019. Inspector Richard Bern, of Camden police, said that the technique had helped deliver a 90% reduction in moped-enabled theft.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Digital Minister Margot James will today tell social media companies that their networks risk making people lonely, by acting as a substitute for meeting face to face, and that they should do more to bring people together in person. She said that the Government\u2019s Online Harms White Paper would \u2018ask searching questions about the effect new technology has on mental health and wellbeing\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em>\u00a0says<\/a>\u00a0that MPs and campaigners are calling for changes to a law which allows rapists to apply for a role in the life of children born as a result of the rape they committed. The campaign, inspired by a case in Rotherham, has been backed by the victims\u2019 commissioner, Lady Newlove, and MPs Louise Haigh and Sarah Champion.<\/p>\n