Today’s political headlines include Corbyn rejecting the claim that he called May a ‘stupid woman’, ministers expecting May to back down over immigration income threshold, the Polish prime minister calling on EU leaders to support May and Rudd describing a second vote as plausible.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Corbyn rejects claim he called May a \u2018stupid woman\u2019<\/span> Ministers expect May to back down over migrants\u2019 income level<\/span> Polish prime minister calls on EU leaders to support May<\/span> Rudd describes second vote as \u2018plausible\u2019<\/span> Gove unveils plans for new environmental watchdog<\/span> Javid describes research on adverts on child abuse websites as \u2018horrifying\u2019<\/span> MP convicted of perverting the course of justice<\/span> Homeless man found dying outside Parliament<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> claims<\/a> that Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s credibility is \u2018on the line\u2019 after he had to deny that he called Theresa May a stupid woman at Prime Minister\u2019s Questions. Several lip-reading experts believe that he did say the words in question, but Commons Speaker John Bercow has ruled that MPs should accept Corbyn\u2019s assertion that he instead said \u2018stupid people\u2019. Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House of Commons, accused Bercow of calling her a \u2018stupid woman\u2019 and not apologising earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>According<\/a> to The Guardian<\/em>, rebellious ministers believe that Theresa May will ultimately be forced to lower the minimum income threshold for workers wishing to migrate to the UK from \u00a330,000 to \u00a321,000, with intense lobbying from business groups expected. Home Secretary Sajid Javid admitted to the Commons that the proposed level was \u2018not set in stone\u2019, while the CBI said that the \u2018proposals must change\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Interviewed<\/a> by The Daily Telegraph<\/em>, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said that EU leaders need to be \u2018unequivocally supportive\u2019 of Theresa May, and that the \u2018strong statements and harsh words of some politicians in Brussels do not help\u2019. He added that he believed that May, who he visits today, \u2018can navigate through the storm\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Amber Rudd has told<\/a> ITV\u2019s Robert Peston that she could see a \u2018plausible argument\u2019 for a people\u2019s vote on Brexit, \u2018if Parliament absolutely fail to reach a consensus\u2019, adding that it was \u2018incumbent on MPs to find the centre ground\u2019 as most people don\u2019t want to be asked to vote again.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> reports<\/a> that proposals for a new environmental watchdog after Brexit will see it empowered to sue the Government, although campaigners have raised concerns that the body will not be sufficiently independent because the Environment Secretary will decide on its chair and its budget. Greener UK warned that while the plans showed \u2018ambition\u2019, without \u2018further work\u2019, protection after Brexit would be \u2018weaker\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Sun<\/em> says<\/a> that Home Secretary Sajid Javid has described as \u2018horrifying\u2019 research by the Internet Watch Foundation showing that one in ten child abuse websites host adverts for legitimate companies. He called on advertisers to \u2018do everything in their power to prevent unscrupulous websites from making money from this horrendous crime\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The BBC reports<\/a> that the MP for Peterborough, Fiona Onasanya, has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice after she lied to police about who had been driving a speeding car. The Labour Party has \u2018administratively suspended\u2019 her, and said that \u2018she should now resign\u2019. She, and her brother, will be sentenced on a future date.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Mirror<\/em> reports<\/a> that a homeless man, Gyula Remes, who had been sleeping rough outside the entrance to Parliament has died after being taken to hospital. MPs were told about the death by Sir Keir Starmer. A friend of the man believed that Remes\u2019 death came after he smoked a cigarette allegedly laced with the drug spice.<\/p>\n