Today’s political headlines covers the latest Brexit developments including the EU’s agreed conditional delay and Corbyn to meet May for Brexit talks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
EU agrees Brexit delay Corbyn to meet May for Brexit talks next week No-deal plans activated MPs tell May to quit over Brexit chaos Johnson receives JCB donation MPs warn of Brexit abuse MPs \u2018clueless\u2019 about technology Labour launches local election campaign
\n<\/strong>As the BBC\u00a0reports<\/a>, the EU last night agreed an extension to the Brexit process. If Theresa May\u2019s deal is approved next week, the UK will leave the EU on 22 May. If MPs reject it again, the UK will have until 12 April to set out its next steps or it will leave without a deal. May said that this gave MPs a \u2018clear choice\u2019.\u00a0The Times\u00a0<\/em>adds<\/a>\u00a0that divisions emerged between EU leaders as they struggled to reach consensus on the way forward.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn gave the\u00a0Daily Mirror\u00a0<\/em>an exclusive\u00a0interview<\/a>\u00a0during his visit to Brussels yesterday, telling the paper that he will meet the Prime Minister on Monday, indicating Labour might back her deal if she shifted towards a softer Brexit. He said that Labour would \u2018do everything we can to help\u2019 Parliament come to a cross-party agreement.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Financial Times\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that the Government has activated various no-deal Brexit contingency plans. Ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are now getting daily reports on potential food and water shortages, while the Ministry of Defence has activated a crisis management centre at its Whitehall nuclear bunker.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In an\u00a0exclusive<\/a>,\u00a0The Daily Telegraph\u00a0<\/em>claims that Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, visited Theresa May on Monday to tell her that MPs want her to resign over her handling of the Brexit process.\u00a0The Times\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that Chief Whip Julian Smith has told Conservative MPs that May\u2019s attempt to blame MPs for the Brexit chaos was \u2018appalling\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Boris Johnson has received \u00a315,000 in donations from the Brexit-backing manufacturer JCB, bringing the total amount of support he has been given to nearly \u00a3140,000 since late 2018. Other Tory leadership contenders have also received donations from various sources, with Dominic Raab receiving over \u00a350,000 this month.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mirror\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has said that a Brexiteer tried to assault him while he was out in his constituency, bending his glasses. He accused Theresa May of having used her speech on Wednesday to whip up \u2018fear and division\u2019.\u00a0The Daily Telegraph\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle has advised MPs to travel home by cab to avoid \u2018abuse and intimidation\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Sun<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0that Matthew Taylor, head of the RSA and the Government\u2019s gig economy advisor, has warned that MPs are \u2018clueless\u2019 about the impact of technology on the workforce, with a survey finding that less than half of MPs felt they had the expertise to make judgements on tech policy. He has published a repot setting out a five point plan.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that Labour\u2019s deputy chair Ian Lavery used the launch of the party\u2019s local election campaign, held in Stoke-on-Trent, to warn that the most deprived areas of the country were being worst affected by cuts to local government funding. Figures published by the party show that the ten most deprived councils have suffered above average cuts.<\/p>\n