Today’s political headlines includes the NHS to increase overseas recuitment, Farage criticised over antisemitic conspiracy theories, May to unveil customs arrangement and McDonnell welcomes basic income report.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
NHS to boost overseas recruitment Farage criticised over antisemitic conspiracy theories May to unveil customs arrangement McDonnell welcomes basic income report Gwynne warns Labour against shift to remain UKIP may be about to have seventh leader in two and a half years Sadiq Khan accused of climate hypocrisy Northern Ireland talks to restart
\n<\/strong>A study by the NHS on increasing staffing has been\u00a0leaked<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0The Times<\/em>. It reveals the health service is to set targets of recruiting 5,000 nurses a year from overseas for the next five years in a bid to fill staff shortages, and concedes that doctors and nurses are leaving the service because they feel exhausted owing to the failure of the NHS to plan for an aging population. However, even if the plan goes into action the present shortfall will be barely reduced.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In an\u00a0exclusive<\/a>,\u00a0The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>reveals Nigel Farage is facing criticism from Jewish and other groups after for repeatedly appearing and discussing conspiracy theories on the show of Alex Jones, including some linked to antisemitism, with terms such as \u2018globalists\u2019 and \u2018new world order\u2019 and claiming members of the Bilderberg gathering are plotting a global government.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times\u00a0<\/em>claims<\/a>\u00a0that Theresa May will today unveil plans for a customs arrangement with the EU until the next general election in a bid to win support from Labour for a Brexit deal. She will also meet Sir Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, who is expected to tell her to announce when she will quit, regardless what happens with Brexit.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mirror\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has welcomed a new report by the Progressive Economy Forum which calls for the UK to pilot the idea of giving every citizen a \u00a3100 a week \u2018basic income\u2019. Appearing at the report launch today, McDonnell will describe it as an \u2018important contribution\u2019 which he will study carefully.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0Labour\u2019s campaigns chief Andrew Gwynne has warned the party against pivoting to further towards remaining in the EU following the local election results. Writing in the paper, he says Labour shouldn\u2019t back what he calls \u2018\u201cstop Brexit\u201d simplicity\u2019. He warns a second referendum is a \u2018difficult message\u2019 to the party\u2019s \u2018traditional supporters\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph\u00a0<\/em>reports<\/a>\u00a0that Labour may be about to have its seventh leader in two and a half years after G\u00e9rard Batten suggested that he may not stand for the position when his term ends in June. He said it would depend on the European election results and how he felt, adding that being leader \u2018costs me money\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Daily Mail\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has been accused of being a \u2018hypocrite\u2019 for warning of a \u2018climate emergency\u2019 while he and his team accumulated 280,000 air miles, emitting 180 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Conservative London Assembly Member Susan Hall said that \u2018it is clear that his own actions fail to match his words\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The\u00a0Financial Times\u00a0<\/em>says<\/a>\u00a0that powersharing talks in Northern Ireland are to resume today but that \u2018hopes for an early deal are low\u2019 despite the success of the centrist cross-community Alliance Party in last week\u2019s local elections. However, neither the DUP or Sinn F\u00e9in suffered a backlash in the elections.<\/p>\n