Today’s political headlines includes Bercow says that he’s staying as Speaker, Hunt is losing support to Gove and Corbyn faces mutiny over Campbell expulsion and antisemitism investigation.<\/b><\/p>\n
Bercow says that he\u2019s staying as Speaker Hunt loses support to Gove Corbyn faces mutiny over Campbell expulsion and antisemitism investigation Corbyn could announce support for a second referendum this week IFS warns that council spending has fallen by over a fifth since 2010 Stewart doubles aid spending on global warming Hancock criticises Johnson for his anti-business position Javid promises to recruit more police officers
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> has been told<\/a> by Commons Speaker John Bercow that he now intends to remain in post as it would not be \u2018sensible to vacate the chair\u2019 while there were \u2018great issues to be resolved\u2019. He described as \u2018unimaginable\u2019 the suggestion that Parliament would \u2018be evacuated from the centre-stage of the debate on Brexit\u2019 despite Conservative leadership candidates advocating a no-deal Brexit.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>According<\/a> to The Times<\/em>, Jeremy Hunt is losing support to Michael Gove in the Conservative leadership contest after suggesting a no-deal Brexit would be \u2018political suicide\u2019 for the party, despite previously claiming he would rather no-deal to no Brexit. Crispin Blunt said that Hunt \u2018has the best personal skill\u2019 but he had \u2018to have a plan B\u2019. Brexit Minister James Cleverly has now also announced his candidacy, saying he would prefer to leave with a deal and the party needed to be united, which could not happen \u2018if it is led from the fringes\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Daily Telegraph<\/em> reports<\/a> that Jeremy Corbyn is facing a mutiny following a \u2018series of crises\u2019. The party has expelled Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair\u2019s old communications director, for revealing that he voted for the Liberal Democrats in the European elections, prompting former Cabinet ministers Charles Clarke and Bob Ainsworth to reveal that they had also done so. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission announced that it was launching a statutory investigation into antisemitism in the party, prompting MP Margaret Hodge to say that yesterday was \u2018one of the most depressing in my 56 years as a member\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Daily Mirror<\/em> claims<\/a> that Jeremy Corbyn could announce his support for a second referendum \u2018within days\u2019, following Labour\u2019s poor showing at the European elections. Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford said that Corbyn was continuing to receive advice, the party\u2019s position was \u2018still evolving\u2019 and more would be revealed \u2018over this week\u2019, while Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott said the party was \u2018supporting a people\u2019s vote strongly now\u2019.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Guardian<\/em> carries details<\/a> of a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which finds that spending by councils on local services has fallen by 21% since 2010 and that the funds available for them would become ever-more inadequate in the 2020s, making the current financing system unsustainable.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The Times<\/em> says<\/a> that International Development Secretary, and Tory leadership contender, Rory Stewart has announced that the Government will double the amount of aid spending on the environment, investing in British research to prevent a \u2018climate cataclysm\u2019. The doubling will take place over five years, with spending reaching \u00a32.2bn in 2025.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>In an interview<\/a> with the Financial Times<\/em>, Matt Hancock has criticised Boris Johnson for his anti-business position, saying that \u2018to the people who say \u201cfuck business\u201d, I say \u201cfuck, fuck business\u201d\u2019. He said that if he were elected as leader, he wouldn\u2019t pursue a no-deal Brexit, adding that Speaker John Bercow would ensure that MPs blocked such an option.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Writing<\/a> in The Sun<\/em>, Home Secretary Sajid Javid says he will recruit 20,000 extra police officers if he becomes Prime Minister, spending \u00a31bn over three years to end criminals\u2019 \u2018culture of impunity\u2019, claiming \u2018more police on the beat means less crime on our streets\u2019.<\/p>\n