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Brexiteer MPs on the warpath after No10 ditches plans to end all EU red tape this year
BREXITEER MPs are on the warpath after No10 ditched plans to end all EU red tape this year.
They are upset because ministers have admitted they will be unable to shred all the rules we inherited from Brussels.
Brexiteer MPs like Jacob Rees-Mogg are fuming[/caption]
The PM had vowed to look at them all in his first 100 days to unleash our post-Brexit potential.
But only another 600 out of 4,000 EU laws will go by December 31 — on top of 1,000 already axed since we left in 2020.
An angry delegation of Brexiteers was last night set to complain to ministers and the chief whip.
Ex-Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg, previously in charge of the Brexit bonfire, said: “This is an admission of administrative failure. The blob has triumphed.
The PM’s wife Akshata Murty greets Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska outside No10
UKRAINE’S First Lady is greeted outside No10 by the PM’s wife Akshata Murty.
Olena Zelenska, wife of President Zelensky, is among leaders and dignitaries arriving for the Coronation this weekend.
They first met in Downing Street last November on a trip that included a trip to Parliament where she told MPs and Peers that Kyiv will never surrender to Russia.
Last year First Lady Olena Zelenska described how children as young as FOUR are being raped and tortured by evil Russian soldiers who have invaded her country.
Addressing MPs and peers in parliament, the wife of hero President Volodymyr Zelensky gave a harrowing account of Russia’s use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
The First Lady detailed that children as young as four and as old as 85 have been victims of rape, and that Mad Vlad Putin’s henchmen have built torture chambers in occupied areas, where they violently abuse innocent Ukrainian civilians.
Zelenska said: “It’s important to understand that Russia has brought systematic violence to many occupied towns and villages.
“We have documented thousands of crimes, including sexual violence.
“The youngest girl who was raped by the Russian occupiers was four years old. The oldest survivor was 85.
“These are the victims we know. How many victims do we still not know about?”
Red Wall will get first dibs on govt cash to create new jobs if Labour gets in No10, says Rachel Reeves
THE RED Wall will get first dibs on government cash to create new jobs if Labour win the next election, Rachel Reeves today reveals.
The shadow chancellor has vowed to create a new ‘national wealth fund’ – a giant pot of money to kickstart green economic projects across the UK.
The Red Wall will get first dibs on government cash to create new jobs if Labour win the next election, Rachel Reeves today reveals[/caption]
The £8 billion fund will have the explicit aim of tackling regional inequality.
This means poor areas like the old industrial towns across the Red Wall get much of the investment.
Deprived coastal areas are also expected to benefit.
This will create a whopping 450,000 jobs in these areas by 2030, Labour says.
It is inspired by Joe Biden, who has promised to turn America’s old Rust Belt into a new “Silicon heartland” of green industrial jobs.
Unveiling the plan just days before the Budget, Ms Reeves told The Sun on Sunday: “In the US, President Biden has been fundamentally rewiring and reviving local economies, while here the Tories have failed on levelling up, pitting communities against one another and opting for short-term sticking plasters instead.
“By giving our National Wealth Fund the remit to target projects and tackle regional inequality, Labour will match the ambition of towns and cities across our country.
“Our plans will make everyone better off, not just a few – with that goal written into the DNA of our mission to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7.”
This will create a new generation of plumbers, electricians and engineers across parts of the country that have often not got the investment they deserve, Labour says.
The policy will create an extra 54,000 jobs in the North West and 53,000 in Yorkshire, the party says.
Keir Starmer refuses to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan if he gets into No10
SIR Keir Starmer yesterday refused to rule out copying Nicola Sturgeon’s gender self-ID plan in England if he gets into No10.
The Labour chief insisted it was “not a priority” but declined to say whether he would echo the controversial Scottish bid to make it easier for people to change their legal sex.
It came as Sir Keir swerved trying deep-fried Mars Bar on a trip to Scotland – in a bid to avoid an Ed Miliband-style bacon sandwich meltdown.
Critics of the planned SNP law say it would allow predators to take advantage of the looser rules to gain access to female-only spaces like changing rooms or prisons.
Rishi Sunak has halted the Scots bid and pushed SNP chiefs to change it.
Labour is split over the trans policy, with some fearing a voter backlash if they pursue it in England.
Asked by The Sun for a Yes/No answer on whether he’d introduce self-ID for England if he gets into No10, Sir Keir said: “It’s not a priority for the Labour Party.
“I’ve made absolutely clear what my priorities are, the five missions that I set out.
“We will inherit a very badly damaged United Kingdom, a badly damaged economy, public services absolutely on their knees, if not on their face, and living standards that have been at best stagnant for well over a decade here in Scotland, and across the United Kingdom.
“So I’m very clear what my priorities are going into government.” But his aides cut off further questions about whether he would push ahead with the policy.
The fallout from the SNP gender move – and male-bodied trans rapist Isla Bryson initially being sent to a women’s nick – is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month.
The Scottish Bill aimed to allow anyone aged 16 or over to change sex on their birth certificate in a six-month process, simply by signing a legal declaration.
Sir Keir also claimed the SNP was “falling apart” following Sturgeon’s shock resignation – and insisted only Labour could bring real change.
But he said he wouldn’t make the mistake of scoffing a deep fried Mars Bar on camera – in a nod to Ed Miliband’s infamous bacon roll incident in 2015.
He said: “The first day I became Labour leader, I was given very good advice, which is: Never eat on camera. And I’m not going to break that advice today.”
The fallout from the SNP gender move is widely credited with Ms Sturgeon’s decision to quit last month[/caption]
No10 to unveil £150m funding for mental health services amid A&E strikes
RISHI Sunak and Health Sec Steve Barclay will unveil £150million of cash for mental health today to try to ease pressure on A&Es – as ambulance drivers strike again.
Patients in need of mental health rather than physical care are a major contribution to the pressure on hospital emergency units and ambulances.
Rishi Sunak will unveil £150m funding for mental health funding[/caption]
Health Secretary Steve Barclay insisted he has had ‘constructive talks’ with unions amid A&E strikes[/caption]
They say the funding will be used to open 150 new facilities to support mental health urgent and emergency care services with 100 new specialist mental health ambulances funded over the next two years.
Last night the PM said: “People in mental health crisis deserve compassionate care in a safe and appropriate setting. Too often, they end up in A&E when they should be receiving specialist treatment elsewhere.
“This important funding will make sure they get the help they need, while easing pressures on emergency departments and freeing up staff time – which is a huge priority for the government this winter.”
The cash came as the unions upped their attacks on the Government, accusing them of lying and a secret plot to privatise the NHS.
The Health Secretary insisted he has had “constructive talks” with unions after one leader accused the Government of not being an honest negotiating partner.
Steve Barclay said further strike action by ambulance workers this week is “hugely disappointing” and will “inevitably” cause disruption to healthcare.
Thousands of members of Unison, Unite and the GMB unions are set to walk out across England and Wales on Monday as part of continued industrial action in the health service.
Up to 15,000 Unison ambulance workers will strike for the third time in five weeks and will be joined by 5,000 of their NHS colleagues at two hospital trusts in Liverpool.
But yesterday Unite’s Sharon Graham accused the Government of either being incompetent when it comes to negotiations, or wanting to privatise the NHS.
She added: “There is something unusual going on here that they will not come to the table. There are choices that can be made that means we can pay for this.
“There is not a problem about paying, we’re the fifth richest country in the world. There is something going on here.
Otherwise they are at a level of incompetence not known because it’s unreal.”
Ms Graham went on to accuse ministers of “lying” and not being “an honest partner at the other side of the table”.
Rishi Sunak will give his first speech as Prime Minister outside No10 at 11am after being sworn in by King Charles
RISHI Sunak will give his first speech as Prime Minister outside No 10 at 11am today after being sworn in by King Charles.
Rishi, who will then appoint his new Cabinet, replaces the UK’s shortest-serving PM in history — Liz Truss — who quit after 44 days.
King Charles will receive Liz Tuss’s resignation, before meeting Rishi Sunak[/caption]
She will chair her final Cabinet meeting this morning and address the nation at 10.15am before visiting the King to formally resign.
What happens next
TUESDAY 9am: Liz Truss chairs her final Cabinet meeting and says goodbye to her top team in No10.
10.15am: Outgoing PM’s favoured podium will then be wheeled out as she says farewell to the nation and sums up her short time in office with a Downing Street speech.
10.30am: Ms Truss visits the King to formally resign, followed by Rishi Sunak, who will invite him to form a new Government.
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11am: Rishi Sunak will give his first speech to the nation outside the famous No10 door.
AFTERNOON: New PM and his top team will appoint his new Cabinet and start running the country.
WEDNESDAY: Rishi to go up against Sir Keir Starmer in first PMQs clash.
FRIDAY: Crunch Northern Ireland election to be declared unless new laws override it.
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31 OCTOBER: New PM will decide whether to go ahead with the fiscal statement and Office for Budget Responsibility’s spreadsheets, or rip it up and start again.
3 NOVEMBER: Bank of England expected to raise interest rates yet again in more mortgage hell for millions of households.
3 NOVEMBER: RMT holds fresh round of train strikes causing chaos to commuters.