“Thousands of European criminals face deportation after Brexit as Theresa May makes the issue a key demand in negotiations. The prime minister will today present her detailed plans to grant three million citizens of EU states in Britain “settled status” and the right to live in the UK – as long as Britons in Europe receive an equivalent deal. However, Mrs May is expected to exempt “serious and persistent” criminals from that assurance. These are likely to include people guilty of violent crimes and sex and drug offences. The government’s post-Brexit immigration regime is also likely to impose tighter curbs on the abilities of convicts from EU countries to enter Britain.” – The Times (£)
>Yesterday: Video: WATCH: Davis – EU nationals will have “effectively the same rights as British citizens”
“A clear Cabinet split opened up over Brexit yesterday on how long any transitional trade deal would be in place. Brexit Secretary David Davis said a one to two year arrangement would be most likely when Britain quits the EU. But his comments put him at odds with Chancellor Philip Hammond who said earlier this month the process could take up to four years. Confirming Britain would need temporary trade arrangements with the EU for a time after Brexit, he said: “We think that there will be a transitional period, not that long. I think one to two years is more likely. It will vary. This is something incredibly practical.” Mr Davis also revealed he was not certain the UK would come to a deal with the EU.” – The Sun
Labour:
“Revolutions often end up a long way from where they started. A year after triumphing in the Brexit referendum, many Conservatives learnt this the hard way during a brutally disappointing election night. The rebellious spirit that carried them to victory last June had seemed sure to manifest itself again by lifting the Tories, the newly committed champions of Brexit, to unprecedented heights. Instead, like a train switching tracks, the momentum suddenly turned and took a hard Left. With the Government now in paralysis, Tory Brexiteers are in danger of losing control of the revolution they began. History is full of examples of campaigns and rebellions that, once started, unleashed new political currents and took up new causes. Yesterday it was sovereignty. Today, austerity.” – Daily Telegraph
Editorial:
>Yesterday:
“Arlene Foster, the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, has returned to London to try and finalise a deal to prop up Theresa May’s minority Government. Ms Foster is expected to meet with Mrs May at Downing Street on Monday morning to try and hammer out the terms of an arrangement which would see the DUP’s 10 MPs back the Prime Minister on key votes. It comes just days before the House of Commons will vote on the contents of Mrs May’s Queen’s Speech which sets out her legislative plans for government.” – Daily Telegraph
Leadership:
Comment:
>Today:
>Yesterday: Video: WATCH: Patten – The past few months may have been worse than Suez
“Nicola Sturgeon is set to put plans for a second independence referendum on the backburner this week – but only until after Brexit. Sources said Scotland’s First Minister will stop her push for a second vote after the SNP lost 21 seats in the General Election. She is expected to formally dump her bid to hold a vote between autumn 2018 and spring 2019 following a party summit. It’s claimed she’ll instead seek to build support for a referendum during two years of EU divorce talks – while flogging a referendum as an “insurance policy”.” – The Sun
Comment:
“John McDonnell today claimed the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire were ‘murdered by political decisions’ made by ministers. The shadow chancellor said the failure not to invest in more homes and to cut the number of firefighters ‘contributed’ to the deaths. And he raged against Tory austerity during his appearance at Glastonbury, which came just a day after Jeremy Corbyn was feted at the festival. But Mr McDonnell has faced an angry backlash for his comments with a Tory MP accusing him of trying to politicise the tragedy.” – Daily Mail
More:
Editorial:
>Today: Nadhim Zahawi MP’s column: While Corbyn plays to the gallery, we Conservatives have work to do
“Ed Miliband today refused to rule out a shock return to the Shadow Cabinet saying he “wants to make a contribution” to Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. The former party leader described himself as a “bridge” between the New Labour era and the current hard-left regime, and admitted he wishes he had been more left-wing. But he insisted he was relieved that he is no longer the Labour boss, joking: “That job is a bit of a nightmare.” Mr Miliband last year called on Mr Corbyn to quit as Leader of the Opposition, saying he could never win an election.” – The Sun
Comment:
“Russia and China were last night named as the prime suspects behind the unprecedented cyber attack on Parliament. Up to 90 email accounts were ‘compromised’ after hackers launched the crippling strike – understood to be the biggest against Westminster. MPs and peers, including Cabinet ministers, were warned they could be exposed to blackmail or a heightened terror threat after a ‘determined and sustained’ effort to break into the sensitive files. Officials insisted national security was not harmed by the ‘brute force attack’ on the Parliamentary computer system on Friday. The Prime Minister was not affected as she does not use her Parliamentary account.” – Daily Mail