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| Monday briefing: May heads for job interview | Monday briefing: May heads for job interview |
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| Top story: a prime minister on the rack | Top story: a prime minister on the rack |
| Good morning to you, Graham Russell here to bring you up to speed with the latest news. | Good morning to you, Graham Russell here to bring you up to speed with the latest news. |
| Theresa May will face Conservative backbenchers today and is expected to promise a less controlling style of leadership in a bid to secure enough support to enable her to continue as prime minister. | Theresa May will face Conservative backbenchers today and is expected to promise a less controlling style of leadership in a bid to secure enough support to enable her to continue as prime minister. |
| May carried out a modest reshuffle of her top team on Sunday, including bringing back Michael Gove – who she sacked last year – as environment secretary. One-time leadership rival Boris Johnson, who remains as foreign secretary, seemed happy with this, but inevitably had to deny reports he was manoeuvring to replace May. | May carried out a modest reshuffle of her top team on Sunday, including bringing back Michael Gove – who she sacked last year – as environment secretary. One-time leadership rival Boris Johnson, who remains as foreign secretary, seemed happy with this, but inevitably had to deny reports he was manoeuvring to replace May. |
| It's a GOVErnment of all the talents. Welcome back to Michael! | It's a GOVErnment of all the talents. Welcome back to Michael! |
| If May stays in place – and given the uncertainty of her deal with the Democratic Unionist party – her policy platform is likely to shift radically away from flashpoints and the hitherto full-fat Brexit might become Brexit-lite. The PM may have to come up with a strong economic message soon, as Visa revealed today that household spending has fallen for the first time in almost four years. | If May stays in place – and given the uncertainty of her deal with the Democratic Unionist party – her policy platform is likely to shift radically away from flashpoints and the hitherto full-fat Brexit might become Brexit-lite. The PM may have to come up with a strong economic message soon, as Visa revealed today that household spending has fallen for the first time in almost four years. |
| Amid the domestic political chaos, the EU has threatened to take a year to rewrite its negotiating rulebook if May insists on holding trade and divorce discussions at the same time. | Amid the domestic political chaos, the EU has threatened to take a year to rewrite its negotiating rulebook if May insists on holding trade and divorce discussions at the same time. |
| As Matthew d’Ancona states, it looks like yet another general election beckons, and one without May. Tom Watson says Labour is ready. | As Matthew d’Ancona states, it looks like yet another general election beckons, and one without May. Tom Watson says Labour is ready. |
| Emmanuel goes macro – The party of French president Emmanuel Macron is bound for an overwhelming majority after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, official results suggest. La République En Marche, a party set up just over a year ago, and its MoDem ally could take as many as 430 seats in the 577-seat national assembly alongside its centrist allies. However, voter turnout was at a record low of 49%. A final round of voting takes place on 18 June. | Emmanuel goes macro – The party of French president Emmanuel Macron is bound for an overwhelming majority after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, official results suggest. La République En Marche, a party set up just over a year ago, and its MoDem ally could take as many as 430 seats in the 577-seat national assembly alongside its centrist allies. However, voter turnout was at a record low of 49%. A final round of voting takes place on 18 June. |
| Pollution warning – “A box collecting toxic gases”. That is how a former chief scientific adviser has described cars as he issued a warning about the health of children bring driven to school. Prof Sir David King said the benefits of walking or cycling far outweigh the costs of inhaling pollution on the street. Air pollution is known to damage children’s developing lungs but recent research also indicates it harms children’s ability to learn at school and may damage their DNA. Sir David writes for the Guardian here. | Pollution warning – “A box collecting toxic gases”. That is how a former chief scientific adviser has described cars as he issued a warning about the health of children bring driven to school. Prof Sir David King said the benefits of walking or cycling far outweigh the costs of inhaling pollution on the street. Air pollution is known to damage children’s developing lungs but recent research also indicates it harms children’s ability to learn at school and may damage their DNA. Sir David writes for the Guardian here. |
| New product cycle? – The global phenomenon of the dockless bike share officially arrives in Manchester and Salford today. Within weeks an initial 1,000 bikes will appear on the streets, provided by Chinese company Mobike. This “Uber for bikes” model has seen bikes littered haphazardly around cities or dumped by the hundreds in bushes and alleyways, which might be why the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has simply called it “an untested idea in the UK”. Click here for more about cycle week. | New product cycle? – The global phenomenon of the dockless bike share officially arrives in Manchester and Salford today. Within weeks an initial 1,000 bikes will appear on the streets, provided by Chinese company Mobike. This “Uber for bikes” model has seen bikes littered haphazardly around cities or dumped by the hundreds in bushes and alleyways, which might be why the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has simply called it “an untested idea in the UK”. Click here for more about cycle week. |
| Puerto Rico – US’s oldest and largest colony has voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming the 51st state of the union. After 119 years, Puerto Rico had waited long enough, the ruling Partido Nuevo Progresista party felt, but opposition parties boycotted the event. At present, the island’s 3.4 million people have US citizenship but cannot vote in federal elections. | Puerto Rico – US’s oldest and largest colony has voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming the 51st state of the union. After 119 years, Puerto Rico had waited long enough, the ruling Partido Nuevo Progresista party felt, but opposition parties boycotted the event. At present, the island’s 3.4 million people have US citizenship but cannot vote in federal elections. |
| Trump drama – Delta Air Lines has pulled its sponsorship of a New York production of Julius Caesar after the murdered emperor turned out to look much like Donald Trump. The airline said the Shakespeare in the Park production “crossed the line on the standards of good taste”. | Trump drama – Delta Air Lines has pulled its sponsorship of a New York production of Julius Caesar after the murdered emperor turned out to look much like Donald Trump. The airline said the Shakespeare in the Park production “crossed the line on the standards of good taste”. |
| Lunchtime read: how do you treat an unusual phobia? | Lunchtime read: how do you treat an unusual phobia? |
| Having a fear of door handles, crisps or jewellery might make no sense – and might even seem laughable – but it still can have a crippling effect on a person’s daily life. So how can you address the issue? Here a variety of treatments are explained explored but, as Trilby Breckman at the charity Triumph Over Phobia says: “There’s no secret tablet.” | Having a fear of door handles, crisps or jewellery might make no sense – and might even seem laughable – but it still can have a crippling effect on a person’s daily life. So how can you address the issue? Here a variety of treatments are explained explored but, as Trilby Breckman at the charity Triumph Over Phobia says: “There’s no secret tablet.” |
| Sport | Sport |
| An emotional Rafael Nadal has described his 10th French Open title as the perfect end to a perfect fortnight after he made history at Roland Garros yesterday. Lewis Hamilton led throughout to slash the deficit at the top of the F1 championship standings with victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. Sam Warburton says he will not lead the British & Irish Lions into the first Test against the All Blacks on Saturday week unless he truly believes he is worth his place. Joe Hart has admitted he has no idea where he will be playing his club football next season with no firm offers having been lodged for his services, but is confident Manchester City will not price him out of the market. And Paul Simpson has said he hopes his side’s triumph at the Under-20 World Cup will pave the way for future England teams to achieve success at senior tournaments. | An emotional Rafael Nadal has described his 10th French Open title as the perfect end to a perfect fortnight after he made history at Roland Garros yesterday. Lewis Hamilton led throughout to slash the deficit at the top of the F1 championship standings with victory in the Canadian Grand Prix. Sam Warburton says he will not lead the British & Irish Lions into the first Test against the All Blacks on Saturday week unless he truly believes he is worth his place. Joe Hart has admitted he has no idea where he will be playing his club football next season with no firm offers having been lodged for his services, but is confident Manchester City will not price him out of the market. And Paul Simpson has said he hopes his side’s triumph at the Under-20 World Cup will pave the way for future England teams to achieve success at senior tournaments. |
| Business | Business |
| More bad news for Theresa May. Household spending has fallen for the first time in four years as the inflationary impact of Brexit – a lower pound means higher prices – takes its toll on living standards. A survey by Visa showed that spending fell on a range of goods such as clothing, household goods, food and transport. | More bad news for Theresa May. Household spending has fallen for the first time in four years as the inflationary impact of Brexit – a lower pound means higher prices – takes its toll on living standards. A survey by Visa showed that spending fell on a range of goods such as clothing, household goods, food and transport. |
| The pound steadied a little overnight after its 1.7% plunge on Friday. Much will depend on what happens in Westminster today and tomorrow, but the markets have given sterling a bit of a breather by pushing it up slightly to $1.276. | The pound steadied a little overnight after its 1.7% plunge on Friday. Much will depend on what happens in Westminster today and tomorrow, but the markets have given sterling a bit of a breather by pushing it up slightly to $1.276. |
| Elsewhere shares were down in Asia after a sale of tech stocks on Wall Street on Friday and as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday. It is expected to increase rates and possibly signal more rises to come this year, which is likely to push shares lower. | Elsewhere shares were down in Asia after a sale of tech stocks on Wall Street on Friday and as investors await the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday. It is expected to increase rates and possibly signal more rises to come this year, which is likely to push shares lower. |
| The papers | The papers |
| A slightly beefier review today because the papers are mostly at odds with each other, still trying to figure out what the election means. The short review is they think it means 1. A softer Brexit 2. A harder Brexit 3. Labour in power soon. | A slightly beefier review today because the papers are mostly at odds with each other, still trying to figure out what the election means. The short review is they think it means 1. A softer Brexit 2. A harder Brexit 3. Labour in power soon. |
| The Mirror goes for option three. “I can be prime minister in months,” it says, splashing with a picture of a smiling Jeremy Corbyn. | The Mirror goes for option three. “I can be prime minister in months,” it says, splashing with a picture of a smiling Jeremy Corbyn. |
| The Sun continues its bin theme with “Bojo: binning May is a no-no”. Boris Johnson is writing for the paper and apparently telling mutinous Tories to rally around the prime minister. The Express also has the headline: “Boris: Tory MPs must back May”. | The Sun continues its bin theme with “Bojo: binning May is a no-no”. Boris Johnson is writing for the paper and apparently telling mutinous Tories to rally around the prime minister. The Express also has the headline: “Boris: Tory MPs must back May”. |
| The Times says the cabinet reshuffle and mood in Downing Street are indicative of a rethink on Brexit. “May signals soft Brexit in cabinet reshuffle.” It says she has done what was almost unthinkable only a few weeks ago – brought back Michael Gove as environment secretary and kept Philip Hammond as chancellor. | The Times says the cabinet reshuffle and mood in Downing Street are indicative of a rethink on Brexit. “May signals soft Brexit in cabinet reshuffle.” It says she has done what was almost unthinkable only a few weeks ago – brought back Michael Gove as environment secretary and kept Philip Hammond as chancellor. |
| The Telegraph however sees the Gove appointment as a ploy by May to stave off a leadership challenge but also as a signal that a “hard Brexit” was still the course to be plotted. It quotes Iain Duncan Smith welcoming the arrival of a man who was committed to the “control of our border, our laws and our money”. | The Telegraph however sees the Gove appointment as a ploy by May to stave off a leadership challenge but also as a signal that a “hard Brexit” was still the course to be plotted. It quotes Iain Duncan Smith welcoming the arrival of a man who was committed to the “control of our border, our laws and our money”. |
| The Guardian goes with: “May appeals for support as her future hangs in the balance”. All eyes will be on today’s critical 1922 committee of backbenchers to see if she gets that support. | The Guardian goes with: “May appeals for support as her future hangs in the balance”. All eyes will be on today’s critical 1922 committee of backbenchers to see if she gets that support. |
| The FT echoes George Osborne’s colourful phrase with: “May faces showdown after being labelled ‘dead woman walking’”. The paper also points out that the appointment of Damian Green to the effective post of deputy PM means a more business-friendly Brexit is now on the cards. | The FT echoes George Osborne’s colourful phrase with: “May faces showdown after being labelled ‘dead woman walking’”. The paper also points out that the appointment of Damian Green to the effective post of deputy PM means a more business-friendly Brexit is now on the cards. |
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