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| Tuesday briefing: Corbyn assembles his alternative government | Tuesday briefing: Corbyn assembles his alternative government |
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| Top story: Labour shadow cabinet to take shape | Top story: Labour shadow cabinet to take shape |
| Hello, it’s Warren Murray with the news. Unlike parliament we won’t keep you hanging … | Hello, it’s Warren Murray with the news. Unlike parliament we won’t keep you hanging … |
| Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet meets today for the first time since the election and the Labour leader is being urged to reappoint its members because of their loyalty during the campaign. There have been indications that Corbyn might reach out to past critics including Yvette Cooper, Angela Eagle and Chuka Umunna, who have said they would be willing to serve. But Clive Efford, chair of the party’s Tribune Group, said: “Jeremy has got a shadow cabinet that remained loyal and allowed him to perform extremely well during the general election. He can’t sack those people. They deserve to be rewarded for what they have done.” | Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet meets today for the first time since the election and the Labour leader is being urged to reappoint its members because of their loyalty during the campaign. There have been indications that Corbyn might reach out to past critics including Yvette Cooper, Angela Eagle and Chuka Umunna, who have said they would be willing to serve. But Clive Efford, chair of the party’s Tribune Group, said: “Jeremy has got a shadow cabinet that remained loyal and allowed him to perform extremely well during the general election. He can’t sack those people. They deserve to be rewarded for what they have done.” |
| Theresa May will today meet the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, with the aim of finalising the deal for the Northern Irish unionists to support a Conservative minorty government. May has given a “contrite and genuine” apology to backbench MPs for her election failure, telling the party’s 1922 Committee: “I got us into this mess, and I’m going to get us out of it.” Hard Brexit is increasingly sounding like a thing of the past, with the Tories looking to drop the “no deal is better than a bad deal” mantra. Ruth Davidson, the Conservative leader in Scotland, said she was pushing for an “open Brexit” with maximum economic access. May needs to cobble together a Queen’s speech – due on 19 June, but possibly delayed. Brexit and counter-terrorism policy will figure prominently, but items like new grammer schools could be scaled back. There’s a list of Conservative factions Theresa May needs to appease – from David Davis and the senior cabinet “greyhairs” who offer stability, to Boris Johnson and those who think he’d do a better job, as well as both Brexiters who still want a clean break and remainers determined to salvage an economic relationship with the EU. | |
| The Moodys ratings agency says the inconclusive election is likely to delay Brexit progress and could harm Britain’s international credit rating. Domestically though, UK employers are saying they plan to continue hiring despite slow growth and uncertainty about the EU exit negotiations. May and the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, will announce a “war on online terror” today and attend the England v France friendly at the Stade de France tonight. | The Moodys ratings agency says the inconclusive election is likely to delay Brexit progress and could harm Britain’s international credit rating. Domestically though, UK employers are saying they plan to continue hiring despite slow growth and uncertainty about the EU exit negotiations. May and the new French president, Emmanuel Macron, will announce a “war on online terror” today and attend the England v France friendly at the Stade de France tonight. |
| True cost of Ivanka’s fashions – Workers have revealed poor pay and conditions inside an Indonesian factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s brand. They told the Guardian about verbal abuse, low wages, unpaid overtime, lack of job security and indebtedness. Their employer, PT Buma, is alleged to fire workers before Ramadan to avoid paying them a religious holiday, then hire them back afterwards. Ivanka Trump has put her business at arm’s length since her father was elected president. But “the buck stops with her … it’s her name that’s on the dress. Without her there is no brand,” said Jim Keady, an American labour rights activist. | True cost of Ivanka’s fashions – Workers have revealed poor pay and conditions inside an Indonesian factory making clothes for Ivanka Trump’s brand. They told the Guardian about verbal abuse, low wages, unpaid overtime, lack of job security and indebtedness. Their employer, PT Buma, is alleged to fire workers before Ramadan to avoid paying them a religious holiday, then hire them back afterwards. Ivanka Trump has put her business at arm’s length since her father was elected president. But “the buck stops with her … it’s her name that’s on the dress. Without her there is no brand,” said Jim Keady, an American labour rights activist. |
| ‘She asked the tough questions’ – Acts of remembrance are taking place for Jo Cox, the MP murdered in her constituency of Batley and Spen a year ago. The Guardian’s editor, Katharine Viner, and her counterpart at the Telegraph, Chris Evans, have written a joint article in support of this weekend’s Great Get Together and its theme of unity. The Sun and the Mirror today publish the same editorial for the first time in their history, and other media are making similar gestures. Great Get Together events are planned across the UK in memory of Cox. | ‘She asked the tough questions’ – Acts of remembrance are taking place for Jo Cox, the MP murdered in her constituency of Batley and Spen a year ago. The Guardian’s editor, Katharine Viner, and her counterpart at the Telegraph, Chris Evans, have written a joint article in support of this weekend’s Great Get Together and its theme of unity. The Sun and the Mirror today publish the same editorial for the first time in their history, and other media are making similar gestures. Great Get Together events are planned across the UK in memory of Cox. |
| No slammer – The Republican politician Greg Gianforte has been given a fine, community service and sent to anger management class instead of jail for “body-slamming” Guardian US journalist Ben Jacobs. Gianforte threw Jacobs to the floor, broke his glasses and began punching him after the reporter tried to ask him a question about healthcare policy. He later wrote a full apology to Jacobs and donated $50,000 to a journalists’ safety charity. | No slammer – The Republican politician Greg Gianforte has been given a fine, community service and sent to anger management class instead of jail for “body-slamming” Guardian US journalist Ben Jacobs. Gianforte threw Jacobs to the floor, broke his glasses and began punching him after the reporter tried to ask him a question about healthcare policy. He later wrote a full apology to Jacobs and donated $50,000 to a journalists’ safety charity. |
| Stick to ‘run, hide and tell’ – Don’t take it upon yourself to shoot a terrorist – that was the swift message from police after a crime commissioner in Devon and Cornwall suggested gun owners might play a part in fending off attackers. Alison Hernandez, taking part in a radio phone-in, said “this might be some of our solution to our issues” after she was asked by a listener what would happen if a legal gun owner went in heavy. The deputy chief constable, Paul Netherton, responded that civilians should get away from the attacker and let armed police and special forces handle it – not least because anyone who took up a gun risked being mistaken for a terrorist themselves. | Stick to ‘run, hide and tell’ – Don’t take it upon yourself to shoot a terrorist – that was the swift message from police after a crime commissioner in Devon and Cornwall suggested gun owners might play a part in fending off attackers. Alison Hernandez, taking part in a radio phone-in, said “this might be some of our solution to our issues” after she was asked by a listener what would happen if a legal gun owner went in heavy. The deputy chief constable, Paul Netherton, responded that civilians should get away from the attacker and let armed police and special forces handle it – not least because anyone who took up a gun risked being mistaken for a terrorist themselves. |
| Bright pupils – Children fare better on school tests and feel less sleepy in the latter part of the day, say researchers. The findings contradict the teaching approach of stacking up mathematics and literary lessons before lunch. Oxford researchers worked with a BBC science project to track thousands of pupils aged nine to 11, and found they had faster reaction times in the afternoon. The children kept sleep diaries, which also revealed they were getting 30 minutes more sleep since the clocks changed in March. | Bright pupils – Children fare better on school tests and feel less sleepy in the latter part of the day, say researchers. The findings contradict the teaching approach of stacking up mathematics and literary lessons before lunch. Oxford researchers worked with a BBC science project to track thousands of pupils aged nine to 11, and found they had faster reaction times in the afternoon. The children kept sleep diaries, which also revealed they were getting 30 minutes more sleep since the clocks changed in March. |
| Lunchtime read: ‘A lot of thought goes into what I do’ | Lunchtime read: ‘A lot of thought goes into what I do’ |
| So says Tom Green, the Canadian funnyman trying to shed the label of “shock comic” as he returns to his standup roots. | So says Tom Green, the Canadian funnyman trying to shed the label of “shock comic” as he returns to his standup roots. |
| The comedian has his work cut out – he infamously “humped a dead moose” on TV – but surviving testicular cancer has tempered his persona a little, and having been fired from the Apprentice by Donald Trump gives him new currency. He looks forward to a future where his MTV antics are a vague memory rather than “the first thing people know about me”, says Green, as he embarks on a UK tour. | The comedian has his work cut out – he infamously “humped a dead moose” on TV – but surviving testicular cancer has tempered his persona a little, and having been fired from the Apprentice by Donald Trump gives him new currency. He looks forward to a future where his MTV antics are a vague memory rather than “the first thing people know about me”, says Green, as he embarks on a UK tour. |
| Sport | Sport |
| The crisis engulfing British Olympic sport over allegations of bullying and abuse has deepened with the revelation that police are investigating a former senior coach at British Canoeing after several allegations were made of child grooming and sexual assault. | The crisis engulfing British Olympic sport over allegations of bullying and abuse has deepened with the revelation that police are investigating a former senior coach at British Canoeing after several allegations were made of child grooming and sexual assault. |
| England play France in Paris tonight, with manager Gareth Southgate calling for no let-up in difficult assignments in their quest for improvement. England’s ICC Champions Trophy semi-final opponents on Wednesday will be Pakistan, who will be high on confidence after contriving a harum-scarum victory against Sri Lanka in Cardiff. And Kevin Durant led the Golden State Warriors to a 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the NBA finals, earning his first championship and the supremely gifted Warriors a second title in three years. | England play France in Paris tonight, with manager Gareth Southgate calling for no let-up in difficult assignments in their quest for improvement. England’s ICC Champions Trophy semi-final opponents on Wednesday will be Pakistan, who will be high on confidence after contriving a harum-scarum victory against Sri Lanka in Cardiff. And Kevin Durant led the Golden State Warriors to a 129-120 victory over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in game five of the NBA finals, earning his first championship and the supremely gifted Warriors a second title in three years. |
| Business | Business |
| All eyes have of course been on the pound as it continued to slip after the election. Traders blame the political uncertainty and confusion over the direction of Brexit. Overnight, £1 was buying US$1.27 and €1.13. | All eyes have of course been on the pound as it continued to slip after the election. Traders blame the political uncertainty and confusion over the direction of Brexit. Overnight, £1 was buying US$1.27 and €1.13. |
| The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, which will put even more pressure on sterling. | The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday, which will put even more pressure on sterling. |
| The papers | The papers |
| The election remains the focus although notably – on a day when Theresa May has owned up to the full “mess” of the Conservative election campaign – the Daily Mail decides to splash on a legal aid story. “An insult to terror victims” says the headline on the splash, which tells how a “terrorist fighting deportation has won £250,000 in legal aid”. May’s mea culpa is a single column. | The election remains the focus although notably – on a day when Theresa May has owned up to the full “mess” of the Conservative election campaign – the Daily Mail decides to splash on a legal aid story. “An insult to terror victims” says the headline on the splash, which tells how a “terrorist fighting deportation has won £250,000 in legal aid”. May’s mea culpa is a single column. |
| The other papers are more obsessed with recording the day and what lies ahead. The Sun – previously very supportive of May – has the witty headline “Mess, Prime Minister” and says the PM was “hauled” before Tory MPs and “grovelled” as she admitted the “disaster” of the election result was all her fault. The Mirror goes all Star Wars with a picture of May as Princess Leia and the headline “May the farce be with you”. | The other papers are more obsessed with recording the day and what lies ahead. The Sun – previously very supportive of May – has the witty headline “Mess, Prime Minister” and says the PM was “hauled” before Tory MPs and “grovelled” as she admitted the “disaster” of the election result was all her fault. The Mirror goes all Star Wars with a picture of May as Princess Leia and the headline “May the farce be with you”. |
| The Times extrapolates what it thinks was the message from May to MPs, saying she told them: “Austerity is over” and seven years of cuts are poised to come to an end. The Guardian’s front has the May quote about getting everyone into this mess but also says her new approach with MPs has bought her time in office and there are signals of a new approach to Brexit. | The Times extrapolates what it thinks was the message from May to MPs, saying she told them: “Austerity is over” and seven years of cuts are poised to come to an end. The Guardian’s front has the May quote about getting everyone into this mess but also says her new approach with MPs has bought her time in office and there are signals of a new approach to Brexit. |
| The Telegraph has a splash that claims senior cabinet ministers have been “secretly” talking with Labour about a cross-party agreement to soften Brexit – no names, no real detail in the story, but obviously interesting if true. Lastly, the FT turns to Europe with a warning from the EU’s chief negotiator: “Stop wasting time or risk and exit without a deal”. | The Telegraph has a splash that claims senior cabinet ministers have been “secretly” talking with Labour about a cross-party agreement to soften Brexit – no names, no real detail in the story, but obviously interesting if true. Lastly, the FT turns to Europe with a warning from the EU’s chief negotiator: “Stop wasting time or risk and exit without a deal”. |
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