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| Juncker says May's EU citizens Brexit offer is 'not sufficient' – Politics live | |
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| For students of sibling rivalry, this could fun: Ed Miliband is due to interview his brother David, on Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show at 1pm. | |
| On today's show, I'll be talking to my brother David about the refugee crisis---the problem, solution and our own family's refugee history. | |
| A scoop for @Ed_Miliband today: he's interviewing brother @DMiliband on the @theJeremyVine show. Goes live at 1pm - public reconciliation? | |
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| Labour MP David Lammy, whose friend Khadija Saye died in the Grenfell fire, is concerned that the current focus on cladding is diverting attention from the “criminal” failures at Grenfell Tower. | |
| (2/?) Yes, we are uncovering a national problem. But that doesn't mean that Grenfell is not a crime, or should be brushed under the carpet. | |
| (4/) Grenfell victims tried to raise these issues. Fire alarms didn't work. People were told to stay in their homes as their homes burned. | |
| (6/) We still haven't heard from the police investigation. If the debate moves on from Grenfell, those responsible will get away with it. | |
| (7/7). So I will try to use my voice to speak up for the victims and survivors of Grenfell, and I hope that others will join me. | |
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| Juncker also said he was no clearer about the kind of Brexit the UK wanted. | |
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| Juncker: May's citizens offer 'not sufficient' | Juncker: May's citizens offer 'not sufficient' |
| EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker didn’t seem that impressed with May’s offer on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. | EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker didn’t seem that impressed with May’s offer on the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. |
| Arriving for the second day of the summit he said it was a “first step, but not sufficient.” | Arriving for the second day of the summit he said it was a “first step, but not sufficient.” |
| .@JunckerEU #EUCO doorstep "PM May's offer on #citizens' rights is a first step, but not sufficient." pic.twitter.com/dXftTNCfRD | .@JunckerEU #EUCO doorstep "PM May's offer on #citizens' rights is a first step, but not sufficient." pic.twitter.com/dXftTNCfRD |
| May’s domestic opponents have been less diplomatic. | May’s domestic opponents have been less diplomatic. |
| This doesn’t end uncertainty facing EU citizens who have made their home here. Shameful @theresa_may still using them as bargaining chips https://t.co/FU9XDidKkb | This doesn’t end uncertainty facing EU citizens who have made their home here. Shameful @theresa_may still using them as bargaining chips https://t.co/FU9XDidKkb |
| Too little. Too late. https://t.co/P7Xq5kaSqV | Too little. Too late. https://t.co/P7Xq5kaSqV |
| #bbcnews #TheresaMay offer on #rights of EU citizens already living in #Britain is not so generous: pic.twitter.com/SglWg3rl3t | #bbcnews #TheresaMay offer on #rights of EU citizens already living in #Britain is not so generous: pic.twitter.com/SglWg3rl3t |
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| Jamie Grierson | Jamie Grierson |
| Police would face “real challenges” tackling a repeat of the 2011 riots following years of budget cuts, one of Britain’s most senior officers has warned. | Police would face “real challenges” tackling a repeat of the 2011 riots following years of budget cuts, one of Britain’s most senior officers has warned. |
| A series of major incidents to hit the country in recent weeks had laid bare the strains faced by forces under financial pressure, Dave Thompson, chief constable of West Midlands police said. | A series of major incidents to hit the country in recent weeks had laid bare the strains faced by forces under financial pressure, Dave Thompson, chief constable of West Midlands police said. |
| Writing in a blog for the National Police Chiefs’ Council, he called on the government to boost investment, protect frontline policing and cut bureaucracy. | Writing in a blog for the National Police Chiefs’ Council, he called on the government to boost investment, protect frontline policing and cut bureaucracy. |
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| The leaders of Camden Council faced a stormy meeting with residents of the five tower blocks on the Chalcots estate after their homes were found to be clad in a flammable material similar to that used at Grenfell Tower, the Camden New Journal reports. | The leaders of Camden Council faced a stormy meeting with residents of the five tower blocks on the Chalcots estate after their homes were found to be clad in a flammable material similar to that used at Grenfell Tower, the Camden New Journal reports. |
| Work has already begun to organise the removal of the cladding, but Camden’s lead Georgina Gould was unable to say when the panels would be taken down. | Work has already begun to organise the removal of the cladding, but Camden’s lead Georgina Gould was unable to say when the panels would be taken down. |
| Residents repeatedly asked who was responsible for signing-off the work as safe and questioned why more thorough checks had not been carried out before it was installed. | Residents repeatedly asked who was responsible for signing-off the work as safe and questioned why more thorough checks had not been carried out before it was installed. |
| Angela Bennett, who lives in Blashford tower, told them: “Although you are trying to help, I don’t feel reassured because I live on the 17th floor and as they said on the fire on Grenfell Towers, fire engines don’t go up to the 17th floor, everyone at the top of that building died. I know you are trying to reassure us, but I don’t feel reassured, because you are not doing enough to help at the moment. You can walk away to your houses, or wherever you live, we have got to sleep in our beds every night knowing what’s going to happen to us in these flats. You need to do more and you need to do it now.” | Angela Bennett, who lives in Blashford tower, told them: “Although you are trying to help, I don’t feel reassured because I live on the 17th floor and as they said on the fire on Grenfell Towers, fire engines don’t go up to the 17th floor, everyone at the top of that building died. I know you are trying to reassure us, but I don’t feel reassured, because you are not doing enough to help at the moment. You can walk away to your houses, or wherever you live, we have got to sleep in our beds every night knowing what’s going to happen to us in these flats. You need to do more and you need to do it now.” |
| Teresa Ley said d. “[The cladding] is still on our building, we are living in a fire hazard and we have got to pay rent to live in a fire hazard. It’s disgusting.” | Teresa Ley said d. “[The cladding] is still on our building, we are living in a fire hazard and we have got to pay rent to live in a fire hazard. It’s disgusting.” |
| Camden Council leader Georgia Gould says residents in Chalcot tower blocks are safe - but cladding must come down as a 'precaution' pic.twitter.com/dlhxrqZK9t | Camden Council leader Georgia Gould says residents in Chalcot tower blocks are safe - but cladding must come down as a 'precaution' pic.twitter.com/dlhxrqZK9t |
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| Happy independence day? | Happy independence day? |
| Leave campaigners are wishing their followers happy independence day on the first anniversary of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. | Leave campaigners are wishing their followers happy independence day on the first anniversary of Britain’s vote to leave the EU. |
| They include Sammy Wilson, one of the 10 DUP MPs which the government is still trying to reach agreement with; the Tory MEP Daniel Hannan; and Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn. | They include Sammy Wilson, one of the 10 DUP MPs which the government is still trying to reach agreement with; the Tory MEP Daniel Hannan; and Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn. |
| One year ago we voted to #TakeBackControl and leave the EU. Happy #IndependenceDay to you all! 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/LPbBsMnDmR | One year ago we voted to #TakeBackControl and leave the EU. Happy #IndependenceDay to you all! 🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/LPbBsMnDmR |
| This was what I found at the polling station in my little Hampshire village a year ago. I began to get a good feeling. #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/6gTo2oWcRR | This was what I found at the polling station in my little Hampshire village a year ago. I began to get a good feeling. #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/6gTo2oWcRR |
| Happy Independence Day UK. Attempts continue to subvert our vote to become a proper nation again. We will not let them succeed. | Happy Independence Day UK. Attempts continue to subvert our vote to become a proper nation again. We will not let them succeed. |
| And remember him? | And remember him? |
| This time last year we dared to dream and then won an historic victory. Happy Independence Day! pic.twitter.com/dURYiB8MqM | This time last year we dared to dream and then won an historic victory. Happy Independence Day! pic.twitter.com/dURYiB8MqM |
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| The hotel chain Premier Inn has become the latest organisation to express “concerns” about the cladding used on some of its buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. | The hotel chain Premier Inn has become the latest organisation to express “concerns” about the cladding used on some of its buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. |
| Three of its properties - in Maidenhead, Brentford and Tottenham - have been investigated during a “detailed assessment” of its estate. | Three of its properties - in Maidenhead, Brentford and Tottenham - have been investigated during a “detailed assessment” of its estate. |
| A spokeswoman said the material was not the same as that used to clad the Grenfell Tower, but the company had called in an expert to review the safety of its buildings. | A spokeswoman said the material was not the same as that used to clad the Grenfell Tower, but the company had called in an expert to review the safety of its buildings. |
| A spokeswoman said: | A spokeswoman said: |
| “Although we have concerns that the fire retardant cladding used may not adhere to recognised government guidance on compliance with the building regulations for use in high rise buildings, an independent fire expert has assured us that these hotels are safe and that they are entirely satisfied that there are robust fire safety measures and evacuation procedures in place to protect our guests and team members.” | “Although we have concerns that the fire retardant cladding used may not adhere to recognised government guidance on compliance with the building regulations for use in high rise buildings, an independent fire expert has assured us that these hotels are safe and that they are entirely satisfied that there are robust fire safety measures and evacuation procedures in place to protect our guests and team members.” |
| The BBC’s Newsnight programme has more: | The BBC’s Newsnight programme has more: |
| Hotel chain Premier Inn tells #newsnight that it is “extremely concerned” about the cladding on three of its hotels pic.twitter.com/SseQA1JNfl | Hotel chain Premier Inn tells #newsnight that it is “extremely concerned” about the cladding on three of its hotels pic.twitter.com/SseQA1JNfl |
| On Thursday Downing Street said it had already identified 11 tower blocks across eight local authority areas with similar aluminium composite cladding, the type blamed for the spread of the fire at the north Kensington tower, which has claimed at least 79 lives. | On Thursday Downing Street said it had already identified 11 tower blocks across eight local authority areas with similar aluminium composite cladding, the type blamed for the spread of the fire at the north Kensington tower, which has claimed at least 79 lives. |
| Inquiries by the Guardian suggested that at least 25 towers, including 13 in London, nine in Salford and three in Plymouth, had cladding of the aluminium composite type, and 12 of these were believed by local authorities to have a combustible polyethylene core. Cladding at the other 13 high rises was still being tested. | Inquiries by the Guardian suggested that at least 25 towers, including 13 in London, nine in Salford and three in Plymouth, had cladding of the aluminium composite type, and 12 of these were believed by local authorities to have a combustible polyethylene core. Cladding at the other 13 high rises was still being tested. |
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| Here’s a readout of what May told reporters in Brussels | Here’s a readout of what May told reporters in Brussels |
| Q: The EU says that the cut of date for EU citizens arriving in the UK to get settled status must be March 2019 when we actually leave. Do you think you’ve got any realistic chance of getting anything better than that? | Q: The EU says that the cut of date for EU citizens arriving in the UK to get settled status must be March 2019 when we actually leave. Do you think you’ve got any realistic chance of getting anything better than that? |
| May: | May: |
| “Well last night I was pleased to be able to set out what is a very fair and a very serious offer for EU citizens who are living in the United Kingdom and the Government will set out more detailed proposals on Monday. I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK, who’ve made their lives and homes in the UK that no one will have to leave, we won’t be seeing families split apart. This is a fair and serious offer. And I want to give those EU citizens in the UK certainty about the future of their lives but I also want to see that certainty given to UK citizens who are living in the European Union. Of course there will be details of this arrangement which will be part of the negotiating process but we’ve made what I believe is a very serious, a very fair offer which will give reassurance and confidence to EU citizens living in the United Kingdom about their future.” | “Well last night I was pleased to be able to set out what is a very fair and a very serious offer for EU citizens who are living in the United Kingdom and the Government will set out more detailed proposals on Monday. I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK, who’ve made their lives and homes in the UK that no one will have to leave, we won’t be seeing families split apart. This is a fair and serious offer. And I want to give those EU citizens in the UK certainty about the future of their lives but I also want to see that certainty given to UK citizens who are living in the European Union. Of course there will be details of this arrangement which will be part of the negotiating process but we’ve made what I believe is a very serious, a very fair offer which will give reassurance and confidence to EU citizens living in the United Kingdom about their future.” |
| Q: Many here in Brussels perhaps also think that you’ve given them quite a lot of what they’ve wanted and perhaps they also think that they also got they wanted on the sequencing as well. Does that mean that these talks are going rather well for the EU? | Q: Many here in Brussels perhaps also think that you’ve given them quite a lot of what they’ve wanted and perhaps they also think that they also got they wanted on the sequencing as well. Does that mean that these talks are going rather well for the EU? |
| “There was a very constructive start to the talks at the beginning of the week. We’ve set out the issues that we want to start talking about. – early in the negotiations. I’ve said right from the beginning that I want citizens rights to be one of those early negotiations and it will be. We‘ve set out what I believe is a serious offer, a fair offer that will give the reassurance to EU citizens living in the UK, they’ve made their homes, they’ve made their lives in the UK and they will be able to stay and continue to do so. Thank you.” | “There was a very constructive start to the talks at the beginning of the week. We’ve set out the issues that we want to start talking about. – early in the negotiations. I’ve said right from the beginning that I want citizens rights to be one of those early negotiations and it will be. We‘ve set out what I believe is a serious offer, a fair offer that will give the reassurance to EU citizens living in the UK, they’ve made their homes, they’ve made their lives in the UK and they will be able to stay and continue to do so. Thank you.” |
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| EU citizens living in the UK should take “reassurance and confidence” from proposals for their post-Brexit status, Theresa May said on the second day of the EU summit in Brussels. | EU citizens living in the UK should take “reassurance and confidence” from proposals for their post-Brexit status, Theresa May said on the second day of the EU summit in Brussels. |
| Speaking to reporters May acknowledged that elements of her plans would be contested by the EU. | Speaking to reporters May acknowledged that elements of her plans would be contested by the EU. |
| “Of course, there will be details of this arrangement which will be part of the negotiation process,” she said. | “Of course, there will be details of this arrangement which will be part of the negotiation process,” she said. |
| But she added: “I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK, who have made their lives and homes in the UK, that no-one will have to leave, we won’t be seeing families split apart. | But she added: “I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK, who have made their lives and homes in the UK, that no-one will have to leave, we won’t be seeing families split apart. |
| “This is a fair and serious offer. I want to give those EU citizens in the UK certainty about the future of their lives, but I also want to see that certainty given to U citizens who are living in the EU.” | “This is a fair and serious offer. I want to give those EU citizens in the UK certainty about the future of their lives, but I also want to see that certainty given to U citizens who are living in the EU.” |
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| Corbyn overtakes May in new poll | Corbyn overtakes May in new poll |
| Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests, PA reports. | Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests, PA reports. |
| The YouGov/Times poll showed the Labour leader on 35%, ahead of the Prime Minister on 34%. Nearly a third (30%) said they were unsure. | The YouGov/Times poll showed the Labour leader on 35%, ahead of the Prime Minister on 34%. Nearly a third (30%) said they were unsure. |
| It comes with May under intense pressure following a disastrous general election in which the Tories lost their majority and her authority was severely diminished after her highly personal campaign appeared to backfire. | It comes with May under intense pressure following a disastrous general election in which the Tories lost their majority and her authority was severely diminished after her highly personal campaign appeared to backfire. |
| In the days before the vote (June 5-7), May was ahead on 43% to Corbyn’s 32%, suggesting the aftermath of the election, in which the PM has been criticised over her response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, may have had an effect. | In the days before the vote (June 5-7), May was ahead on 43% to Corbyn’s 32%, suggesting the aftermath of the election, in which the PM has been criticised over her response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, may have had an effect. |
| May has also been forced to ditch a number of unpopular manifesto promises from her first Queen’s Speech, which set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the next two years. | May has also been forced to ditch a number of unpopular manifesto promises from her first Queen’s Speech, which set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the next two years. |
| Corbyn used his response to the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons to claim Labour is now a “government in waiting”, although he was mockingly praised by the PM for having “fought a spirited campaign and come a good second”. | Corbyn used his response to the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons to claim Labour is now a “government in waiting”, although he was mockingly praised by the PM for having “fought a spirited campaign and come a good second”. |
| Exclusive: Asked who would make the best PM, 35% say Jeremy Corbyn, 34% say Theresa May... first time he has been ahead... pic.twitter.com/n9lV8UGHCv | Exclusive: Asked who would make the best PM, 35% say Jeremy Corbyn, 34% say Theresa May... first time he has been ahead... pic.twitter.com/n9lV8UGHCv |
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| Welcome to a Friday edition of Politics live exactly a year after the UK voted to leave the European Union. | Welcome to a Friday edition of Politics live exactly a year after the UK voted to leave the European Union. |
| The main issues continue to be the fallout from the Grenfell Tower fire and the latest from the EU leaders’ meeting in Brussels. | The main issues continue to be the fallout from the Grenfell Tower fire and the latest from the EU leaders’ meeting in Brussels. |
| Here’s a rundown of the headlines: | Here’s a rundown of the headlines: |
| Theresa May makes ‘fair and serious’ offer on rights of EU citizens in UK | Theresa May makes ‘fair and serious’ offer on rights of EU citizens in UK |
| Conservative party call centre ‘may have broken election law’ | Conservative party call centre ‘may have broken election law’ |
| Thousands warned their blocks clad with same panelling as Grenfell Tower | Thousands warned their blocks clad with same panelling as Grenfell Tower |
| Grenfell Tower survivors ‘too scared to seek help’ because of immigration status | Grenfell Tower survivors ‘too scared to seek help’ because of immigration status |
| Spending watchdog condemns ‘risky and expensive’ Hinkley Point | Spending watchdog condemns ‘risky and expensive’ Hinkley Point |
| UK’s biggest political donor, Lord Sainsbury, to end his contributions | UK’s biggest political donor, Lord Sainsbury, to end his contributions |
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