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| Merkel says May's offer on EU citizens is a good start – Politics live | Merkel says May's offer on EU citizens is a good start – Politics live |
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| Happy independence day? | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| Happy Independence Day UK. Attempts continue to subvert our vote to become a proper nation again. We will not let them succeed. | |
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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. | |
| 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: | |
| “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: | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | |
| 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: | |
| “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? | |
| “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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