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| Election campaign takes shape, with cheaper visas for NHS staff and year-long maternity pay among the parties’ promises | Election campaign takes shape, with cheaper visas for NHS staff and year-long maternity pay among the parties’ promises |
| The Clacton Labour candidate Gideon Bull has quit over the accusation that he used an anti-semitic term in front of a Jewish Labour councillor. According to the BBC’s Simon Dedman, Bull admitted in an interview with BBC Essex to using the term “Shylock” in a meeting but added: “The allegation that I called a Jewish cabinet member ‘Shylock’ is entirely false.” | |
| While on the campaign trail, Boris Johnson promised there won’t be any checks on goods coming from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK, a comment that has caused much furore on Twitter. | |
| This from my colleague Lisa O’Carroll: | |
| And this from Sky’s deputy political editor, Sam Coates: | |
| And this from Sky’s Lewis Goodall: | |
| While membership growth is of course a boost for Labour’s chances at the polls next month, it remains to be seen whether the party will be able to overcome scepticism amongst moderate supporters. | |
| Mike Gapes, the long-standing MP for Ilford South, who left the Labour party earlier this year, accused Shami Chakrabarti of “whitewashing” in regard to her comments today on antisemitism. | |
| The Spectator’s editor, Fraser Nelson, has gone as far as suggesting that Tom Watson’s resignation as the party’s deputy leader and Ian Austin’s decision to leave the party and endorse the Conservatives is a sign that “true Labour supporters need to vote for Boris Johnson”. | |
| Labour party membership numbers are recovering, according to PoliticsHome’s Kevin Schofield. In July, it emerged that tens of thousands of members had quit, causing membership to shrink to less than half a million. | Labour party membership numbers are recovering, according to PoliticsHome’s Kevin Schofield. In July, it emerged that tens of thousands of members had quit, causing membership to shrink to less than half a million. |
| The Labour peer and shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Labour party had dragged its feet over complaints about antisemitism. | The Labour peer and shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the Labour party had dragged its feet over complaints about antisemitism. |
| When asked about an opinion poll in the Jewish Chronicle newspaper, according to which the vast majority of British Jews consider Jeremy Corbyn to be an antisemite, she responded: “That obviously is incredibly alarming and disappointing. Because we dragged our feet on implementation for so long there is a trust gap. | When asked about an opinion poll in the Jewish Chronicle newspaper, according to which the vast majority of British Jews consider Jeremy Corbyn to be an antisemite, she responded: “That obviously is incredibly alarming and disappointing. Because we dragged our feet on implementation for so long there is a trust gap. |
| “And so even though I believe that our procedures are way better now than they were a few years ago, it’s going to take time to rebuild trust, and it’s going to take more than procedures.” | “And so even though I believe that our procedures are way better now than they were a few years ago, it’s going to take time to rebuild trust, and it’s going to take more than procedures.” |
| Chakrabarti also described Labour’s pledge to change the way women are treated at work as “perhaps the most radical offer to women in 50 years”. | Chakrabarti also described Labour’s pledge to change the way women are treated at work as “perhaps the most radical offer to women in 50 years”. |
| Under a Labour-led government, mothers will be given maternity pay for a full year after the birth of their children and all employees will have a right to work flexibly, according to the party’s manifesto. | Under a Labour-led government, mothers will be given maternity pay for a full year after the birth of their children and all employees will have a right to work flexibly, according to the party’s manifesto. |
| Hello, I’m taking over the blog from my colleague Kate Lyons. | Hello, I’m taking over the blog from my colleague Kate Lyons. |
| The SNP is launching its election campaign today. Hours ahead of the launch, the party’s official Twitter account shared an article from the Scotsman, in which it was reported yesterday that Boris Johnson would not allow another Scottish independence referendum, and that the PM had claimed the SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, and Jeremy Corbyn were “yoke-mates of destruction” over the threat they both pose to the future of the UK. | |
| Sturgeon is to seek a section 30 order before the end of the year from whoever will be the next PM, which would allow Scotland to stage another vote on leaving the UK. | Sturgeon is to seek a section 30 order before the end of the year from whoever will be the next PM, which would allow Scotland to stage another vote on leaving the UK. |
| Speaking before the launch, Sturgeon said: | Speaking before the launch, Sturgeon said: |
| PA Media has this report on Margaret Hodge’s interview on BBC Radio 4 this morning: | PA Media has this report on Margaret Hodge’s interview on BBC Radio 4 this morning: |
| The papers | The papers |
| Jon Henley, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, on Boris Johnson: | Jon Henley, the Guardian’s Europe correspondent, on Boris Johnson: |
| What’s happening today? | What’s happening today? |
| Nigel Farage is heading to Wales and will be attending a rally for the Brexit party in Pontypool at about midday and then another at Newport in the evening. | Nigel Farage is heading to Wales and will be attending a rally for the Brexit party in Pontypool at about midday and then another at Newport in the evening. |
| Labour will be holding a lunchtime event in Stevenage featuring Dawn Butler, the shadow minister for women and equalities, who announced last night she would be throwing her hat into the ring for the job of deputy Labour leader. | Labour will be holding a lunchtime event in Stevenage featuring Dawn Butler, the shadow minister for women and equalities, who announced last night she would be throwing her hat into the ring for the job of deputy Labour leader. |
| Jo Swinson is in Fife and Boris Johnson is on pooled visits, though it’s unclear exactly where. | Jo Swinson is in Fife and Boris Johnson is on pooled visits, though it’s unclear exactly where. |
| The list of candidates who have stood down for inappropriate behaviour continues to grow. | The list of candidates who have stood down for inappropriate behaviour continues to grow. |
| A former radio host running as a Conservative candidate for Broadland in Norfolk withdrew from the race after saying women should keep their “knickers on” to avoid rape and a Labour candidate who had been standing for Gordon in Aberdeenshire announced she would no longer run after it emerged she had made comments comparing Israel to “an abused child who becomes an abusive adult”. | A former radio host running as a Conservative candidate for Broadland in Norfolk withdrew from the race after saying women should keep their “knickers on” to avoid rape and a Labour candidate who had been standing for Gordon in Aberdeenshire announced she would no longer run after it emerged she had made comments comparing Israel to “an abused child who becomes an abusive adult”. |
| Roger Godsiff, the Labour MP for Birmingham Hall Green, was among those told this week by the national executive committee that he would not be endorsed as a Labour candidate over his support for people protesting against the teaching of LGBT equality classes at a local school. He has confirmed he will run as an Independent Labour candidate. | |
| Good morning! | Good morning! |
| It’s day two of the election campaign and we hope you’re still brimful of energy for political news. I’m Kate Lyons and will be bringing you the day’s political news early in the morning, before I hand over the blog. As usual, you can get in touch via Twitter or email. | |
| The parties have started unveiling their plans and promises as leaders travel the country, laying out their stalls for election. | The parties have started unveiling their plans and promises as leaders travel the country, laying out their stalls for election. |
| Boris Johnson has announced a plan for half-price visas and preferential immigration processes for doctors and nurses wanting to work in the UK. The new NHS visa would cost just £464 and would operate under a fast-track process, with applicants guaranteed a decision within two weeks. | Boris Johnson has announced a plan for half-price visas and preferential immigration processes for doctors and nurses wanting to work in the UK. The new NHS visa would cost just £464 and would operate under a fast-track process, with applicants guaranteed a decision within two weeks. |
| Labour has unveiled its plans to improve equality in the workplace, pledging to introduce maternity pay for a full year after the birth of a child and give workers the rights to choose hours that suit them, putting the onus on employers to explain why they cannot offer flexible working hours. The announcement comes as the shock of Tom Watson’s resignation as deputy leader continues to ripple through the party. Watson’s allies have called his decision a “big loss” for the centre, with one saying “it leaves some of us feeling abandoned. Tom was our shield.” The race to replace him has already begun, with Dawn Butler, the women’s and equalities shadow minister, the first to announce she will be throwing her hat in the ring for the job. Rajeev Syal has written this guide to the runners and riders for the job. | |
| But both parties have been warned by the Institute of Fiscal Studies about their ambitious spending promises, saying that the public spending bidding war Labour and the Conservatives are engaged in may return infrastructure investment back to 1970s levels, but may also be undeliverable. | But both parties have been warned by the Institute of Fiscal Studies about their ambitious spending promises, saying that the public spending bidding war Labour and the Conservatives are engaged in may return infrastructure investment back to 1970s levels, but may also be undeliverable. |
| Thanks for reading. | Thanks for reading. |