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| General election: parties announce policies for veterans on Remembrance Sunday – live news | General election: parties announce policies for veterans on Remembrance Sunday – live news |
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| Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn joined tributes at the Cenotaph as Labour, Tories and Lib Dems announced proposals for war veterans | Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn joined tributes at the Cenotaph as Labour, Tories and Lib Dems announced proposals for war veterans |
| Thanks for following the blog today. Here is a summary of the main developments this afternoon: | |
| Labour, the Lib Dems and the Tories have announced new policies for veterans as the country marks Remembrance Sunday. Labour promised them free education and retraining, more apprenticeships, better medical care and homes reserved for ex-armed forces personnel who have been sleeping rough. The Lib Dems proposed scrapping settlement fees for veterans born outside the UK, while the Tories pledged to make veterans eligible for a railcard, giving them one-third off fares. | |
| The chancellor, Sajid Javid’s claims that Labour has “reckless” plans to spend £1.2tn in the next parliament have been derided as a fiction. The figure includes motions passed at the Labour conference, unlikely to be included in the party’s election manifesto, which has yet to be published. Labour’s co-national campaign coordinator Andrew Gwynne called the figures “fiction”, promising the party’s manifesto would be fully costed. Javid refused to reveal costings for the Tory manifesto. | |
| Javid is reportedly keen to hold a head-to-head debate with the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, about their parties’ spending plans, which Labour sources said they were happy to see go ahead. | |
| The business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, has insisted Boris Johnson was correct in arguing that businesses in Northern Ireland will not have to fill in forms to export goods to the rest of the UK after Brexit, despite this being an apparent part of the departure deal. Kwarteng said the PM was “absolutely on the money” when he told Northern Irish exporters last week they would not need to fill in extra paperwork, prompting accusations Johnson was misleading the public. | |
| The former cabinet minister, Brian Mawhinney, has died aged 79 after a long illness. The Tory peer served as the party’s chairman from 1995 to 1997. He was also minister of state for the Department of Health and secretary of state for transport. He was knighted in 1997 and created a life peer in 2005. | |
| The Green party’s co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, has said he believes it is set for its biggest vote ever, as despite movement on the climate crisis by other parties, it is still leading the way. “The size of the proposals for climate by Labour are just a quarter of the size of what we are proposing in terms of our Green New Deal,” he said. | |
| We know polls are notoriously unreliable and it’s very early days in the election but I’m going to chuck this in anyway, just for fun. | We know polls are notoriously unreliable and it’s very early days in the election but I’m going to chuck this in anyway, just for fun. |
| The Guardian’s economics correspondent, Richard Partington, has explained how the Tories arrived at the £1.2tn, five-year figure they attributed to Labour’s spending plans. | The Guardian’s economics correspondent, Richard Partington, has explained how the Tories arrived at the £1.2tn, five-year figure they attributed to Labour’s spending plans. |
| As well as making the point that Labour has not yet released its manifesto and that the figure has deliberately been summed up for five years to make it look “more dramatic”, he writes: | As well as making the point that Labour has not yet released its manifesto and that the figure has deliberately been summed up for five years to make it look “more dramatic”, he writes: |
| My colleague, Heather Stewart, has written a story about Labour’s response to the Tory accusation, carried on the front page of many Sunday papers, that its policies would cost £1.2tn. | My colleague, Heather Stewart, has written a story about Labour’s response to the Tory accusation, carried on the front page of many Sunday papers, that its policies would cost £1.2tn. |
| Labour’s election coordinator, Andrew Gwynne, told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: | Labour’s election coordinator, Andrew Gwynne, told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: |
| Here are details of the package of measures Labour is pledging for veterans as the country marks Remembrance Sunday. | Here are details of the package of measures Labour is pledging for veterans as the country marks Remembrance Sunday. |
| With the climate emergency moving up the political agenda – although not high enough for many – does the Green party face a battle to persuade people it is the only party tackling the crisis? Both Caroline Lucas, the party’s sole MP, and its co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, have insisted that when it comes to the most meaningful response, the Greens still lead the way. | With the climate emergency moving up the political agenda – although not high enough for many – does the Green party face a battle to persuade people it is the only party tackling the crisis? Both Caroline Lucas, the party’s sole MP, and its co-leader, Jonathan Bartley, have insisted that when it comes to the most meaningful response, the Greens still lead the way. |
| Bartley said he believes his party will secure the biggest Green vote ever in the upcoming general election. | Bartley said he believes his party will secure the biggest Green vote ever in the upcoming general election. |
| Speaking to BBC 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics (quotes from PA Media), Bartley said: | Speaking to BBC 5 Live’s Pienaar’s Politics (quotes from PA Media), Bartley said: |
| Discussing the other major parties’ climate policies, he added: | Discussing the other major parties’ climate policies, he added: |
| Earlier, Lucas said people should vote Green because the party is leading the way and others are following. It will hold the other parties’ “feet to the fire” on the issue, she told Andrew Marr. | Earlier, Lucas said people should vote Green because the party is leading the way and others are following. It will hold the other parties’ “feet to the fire” on the issue, she told Andrew Marr. |
| Parties have announced policies to assist armed forces veterans as the country marks Remembrance Sunday. The Lib Dems are proposing to scrap settlement fees for veterans who were born outside the UK, the Tories are making veterans eligible for a railcard, giving them one-third off fares, while Labour is pledging that PTSD suffered by veterans will be treated as seriously as physical illness. | Parties have announced policies to assist armed forces veterans as the country marks Remembrance Sunday. The Lib Dems are proposing to scrap settlement fees for veterans who were born outside the UK, the Tories are making veterans eligible for a railcard, giving them one-third off fares, while Labour is pledging that PTSD suffered by veterans will be treated as seriously as physical illness. |
| The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has accused Labour of “reckless” plans to spend £1.2tn in the next parliament, although the Tories’ analysis was debunked by the opposition and commentators. The figure includes motions passed at the Labour conference, unlikely to be included in the party’s election manifesto, which has yet to be published. Labour’s co-national campaign coordinator Andrew Gwynne called the figures “fiction”, promising the party’s manifesto would be fully costed. Javid refused to reveal costings for the Tory manifesto. | The chancellor, Sajid Javid, has accused Labour of “reckless” plans to spend £1.2tn in the next parliament, although the Tories’ analysis was debunked by the opposition and commentators. The figure includes motions passed at the Labour conference, unlikely to be included in the party’s election manifesto, which has yet to be published. Labour’s co-national campaign coordinator Andrew Gwynne called the figures “fiction”, promising the party’s manifesto would be fully costed. Javid refused to reveal costings for the Tory manifesto. |
| The former cabinet minister, Brian Mawhinney, has died aged 79 after a long illness. The Tory peer served as the party’s chairman from 1995 to 1997. He was also minister of state for the Department of Health and secretary of state for transport. He was knighted in 1997 and created a life peer in 2005. | The former cabinet minister, Brian Mawhinney, has died aged 79 after a long illness. The Tory peer served as the party’s chairman from 1995 to 1997. He was also minister of state for the Department of Health and secretary of state for transport. He was knighted in 1997 and created a life peer in 2005. |
| The business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, has insisted Boris Johnson was correct in arguing that businesses in Northern Ireland will not have to fill in forms to export goods to the rest of the UK after Brexit, despite this being an apparent part of the departure deal. Kwarteng said the PM was “absolutely on the money” when he told Northern Irish exporters last week they would not need to fill in extra paperwork, prompting accusations Johnson was misleading the public. | The business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, has insisted Boris Johnson was correct in arguing that businesses in Northern Ireland will not have to fill in forms to export goods to the rest of the UK after Brexit, despite this being an apparent part of the departure deal. Kwarteng said the PM was “absolutely on the money” when he told Northern Irish exporters last week they would not need to fill in extra paperwork, prompting accusations Johnson was misleading the public. |
| With it being Remembrance Sunday, political leaders have joined those at the Cenotaph paying tribute to tribute to those killed in past conflicts. | With it being Remembrance Sunday, political leaders have joined those at the Cenotaph paying tribute to tribute to those killed in past conflicts. |
| The parties have also announced policies to help veterans. | The parties have also announced policies to help veterans. |
| The Lib Dems are proposing to scrap settlement fees for armed forces veterans who were born outside the UK. | The Lib Dems are proposing to scrap settlement fees for armed forces veterans who were born outside the UK. |
| The Tories have said veterans will be eligible for a railcard giving them a third off the cost of train travel. | The Tories have said veterans will be eligible for a railcard giving them a third off the cost of train travel. |
| Labour is pledging that PTSD suffered by veterans will be treated as seriously as physical illness. | Labour is pledging that PTSD suffered by veterans will be treated as seriously as physical illness. |
| The former cabinet minister, Brian Mawhinney, has died aged 79 after a long illness, his family said. From PA Media: | The former cabinet minister, Brian Mawhinney, has died aged 79 after a long illness, his family said. From PA Media: |
| The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has blamed the “machinery of government” for the delay in publishing a report by the intelligence and security committee examining Russian influence in British politics. From PA Media: | The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has blamed the “machinery of government” for the delay in publishing a report by the intelligence and security committee examining Russian influence in British politics. From PA Media: |
| Earlier, the chancellor, Sajid Javid, said the report’s publication had been “timed out because of the election”. | Earlier, the chancellor, Sajid Javid, said the report’s publication had been “timed out because of the election”. |
| Amid much debate about spending, the Mirror’s political editor says a TV debate between Sajid Javid and John McDonnell could be on the cards, although claims the chancellor may not be as keen as he’s making out … | Amid much debate about spending, the Mirror’s political editor says a TV debate between Sajid Javid and John McDonnell could be on the cards, although claims the chancellor may not be as keen as he’s making out … |