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Jeremy Corbyn and Angela Rayner speak in Blackpool as Johnson chairs Cobra meeting on floodsJeremy Corbyn and Angela Rayner speak in Blackpool as Johnson chairs Cobra meeting on floods
Here is Neil Kinnock’s tribute to Frank Dobson.
Sajid Javid, the chancellor, returned to his father’s old shop in Bristol and described how his family had to “watch every single penny” when living there, the Press Association reports. The PA story about Javid’s visit goes on:
YouGov has released some new polling, intended to take into account the impact of the Brexit party not standing in Tory-held seats, that gives the Conservatives a 14-point lead over the Labour. As with all polling, it may not tell you precisely what would happen if there were an election tomorrow - but it’s a lot better than guessing. This is from the Times’ Matt Chorley.
Boris Johnson will shortly be recording a clip for broadcasters about this afternoon’s Cobra meeting about the flooding.Boris Johnson will shortly be recording a clip for broadcasters about this afternoon’s Cobra meeting about the flooding.
Labour has suffered a second cyber attack, the Mirror’s Pippa Crerar reports.Labour has suffered a second cyber attack, the Mirror’s Pippa Crerar reports.
In a blog the New Statesman’s Stephen Bush has more information about what happened in the first one.In a blog the New Statesman’s Stephen Bush has more information about what happened in the first one.
Liz Evendon-Kenyon, the Lib Dem candidate in Boris Johnson’s constituency, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has announced that she is standing down for personal reasons (an illness in her family). She says she expects the party to select another candidate before nominations close on Thursday.Liz Evendon-Kenyon, the Lib Dem candidate in Boris Johnson’s constituency, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has announced that she is standing down for personal reasons (an illness in her family). She says she expects the party to select another candidate before nominations close on Thursday.
The European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, has said he has “doubts” that a trade deal can be negotiated in under a year as claimed by the UK when “in other cases it takes five, seven or nine years”.The European parliament’s Brexit coordinator, Guy Verhofstadt, has said he has “doubts” that a trade deal can be negotiated in under a year as claimed by the UK when “in other cases it takes five, seven or nine years”.
Speaking to the European parliament’s committee on constitutional affairs, Verhofstadt said:Speaking to the European parliament’s committee on constitutional affairs, Verhofstadt said:
Boris Johnson claims that he would be able to negotiate a trade deal by the end of next year, and on that basis he has ruled out extending the transition period beyond December 2020 - a statement that helped persuade Nigel Farage not to stand Brexit party candidates in Tory-held seats.Boris Johnson claims that he would be able to negotiate a trade deal by the end of next year, and on that basis he has ruled out extending the transition period beyond December 2020 - a statement that helped persuade Nigel Farage not to stand Brexit party candidates in Tory-held seats.
Verhofstadt, the former Belgian prime minister, also said today that the solution on Northern Ireland in the revised withdrawal agreement was the concept proposed by the EU “on day one” of the talks with the UK.Verhofstadt, the former Belgian prime minister, also said today that the solution on Northern Ireland in the revised withdrawal agreement was the concept proposed by the EU “on day one” of the talks with the UK.
He said that he was “disappointed” with the political declaration on the future relationship as it was “less ambitious” than the document agreed with Theresa May.He said that he was “disappointed” with the political declaration on the future relationship as it was “less ambitious” than the document agreed with Theresa May.
He said that the May version had included an “association agreement” with a “large number of [areas of] cooperation” while the latest declaration provides for a “downsized free trade agreement”.He said that the May version had included an “association agreement” with a “large number of [areas of] cooperation” while the latest declaration provides for a “downsized free trade agreement”.
Verhofstadt said that the scope of the trade agreement would be determined by the UK commitment to keep up with EU standards on workers’ rights, environmental standards and taxation. He said:Verhofstadt said that the scope of the trade agreement would be determined by the UK commitment to keep up with EU standards on workers’ rights, environmental standards and taxation. He said:
Survation has published some new polling figures today. Most recent polls have given the Conservative party a very large lead over Labour - the Guardian poll tracker, which averages all polls over the last two weeks, has the Tories 12 points ahead - but this Survation survey has the Conservatives just six points ahead.Survation has published some new polling figures today. Most recent polls have given the Conservative party a very large lead over Labour - the Guardian poll tracker, which averages all polls over the last two weeks, has the Tories 12 points ahead - but this Survation survey has the Conservatives just six points ahead.
Of course, at the last two general elections the polls did not provide a reliable guide to the final - although in other elections they have turned out to be fairly accurate.Of course, at the last two general elections the polls did not provide a reliable guide to the final - although in other elections they have turned out to be fairly accurate.
Yesterday a separate ICM poll put the Conservatives eight points ahead of Labour.Yesterday a separate ICM poll put the Conservatives eight points ahead of Labour.
According to Labour, a proposed TV debate between the chancellor, Sajid Javid, and his Labour shadow, John McDonnell, that was scheduled for Sunday 17 November has been shelved. Ed Davey and Kirsty Blackman, the Lib Dem and SNP Treasury spokespeople respectively, were also invited to the 90-minute programme on Channel 4. Labour says it has now been told the debate will not go ahead because Javid won’t participate.According to Labour, a proposed TV debate between the chancellor, Sajid Javid, and his Labour shadow, John McDonnell, that was scheduled for Sunday 17 November has been shelved. Ed Davey and Kirsty Blackman, the Lib Dem and SNP Treasury spokespeople respectively, were also invited to the 90-minute programme on Channel 4. Labour says it has now been told the debate will not go ahead because Javid won’t participate.
I’ve asked the Conservatives for a comment and have been told someone will get back to me. I’ll post their reply when I get it.I’ve asked the Conservatives for a comment and have been told someone will get back to me. I’ll post their reply when I get it.
For many years Welsh independence was never seen as a particularly serious proposition. Even Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, used to treat it as more of a long-term ideal than a realistic goal. But the Brexit vote in 2016 (arguably an English nationalist vote) has stirred up separatist sentiment in Wales as well as in Scotland, Plaid Cymru elected a new leader last autumn, Adam Price, much more committed to independence and now in Wales there now even marches for independence.For many years Welsh independence was never seen as a particularly serious proposition. Even Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, used to treat it as more of a long-term ideal than a realistic goal. But the Brexit vote in 2016 (arguably an English nationalist vote) has stirred up separatist sentiment in Wales as well as in Scotland, Plaid Cymru elected a new leader last autumn, Adam Price, much more committed to independence and now in Wales there now even marches for independence.
Today Price has announced that he has set up a commission to consider how an independent Wales could work. It will be chaired by Jocelyn Davis, a former minister in the Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition government in the Welsh assembly. Explaining what the commission would do, Price said:Today Price has announced that he has set up a commission to consider how an independent Wales could work. It will be chaired by Jocelyn Davis, a former minister in the Labour/Plaid Cymru coalition government in the Welsh assembly. Explaining what the commission would do, Price said:
The National Cyber Security Centre has said that it regards the cyber-attack on Labour as an incident that is now closed. In a statement it said:The National Cyber Security Centre has said that it regards the cyber-attack on Labour as an incident that is now closed. In a statement it said: