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| General election: Boris Johnson faces wider Arcuri investigation – live news | General election: Boris Johnson faces wider Arcuri investigation – live news |
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| PM to unveil business tax cuts and Labour to expand on immigration plans. Follow the latest developments, live | PM to unveil business tax cuts and Labour to expand on immigration plans. Follow the latest developments, live |
| If you need to wake up fast, click on this offering on rail transport from Jeremy Corbyn and turn the volume up to 11. | |
| That’s the papers. Time for a little more on the latest from the Arcuri investigation from Matthew Weaver. London Assembly’s oversight committee is going to review a case stemming from 2010, when Johnson failed to declare an interest after having affair with City Hall adviser Helen Macintyre, who later had a child with him. | |
| At the time, Johnson acknowledged that a potential conflict of interest had not been disclosed and vowed to “bear in mind the definition of close associate for the future”. | |
| Len Duvall, a Labour assembly member who chairs the committee, said: “I’m looking at the paperwork into Helen Macintyre. We need to understand that because he was advised to make those declarations in the future. The question is why did he hide the new relationship with Arcuri?” | |
| You can read more here. | |
| The i takes a similar tack to The Guardian, with the calls for Andrew to meet the FBI following his interview. It notes that he could face a subpoena to testify if he were to travel to the US. | |
| The Financial Times reports on the latest developments in the Saudi Aramco IPO and gives its picture slot to the unrest in Hong Kong at the weekend. | |
| The Daily Express sticks to the election schedule, and gives Boris Johnson’s business boost top billing, but mentions Andrew’s widely derided TV interview in a blurb at the top. | The Daily Express sticks to the election schedule, and gives Boris Johnson’s business boost top billing, but mentions Andrew’s widely derided TV interview in a blurb at the top. |
| The Daily Mirror has its own exclusive, quoting a former royal protection officer’s view of Andrew’s denials regarding Virginia Giuffre’s allegations that he had sex with her when she was aged 17. | The Daily Mirror has its own exclusive, quoting a former royal protection officer’s view of Andrew’s denials regarding Virginia Giuffre’s allegations that he had sex with her when she was aged 17. |
| The Daily Mail engages in damage limitation for Andrew, quoting the prince’s friends as saying he regretted not showing more sympathy for Epstein’s victims. | The Daily Mail engages in damage limitation for Andrew, quoting the prince’s friends as saying he regretted not showing more sympathy for Epstein’s victims. |
| The Sun says Andrew told he Queen the interview was “a great success”, and reports on criticism of Jeremy Corbyn for saying he would be prepared to give up the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent. | The Sun says Andrew told he Queen the interview was “a great success”, and reports on criticism of Jeremy Corbyn for saying he would be prepared to give up the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent. |
| The Times says Prince Andrew is defiant despite the fallout, and pushes its exclusive about the encounter by Emily Maitlis. It gives its fifth column to Johnson’s attempt to heal the rift with business caused by Brexit. | The Times says Prince Andrew is defiant despite the fallout, and pushes its exclusive about the encounter by Emily Maitlis. It gives its fifth column to Johnson’s attempt to heal the rift with business caused by Brexit. |
| The Telegraph splashes with an unhappy Queen (in a very striking hat), quoting a royal source as saying she did not give the BBC interview her blessing. It gives Boris Johnson its anchor spot underneath with his pitch to businesses at the CBI today. | The Telegraph splashes with an unhappy Queen (in a very striking hat), quoting a royal source as saying she did not give the BBC interview her blessing. It gives Boris Johnson its anchor spot underneath with his pitch to businesses at the CBI today. |
| Today’s newspapers are almost entirely taken up with the fallout from Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, variously described as a “car crash” or a “great success” on today’s front pages. | Today’s newspapers are almost entirely taken up with the fallout from Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, variously described as a “car crash” or a “great success” on today’s front pages. |
| Today’s Guardian focuses on Epstein’s victims, with their lawyers demanding that Andrew speak to the FBI. | Today’s Guardian focuses on Epstein’s victims, with their lawyers demanding that Andrew speak to the FBI. |
| Happy Monday to you and welcome to today’s politics liveblog. I will be showing you the lie of the land for the first hour before handing over to my colleagues. Here’s what we can expect today... | Happy Monday to you and welcome to today’s politics liveblog. I will be showing you the lie of the land for the first hour before handing over to my colleagues. Here’s what we can expect today... |
| At a glance: | At a glance: |
| Investigators looking into Boris Johnson’s relationship with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri will also review an affair with an adviser that he failed to declare while mayor of London. | Investigators looking into Boris Johnson’s relationship with US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri will also review an affair with an adviser that he failed to declare while mayor of London. |
| On the campaign trail, he is preparing to woo business owners with a range of tax cuts at the Confederation of British Industry conference. He will promise tax relief for the construction and research industries, plus a tax cut for small employers by raising the allowance for their national insurance bills from £3,000 to £4,000. Jeremy Corbyn will also speak at the CBI. | On the campaign trail, he is preparing to woo business owners with a range of tax cuts at the Confederation of British Industry conference. He will promise tax relief for the construction and research industries, plus a tax cut for small employers by raising the allowance for their national insurance bills from £3,000 to £4,000. Jeremy Corbyn will also speak at the CBI. |
| Labour will unveil a compromise position on immigration this week that would not commit fully to free movement after Brexit but would expand the rights of migrants to bring family members to the UK. | Labour will unveil a compromise position on immigration this week that would not commit fully to free movement after Brexit but would expand the rights of migrants to bring family members to the UK. |
| The Liberal Democrats are challenging ITV in the high court this morning over its exclusion of leader Jo Swinson from its televised debate. Two judges in London will also hear a similar action by the SNP. Swinson will be in Hertfordshire this morning. | The Liberal Democrats are challenging ITV in the high court this morning over its exclusion of leader Jo Swinson from its televised debate. Two judges in London will also hear a similar action by the SNP. Swinson will be in Hertfordshire this morning. |
| That’s enough chat for now – off we go! | That’s enough chat for now – off we go! |