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We had the independence referendum in Scotland, we had endless rows about Brexit that became very polarising across the whole of the UK and particularly in England, we found all these different ways to divide ourselves from one another, and I reflected on it a few years ago, standing in a debate in the House of Commons, where I was hearing remain-supporting and leave-supporting MPs hurling insults at each other across the floor, calling each other traitors.
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It’s no surprise then that, when we walk out on to the streets of Britain, we hear that language reflected back to us, and that’s why I was so pleased that the prime minister, his first instinct [yesterday, after the attempt to kill Donald Trump] Our goal was to call President Trump and issue a full condemnation.
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Our focus as a new government is to take some of the heat off the very toxic political debate that has been going on, to shed a lot more light and a lot less heat, and to provide leadership on how we behave towards each other, particularly towards political opponents with whom we disagree.
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Good morning. This is one of those days when the main focus of the news industry is definitely not on Westminster but on the US, where people are still trying to assess the consequences of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. But the shooting at the Trump rally may have an impact on the UK, partly because it may affect who wins the presidential election in November but also because it has revived interest in what can be done to reduce the polarisation, aggression and violence that has marred politics on both sides of the Atlantic in recent years.
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Last week Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, said that new Labour government wanted to end the era of culture wars. This morning she has been on the media, in interviews that were lined up when it was expected that the football would be the top story of the day, and, in the light of the attempt to kill Trump, her call for a calmer form of political debate has added resonance. As Peter Walker reports, she had a vivid way of expressing this on Sky News where she said:
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When kids were turning on their TV sets last night across England, every single one of them will have been able to see themselves reflected in that team. And in doing so he’s told an inclusive story about the country that we can be.
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It has felt very difficult for people to feel part of our national story, and it’s firmly my intention that this government will be different, will be far more Gareth Southgate, and far less Michael Gove.
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The era of division needs to end, and I think this team and Gareth Southgate in particular has shown the leadership that we need in some really difficult times for this country. So we owe him an enormous debt, whatever he decides to do in the future.
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Peter has the full story here.
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America is not the only body with a leadership contest in the autum. The Conservatives have to find someone to replace Rishi Sunak, and later this week we are expecting to get some details from the party as to what the timetable for the contest will be. Sunak himself has said he will stay in place as leader until the process is under way, but he has not committed to remaining until his replacement as been elected and there has been talk of an interim leader standing in if the election continues until the party conference in October, or beyond.
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This morning a senior Tory said Sunak should stay until the new leader has been elected. Andrew Mitchell, the shadow foreign secretary, said that, although he thought Sunak’s instinct was “almost certainly to go”, he thought he should stay on. He told Times Radio:
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An interim leader is not, in my view, the best option. The best option is to seek to persuade Rishi to remain. It’s not an enormously long time in the scope of things. It’s probably till mid to end November …
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I think his instinct is almost certainly to go. I hope that he won’t. I hope he will stay till November for the reasons that I have described. And at the 1922 Committee meeting last week, there was a widespread feeling of sympathy and respect for Rishi Sunak. And I’m sure that if he does stay, that will be the overwhelming feeling of the party.
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Mitchell said the party should hold the leadership election after the party conference, as it did in 2005. He explained:
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I think we should play it long. I think the example of Michael Howard in 2005 is a good example, allow members of the Conservative party, the country, to see what is on offer from the talented group of people who will no doubt put their names forward …
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I very much hope that what the party will decide to do is to mirror what Michael Howard did in 2005 and allow the party conference the space for candidates who are offering themselves to say what they would do for their party, say what they would do for their country, and that members of the party, members of parliament, can then take a view as a result of that showcasing.
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The House of Commons is not sitting today, and there is not much in the diary for the day. But we are getting a lobby briefing from Downing Street at 11.30am, David Lammy, the foreign secretary, is in Israel where he has a meeting with the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister for EU relations, is in Brussels for a meeting with his EU counterpart, Maroš Šefčovič.
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In an interview on Times Radio this morning, Lisa NandyCulture Minister Nandy all but confirmed the football regulation bill would be included in Wednesday’s King’s Speech. Asked whether Labour would revive the bill, which was introduced by the previous government earlier this year but died when an election was called, he replied: “Yes, we can.
This will be a top priority for me, so you can expect early action from this Government.
I really want this to be an issue that takes party politics out of it, that supports the fans, that supports grassroots football and that supports the kids in this country who deserve the right standards.
Ministers are not allowed to reveal the content of the King’s Speech in advance as it would be seen as an insult to Buckingham Palace, but the government has no intention of stopping the media from reading much of it. Eleni Kourea I wrote a good guide last weekend.
The Football Control Bill, which received cross-party support when introduced by the Conservative Party, would establish an independent football regulator to promote the financial sustainability of teams.
Lisa Nandy said the UK Government wanted “much more light, much less heat” in the political debate.
Lisa Nandy The Culture Secretary said this morning that the UK Government wants “much more lightheartedness and much less heat in the UK political debate”. Adding to her comments on Sky News (watch 9.36am), she told ITV’s Good Morning Britain:
With the independence referendum in Scotland and the endless debate across the UK, and especially in England, about leaving the EU, we have become so divided that we have found so many ways to divide ourselves from one another. I was reminded of this a few years ago during a debate in the House of Commons, listening to Remain and Leave MPs yelling abuse at each other across the chamber, calling each other traitors.
It’s no wonder you hear that phrase when you walk down a British street. Which is why the Prime Minister’s first instinct is [yesterday, after the attempt to kill Donald Trump] Our goal was to call President Trump and issue a full condemnation.
Our focus as a new government is to take some of the heat off the very toxic political debate that has been going on, to shed a lot more light and a lot less heat, and to provide leadership on how we behave towards each other, particularly towards political opponents with whom we disagree.
Senior Conservative Party officials say Rishi Sunak should stay on as Conservative leader until November
Good morning. Today is a day when the main attention of the news industry is not on Westminster but on the United States, which is still trying to assess the impact of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. But the shooting at a Trump rally could have implications for the UK, not just because it could affect the winner of November’s presidential election, but because it has rekindled interest in what can be done to reduce the polarization, aggression and violence that have stained politics on both sides of the Atlantic in recent years.
last week Lisa NandyCulture Secretary John McCain said the new Labour government wants to end the era of culture wars. She appeared in the media this morning, giving an interview at a time when football was expected to be the headline story of the day. Her call for a calmer political debate in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump has been met with a backlash. Peter Walker She reportedly put it vividly on Sky News, saying:
When children across England turned on their televisions last night, every single one of them could have seen themselves reflected in that team, and in doing so, he told a comprehensive story about what this country could become.
I find it very difficult for people to feel part of the national story, and it is my firm determination that this Government will be different, that it will be a Gareth Southgate Government, not a Michael Gove Government.
“That era of division must end, and I think this team, and Gareth Southgate in particular, have provided the leadership we needed at a really difficult time for the country, so we owe him a huge debt for whatever he does in the future.”
Peter tells the whole story here.
The US is not the only country holding a leadership election this autumn. The Conservative Party must find a replacement for Rishi Sunak, with the party expected to announce details of the timetable for the leadership election later this week. Sunak himself has said he will remain leader until the selection process begins, but has not said for certain that he will stay on until a successor is chosen, and there has been talk of an interim leader being put in place if the election continues until the party conference in October, or even beyond.
Senior Conservative leaders said this morning that Mr Sunak should stay on until a new leader is elected. Andrew MitchellShadow foreign secretary John Browne said his instincts were that Mr Sunak would “almost certainly resign” but he believed he should stay on. He told Times Radio:
In my opinion, an interim leader is not the best option. The best option is to convince Rishi to stay on. In the perspective of things, it’s not a very long time. Probably until mid to late November…
His instinct will almost certainly be to resign. I hope he does not. For the reasons I have given, I hope he stays on until November. There was widespread sympathy and respect for Rishi Sunak at the 1922 Committee meeting last week, and I have no doubt that will be the overwhelming feeling across the party if he stays on.
Mitchell said the party should hold a leadership election after the conference, as was done in 2005. He explained:
I think we should play the long game. I think the example of Michael Howard in 2005 is a good example. Let’s show Conservative members, and the country, what we can get from a group of talented people who will undoubtedly step up…
I would really like the party to emulate what Michael Howard did in 2005 and hold a conference where candidates can talk about what they will do for the party and what they will do for the country, and then party members, MPs, can have a say.
The House of Commons is not sitting today and there isn’t much on the schedule for today, but there is a lobbying report from Downing Street at 11.30am, Foreign Secretary David Lammy is in Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is in Brussels to meet his EU counterpart Maros Šefčovič.
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