FURY AT PLAN TO SCRAP BENEFITS REFORM
NICOLA Sturgeon provoked fury last night by signalling her readiness to support making Jeremy Corbyn caretaker prime minister to block Brexit.
The Scottish First Minister, who has been cooperating with other party leaders in a so-called “Remain Alliance”, agreed with the idea of installing the hard-Left Labour leader in Downing Street at the head of a temporary government of national unity.
She also suggested a vote of confidence should be held in Parliament to oust Mr Johnson by October 19 for a further delay to Brexit.
Insiders in her Scottish National Party suggested a move against the Prime Minister could come as early as next week.
News of the latest Remainer JEREMY Corbyn was accused of being “totally irresponsible” last night after pledging to scrap the Government’s overhaul of the welfare benefit system.
The Labour leader called Universal Credit an“unmitigated disaster” and vowed to abolish the single handout introduced to replace a confusing range of benefits.
Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey said: “This is totally irresponsible. It’s reckless, political point scoring.” plot enraged senior Tories yesterday. A Tory source said: “Jeremy Corbyn is willing to sell the Union down the river in his desperation to get into Downing Street without an election.
“The public don’t want to see these backroom deals, they want to see parliamentarians held to account in a general election.”
Campaigners also accused the SNP of being prepared to betray” Jewish people amid an antiSemitism row that has consumed Labour.
Ms Sturgeon hinted at her backing for a Corbyn caretaker premiership on Twitter yesterday.
She signalled that she agreed with another commentator who called for the Labour leader “or someone else” to take over temporarily in Downing Street to block the country’s scheduled exit from the EU on October 31.
Ms Sturgeon added: “Nothing is risk-free but leaving Johnson in post to force through no deal – or even a bad deal – seems like a terrible idea to me.”
Former Tory-turned Independent MP Anna Soubry said she was “disappointed” with the SNP for expressing their support, and pointed towards suggestions that expelled Tory veteran Ken Clarke should take on the role.
“It’s being made very clear to Jeremy Corbyn that he won’t be in Number 10 with the support of myself or the Liberal Democrats,” she said. EVERY cat will have to be microchipped under plans to be unveiled at the Conservative Party conference.
The measure – designed to help reunite lost or stolen cats with their owners – is part of a raft of proposed animal welfare reforms to be put before members in Manchester.
They include a possible ban on live animal exports for slaughter – an issue which has seen angry demonstrations at ports around the country.
The Government says previous attempts to stop live animal exports had been prevented by EU single market rules.
Ministers are also to outlaw keeping monkeys and apes as pets and to ban the import and export of trophies from hunting endangered animals such as elephants, lions and tigers.
The tagging of Britain’s eight million cats will bring them into line with dogs which have to be microchipped by law.
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This allows owners to be traced by putting a simple scanner over the pet.
RSPCA spokesman David Bowles, said: “We welcome today’s announcement on four important issues of animal welfare.
“We have campaigned to end live exports for over 30 years due to the misery it brings to animals enduring long and stressful journeys and we have also long called for a complete ban on the keeping of primates as pets.
“Microchipping any pet is vitally important to ensure they can be returned to their owners if lost, stolen or injured and we believe there is no place for trophy hunting in today’s society.”
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary Theresa Villiers said: “High standards of animal welfare are one of the hallmarks of a civilised society.
“We have a long tradition of protecting animals in this country, often many years before others follow. Leaving the EU allows us to take even bigger steps forward on this.”