Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenLong Bailey defends Corbyn’s legacy as she launches leadership bidLong Bailey’s Today interview – Summary 1.53pm GMT Here are some of the lines from the Downing Street lobby briefing earlier.The safety and security of our personnel is of paramount importance. We keep our force protection measures under constant review.The prime minister set out the government’s position on the importance of protecting British citizens and interests and de-escalating tensions.The PM leads a cabinet government and the response to events in the Middle East is a collective cabinet response. The Prime Minister continues to speak to world leaders. He has overseen the ministerial response and will chair the national security council later today.The Foreign Office will be working with Cyprus and other countries on how we can avoid cases like this happening ever again.The woman’s lawyers have said they are going to appeal the verdict and we will await the outcome of that appeal. 1.41pm GMT UK ministers could make provision in areas of devolved policy as a result of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, according to a new report. As the Press Association reports, a briefing (pdf) by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) says new powers in devolved policy areas will be handed to Scottish ministers under Boris Johnson’s EU (withdrawal agreement) bill to ensure it is properly implemented. But the powers will also be conferred on UK ministers, allowing them to act “alone or jointly with Scottish ministers”, according to SPICe. It means the powers granted to UK ministers in the bill will extend to the whole of the UK and relate to both reserved and devolved matters.The SPICe document states: The new powers conferred on Scottish ministers are also conferred on UK ministers to act alone or jointly with Scottish ministers. As a result, the powers granted to UK ministers in the withdrawal agreement bill extend to the whole of the UK and relate to both reserved and devolved matters. Consequently, the powers allow UK ministers, acting alone, to make provision in devolved policy areas. Continue reading…
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