{"id":102690,"date":"2025-05-15T05:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/102690\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T05:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:21:07","slug":"newspaper-headlines-jails-on-brink-and-stalling-post-brexit-talks-with-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/102690\/","title":{"rendered":"Newspaper headlines: Jails &#8216;on brink&#8217; and &#8216;stalling&#8217; post-Brexit talks with Brussels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The bill aimed at legalising assisted dying in England and Wales is at risk of collapse, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2025\/05\/14\/the-fall-of-the-assisted-dying-bill\/\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Daily Telegraph, external<\/a>, because MPs who previously abstained or supported it are now considering voting against it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The paper says when the legislation returns to the Commons tomorrow, there are so many amendments to be discussed that MPs could run out of time to hold a final vote to progress to the next stage. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It says the sponsor of the bill, Kim Leadbeater, has tabled 44 amendments to try to keep supporters on side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/crime\/article\/government-announces-plans-to-start-building-three-new-prisons-2gnr2dpkf\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times, external<\/a> warns that domestic abusers and sex offenders could be among those who&#8217;ll benefit from shorter spells in jail if they&#8217;re recalled to prison, under plans announced yesterday by the justice secretary. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Shabana Mahmood delivered what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2025\/may\/14\/three-new-prisons-justice-secretary-announces\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Guardian, external<\/a> calls an &#8220;alarming message&#8221; that prisons are almost full, as she set out proposals to overhaul the recall system. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14713329\/Labour-soft-justice-criminals-jail-weeks.html\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Mail, external<\/a> criticises the latest plan to free up prison space, calling it another &#8220;pitiful soft justice measure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Fishing rights and visas for young people have apparently stalled talks between the UK and the EU, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b377d11a-c6cd-4b33-84d3-8cf00b447e08\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Financial Times, external<\/a> says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With only five days to go before the two sides meet for the so-called &#8220;Brexit reset&#8221; summit, the &#8216;fraught&#8217; negotiations have faltered over the EU wanting long-term access to British waters for its fishing boats and cheap university fees for students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b377d11a-c6cd-4b33-84d3-8cf00b447e08\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Telegraph, external<\/a> reports that NHS England is treating nursery age-children who believe they are transgender. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It says the health service has been accused of &#8220;caving to the pressure&#8221; of trans activists who lobbied to remove the previous age limit of seven.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The number of nursery children involved is reported to be fewer than 10, with treatment said to involve therapy rather than drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Department of Health says it&#8217;s working to reform children&#8217;s gender services in line with the recommendations of a review.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2025\/may\/14\/minister-accused-of-being-too-close-to-big-tech-after-analysis-of-meetings\" class=\"ssrcss-f6h2dj-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian, external<\/a> says the technology secretary, Peter Kyle, has been accused of being too close to big tech firms including Meta and Google, after analysis showed a &#8220;surge&#8221; in his department&#8217;s meetings with the companies. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Labour has told the paper it makes no apology for engaging with the sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The bill aimed at legalising assisted dying in England and Wales is at risk of collapse, according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":102691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-102690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114510173641030964","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}