Daily Mirror - 27.08.2019

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THINKS BORIS CAN’T SUCCEED

economist Gerard Lyons is a front-

runner to be ennobled.

But it is thought Brexit Party

leader Nigel Farage will be snubbed

again – despite his desperation to

be recognised.

The Mirror is campaigning to

abolish the unelected chamber.

It also emerged yesterday that

President Trump plans to host next

year’s G7 at his Trump National

Doral golf resort in Miami. He said:

“They love the location, they also

like the fact it is next to the airport.”

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a post-Brexit trade deal could be

struck within a year. Responding to

Mr Johnson’s warning that a UK-US

deal would take a year, Mr Morrison

said: “I would like to think we can

move quicker than that.”

Meanwhile, it was claimed the

PM wants to put Leave-supporting

allies in the House of Lords to guar-

antee we quit the EU on Halloween.

Most in the Upper House oppose

a no-deal exit and sources say No

aims to “restore the balance”.

The Mirror understands an initial

batch of six peers will be appointed,

paving the way for more later. As

well as pub boss Tim Martin, the

think it’s the job of everybody in

Parliament to get this thing done. I

think it’s what the people want, I

also think it’s what our friends and

partners on the other side

of the Channel want.

“They are very enthusi-

astic about getting on with

the future. They regard

Brexit as an encumbrance,

an old argument.”

The PM repeatedly

refused to rule out

suspending Parliament to

force a no-deal departure. But he

was boosted by Australian Prime

Minister Scott Morrison, who said

to prevent a hard border between

Northern Ireland and the Republic.

German Chancellor Angela

Merkel last week gave him 30 days

to come up with alter-

natives. Mr Johnson

said last night: “It’s a big

job but we think it can

be done. It all depends

on how seriously they

wish to get a deal.”

Labour chief Jeremy

Corbyn will today host

a meeting of party

leaders in London in a bid to block

no-deal. But insisting we will leave

on October 31, the PM warned: “I

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Iran nuclear row

‘violence’ threat

DONALD Trump threatened “very violent force”

against Iran last night unless Tehran revamps a

deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.

And the US President said he was open to

meeting Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.

Shortly after entering the White House, he

pulled America out of a pact signed by Barack

Obama, along with the EU, China and Russia.

Other signatories have stuck by the

agreement, which Iran is accused of violating.

But speaking at the G7 summit, the President

said: “They can’t do what they were saying they

were going to do because if they do that, they

will be met with really very violent force.”

£16m to help put

out Amazon fires

G7 leaders last night pledged £16.3million to help

tackle blazes raging in the Amazon.

Satellites have recorded more than 41,

fires in the rainforest so far this year, with more

than half coming this month.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “We can’t

just sit back as animals and plants are wiped off

the face of the planet.”

Earlier, Donald Trump snubbed talks on

tackling the fires and climate change.

French President Emmanuel Macron excused

his US counterpart, saying: “He wasn’t in the

room, but his team was. The US are with us on

biodiversity and the Amazon initiative.”

Paxo: Today’s Tory

MPs are the worst

BBC veteran Jeremy Paxman says under Boris

Johnson the Conservatives could be the “worst

bunch” in the history of politics.

The former Newsnight host, 69, who

described himself as a “one nation Tory” in 2014,

added: “I used to think David Cameron was the

worst Prime Minister in modern times. Then he

was succeeded by that cornucopia of failure,

Theresa May. Now we find ourselves [with] a man

you wouldn’t trust alone with your sister.”

Writing in the Radio Times he asked: “There

comes a point when the citizen begins to suspect

what’s wrong with political life is not individual

failure, but of some rot deep within the system.”

Ex-PM Brown calls

for Brexit inquiry

GORDON Brown has called for an independent

probe into the dangers of a no-deal Brexit, to be

considered by the House before the go-ahead.

Mr Brown fears potential disruption to imports

of medical supplies risks “putting lives at risk”.

And the former Labour PM said MPs should

seize control of the House of Commons agenda

to expose the impact of crashing out of the EU.

He said: “They should pass a law that says the

Government must produce an independent

report on the consequences of no-deal. That

should be before the House before we go ahead.”

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain will

quit the EU by October 31, with or without a deal.

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HANGING OUT Leaders’

partners watch surf class

GRIN ACCORD Canada’s

Trudeau & France’s Macron

TOUGH NEGOTIATORS

Germany’s Merkel & Trump

HEAD IN HANDS Boris

attends working lunch

STYLE

LEADER

Melania and

Brigitte on

beach visit

yesterday