The Daily Telegraph - 06.08.2019

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Tate suspect ‘may have


prowled for hours’


Trump blames mental


illness for shootings


Market crash fears as


China hits back at US


Britain joins alliance


to protect Gulf ships


A teenager suspected of throwing a
six-year-old boy from the viewing
platform at Tate Modern on Sunday
may have selected his victim, police
suggested. The 17-year-old, arrested on
suspicion of attempted murder, was
allegedly seen acting suspiciously by
witnesses from around midday. He
went to the 10th floor viewing level
and just after 2.30pm allegedly
grabbed the boy, who was with his
mother. The youngster was “critical
but stable” in hospital last night.
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Donald Trump blamed mental illness
and the internet after two mass
shootings at the weekend in which
more than 30 people died. He urged
Americans to “defeat” racism, bigotry,
and white supremacy following the
“evil attacks”, focusing on the killing of
22 people at a store in Texas by a
gunman who allegedly published a
racist manifesto online before the
massacre. Mr Trump drew criticism
for suggesting “mental illness and
hatred pull the trigger, not the gun”.
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US stocks suffered their worst day of
the year after China reportedly halted
imports of American agricultural
products and let its currency tumble as
part of the countries’ long-running
trade war. The FTSE 100 suffered its
biggest drop of the year while the S&P
500 in New York plunged 2.98 per
cent amid fears the standoff would
spill over into currency markets.
Analysts warned of a looming “bear
market” – a fall of more than 20 per
cent from an index’s previous peak.
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Britain has joined forces with America
in the Gulf to protect international
shipping amid growing tensions with
Iran. The Ministry of Defence said the
Royal Navy had formed a maritime
coalition with the US to ensure safe
passage for merchant ships through
the Strait of Hormuz. Proposals for a
joint mission are thought to have been
suggested by Washington in July but
were reportedly snubbed, with Jeremy
Hunt, then foreign secretary, trying to
forge a European-led operation.
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business news newsworld

is away


Obituaries 25


TV listings 33


Weather 34


Brussels


expects


no deal


Record numbers now pay no income tax Air passengers demand strike refunds


By Charles Hymas
Home AffAirs editor


RECORD numbers of adults are paying
no income tax, an analysis by the Insti-
tute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) shows, as the
burden increasingly falls on the top
1 per cent of earners.
An IFS analysis of HMRC tax records
shows that 43 per cent of adults do not


pay income tax, up from 38 per cent in


  1. By contrast, the top 1 per cent of
    earners are now paying 27 per cent of
    the nation’s income tax.
    The 1 per centers typically earn at
    least £160,000 a year, are male, middle-
    aged and are concentrated in London
    and the south east of England.
    IFS experts warned that relying on
    such a small group was “risky” as any


policy that threatened them could have
a disproportionate effect on tax and
public spending on hospitals, schools
and police. “It is of concern,” said Rob-
ert Joyce, IFS head of income, work and
welfare. “Suddenly, the behaviour of
that group becomes a particularly big
issue for the rest of us.”

Full report: Page 8

By Bill Gardner

PASSENGERS at Heathrow last night
demanded compensation for need-
lessly rearranged plans as unions again
called off strike action at the last minute.
Holidaymakers complained they had
paid for new flights and hotels after be-
ing told their flights were likely to be
cancelled. But hours before the latest

walkout was due, Unite announced a
new pay deal had been struck between
workers and airport chiefs.
Thousands of holidaymakers who
had already arranged new journeys
were then told their original flights
would depart as planned. The Civil Avi-
ation Authority said it was unlikely they
would be entitled to compensation.
It came during one of the busiest

travel weeks of the year, with thou-
sands of families setting off on their
summer holidays. Unite had already
called off a planned walkout yesterday
for talks to continue, although there
was still widespread disruption with 37
of the day’s departures and arrivals
Continued on Page 2

Editorial Comment: Page 15

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James Anderson leaves the field at Edgbaston as England crashed to a 251-run defeat against Australia in the First Test yesterday. The team has big questions to answer over their
middle order batting, with concerns raised over the toll the World Cup win took on Jos Buttler and how long Joe Denly can be given to prove himself Sport: Pages 1-

England go one down in the Ashes


Johnson’s tactics shock EU as Cummings


sets Whitehall deadline for Oct 31 exit plans


By Camilla Tominey
AssociAte editor
and James Crisp in Brussels


BRUSSELS believes that Britain will
leave the EU without a deal after ac-
cepting that Boris Johnson “isn’t bluff-
ing”, The Daily Telegraph understands.
EU leaders are now operating on “a
working hypothesis of no deal” after a
meeting yesterday between European
Commission officials and Brexit diplo-
mats from the other 27 EU members,
amid speculation Mr Johnson will call a
general election after Oct 31.
All government departments have
been given a 48-hour deadline to prove
their readiness for no deal.
The EU 27 is understood to be shaken
by reports that Dominic Cummings, the
Prime Minister’s chief strategist, has
said it is too late for MPs to prevent a
no-deal exit on Hallowe’en.
EU officials had been confident that
Mr Johnson would not force Britain out
without a deal, but meetings with
David Frost, his senior adviser and so-
called EU “sherpa”, last week changed
their minds, along with newspaper
articles including a confrontational
opinion piece written by Stephen Bar-
clay, the Brexit Secretary.
“Our working hypothesis is no deal,”
said an EU source after the meeting,
where diplomats agreed they could not
rely on MPs to prevent a disorderly
withdrawal.
“It was clear the UK does not have
another plan,” a senior EU diplomat said
of the meetings with Mr Frost. “No in-
tention to negotiate, which would re-
quire a plan. A no-deal appears to be the
UK Government’s central scenario.”
Mr Johnson is yet to meet any EU
leaders or officials in person, which has


surprised Brussels and added to the
conviction that he is not prepared to
compromise.
Mr Cummings yesterday allegedly
threatened Downing Street staff with
the sack if they tried to block no deal,
during an attack on Remainer former
Cabinet ministers whom he accused of
“frustrating” Brexit. According to an in-
sider, the former head of Vote Leave
“absolutely tore into” Philip Hammond
and Greg Clark during the 7.55am meet-
ing at No 10, when he called on special
advisers to detail every department’s
no-deal planning by tomorrow.
“He said that Hammond and Clark
had not only failed to prepare for no
deal but actively blocked it,” said the
source. “He absolutely tore into them.
But then he said: ‘If you don’t flag prob-
lems now and they blow up in the next
two weeks then it will be your fault.’”
A source close to Mr Cummings con-
firmed he had said the former chancel-
lor and business secretary “did not
want the country to be ready for no deal
for political purposes”.
EU officials are now viewing the Oc-
tober summit in Brussels as the “no-
deal Brexit summit”, whereas before
they had expected leaders to mull over
a British request to extend Article 50.
Mr Frost reportedly told Brussels
that Britain plans to negotiate a free-
trade agreement after a no-deal Brexit.
Brussels is still expected to ask for a
backstop-style solution for the Irish
border and the £39 billion Brexit bill as
a condition for opening trade talks.
Diplomats are now waiting to hear
what Mr Johnson tells EU leaders when
Continued on Page 4

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Tim Stanley: Page 15

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