22/02/2016 The Papers

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our look ahead to what the papers With me are

the political correspondent for the Evening Standard, Pippa Crerar,

and the broadcaster John Stapleton. The Daily Mail's main story is

the Prime Minister's personal attack on Boris Johnson in the Commons

over the EU referendum. Eton rivals is the headline

on the front of the Metro, another reference to today's

acrimonious Commons debate involving The two politicians are also

pictured on the front The Express quotes

a pollster who believes the Mayor of London's position

on Europe could be a deciding factor in June's referendum,

while the Financial Times focuses on the tumbling pound amid concerns

about a possible Brexit. The pound hitting

a seven-year low is also featured the Times carries a warning

from business leaders that a Brexit And the Sun's headline is

"Halal-bert Square", a reference to the BBC's decision to build

a mosque on the new EastEnders set. We are going to start with the

Telegraph and the Guardian's front pages. We will bring them up for our

viewers. The one on the right, here it is, eventually it will come. The

Guardian, very theirs. Left of centre it might argue. The PM

attacks Johnson. Cameron lets rip at Boris. This has, I suppose,

completely dominated the agenda today in terms of the debate over

Europe. Is it going to dominate the agenda for the next four months, do

you think, these two huge personalities? Many on both

campaigns will be hoping not because obviously the focus on the

personalities tends to distract from the focus on the policies and what

people want to hear is actually what the PM's proposals and renegotiated

deal with Europe might actually mean for them. And it is just days since

David Cameron called for an orderly EU debate. And while we are all

aware that the truce was quite fragile, I don't think anybody

really expected the scale of the vitriol which emerged today during

the Commons statement. It was pure political theatre and I have not

seen anything like it, that sort of blue on blue action. Some people

have compared it to Margaret Thatcher, the last example of two

Tory big beasts going at it like this. David Cameron was obviously

furious that after months of leaving him up the garden path Boris Johnson

came out for Brexit yesterday and he feels he has been betrayed after

Boris said not just to him but to friends, Tory MPs and journalists,

inferred that he would continue to stay in, to fight for staying in,

despite the fact that he had some reservations about the EU. it is not

often you hear someone as senior as Boris Johnson shouting rubbish.

Cameron, as you say, is clearly rattled by Boris, and the extent of

his loathing, I'm not sure... There was a lovely cartoon on the

Telegraph showing the driver of the Prime Minister saying to Mr Cameron,

Prime Minister, do you want me to knock down all cyclists or just

Boris? Making light of what was a fairly dramatic afternoon. No doubt

about it whatsoever. Cameron, for example, dismissed as for the birds

the suggestion for Boris Johnson that there could be a second

referendum to get a better deal from Brussels. Ireland got one but it

isn't on the agenda this time. He made references to one particularly

strong quote saying I don't know many couples who begin divorce

proceedings in order to renew their wedding vows, which is obviously

pointed at Boris Johnson, who has had a fairly... The killer quote for

me was when he said I am not standing for re-election, you are

after my job, that is why you are doing this, was the implication. And

many people... It will certainly be up to Boris Johnson to prove to the

public that he isn't in this for Boris Johnson and fulfilling his own

political ambitions. That he actually has Britain's test interest

at heart. The Daily Mail says now Cameron turns nasty. There were

elements of that trait in his personality where he can be pretty

vicious. He is usually preserving that for those across the aisle, not

for those on his own backbenchers behind him. You will remember the

Daily Mail has been for leaving the EU right from the start. Their

campaign has been solid on that front as is their right. That

headline promises... Fits that agenda very well indeed. I think it

is Alan Johnston reminds us of a quote from Churchill when someone

suggested that he should attack the enemy, he said the enemy is not

opposite. And that some extent the case this afternoon because half the

Tory MPs are actually now backing to leave the EU. But it was nasty,

there is no doubt about it. The other thing that struck me about it

is, I am not making a political point here but I thought Cameron's

performance today in the Commons was, these personal asides are

part, was very impressive, as I thought his performance on Friday

night when he made the announcement after all those many hours of

negotiation was also very impressive, but not for nothing was

the boss of corporate affairs at a big television Station in London.

Clearly be in campaign has David Cameron leading it. Boris Johnson

has made it clear over the weekend that he was not going to be taking

part in debates and getting on television and discussing all of

this. Who is going to lead the out campaign? Boris will be the de facto

leader. He finds it impossible not to say something. In his day job as

Mayor of London he comes in contact with the press several times a day.

He is always on the radio or the television, he finds it impossible

to keep his mouth shut. And we should congratulate ourselves, David

Cameron must say, it is Tuesday and Boris Johnson has not put his foot

in it. You will grab a headline. And he will love the fact he is on the

front page. It is important, it boosts his ego, he undoubtedly has

his eye on Number 10 and what comes after David Cameron, eyeing up his

rival George Osborne and I think you asked initially about whether these

attacks will continue, I think you might find different parties being

involved at it wouldn't surprise me at the next one we see this George

Osborne versus Boris Johnson, as that very personal battle for the

Tory leadership takes on a new complexion through the EU referendum

debate. Let's go to the Daily Express. Boris boosts fight to quit

EU. Says expert pollster. Does this ring true to your? You look at that

headline, and we only have the front page, we haven't got the inside page

but on the evidence of this front page, we haven't got the inside page

but on the evidence of this front-page pole where they say 99%

of the Daily Express readers on the phone polls say they want out.

Telephone poles are not necessarily the most reliable of polls, but do

you believe any polls at all these days? But I am sure that they are

right in thinking that Boris will have some impact on people's

thinking, no doubt about that. A hugely influential figure. We have

been talking about him for the last five minutes and all the papers are

covering his shenanigans with David Cameron in the Commons today. By all

accounts Number 10 are worried he could put four percentage points on

the leave campaign. And when it is as close as it is at the moment, if

you believe the polls, that is an important caveat, at the remain

campaign seems to be slightly ahead. But not much, and those four points

could really make a difference. Four whole months to go. Untucked your

shirt by the way. The Sterling tumbles as Cameron takes on Johnson.

We haven't really talked about any of the nitty-gritty about what it

might mean for Britain being in or out. We have talked about the

personalities. But the suggestion is that uncertainty over whether or not

we are going to stay or leave has affected Sterling prices. The

biggest drop in seven years. And Moody 's warning that it could

damage written's credit rating and that could be more expensive for

government borrowing, the Fitch backing those assertions as well.

Commodity prices have increased, oil prices have increased as well but a

big impact on sterling which is good news for exporters, good news for

Britain in the sense that people coming here will be more attracted

to come here. A major impact. And then you have the Times talking

about Brexit putting jobs at risk. The prediction was that 50% of the

FTSE top 100 bosses will be saying let's stay in. It turns out that it

is about 200 business leaders employing 1.2 million people, 36

companies in all. They are big names, names like Marks Spencer

's, Vodafone, ASDA. And the chief executives of Gatwick have also

signed up. Their names are on it. And David Cameron did say in the

Commons that Number 10 was behind it. One of his civil servants had

drafted the letter. As The Times have pointed out, critics are likely

to focus on the dignitaries who have given cash or a Tory donors, who are

David Cameron's friends, and apparently 25 of the signatures have

accepted government roles while he has been in Downing Street. And

while you listed several big names, ASDA, Vodafone and so on,

conspicuous by their absence will be other big British names such as

Tesco, Sainsbury is, Barclays, and it is not to say they are for

leaving, but they have not joined the State campaign. And big

employers in the north-east say that it doesn't matter. The uncertainty

bothers most of them. And the smaller companies are not so

enthusiastic about Europe because of the regulations imposed upon them by

the redtape. Although Cameron has said they are going to try to hit

new targets to reduce red tape but that is obviously yet to be

achieved. We are actually going to move away from the EU referendum. We

are going to go to the inside page of the Sun. NHS offer ?3000 to buy a

birth care. Mothers to be going to be handed ?3000 to buy the services

of private midwives. This is plans to cut the number of hospital

births. The NHS's midwifery in particular has had a bad run of it

and the Care Quality commission has found that women are failed by many

maternity units and 7% of NHS services are inadequate. That

doesn't sound great. I should declare an interest in that I have

had three children on the NHS, all of whom were warned at home which is

apparently what women will be able to do with these vouchers. It is

cheaper apparently to give birth at home than it is in hospital. And it

is essentially what it would cost if they had it elsewhere, I assume. But

there will be a lot of concern about what is privatisation by stealth of

midwifery services, some would say. While choice can be a good thing,

how many pregnant women are actually going to want to shop around for

care? Surely most of them, and I'm sure I was like this, we'll just

want to know they are going to get good, safe care whether it at home

or in their local maternity unit. And some poorer families might try

and get this done on the cheap, as it were. Or people might feel under

pressure. Yes, to get a cheaper service. Personal midwifery, home

delivery, acupuncture, apparently these choices for some people. Are

completely out of it, Hypno birthing? It is about staying calm,

breathing deeply, we will do that later. Later on. Let's go to the

Times, page four. Their apparently is a fashion for wood-burning

stoves. I didn't realise this. I think this may be a rather

metropolitan story, but we will finish with this. We are on the BBC!

It is an interesting story, actually. It is saying that

wood-burning stoves are actually causing about a 10th of all air

pollution in London. And air pollution, this is the most

staggering fact of all of these stories as far as, at least

partially responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people every year year.

People with other conditions, I assume, obesity, dementia, asthma,

and conditions like that which are exacerbated by this. But it is

interesting also because wood-burning was introduced

initially as hopefully an attempt to actually reduce CO2 emissions but it

seems to be putting at risk the very thing it was trying to solve,

according to this report. And transport pollution remains...

Exhaust fumes remained the worst contributor to air pollution across

the board but it does mention that within the homes things like stoves

and... Not just wood-burning stoves, but gas cookers, air freshener is

committing dangerous particles, it suggests that opening your window

once a day will help to blow away the dangerous chemicals that held

up. If you are Scottish and Hardy like me, the windows are open all

night. Doesn't matter if it is freezing, you need fresh air. Put on

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