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1. Boris tells Rouhani he’s committed to Iran nuclear deal
Speaking to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this morning, Boris Johnson reaffirmed ‘the UK’s commitment to the [Iran nuclear deal]’ and called for ‘an end to hostilities’, according to a No. 10 spokesperson. (The deal, known as JCPOA, set out to stop Iran developing a nuclear weapon and was signed by all members of the UN’s Security Council before Iran and the US withdrew last year.) Boris also ‘raised the continued detention and mistreatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals in Iran’ calling for their ‘immediate release’.
2. Raab ‘looking very hard’ at Iran nuclear deal
While meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he is ‘looking very hard’ at the Iranian nuclear deal due to Iran’s ‘acute non-compliance’. He added that there is ‘an opportunity to build on this deal. Yesterday, Donald Trump urged Britain to pull out of the nuclear deal which he labelled ‘foolish’.
3. Barner: EU ‘must continue to prepare’ for no deal Brexit
Europe’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier this morning said that as Boris Johnson is not willing to extend the transition period, the EU and individual member states ‘must continue to prepare’ for a no-deal Brexit if a trade deal is not concluded in 11 months. He added ‘this would not affect issues covered in the withdrawal agreement’ but ‘it would mean the return of tariffs and quotas’ which would be ‘a total anachronism for interconnected economies’.
4. Gardiner: I can win a general election
Following last night’s reports that Barry Gardiner could be about to enter the Labour leadership race, he appeared on Victoria Derbyshire’s BBC show this morning. Asked what he could bring to the table that the other leadership candidates lack, Gardiner responded: ‘I can win a general election’. He hastily reassured the audience that the other wannabe leaders aren’t doomed to failure – then went on to praise his own ‘ability to communicate’. Here’s the clip.
5. Thornberry gives Corbyn’s election performance ‘nought out of 10’
Labour leadership candidate Emily Thornberry has told Sky News she would give Jeremy Corbyn ‘nought out of 10’ on his election performance and ‘two out of 10’ on his tackling of anti-Semitism in the party. However, Thornberry added she would give the outgoing leader ‘10 out of 10’ for his principles and for‘bringing [the party] back to speaking from our hearts’.
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