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CAMERON 'MUST STOP PUSSYFOOTING AROUND OVER TAX DODGERS': CORBYN

David Cameron must "stop pussyfooting around" and take action on tax dodgers, Jeremy Corbyn will demand, in response to the Panama Papers leak which has seen the Prime Minister dragged into a row about his late father's business affairs .

The Labour leader will claim the information shows the need to get tough on tax havens including Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

Mr Corbyn will insist there cannot be "one set of rules for the wealthy elite and another for the rest of us", adding that "the richest must pay their way".

UNIONS TO PRESENT PLAN TO SAVE STEEL JOBS

The Business Secretary will travel to Mumbai today to meet the chairman of steel giant Tata as efforts to save thousands of jobs are stepped up.

Sajid Javid will hold talks with Cyrus Mistry to discuss details of the sales process for the firm's UK steel operations.

The Indian conglomerate made a shock decision last Tuesday to sell its loss making UK business, threatening thousands of redundancies.

CARWYN JONES TO PRESS DAVID CAMERON OVER PORT TALBOT STEELWORKS NATIONALISATION

David Cameron will come under fresh pressure to nationalise the Port Talbot steelworks until a private buyer can be found as he holds face-to-face crisis talks with First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones.

The Prime Minister insisted the UK is doing all it can to find a long-term solution for the giant South Wales plant and the Government would make it "as attractive as possible" to investors.

But Mr Jones said he would be asking Mr Cameron to provide an assurance that the Government would take Tata Steel's plants in Wales into public ownership until an investor comes forward.

LEAVING EU 'WOULD BE ACT OF SELF-HARM': DAVID CAMERON

Leaving the European Union would be an "act of economic and political self-harm" which would leave the UK with a "second-rate" trading relationship, David Cameron warned.

The Prime Minister said leaving the single market would be "needless and reckless" and insisted that Brexit would not help the beleaguered British steel industry.

Mr Cameron said cutting ties with Brussels would "hit our service industries hard" as he warned that European governments would come under intense pressure to impose tariff barriers to protect their own industries from British competition.

HEALTH TOURISM IS COSTING UK MILLIONS, SAY BREXIT CAMPAIGNERS

Health tourism from the European Union is costing the UK hundreds of millions a year, Brexit campaigners have claimed.

Analysis by the Vote Leave campaign indicates that the UK pays an average of £723 million a year more to EU countries for treatment of UK nationals than it receives back for treating their citizens in British hospitals and surgeries.

Figures released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request show that since 2007-2008, the UK has paid £6.18 billion to other EU member states for the treatment of British citizens in the EU, but received just £405 million from other EU countries for the cost of treating their citizens in the UK, a gap of £5.78 billion.

'ONLY 1% OF FATHERS TAKE SHARED PARENTAL LEAVE OPTION'

Only 1% of fathers have taken up the opportunity to share parental leave a year after the option was introduced, according to a survey of employers and parents.

According to research by My Family Care - which advises businesses on being family-friendly - and the Women's Business Council, 55% of women said they would not want to share their maternity leave.

The survey of more than 1,000 parents and 200 businesses found that taking up shared parental leave (SPL) was dependent on a person's individual circumstances, particularly on their financial situation and the paternity pay on offer from their employer.

EX-BARCLAYS BANKERS' LIBOR FIXING TRIAL DUE TO BEGIN

The trial of five former Barclays bankers charged with conspiracy to defraud in connection with the alleged fixing of Libor will start today.

Jonathan James Mathew, 35, Stylianos Contogoulas, 44, Jay Vijay Merchant, 45, Alex Pabon, 37, and Ryan Reich, 34, are accused of manipulating the US Dollar London Interbank Offered Rate between June 1 2005 and August 31 2007.

The charge states that they dishonestly agreed to procure or make submissions of rates by Barclays, a panel bank, into the Dollar Libor setting process which were false or misleading.

LABOUR VOTE WILL HELP COUNCILS WITHSTAND 'ONSLAUGHT' OF CUTS, SAYS JEREMY CORBYN

Voting Labour will help councils withstand an "onslaught" of cuts from the Tory Government, Jeremy Corbyn will claim as he launches his party's local election campaign.

The Labour leader will step up his party's campaign against the Government's plan to turn state schools in England into academies, claiming it will cost £1 billion at a time when spending is being squeezed.

Mr Corbyn will aim to put Labour's approach to creating a "fairer economy" at the centre of his pitch to voters, claiming David Cameron's administration is "making the wrong choices and has the wrong priorities".

GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF PRIORITISING TRADE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS

Ministers are giving a clear impression that the UK is increasingly putting trade and security above human rights concerns, MPs warned.

There was "plainly a perception" that the issue had been downgraded in the Government's dealings with countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee said.

The omission of Egypt and Bahrain from a Foreign Office list of countries requiring special attention helped foster the idea it "has become more hesitant in promoting and defending international human rights openly and robustly", it said.

LONG-TERM SICK LEAVE AMONG POLICE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES 'UP BY A THIRD'

The number of police officers and staff taking long-term sick leave for psychological reasons has gone up by over a third in the past five years, police have said.

Despite overall employee numbers falling, the number of police officers and police staff taking time off for psychological reasons went up from 4,544 in 2010 to 6,129 in 2015.

The figures, which come from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by BBC Radio 5 live Daily, also show a steady increase in overall long-term sick leave over the same period.