Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 30 May 2016

1. Tory MPs openly demand a new party leader

Two rebel Tory MPs have openly called for a new party leader and a general election. Andrew Bridgen and Nadine Dorries say that even winning the EU referendum won’t stop David Cameron from facing a leadership challenge in the summer. Meanwhile, an unnamed anti-Cameron Tory MP told the Sunday Times: “All we have to do is catch the prime minster with a live boy or a dead girl and we are away.”

2. Anti-drink campaigners secretly drew up safety measures

Members of the anti-drink lobby drew up official safety limits for alcohol, reports The Times. The experts’ report led to the weekly advisory limit for men being cut from 21 to 14 units — or seven pints of beer — and included warnings to women that wine is linked to breast cancer. But the panel did not disclose that four key figures were members of a lobby group financed by the temperance movement.

3. Tony Blair says reports of his wealth 'grossly exaggerated'

Tony Blair has played down rumours about his wealth and claimed 80% of his work is unpaid. The former PM has been accused of pocketing millions of pounds from lucrative consultancy deals, with his personal wealth rumoured to be as high as £100m. Blair says the figure is “grossly exaggerated” and quipped that his wife Cherie wants to know where all the money is.

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4. OMG, an Emoji Bible has totally been published

The holy book of Christianity has been given a 21st-century update with the publication of the Emoji Bible. Described as a “great and fun way to share the gospel”, the new version interprets all 66 books of the King James Version with Unicode-approved emoji and commonly-used internet slang and contractions. Scripture 4 Millennials is just under 3,300 pages long.

5. Eton College provost may quit Tories over 'social engineering'

The Provost of Eton College has threatened to quit the Tory party over government plans to make employers ask candidates whether they attended an independent school. Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, a former Tory Cabinet minister, says the plan – a bid to stop discrimination against the poor – is “fundamentally” wrong.

6. Corbyn hints at shadow cabinet role for Miliband

Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that he would like to see Ed Miliband serve in his shadow cabinet, notes The Guardian. Corbyn, who appeared alongside the former party leader during a pro-EU event and in interviews, said his predecessor was “a great friend", “a great asset” and said of a shadow cabinet role for Miliband: “That is all for the future.”

7. Syrian opposition negotiator quits over peace talk failure

Mohammed Alloush, the chief negotiator of Syria's main opposition umbrella group, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks. Alloush, from the High Negotiations Committee, said the talks had not conjured a political deal or eased the plight of Syrians in besieged areas. His resignation could spark further departures.

8. Sugar tax should be scrapped, says Taxpayers' Alliance

The planned sugar tax will "hit poorest families hardest" and should be scrapped, says the Taxpayers’ Alliance. The group says the levy has nothing to do with the sugar content of products. It tested 49 drinks and found that some coffee shop drinks had more sugar than Coca Cola, but would not be taxed. Anti-obesity campaigners welcomed the new measure when it was announced in March.

9. Blame 'human stupidity' not crocodiles for Australia attack

An Australian MP has blamed Sunday night’s crocodile attack on “human stupidity”. He criticised the victim for ignoring warning signs, and said the apparent fatality should not spark a “vendetta” against crocs in northern Australia. “You can’t legislate against human stupidity,” Warren Entsch said on Monday.

10. Briefing: Google's plan to replace passwords with 'trust scores'

Google looks set to abandon traditional passwords in favour of a new "trust score" system on Android-powered devices.

Trust API monitors how users operate their phones and builds a profile based on numerous factors to determine if a device is in the right hands. According to The Guardian, the feature was introduced to developers at this year's annual Google I/O conference and will go through initial tests with "several very large financial institutions in June". Should this

prove a success, the system could be available to Android developers bythe end of the year.

Google to replace passwords with 'trust scores'