Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 1 Aug 2016

1. Tory MPs join condemnation of Cameron over honours

The honours row is raging on as Tory MPs accuse David Cameron of “devaluing the system” by awarding gongs to his wife's stylist and his former drivers. A list leaked over the weekend found Cameron has also requested knighthoods for two main Tory donors who have together given more than £3m to the party and EU “remain” campaign. Labour said the news revealed an “old boy’s network”.

2. MP says male refugees 'should be taught how to treat women'

Male refugees settling in Britain should be formally taught how to treat women, a senior Labour MP has argued. Thangam Debbonaire, the chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees, has called for a "refugee integration strategy" so that men "understand what is expected of them". She said it could prevent cases of assault and sexual harassment, as well as tackling genital mutilation.

3. Bank of England could cut growth forecasts to below zero

The Bank of England is expected to downgrade its growth forecasts this week, in response to the Brexit vote. Prior to the referendum, governor Mark Carney said that a Leave vote could result in a “technical recession” — two quarters in a row of the economy shrinking. As well as cutting growth forecasts to around zero, the bank will announce its response plan.

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4. Humayun Khan’s parents condemn Trump's 'black soul'

The mother and father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq described Donald Trump as a “black soul” unfit for office, after he insulted them and suggested he had made sacrifices for the US comparable to their son’s. “He is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country,” said Khizr Khan, Humayun Khan’s father. Hillary Clinton condemned Trump’s “insults” and “degrading comments”.

5. Police rescue Ecclestone's kidnapped mother-in-law

Police have rescued the mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone from kidnappers. Aparecida Schunck was taken from her Sao Paulo home in Sao on 22 July. Her captors demanded 120m reais (£27.8m) to release her. Police say no ransom was paid, adding that a special anti-kidnap squad had rescued her on the outskirts of Sao Paolo.

6. Rogue UBS trader says scandal could happen again

A London trader who lost UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) says such a scandal “could happen again”. Kweku Adoboli has apologised and said that banking has not done enough to regain the public's trust. He said the industry was still riven by conflicts of interest and that traders were pushed to make profits "no matter what". Adoboli was described at his trial as a "master fraudster" and "sophisticated liar".

7. Former Corbyn advisers back Owen Smith for leadership

Two former economic advisers to Jeremy Corbyn have backed his rival Owen Smith in the leadership contest. David Blanchflower, a former member of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee, said Corbyn is “absolutely, completely unelectable”. Simon Wren-Lewis, a professor at Oxford University, wrote: “What seems totally clear to me is that given recent events a Corbyn-led party cannot win in 2020, or even come close.”

8. Hate crimes triple in some 'Leave vote' regions

Hate crimes have tripled in areas of the UK that voted to leave the EU. On average across the UK there was a 57% increase in hate crimes reported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council in the aftermath of the referendum. The figures emerged as home secretary Amber Rudd announced that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary will look at how officers respond to reports of such crimes.

9. Former employee says Philip Green told her: 'I own you'

A former employee of Sir Philip Green says the controversial tycoon told her, “I pay your wages, I own you”. The employee says she responded: “No you don’t, slavery was over a long time ago.” Meanwhile, as the war of words between Green and Frank Field MP rages on, the MP said Green must “face up to the evil that he has done in destroying BHS, workers’ jobs, and pension fund liabilities”.

10. Poverty 'costs the UK £78bn a year'

Poverty in the UK costs the average taxpayer £1,200 a year, and the UK £78bn in total, a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says. The study found that the NHS bore the brunt of the costs, because those in poverty were "more likely" to suffer ill health. In response, the government said employment was key to beating poverty, adding that "we've made good progress".