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• Brexit Voting MPs Adopted Doctrine Of 'Hitler, Mussolini And Stalin', Says Lib Dem Lord Taverne

  13-03-2017 23:42
  
  MPs who campaigned for ‘Remain’ at the EU referendum but voted to give Theresa May the authority to start the Brexit process are guilty of accepting the politics of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini, a Lib Dem peer has claimed.
  Lord Taverne said on Monday evening that the House of Lords should have refused to allow the House of Commons to have its way on how the UK leaves the EU.
  He said MPs had decided to “abandoned the principle of parliamentary democracy”.
  MPs from differe
  
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• May clear to trigger Brexit after Lords give way

  13-03-2017 23:19
  Peers back off on Article 50 amendments after MPs vote them down
  
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• Parliament passes Brexit bill and opens way to triggering article 50

  13-03-2017 23:12
  
  Peers accept MPs’ decision to reject amendments aimed at guaranteeing rights of EU citizens and meaningful vote on final Brexit billTheresa May’s Brexit bill has cleared all its hurdles in the Houses of Parliament, opening the way for the prime minister to trigger article 50 by the end of March.Peers accepted the supremacy of the House of Commons late on Monday night after MPs overturned amendments aimed at guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens in the UK and giving parliament a &ldq
  
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• Brexit: Early financial settlement won't be 'forced on UK'

  13-03-2017 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Initial talks on EU cash settlement confined to broad principles not exact figures, the UK is told.
  
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• Boris Johnson Talks About New Royal Yacht Amid Brexit And Scottish Referendum Tensions

  13-03-2017 21:58
  
  Tensions were riding high in parliament on Monday, as Nicola Sturgeon announced she’d push for a second Scottish independence referendum and MPs rejected giving themselves a “meaningful” vote on the outcome of Brexit negotiations.
  So Boris Johnson decided it was a good time to talk about a boat.
  Speaking in the Commons after MPs voted against House of Lords amendments to the bill to trigger Article 50, the Foreign Secretary lauded the “soft power” a new royal yacht
  
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• Could you be a One Nation candidate? Take the quiz! | First Dog on the Moon

  13-03-2017 21:00
  
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• Charlotte Hogg’s role at Bank of England in balance

  13-03-2017 20:59
  Treasury committee report to fall just short of recommending she does not get post
  
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• MPs reject Lords amendments to Article 50 bill

  13-03-2017 20:11
  Theresa May on track to trigger formal process of leaving EU
  
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• Russian whistleblower’s death linked to poisoned soup

  13-03-2017 20:08
  Toxic plant found in Alexander Perepilichny’s stomach, pre-inquest told
  
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• MPs Reject Article 50 Bill Amendments On 'Meaningful' Vote On Brexit Deal And EU Nationals' Rights

  13-03-2017 20:00
  
  MPs have rejected amendments to the Brexit bill that called for parliament to have a “meaningful” vote on a final deal and protected EU nationals’ rights after we leave the EU. 
  Peers defied the Government to amend the bill - which must pass before Theresa May begins the formal process of leaving the bloc - to allow EU nationals already here to remain after Brexit and give MPs a vote on the final deal.
  But on Monday night, MPs voted 335-287 to reject the EU natio
  
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• Brexit Article 50 Bill Clears Parliament, Giving Theresa May Legal Power To Begin Leaving The EU

  13-03-2017 20:00
  
  Theresa May has won the legal power to begin Brexit, after the Article 50 bill cleared parliament without amendments.
  MPs rejected amendments to the Brexit bill that called for parliament to have a “meaningful” vote on a final deal and protected EU nationals’ rights after we leave the EU. 
  Peers defied the Government to amend the bill - which must pass before Theresa May begins the formal process of leaving the bloc - to allow EU nationals already here to remain
  
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• MPs win right to challenge Victorian law criminalising abortion

  13-03-2017 19:54
  
  Offences Against the Person Act 1861 makes a woman’s decision to terminate her own pregnancy punishable by life in prisonMPs have won the right to introduce a bill to parliament which would decriminalise abortion for the first time by repealing a law that dates back to Victorian times.A ten-minute rule bill introduced by Diana Johnson, the Labour MP for Hull North, sought permission of the House to change two sections of a law passed in 1861, before women had the vote. It succeeded by 170
  
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• Sturgeon throws down independence gauntlet to May

  13-03-2017 19:51
  Prime minister faces Brexit talks while trying to keep UK together
  
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• Sturgeon throws down gauntlet on independence

  13-03-2017 19:51
  Theresa May now faces Brexit talks while trying to keep UK together
  
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• Budget help for pubs only a 'stay of execution', says MP

  13-03-2017 19:34
  
  Philip Hammond may have overstated how many pubs will qualify for business rates discount, says Labour’s Jim McMahonThe government’s pledge to protect England’s pubs by giving them a £1,000 business rates discount has been described as a “stay of execution” rather than long-term support by a Labour MP, as new industry estimates suggested thousands of businesses would get no help at all. Jim McMahon said it was welcome that chancellor Philip Hammond had shown s
  
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• Theresa May faces new Brexit front in Scotland

  13-03-2017 19:33
  PM preparing for two years of EU talks now faces fight to stop UK break-up
  
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• Arguments reshaped by EU, Labour woes and oil fall

  13-03-2017 19:33
  Sturgeon can portray independence as the only way to escape Tory governments
  
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• Sturgeon’s influence leaves May in a bind

  13-03-2017 19:05
  The UK prime minister risks inciting anti-Europeans or Scots
  
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• Theresa May set to wait until last week of March to start Brexit

  13-03-2017 18:10
  
  PM ends speculation she would trigger article 50 on Tuesday, but Downing Street denies any delay due to Sturgeon announcementTheresa May has quashed speculation that she would trigger article 50 on Tuesday and is now likely to wait until the final week of March to start Britain’s exit from the EU, the Guardian understands.Whitehall figures had earlier said the prime minister was likely to move quickly this week if MPs and peers signed off as expected on legislation to allow the formal proc
  
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• David Davis Says UK Will Not Deport EU Citizens After Brexit

  13-03-2017 18:07
  
  David Davis has dismissed the suggestion the British government would deport EU citizens after Brexit.
  The landmark European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill giving Theresa May the power to start the UK’s divorce from the EU is due to pass its final parliamentary hurdle later today.
  But the government will first move to remove amendments attached to the legislation by the House of Lords which introduce a “meaningful” parliamentary vote on the final deal with Brussels an
  
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• Is Westminster politics really a waste of time?

  13-03-2017 18:00
  
  With the Commons divided between fawning careerists and the awkward squad, Mhairi Black’s frustration is understandable, says our parliamentary sketchwriter. Meanwhile a former Labour MP argues that backbenchers can still make a differenceWhat’s one of the rarest sights in the House of Commons? A government minister giving a direct answer to a direct question. And even when a direct answer is given, it’s frequently only a best guess. In the referendum campaign last year, David
  
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• Pound higher as Sturgeon pledges referendum

  13-03-2017 17:54
  Sterling holds on to day’s gains as analysts debate impact of vote on currency
  
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• Brexit's Article 50 Won't Be Triggered By Theresa May Until 'The END Of March', No.10 Says

  13-03-2017 17:40
  
  Brexit will not be formally triggered until the end of the month, Downing Street has revealed.
  With the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill set to clear Parliament on Monday night, some MPs and civil servants had been braced for the possibility that Theresa May could trigger on Tuesday the Article 50 process of the UK quitting the EU.
  But the Prime Minister’s official spokesman finally killed off the speculation by stressing “in capital letters” that the likely trigger date w
  
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• The Scottish economy has strengths – but could it make a success of independence? | Larry Elliott

  13-03-2017 17:34
  
  A plunge in the oil price since the 2014 referendum and a budget deficit appear to make Scotland’s finances less than rosyConvincing the Scottish people that they would be better off after independence proved beyond Alex Salmond in 2014. Project Fear failed to deliver for David Cameron in the EU referendum last June but it did the trick in Scotland 21 months earlier.Nicola Sturgeon faces the same tough challenge. Indeed, constructing an economic case for independence looks harder now than
  
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• BBC newsreaders in High Court battle over tax

  13-03-2017 16:52
  Tribunal hears corporation pressed presenters to set up personal service companies
  
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• Kellyanne Conway Claims 'Microwaves With Cameras' Used By Spooks To Surveil People

  13-03-2017 16:48
  
  Senior Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway has said, without evidence, that “microwaves that turn into cameras” are commonly used by spy agencies.
  Conway, who has been criticised, mocked and officially rebuked in the past for her media appearances, told a regional newspaper on Sunday of the “many ways we can surveil each other”. 
  Her comments came after the Bergen Record’s Mike Kelly asked: “Do you know whether Trump Tower was wiretapped?&
  
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• Scottish Independence Pledge Prompts Tweeters To Suggest New Names For The UK

  13-03-2017 16:37
  
  Nicola Sturgeon’s pledge to give Scotland another vote on independence has got people thinking that “the United Kingdom” no longer accurately describes Britain.
  The Brexit referendum showed how divided Britons are and now Scots might stop being Britons at all.
  Some suggested an Oldie But Goldie that we first heard after the Brexit vote in June: Renaming the country around the one thing we still all indisputably share.Poundland
  #SuggestANewNameForTheUK— Mr Hyde-White (@jab
  
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• A culture shift to deal with cyber threats

  13-03-2017 16:16
  Boardrooms should worry about the risk to the integrity of their data
  
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• Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon fires starting gun on referendum

  13-03-2017 16:09
  
  First minister to seek second vote on leaving UK, saying Theresa May has failed to move an inch over Brexit negotiationsNicola Sturgeon has triggered a fresh constitutional battle over Scotland’s future after announcing plans to stage a second independence referendum within two years.Accusing Theresa May of thwarting Scotland’s desire for a special deal with Europe, the first minister confirmed she plans to hold the vote between autumn 2018 and spring 2019 unless the UK government of
  
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• Scottish referendum: will it happen?

  13-03-2017 15:36
  Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second vote between autumn 2018 and spring 2019
  
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• Sadiq Khan: lack of interim EU trade deal could cause ‘colossal damage’

  13-03-2017 15:31
  
  London mayor calls on Theresa May to strike deal and calls expectations to conclude trade negotiations within two years ‘unrealistic’Theresa May’s insistence that a Brexit trade deal with the EU must be reached within two years is already causing unnecessary damage to the economy by compounding uncertainty for businesses, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has warned.In response to No 10’s Brexit plan, the mayor on Monday called on the prime minister to prioritise striking
  
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• The battle for Scotland will be tougher next time

  13-03-2017 15:08
  A second referendum is likely to be a close-run thing, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• Sturgeon presses the Scottish referendum button

  13-03-2017 14:45
  Downing Street seems to accept it must allow second vote. The focus now is on timing
  
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• UK’s parliament poised for final vote on Brexit bill

  13-03-2017 14:37
  Legislation expected to pass unamended through House of Commons
  
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• Parliament poised for final vote on Brexit bill

  13-03-2017 14:37
  If passed, Article 50 unlikely to be triggered for another two weeks
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's Scottish Independence Referendum Comments Spark Debate Over 'Misreporting'

  13-03-2017 14:35
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has accused journalists of “misreporting” what he said in an interview about Scottish independence, despite video proving otherwise.
  On Saturday the Labour leader triggered a fresh internal-party row following an interview with a reporter from the Press Association (PA).He said:  “If a referendum is held then it is absolutely fine, it should be held. I don’t think it’s the job of Westminster or the Labour Party to prevent people ho
  
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• Five big issues omitted from the UK Budget

  13-03-2017 14:05
  The chancellor and OBR skirted around Brexit, low wage growth and welfare cuts
  
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• Indyref2: Brexit comes home to roost

  13-03-2017 13:51
  
  Theresa May could be overseeing the break up of our country
  
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• Sturgeon to seek second Scottish independence vote

  13-03-2017 12:59
  First minister says poll should be held between late 2018 and early 2019
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon Confirms Plans To Hold Second Scottish Independence Referendum

  13-03-2017 12:46
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has said she plans to trigger another Scottish independence referendum - and that she expects to win.
  Speaking in Edinburgh on Monday morning, Scotland’s first minister said she wanted the vote to be held between Autumn 2018 and Spring 2019.
  Sturgeon said she will next week ask the Scottish Parliament to approve the necessary Section 30 order from Westminster.
  She said the Brexit vote meant there had been a “material change or circumstances” which justified a se
  
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• Ian McEwan clarifies remarks likening Brexit vote to Third Reich

  13-03-2017 12:43
  
  Author says his words were ‘garbled’ in translation and he never suggested UK government and Brexiters resembled NazisIan McEwan has clarified remarks he made about Brexit last week in which he was reported as saying that the British referendum reminded him of Nazi Germany.In a statement issued to the Guardian on Monday, the author insisted that while he deplored the current intolerant and aggressive political climate, he had never suggested that either the British government or thos
  
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• TrumpWatch: 5 Troubling Things From The World Of Donald Trump This Weekend

  13-03-2017 12:39
  
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• NHS data loss scandal has prompted five inquiries, ministers say

  13-03-2017 12:34
  
  Government accused of ‘huge cover-up’ over its response to outcry over 515,000 lost test results and doctors’ lettersThe NHS’s loss of more than half a million pieces of confidential medical correspondence is so serious that it has triggered five separate investigations, ministers have admitted.The disclosure has prompted claims that the scale of the loss of 515,000 test results and doctors’ letters was hidden in “a huge cover-up”. It raises fresh questi
  
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• Document detailing Theresa May's travel plans left on train

  13-03-2017 12:22
  
  No 10 launches inquiry after discovery of PM’s schedule in what has been described as a serious security breachDowning Street has launched an investigation after Theresa May’s travel plans were left on a train in the latest in a long line of security breaches caused by the mishandling of sensitive documents.The prime minister’s schedule for a visit to the north-west in January, including the address of a hotel she was booked to work from, were found in the first-class coach of
  
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• The great unknowns of Brexit

  13-03-2017 12:12
  Nobody can be sure how the negotiations will play out
  
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• Families could lose up to 16% of income after NIC and benefit changes

  13-03-2017 11:53
  
  Study finds self-employed single parent of two on £10,000 faces losing thousands from national insurance rise and universal credit cuts
  Thousands of families dependent on a single self-employed wage could lose up to a sixth of their income due to a combination of national insurance changes in the budget and earlier cuts to universal credit.Analysis by the House of Commons library, commissioned by the Labour MP Owen Smith, found self-employed single parents with two children who earned &pou
  
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• A guide to Article 50

  13-03-2017 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May says she will trigger Article 50 by the end of March - starting Brexit negotiations.
  
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• 'Many more civil servants' needed to cope with Brexit workload

  13-03-2017 11:28
  
  Report finds civil service will need to be told which projects to delay or cancel as it is pushed to limit by BrexitCivil servants will be pushed “to the limit” by Brexit and more officials will need to be drafted into Whitehall to cope with the workload during two years of departure negotiations, according to expert analysis.A joint report by the Institute for Government (IfG) and UK in a Changing Europe thinktanks also suggests Whitehall will need clear direction on what projects c
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn denies backing second Scottish independence vote

  13-03-2017 10:49
  
  Labour leader says suggestion he would be ‘absolutely fine’ with another referendum is down to ‘mischievous misreporting’ Jeremy Corbyn has denied supporting a second Scottish independence referendum, claiming that “mischievous misreporting” had twisted his words.Corbyn received a furious response from parts of the Scottish Labour party after saying on Saturday he was “absolutely fine” with the idea of a new referendum taking place.Continue reading
  
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• The Waugh Zone March 13, 2017

  13-03-2017 09:55
  
  The five things you need to know on Monday, March 13…
  1) WITHDRAWAL METHOD
  By 7pm tonight - or 10.30pm at the latest - Parliament should have finally approved the EU Withdrawal Bill that allows Theresa May to trigger the formal Brexit process. The timing all comes down to just how carefully worded David Davis’s response is in the Commons to Lords amendments.
  If DD continues his habit of pragmatism and respect for (rather than resentment of) the House of Lords’ scrutiny role,
  
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