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• May tells MPs: I got us into this mess and I will get us out

  12-06-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May apologises to Tory MPs for election "mess" and says she will serve "as long as you want me to".
  
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• What will be in the Queen's Speech?

  12-06-2017 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tory manifesto promises could be in doubt after the election result, the BBC's Tom Bateman says.
  
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• No time to waste in Brexit talks, Michel Barnier warns UK

  12-06-2017 23:00
  Brussels negotiator says Britain at risk of crashing out with no deal on EU ties
  
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• Commuter group's 'outrage' at Chris Grayling Cabinet role

  12-06-2017 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Grayling has been reappointed transport secretary in Theresa May's new cabinet.
  
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• 'Dumb' Theresa May Criticised For Sacking Minister Who Saw Jeremy Corbyn's Surge Coming

  12-06-2017 22:36
  
  A Conservative minister who has long warned about the party ignoring working-class voters has been sacked by Theresa May.
  Robert Halfon confirmed he had been stripped of his role as apprenticeships and skills minister as the Prime Minister continued her reshuffle.
  The move was condemned by leading conservative commentator Tim Montgomerie, who said it showed May was “even dumber than I thought”.
  The removal of the MP for Harlow, who is close to George Osborne, from the frontbench com
  
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• Four MPs in running for SNP Westminster leader role

  12-06-2017 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four MPs confirm their candidacy for the role which became vacant after Angus Robertson lost his seat.
  
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• Theresa May apologises to Conservative MPs for election disaster

  12-06-2017 21:30
  Prime minister is ‘contrite’ with angry colleagues but still faces hurdles on Brexit
  
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• Theresa May apologises to colleagues for election disaster

  12-06-2017 21:30
  Prime minister is ‘contrite’ with angry Tory MPs but still faces hurdles on Brexit
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon says hard Brexit 'dead in the water'

  12-06-2017 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's first minister calls for a "short pause" in the Brexit process to allow consensus to be built.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: How Momentum HQ perfected social media outreach

  12-06-2017 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We go inside Momentum headquarters to find out firsthand how they used social media to encourage young people to vote for Jeremy Corbyn.
  
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• Voter Anger Over Austerity And Brexit Cost Tory MPs Their Seats, Admits May's New Chief Aide

  12-06-2017 20:30
  
  Theresa May’s most senior adviser has admitted that public anger over austerity and Brexit cost the Tory party seats in the general election.
  Gavin Barwell, who lost his own seat in London to Jeremy Corbyn’s “surge”, said that Labour had “tapped into” concerns about years of public sector pay freezes and other Government cuts.
  Speaking before he was appointed as the PM’s new chief of staff, he told the BBC’s Panorama programme that his party had t
  
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• Theresa May takes first steps to heal Conservative wounds

  12-06-2017 20:17
  ‘I will serve as long as you want me’, says prime minister
  
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• 'I Got Us Into This Mess, I'll Get Us Out' Theresa May Faces Tory MPs After Disastrous Election Campaign

  12-06-2017 20:08
  
  Theresa May has urged Tory MPs to give her time to sort out the “mess” she created with the dire General Election campaign.
  In a showdown meeting this evening, the Prime Minister apologised for the party’s performance at the ballot box, vowed to give help to those who had lost their seats and promised to be more open with colleagues in future.
  May appeared to throw herself on the mercy of her party, telling them she would stay as Prime Minister “as long as you want me&rd
  
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• Playing for time will benefit the country and the Conservatives

  12-06-2017 19:40
  A lack of majority leaves the party in a bind with a choice of two unthinkables
  
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• Tory-DUP deal 'a tremendous opportunity', says Foster

  12-06-2017 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster is to meet the PM on Tuesday to discuss a possible DUP-supported Conservative government.
  
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• Conservative manifesto pledges consigned to the bin

  12-06-2017 19:18
  Unpopular policies being ‘pruned’ and Queen’s Speech delayed
  
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• British businesses move to exploit opening for softer Brexit

  12-06-2017 19:11
  Industry lobbies unite to present government with single list of demands
  
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• So … what happens now? Election Daily podcast

  12-06-2017 19:04
  
  Jonathan Freedland and Owen Jones are joined by Polly Toynbee in the last of our Election Daily podcasts. The dust still hasn’t settled from Friday’s shock results, so what now for Labour? What now for the country? And how long for Theresa May?Subscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast & Stitcher and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterJonathan Freedland and Owen Jones are joined by Polly Toynbee in the last of our Election Daily podcasts. Continu
  
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• What Happens In The First Week Of A New Parliament?

  12-06-2017 18:56
  
  It’s been a long, gruelling election campaign full of unexpected twists.  
  MPs have spent several weeks out on the doorstep in their constituencies hoping to be returned to or take a seat for the first time in the House of Commons.
  But they won’t have long to catch their breath before it’s time to get going on another five-year (ahem) stint in Parliament. 
  If no changes are made to the current schedule, the Commons will sit for six weeks before rising for summer reces
  
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• Gavin Barwell on the Tories' election defeat

  12-06-2017 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-MP says austerity and the anger of Remain voters are the reasons he lost his marginal seat.
  
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• Theresa May faces pressure in cabinet to embrace soft Brexit

  12-06-2017 18:30
  Powerful figures in new team urge prime minister to prioritise jobs and economy
  
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• Northern Ireland urged to end devolution deadlock

  12-06-2017 18:23
  Parties have until June 29 to re-establish elected assembly and executive
  
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• Queen's Speech faces delay as DUP talks continue

  12-06-2017 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Queen's Speech had been expected to set out the government's plans next Monday.
  
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• Theresa May's chief of staff Gavin Barwell: Austerity and Brexit cost us

  12-06-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Theresa May's new chief of staff tells the BBC Labour "tapped" into concerns over Brexit and austerity.
  
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• General Election 2017 Analysis Suggests Young Turnout Wasn't What Produced Shock Result

  12-06-2017 17:55
  
  This has been called the election where young people turned out to deliver a shock result.
  The shock result has been attributed to a surge in turnout among the young, which denied the Tories their expected landslide result, humiliating Theresa May with a hung parliament.
  The view was encouraged by Labour’s manifesto policies aimed at the young, such as free university tuition.
  As the shock result came in, it became conventional wisdom, with celebrities like Lily Allen tweeting “respe
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn​ has won the first battle in a long ​war​ against the ruling elite | Paul Mason

  12-06-2017 17:11
  
  Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci understood that before taking power, the left must disrupt and defy common sense – just as Labour defeated the proposition that ‘Corbyn can’t win’To stop Jeremy Corbyn, the British elite is prepared to abandon Brexit – first in its hard form and, if necessary, in its entirety. That is the logic behind all the manoeuvres, all the cant and all the mea culpas you will see mainstream politicians and journalists perform this week.And the l
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon: Voters rejected hard Brexit

  12-06-2017 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's first minister calls for all parties and nations to be included in the Brexit process.
  
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• The end of 11 uncomfortable months for Liz Truss

  12-06-2017 16:36
  Justice secretary provoked high-profile clashes with judges, MPs and industry
  
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• BBC Presenter Laughs In Tory MP Alan Mak's Face For Repeating 'Strong And Stable' Slogan

  12-06-2017 16:34
  
  Conservative MP Alan Mak was openly mocked by a BBC presenter on Monday afternoon after he said Theresa May was still providing “strong and stable” leadership.
  The MP for Havant appeared on the BBC News channel to defend of the prime minister’s position in the wake of her disastrous election result.
  “Our job is to make sure we form a strong and stable government to make sure we deliver for the people,” he said. “Our job is to provide certainty.”
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• Inspire the young vote with an upbeat vision of Brexit

  12-06-2017 16:25
  Optimism over free trade and a generous view of immigration would motivate voters
  
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• The Three Utterly British Reasons Why Scheduling The Queen's Speech Has Been A Problem

  12-06-2017 16:22
  
  It’s a crucial event in the Parliamentary calendar - in fact, nothing can happen without it - but it looks like the Queen’s Speech is going to be delayed.
  Downing Street has so far failed to confirm whether the State Opening of Parliament will take place as planned on June 19 and no alternative has yet been put forward.
  There are a variety of reasons why pinning down the date has been and will be problematic for the new government  - and all of them are wonderfully British.
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• Election 2017: Voters asked about another poll

  12-06-2017 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Do commuters have the appetite to head back to the polls, or had enough of campaigning and candidates?
  
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• Former Obama adviser Jim Messina under scrutiny after UK election

  12-06-2017 16:02
  ‘The Fixer’ has also been on the losing side of Brexit vote and Italian reform ballot
  
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• Theresa May staying in No 10: What you need to know

  12-06-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Confused about the current political situation in the UK? Here's a guide to what's going on.
  
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• What the UK’s Labour party should do to be ready to govern

  12-06-2017 15:51
  Corbyn’s chief concerns are Brexit and party unity, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• Theresa May hangs by a thread after UK general election

  12-06-2017 14:43
  Questions over how long PM can survive, and whether Brexit will be softer
  
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• David Squires on … Theresa May's deal with the DUP

  12-06-2017 14:30
  
  Our cartoonist trades football for politics. Here’s his take on how the prime minister is coping with a hung parliament• All David Squires’ football cartoons in one place Continue reading...
  
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• Six myths of the UK election

  12-06-2017 14:23
  Was the result a vote for a ‘soft’ Brexit and did the young make the difference?
  
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• 'Oh, Jeremy Corbyn!': how the Labour chant all started – video

  12-06-2017 14:14
  
  Singing to show support is more common at football matches than at political rallies but that hasn’t stopped Jeremy Corbyn’s fans from chanting his name both during the general election campaign and following the results last week. Labour supporters have adapted Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes, often sung at sports fixtures, to show support for the party leader. Corbyn recently told Copa90 that he was moved by the chant, which was first aired in May at a concert in Tranmere
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• Queen's Speech And Brexit Talks 'Facing Delay' As Theresa May Scrambles To Do Deal With DUP

  12-06-2017 13:54
  
  Theresa May is facing fresh embarrassment just days into her ‘minority Government’ amid speculation that both the State Opening of Parliament and crunch Brexit talks could be delayed.
  Downing Street failed to confirm whether both events – due to take place next Monday, June 19th - would go ahead as planned.
  The hint of a possible delay sparked speculation that May was looking for ‘wriggle room’ in case talks with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) broke down.
  The
  
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• Who Said It: The DUP Or Saudi Arabia's Sharia Police?

  12-06-2017 13:50
  
  The Tories are getting quite a bit of stick for a post-election deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), a party notorious for a range of controversial views on various social issues.
  But just how bad are the views held by those in the party? Are they distinguishable from say, Saudi Arabia’s Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), the country’s Sharia-enforcing police?
  This government agency patrols the streets of the country ensuring people ad
  
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• Scottish MEP David Coburn to stand for UKIP leadership

  12-06-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish MEP David Coburn says he will seek to replace Paul Nuttall, who stood down as UKIP leader.
  
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• Election result threatens UK credit rating, Moody’s warns

  12-06-2017 13:34
  Rating agency says minority government poses risk to Brexit and public finances
  
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• Emmanuel Macron's Party Set For Huge Parliamentary Win In France, Showing Up Theresa May Once Again

  12-06-2017 13:00
  
  Emmanuel Macron is, once again, giving Theresa May a lesson in politics as the French president looks set to take an overwhelming majority in parliament.
  Macron’s one-year-old centrist party La République En Marche (Republic on the Move) and its MoDem ally are set to win up to 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.
  The result would give Macron one of the largest parliamentary majorities since the end of the Second World War.Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister suffered a humi
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon calls for ‘cross-party’ consensus on Brexit

  12-06-2017 12:42
  First minister reasserts SNP role after disappointing performance in general election
  
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• David Davis Says Conservative Party Will Dump Some Manifesto Commitments

  12-06-2017 12:37
  
  The Conservative Party will abandon some of its manifesto commitments as a result of its general election disaster, David Davis has said.
  Theresa May is clinging onto power by her fingertips after her decision to gamble on a snap general election disastrously backfired and robbed her of an overall majority.
  There has been speculation that May will now ditch the so called “dementia tax”, plans for new grammar schools as well as proposals to means-test winter fuel allowance.
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• Tom Watson Asks Theresa May If Rupert Murdoch Influenced Her Cabinet Reshuffle

  12-06-2017 12:09
  
  Tom Watson has written to Theresa May to ask whether Rupert Murdoch had any influence over her cabinet reshuffle.
  The deputy Labour leader has asked the PM to confirm whether the media mogul asked her to appoint Michael Gove to his new role as environment secretary - less than a year after she sacked him.
  Watson writes: “Given your failure to secure a parliamentary majority and the consequent weakness of your position, it might be tempting to allow yourself to be influenced by powerful med
  
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• Tom Watson Asks Theresa May If Rupert Murdoch Demanded Michael Gove's Return In Cabinet Reshuffle

  12-06-2017 12:09
  
  Tom Watson has written to Theresa May to ask whether Rupert Murdoch had any influence over her cabinet reshuffle.
  The deputy Labour leader has asked the PM to confirm whether the media mogul demanded she appoint Michael Gove to his new role as environment secretary - less than a year after she originally sacked him.
  Watson writes: “Given your failure to secure a parliamentary majority and the consequent weakness of your position, it might be tempting to allow yourself to be influenced by p
  
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• Michael Gove Unfit To Serve As Environment Secretary, Says Greens Leader Caroline Lucas

  12-06-2017 11:52
  
  Michael Gove is unfit to serve as environment secretary, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas said today.
  Theresa May’s shock decision to bring the Surrey MP, who she sacked last year, back into the cabinet has been greeted with trepidation by environmental campaigners and political rivals.
  Caroline Lucas, Greens co-leader and the party’s only MP, said she could not think of someone ‘as ill-equipped for the role’.
  “His record of voting against measures to halt climate
  
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• Election results 2017: Who are the DUP?

  12-06-2017 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a hung parliament is declared, Northern Irish unionists hold the key to Theresa May's government.
  
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