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• Theresa May shows Brexit resolve with long parliament pledge

  17-06-2017 23:32
  Two-year session meant to give MPs more time for ambitious legislative programme
  
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• May shows Brexit resolve with long parliament pledge

  17-06-2017 23:32
  Two-year session meant to give MPs more time for ambitious legislative programme
  
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• Parliament Session Extended To Help Push Brexit Legislation

  17-06-2017 23:31
  
  Parliament will sit for two years instead of the usual one to give MPs enough time to fully consider the laws required to bring about Brexit on time.
  Downing Street said it will double the current parliamentary session in order to pass legislation critical for the UK’s exit from the European Union, set to take place on March 29 2019.
  The rare move will allow both Houses of Parliament more time to probe the Great Repeal Bill, as well as new legislation needed to replace existing EU laws.
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• Who will win the Conservatives’ battle of Brexit?

  17-06-2017 23:30
  
  After the election, May’s mandate for a hard Brexit is in question and Tory Remainers are flexing their muscles. What direction will the party take?On Monday morning, almost exactly a year to the day since the UK voted to leave the European Union, formal divorce negotiations will begin in Brussels. Yet at no point since the referendum has the British government seemed less prepared and less sure about what Brexit should actually entail. During the general election, Theresa May taunted Jere
  
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• Queen's speech to MPs dropped next year to allow for Brexit laws

  17-06-2017 23:30
  
  Double parliamentary session needed to pass large volume of extra legislation, says leader of the Commons Andrea LeadsomNext year’s Queen’s speech is being ditched by the government to ease the way in parliament for new Brexit laws.In a highly unusual move, the parliamentary session is being doubled to two years. The leader of the Commons, Andrea Leadsom, said this would give MPs and peers the maximum time possible to scrutinise legislation taking the UK out of the European Union. It
  
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• Grenfell Tower: tenants’ concerns can no longer be ignored

  17-06-2017 19:13
  Social landlords should make fire audits and inspections public
  
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• London fire: Grenfell Tower victims take 'demands' to Number 10

  17-06-2017 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Residents discussed their demands with Theresa May after the PM chaired a taskforce on the disaster.
  
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• Philip Hammond under pressure to spend to lure voters back to Tories

  17-06-2017 17:00
  
  Some Conservatives blame austerity for handing seats to Labour in the general election but the chancellor is reluctant to borrow to match popular policiesPhilip Hammond is resisting Theresa May’s demands for an end to austerity amid Treasury concerns that loosening the purse strings will lead to a black hole in the government’s finances.The chancellor has used discussions with the prime minister since the election to press the case for a cautious approach to the public finances, desp
  
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• 'She's adrift': Tories concerned over Theresa May's Grenfell response

  17-06-2017 16:04
  
  As allies defend prime minister, some MPs fear her much-criticised handling of the tower block tragedy could be her undoing • Grenfell Tower fire - latest updatesConcern is growing within the Conservative party over Theresa May’s handling of the Grenfell Tower fire, with some fearing it could become “her poll tax moment”.Several of the prime minister’s allies defended her response to the tragedy on Saturday after she was criticised for her initial failure to meet res
  
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• Protesters march as anger mounts over Grenfell Tower response – as it happened

  17-06-2017 12:12
  
  Follow the latest updates as Theresa May outlines an aid package and protesters on the streets voice angerPM announces £5m for victims as part of aid packageAt least 30 dead, say policeProtests underway in Downing Street and KensingtonSun reporter ‘impersonated victim’s friend’How to help, and how not to 2.51am BSTWe are going to close this blog now, thanks for reading. For all of our coverage of the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower, you can visit our dedicated page.Here i
  
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• Gazelle Orange C7 e-bicycle review – ‘Perfect for novice or cautious urban cyclists’

  17-06-2017 12:00
  
  With its vicar-riding-to-evensong upright riding position, plus sprung seatpost and suspension forks, it glided me over potholes with barely a joltAs you pedal away from the lights, zooming ahead of all the other riders, the Gazelle Orange C7 inspires an odd mixture of emotions. It’s part exhilaration and part mild guilt, an apologetic attitude that’s quite British. We still view electric assist bikes, or e-bikes, as somehow cheating, or for the old or infirm, yet on the co
  
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• Theresa May Struggles To Answer Grenfell Tower Fire Questions In 'Robotic' Newsnight Interview

  17-06-2017 00:55
  
  TONIGHT: Did the PM misread public mood? Watch the full interview with @theresa_may at 22:30 on BBC Two or online at https://t.co/q16U53p84H pic.twitter.com/XJbP2bBzKM— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) June 16, 2017
  After fleeing Kensington pursued by people shouting “coward”, Theresa May has declined to say whether she misread the enormous public anger aimed at her in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.
  The prime minister was bundled into a car and sped away from her visit to a
  
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• Protesters vent anger over Grenfell Tower fire

  17-06-2017 00:16
  London mayor calls for rapid government action and PM greeted by angry demonstration
  
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• Protesters show anger over Grenfell Tower fire

  17-06-2017 00:16
  London mayor calls for rapid government action and PM met with angry demonstration
  
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