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• May promises ‘humility and resolve’ in knife-edge parliament

  20-06-2017 23:38
  PM prepares for Brexit-heavy Queen’s Speech without majority
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Allies Plan 'Purge' Of Labour HQ In Bid To Stamp His Authority On Party

  20-06-2017 22:43
  
  Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters are seeking to stamp his authority on Labour with a “purge” of the party’s HQ and a fresh move to clip the wings of deputy leader Tom Watson, HuffPost UK has been told.
  In a bid to build on the Labour leader’s acclaimed general election campaign, senior figures are determined to oust general secretary Iain McNicol and key officials.
  Corbyn allies are also set to launch a fresh move to sideline Watson by creating a new post of female deput
  
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• Tories Frittered Away Huge Cash Gifts From Rich Donors During General Election

  20-06-2017 21:59
  
  Final figures for donations received by political parties during the election campaign have revealed the Tories frittered away huge cash gifts from wealthy backers.
  The Electoral Commission published figures every week on how much each of the main parties had received in donations - as any over £7,500 must be declared to the watchdog.
  The Tories’ coffers consistently dwarfed Labour’s, with the party regularly pulling in well over a million in a seven day period, and receiving
  
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• Steve Bell on Philip Hammond’s Mansion House speech – cartoon

  20-06-2017 21:32
  
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• Theresa May Schmoozes Tory Donors While Grenfell Tower Residents Face Homelessness

  20-06-2017 20:31
  
  Theresa May was schmoozing multi-millionaire Tory donors at the Savoy while Grenfell Tower residents faced homelessness and talks with the DUP stalled, HuffPost UK can reveal. 
  The Prime Minister spent 50 minutes hobnobbing with Conservative backers at the lavish London hotel on Tuesday, despite aides insisting she was too “busy” for other engagements. 
  Her appearance comes in the wake of recent terror attacks, as Brexit negotiations open and the day before the Queen’
  
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• DUP Revealed To Have Urged Scottish Government Not To Let NI Gay Couples Upgrade Civil Partnerships There

  20-06-2017 20:23
  
  The Democratic Unionist Party lobbied to stop Northern Irish gay couples from upgrading their civil partnerships to marriages in Scotland, newly-published letters reveal.
  Concern over the party’s social conservatism is growing as it negotiates to prop up the Tories in the hung Westminster parliament.
  An argument erupted over whether the DUP asked the Scottish Government to exclude gay couples from Northern Ireland from plans to allow those from outside Scotland to upgrade their civil partn
  
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• Chancellor seeks interim associate customs union

  20-06-2017 20:11
  Philip Hammond looks to bridge gap between Brexit and free-trade deal
  
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• EU citizens in Britain to be asked to register for post-Brexit status

  20-06-2017 20:00
  
  Ministers planning stocktake of Europeans living in the UK to gauge demand for residency applicationsThe government is preparing to announce a registration process for the estimated 3 million EU citizens living in the UK, as a first step towards regularising their legal status post-Brexit.
  It is understood ministers will unveil plans inviting all EU citizens to officially “register their interest” in acquiring documentation allowing them to live and work in the country after 2019 whe
  
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• ‘Deadlier than terrorism’ – the right’s fatal obsession with red tape

  20-06-2017 20:00
  
  From deaths caused by the financial crash to unsafe buildings such as Grenfell Tower, an ideological commitment to deregulation costs lives. So how did the idea that we are being ‘strangled’ by petty rules become so pervasive?Everyone loves to hate “red tape”. The EU rules and regulations that supposedly restrict Britain’s freedom were the primary theme of the non-racist wing of the leave campaign during the referendum. Brexit, we continue to be told by its champion
  
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• Michael Gove Says Cleaning Up UK's Toxic Air Is One Of His Top Priorities

  20-06-2017 19:33
  
  Michael Gove has promised to make cutting air pollution one of his top priorities in his new post.
  Speaking at a National Farmers’ Union event in Parliament, the environment secretary said it was ‘vitally important’ to tackle the UK’s poor air quality, which is responsible for 40,000 premature deaths every year. 
  One of his first tasks after being reappointed to the cabinet will be to represent the government in a court battle against environmental lawyers ClientEar
  
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• DUP warn Conservatives: Don't take us for granted

  20-06-2017 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sources from the DUP issue a warning about negotiations as the search for a deal continues.
  
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• Labour politicians join forces to fight against Tories' hard Brexit

  20-06-2017 19:24
  
  MPs, peers and MEPs form new group to block attempts to weaken UK links to single market, calling for shift by leadership • As Labour politicians, we reject a hard-right BrexitMore than 50 Labour politicians, including frontbenchers, have signed a statement claiming young voters backed their party in 2017 because they wanted it to “stop the Tories in their tracks” over Brexit.The group, made up of dozens of MPs, peers and MEPs on the left and right of the party, claimed the best
  
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• Sir Vince Cable to run for Lib Dem leadership

  20-06-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ex-business secretary says he has the experience and energy to succeed Tim Farron.
  
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• London’s housing crisis comes back to the fore

  20-06-2017 18:56
  The fire at Grenfell Tower should prompt a radical policy overhaul
  
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• Time runs out for Tory-DUP deal ahead of Queen’s Speech

  20-06-2017 18:50
  Theresa May will present legislative programme with no guaranteed majority
  
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• DUP 'Belatedly Playing Hardball' With Tories As Deal Falters Ahead Of Queen's Speech

  20-06-2017 18:40
  
  A deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and the minority Tory government appeared to be in peril less than 24 hours before the Queen’s Speech.
  Reporters in Belfast were quoting DUP sources suggesting the Conservatives are being urged to give a “greater focus” to negotiations between the parties and the DUP could not be “taken for granted”. 
  However, HuffPost UK understands ministers are confident the Tory programme for government won’t be voted down
  
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• BBC Editors

  20-06-2017 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC editors and correspondents examine the policies which may guide the new government.
  
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• 'I ignore the comments and move on': One woman's life as a refugee in the UK

  20-06-2017 17:20
  
  It's hasn't always been easy but there is much to celebrate
  
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• It's payback time as Spreadsheet Phil morphs into Freewheelin' Phil | John Crace

  20-06-2017 17:10
  
  The chill-out chancellor’s Mansion House speech promised the City everything – just to cause maximum distress to the MaybotOut with the white ties and tiaras and in with the business suits. A week later than planned, owing to the Grenfell Tower fire, the chancellor came to the Mansion House to give his annual speech to the City over a working breakfast, not a banquet. And the unexpected informality seemed to have rubbed off on Philip Hammond.The last couple of weeks have been very ki
  
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• Decision close on Fox's Sky takeover plan

  20-06-2017 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will reveal whether she plans a fuller investigation on the bid by 29 June.
  
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• Gerard Coyne 'Sacked' By Unite After Losing To Len McCluskey In Leadership Race

  20-06-2017 16:16
  
  A union official who challenged Len McCluskey’s Unite leadership has been sacked over what he claims are ‘trumped up charges’.
  Gerard Coyne lost by less than 6,000 votes in the election in April and was suspended from his role as West Midlands regional secretary a week before the result was announced.
  An investigation into his conduct was ordered by McCluskey’s chief of staff, Andrew Murray - who was later drafted in to head up Jeremy Corbyn’s election campaign.
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• Unite official who lost to Len McCluskey in leadership race 'sacked'

  20-06-2017 15:49
  
  Gerard Coyne told he must leave the union after 28 years after investigation concluded he had misused dataA senior Unite official who lost a close battle with Len McCluskey to lead Britain’s biggest union has been sacked. Gerard Coyne, who was the union’s West Midlands regional organiser, was told that he must leave after 28 years for the misuse of data.Continue reading...
  
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• Calls grow for an immigration amnesty for Grenfell survivors

  20-06-2017 15:48
  
  Migrant groups have backed calls for an amnesty
  
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• The real Philip Hammond returns in his Mansion House speech

  20-06-2017 15:46
  The UK chancellor expresses his personal views on Brexit and austerity, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• Vince Cable launches Lib Dem leadership bid

  20-06-2017 15:30
  
  Former business secretary becomes first party figure to throw hat into the ring following resignation of Tim Farron last weekVince Cable has launched his bid to become the next leader of the Liberal Democrats just over a week after winning back the Twickenham seat he lost to the Tories in 2015.The former business secretary is the first party figure to go public with his bid to replace Tim Farron, who announced that he would be stepping down as Lib Dem leader last week, saying he found it “
  
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• Grenfell Tower Fire: Kensington And Chelsea Council Leader 'Offered To Quit'

  20-06-2017 15:28
  
  The embattled leader of Tory-run Kensington and Chelsea Council has offered to resign in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, it has been claimed.
  Nick Paget Brown asked his fellow Conservative councillors if they still wanted him in post and they agreed unanimously to support him at a meeting on Monday, the London Evening Standard reports.
  The Tory council has been heavily criticised for its response to the fire, which claimed at least 79 lives as the blaze ripped through the tower bl
  
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• What kind of Brexit does Labour want?

  20-06-2017 15:20
  The party’s vagueness means it has plenty of scope to shift position
  
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• Age, class, education, turnout and Brexit stance effects on the election results

  20-06-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Looking at the relevance of age, class, education, turnout and Brexit stance over general election voting.
  
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• Ed Miliband's stint as Radio 2 presenter reviewed by Farage and Reynolds

  20-06-2017 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ed Miliband's stint as a relief Radio 2 presenter is reviewed by Nigel Farage Gillian Reynolds.
  
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• Why 2017 Queen's Speech has less pomp

  20-06-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The monarch's 64th Queen's Speech may look a little different to those watching in Westminster or on TV.
  
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• Grenfell Tower Fire Survivors 'Being Threatened With Being Declared Intentionally Homeless'

  20-06-2017 14:51
  
  Grenfell Tower fire victims who don’t want to be re-housed in other high rises or in locations hundreds of miles out of London face being deemed “intentionally homeless”, a damning email from a local councillor has claimed.
  The email, sent to MP David Lammy and seen by HuffPost UK, suggests survivors of the blaze are being offered places as far away as Preston and those who refuse are threatened with being put at the bottom of the housing list because “they are making the
  
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• Grenfell Tower Fire: Authorities Deny Survivors 'Threatened With Being Declared Intentionally Homeless'

  20-06-2017 14:51
  
  Authorities have denied allegations that Grenfell Tower fire victims, who don’t want to be re-housed in other high rises or far out of London, face being deemed “intentionally homeless”.
  The allegation was made by a local councillor in an email to MP David Lammy, which HuffPost UK has seen.
  It suggests survivors of the blaze are being offered places as far away as Preston and those who refuse are threatened with being put at the bottom of the housing list because “th
  
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• Britain on its own will count for little on the world stage

  20-06-2017 14:51
  Leaving the EU removes a crucial platform for projecting British power
  
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• Butlins owner is hit with record £12,000 fine over leave campaign adverts

  20-06-2017 14:49
  
  Electoral Commission fines Peter Harris, who spent £420,000, for failing to deliver spending return and audit report on time The owner of Butlins, Peter Harris, has received a record fine from the Electoral Commission for breaking spending return rules. The Electoral Commission imposed the £12,000 fine on Harris, who spent more than £420,000 campaigning for a leave vote in last year’s EU referendum, for failing to deliver his spending return and audit report on time. Cont
  
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• Donald Trump Twitter Posts Only Seem To Apply To Terror Attacks Which Involve Muslim Attackers

  20-06-2017 14:24
  
  Donald Trump is known for his love of a good Twitter rant, even now he is President of the United States - but he was strangely silent following the recent terror attack in Finsbury Park.
  The billionaire businessman has taken to Twitter to condemn - and in many cases court controversy over - attacks, including those on Westminster, Manchester and London Bridge.In all those attacks, the perpetrators were Muslims, albeit subscribing to a version of Islam which most normal Muslims would not recogni
  
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• Donald Trump Twitter Posts Only Seem To Apply To Terror Attacks Which Don't Involve Muslims

  20-06-2017 14:24
  
  Donald Trump is known for his love of a good Twitter rant, even now he is President of the United States - but he was strangely silent following the recent terror attack in Finsbury Park.
  The billionaire businessman has taken to Twitter to condemn - and in many cases court controversy over - attacks, including those on Westminster, Manchester and London Bridge.In all those attacks, the perpetrators were Muslims, albeit subscribing to a version of Islam which most normal Muslims would not recogni
  
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• Vince Cable to stand as Lib Dem leader

  20-06-2017 13:42
  Former business secretary, 74, returned to parliament in this month’s general election
  
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• Mark Carney Mocks Boris Johnson Over 'Pro-Cake' Brexit Policy

  20-06-2017 13:22
  
  Britain’s top banker took a dig at Boris Johnson today as he questioned whether Brexit would lead to “a land of cake and consumption.”
  The Foreign Secretary famously remarked he is “pro having my cake and pro eating it” when it comes to the EU – suggesting the UK could enjoy all the benefits from the bloc while still being able to strike its own trade deals.
  Delivering the annual Mansion House speech this morning, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney warned bu
  
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• Grenfell: How to investigate what happened

  20-06-2017 13:20
  
  These are the various options for how to investigate the Grenfell fire
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn’s Shock General Election Success Driven By High Young Voter Turn-Out

  20-06-2017 13:19
  
  Jeremy Corbyn’s shock General Election success was partly driven by an earthquake of young people turning out to vote, a new poll by Ipsos MORI has revealed. 
  Almost two-thirds (64%) of registered 18-24 year olds cast their vote on polling day - the highest figure for 25 years, when 67% of young people voted in the 1992 election. 
  This high turn-out among the under 25s undoubtedly helped Labour halt the much-predicted Tory landslide, with age heralded as “the new divid
  
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• Theresa May faces legal challenge over proposed deal with DUP

  20-06-2017 13:10
  
  Legal team preparing to apply for judicial review of Tory-DUP pact on grounds that it breaches the Good Friday agreementTheresa May is facing a landmark legal challenge over her proposed deal with the Democratic Unionist party on the grounds that it breaches the Good Friday agreement.An experienced legal team, which has been involved in constitutional challenges, is planning to apply for a judicial review of the deal once it is announced, the Guardian has learned. Continue reading...
  
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• Carmakers call for interim Brexit deal or risk falling off 'cliff edge'

  20-06-2017 12:39
  
  Sector warns of permanent damage unless UK can secure transitional deal maintaining access to single market and customs unionCarmakers have called on ministers to keep the UK in the EU single market and customs union for at least five years or risk permanent damage to the industry.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders told the government on Tuesday it was time to be pragmatic and honest about what could be achieved and secure an interim agreement in Brexit negotiations. Otherwise Britai
  
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• Landlord Ministers Leading Grenfell Fire Response Told To Resign Over Voting Record On Housing

  20-06-2017 12:22
  
  Landlord ministers who voted against making homes “fit for human habitation” should resign in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Labour Party’s chairman has suggested. 
  Ian Lavery said fire minister Nick Hurd and communities secretary Sajid Javid should be “looking in the mirror” and asking “am I fit for office?”. 
  The two were among 72 Tory MPs - which were all registered as making more than £10,000 a year in income from a
  
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• Brexit: Butlins owner Peter Harris gets EU referendum fine

  20-06-2017 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter Harris is fined £12,000 for breaking spending rules over his pro-Brexit adverts.
  
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• Mark Carney says time not right for interest rate rise

  20-06-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wage growth is slowing and the impact of Brexit is unclear, the Bank of England governor says.
  
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• The first British defeat over Brexit happened in moments

  20-06-2017 11:11
  
  The UK capitulated on day one
  
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• The Waugh Zone Tuesday June 20, 2017

  20-06-2017 10:28
  
   
  1. WHITHER THERESA?
  The Cabinet meets this morning and the mood looks like being one of grim determination. Theresa May has a heck of a lot on her plate this week, from chairing the Grenfell meeting, sorting the response to the Finsbury Park attack, a Queen’s Speech, an unfinished DUP deal and a Brussels summit. And for now, it looks like none of her Cabinet colleagues want to take on that heavy workload.
  When asked about her own future, May yesterday said “The Government is g
  
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• Phillip Hammond insists he will stick with austerity

  20-06-2017 10:17
  Mansion House audience hears chancellor still intends to balance the books by 2025
  
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• Philip Hammond insists he will stick with austerity

  20-06-2017 10:17
  Mansion House audience hears chancellor still intends to balance the books by 2025
  
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• Mansion House speech: chancellor insists he will stick with austerity

  20-06-2017 10:17
  Philip Hammond tells City audience he still intends to balance the books by 2025
  
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