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• Tories Must Modernise And 'Change Hard' To Win Again, Says Damian Green

  30-06-2017 23:30
  
  Damian Green has warned the Conservative Party it must “change hard” if it wants to win another election.
  The first secretary of state, who effectively serves as Theresa May’s deputy prime minister, will use a speech on Saturday to argue the party must modernise is order to attract the youth vote.
  “It is now clear that the root of our failure to win a majority last month lies in those aged 18 to 35, among whom Labour led the Conservatives by over 30 percentage points,&rd
  
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• Theresa May’s Brexit red lines have left UK ‘hamstrung’

  30-06-2017 23:00
  Former David Davis adviser laments inflexibility of position on ECJ
  
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• Theresa May has 'hamstrung' David Davis in Brexit talks

  30-06-2017 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Brexit chief David Davis's job is made more difficult by PM's "red lines", his ex-adviser says.
  
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• Grenfell fire: Council leader quits over fire response

  30-06-2017 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kensington and Chelsea Council leader Nick Paget-Brown said he had to accept "perceived failings".
  
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• Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Market signals

  30-06-2017 20:54
  Central bankers trigger market selling
  
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• Young people have had their say: are tuition fees ripe for a rethink?

  30-06-2017 20:35
  Two views: the political consensus frays, says Miranda Green, while recent graduates such as Alice Hancock view it as a tax
  
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• Martin Rowson on the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire – cartoon

  30-06-2017 20:29 via theguardian.com
  
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• The Guardian view on Hong Kong: Britain has a duty to defend its freedoms | Editorial

  30-06-2017 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  As the region marks 20 years since its return to China, there is rightly concern about its futureIt is 20 years since Hong Kong returned to China. Now as then, there is trepidation. In his first visit as Chinese leader, Xi Jinping has overseen a military parade – a reminder of Beijing’s might – and warned of “new challenges” to the “one country, two systems” framework which allows a high degree of autonomy for the region. On Friday, the foreign
  
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• The Guardian view on Grenfell Tower: more heads must roll | Editorial

  30-06-2017 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Kensington and Chelsea council has failed to manage the fallout of the disaster. Ministers should put the local authority into special measures and send in a new team to take over the running of itKensington and Chelsea’s political and administrative leadership failed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. In the days after the deadly fire – which has now claimed 80 lives – so cack-handed and chaotic was the council response that responsibilty for taking care of the surviv
  
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• Theresa May’s concessions to prop up Tories carry £4bn price tag

  30-06-2017 20:08
  Relations with Hammond strained further after post-election promises
  
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• Theresa May concessions to prop up Tories carry £4bn price tag

  30-06-2017 20:08
  No 10 relations with Hammond strained further after post-election promises
  
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• Emily Thornberry accuses Chuka Umunna of virtue signalling on EU vote

  30-06-2017 19:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Shadow foreign secretary calls Labour divisions a distraction and claims the manifesto, not the leader, was the real star of the party’s election campaignEmily Thornberry accused Chuka Umunna and other Labour Brexit rebels of “virtue signalling”, and fighting “faux battles” after three of the party’s frontbenchers were sacked for voting for his amendment.The shadow foreign secretary said the rebels’ approach had unnecessarily exposed Labour divisions at
  
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• Council leader quits after Grenfell Tower fire

  30-06-2017 19:33
  Kensington chief Nicholas Paget-Brown and deputy go after chaotic disaster response
  
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• Council leader quits after Grenfell Tower disaster

  30-06-2017 19:33
  London’s mayor calls for independent interim commissioners to run council
  
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• NHS considers requiring opt-out from organ donation in England

  30-06-2017 19:14
  Urgent need to meet increased need for transplants
  
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• The end of UK austerity means a tilt towards taxes

  30-06-2017 18:57
  Further cuts are politically unsustainable but debt is still very high
  
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• Grenfell fire: Corbyn warns over 'narrow' inquiry

  30-06-2017 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Public inquiry must be split into two stages, says Labour leader, with initial report by September.
  
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• Grenfell Fire: Kensington And Chelsea Council Leader Nicholas Paget-Brown Resigns

  30-06-2017 18:25
  
  The Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council leader has finally given in to demands to step down following criticism of the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster, as Sadiq Khan called for the Government to step in and take it over.
  Nicholas Paget-Brown was remonstrated by Downing Street for suspending a crucial council meeting about Grenfell on Thursday because journalists had been allowed in.
  He said he taking responsibility for “perceived failings” and refused to answer whether Dow
  
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• Grenfell Fire: Kensington And Chelsea Council Leader Nicholas Paget-Brown Finally Resigns

  30-06-2017 18:25
  
  The Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council leader has finally stepped down in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, reportedly under pressure from Downing Street.
  Nicholas Paget-Brown had been remonstrated by Downing Street for suspending a crucial council meeting about Grenfell on Thursday because journalists had been allowed in.
  The council was singled out for not doing enough to shelter and help survivors in the wake of the disaster. Theresa May has said the response on the ground “w
  
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• Labour Chairman Ian Lavery Warns Party Shake-up Will Include MP Reselection

  30-06-2017 17:52
  
  Labour is “too broad a church” and the current crop of MPs must “work very hard” to avoid deselection, the party’s new chairman has said.
  Ian Lavery told HuffPost UK that Labour will also fund an army of new “community champions” to organise at a constituency level, as the leadership  eyes sweeping changes to the party’s power structure.  
  The former miner, who replaced deputy leader Tom Watson as chair in Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle,
  
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• Labour Chairman Ian Lavery Admits Party Shake-up Could Mean MPs Face Deselection

  30-06-2017 17:52
  
  Labour is “too broad a church” and the current crop of MPs must “work very hard” to avoid deselection, the party’s new chairman has said.
  Ian Lavery told HuffPost UK that Labour will also fund an army of new “community champions” to organise at a constituency level, as the leadership  eyes sweeping changes to the party’s power structure.  
  The former miner, who replaced deputy leader Tom Watson as chair in Jeremy Corbyn’s reshuffle,
  
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• Brexit: Labour rebels vow to continue single market fight

  30-06-2017 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Single market supporters could work with Tories who also back a "soft Brexit" in future votes.
  
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• Momentum Activists Take Control Of Local Labour Parties Ahead of Brighton Conference

  30-06-2017 17:47
  
  The grassroots campaign group Momentum is building on Jeremy Corbyn’s general election “surge” by taking control of local parties ahead of the annual Labour conference, HuffPost UK can reveal.
  In a move to entrench Corbyn’s vision and direction, the left-wing campaign has scored a string of notable victories in securing the crucial delegate numbers needed to shape conference decisions and votes.
  As constituency Labour parties (CLPs) across the country hold their annual g
  
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• Have Katie Hopkins and Farage joined Corbyn on the right side of history? | Marina Hyde

  30-06-2017 17:28 via theguardian.com
  
  These are weird times in Westminster, so double down on the popcorn and wait for the next bout: Andrea Leadsom v Jacob Rees-MoggThere’s never been a better time to stop trying to understand British politics, and simply decide to experience it as a moodboard. Albeit the sort of moodboard with which crazed killers wallpaper their homes. I see Andrea Leadsom has been “overwhelmed” – not literally, unfortunately – by requests to run again for the Tory leadership. So too
  
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• Head of company that runs Grenfell Tower to step aside

  30-06-2017 17:21
  Robert Black will hand over role during investigation into the disaster
  
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• Government Should Consider Taking Control Of Kensington And Chelsea Council, Says Labour

  30-06-2017 17:02
  
  The government should consider taking direct control of Kensington and Chelsea council to deal with the “chaos” that has engulfed the handling of its response to the Grenfell Tower fire, Labour has said.
  Nicholas Paget-Brown, the Conservative leader of the council, is under pressure to quit after he shut down its first cabinet meeting since the fire after he was forced to allow journalists to watch proceedings.
  As a sign of how the Kensington and Chelsea has required external he
  
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• Losing the tie is just a start. Now MPs must hang up their suits | Simon Chilvers

  30-06-2017 16:31 via theguardian.com
  
  If our male MPs need a model to rock the dressing-down look – the menswear story of the decade – they need look no further than the effortless style of Obama• Simon Chilvers is men’s style director of matchesfashion.comIt’s hardly breaking fashion news that ties are no longer mandatory in the House of Commons. Frankly, what took MPs so long? But at least yesterday’s announcement by the Speaker, John Bercow – that MPs should wear “business-like attir
  
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• Limiting movement in single market?

  30-06-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Catherine Barnard looks at border controls in Belgium, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
  
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• Comedian Viv Groskop on the political news cycle

  30-06-2017 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Viv Groskop on the political news cycle, and how much people consume news on their phone or tablet computer.
  
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• Momentum 'already launched' campaign

  30-06-2017 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Momentum's Adam Klug says he expects Labour to win an election which he reckons will soon be called.
  
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• Every politician fears the moment their shelf life expires

  30-06-2017 15:30
  Politics is an illusion; when the grievances accumulate, the myth dissolves
  
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• Cabinet battle heads for October showdown

  30-06-2017 15:16
  Differences have to be ironed by the time of the Conservative conference, says official
  
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• Grenfell: who will investigate and how long will it take?

  30-06-2017 14:54
  Multi-faceted litigation is set to emerge from the disaster, in which at least 80 people died
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers over single market vote

  30-06-2017 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three frontbenchers fired for rebelling against Labour's leader during Queen's Speech vote.
  
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• Position on single market 'disappointing'

  30-06-2017 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "I'm prepared to stick to my principles," says Labour MP who rebelled over single market vote
  
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• EU states start to examine whether UK is likely to reverse Brexit

  30-06-2017 14:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Ambassadors review likelihood of reversal despite many concluding no foreseeable scenario exists to allow for such a moveAmbassadors from larger EU states have started to review whether the UK will reverse its Brexit decision in light of the election result, despite many concluding no foreseeable political scenario exists for abandoning it.Splits in Theresa May’s cabinet have emerged this week as senior figures set out alternative timetables for Brexit while the German finance minister, Wo
  
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• Grenfell aluminium cladding changed from zinc to save money

  30-06-2017 14:02
  Documents show £293,368 saving on refurbishment as part of cost-cutting measures
  
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• Week in Review: Abortion amendment shows how easily government can be hurt

  30-06-2017 13:43
  
  Stella Creasy's amendment was a master stroke
  
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• Savings ratio at record low as disposable income drops, says ONS

  30-06-2017 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The ONS also said a burst in tax payments was a major factor in the cut in savings levels since last year
  
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• Anti-Islam campaigner Anne Marie Waters launches UKIP bid

  30-06-2017 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UKIP distances itself from controversial campaigner Anne Marie Waters who is bidding to lead the party.
  
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• Syria: Boris Johnson urges action over nerve gas attack

  30-06-2017 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Foreign secretary says the Assad regime must be "held to account" if responsible for sarin attack.
  
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• Germany gay marriage approved by MPs in snap vote

  30-06-2017 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Same-sex couples get full marital and adoption rights - but Angela Merkel votes against the change.
  
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• BoE economist wants to hear about hardship in the UK - first stop Wales

  30-06-2017 11:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Andy Haldane, Bank of England’s chief economist, hears from families shopping around for cheap bread and stopping children going on school tripsAndy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist is in Wales, on tour. But this is not the usual speechifying trip, addressing business audiences on the dry details of monetary policy. Instead Haldane – who some regard as a potential successor to the governor of the Bank, Mark Carney – is in listening mode, on the first leg of
  
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• Labour's Brexit civil war has turned into an insurgency

  30-06-2017 11:07
  
  Corbyn is moving to enforce total control of the party
  
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• The Waugh Zone Friday June 30, 2017

  30-06-2017 10:55
  
  1. NO SOFT BREXIT, NO SOFT TOUCH
  Jeremy Corbyn sacked three of his frontbenchers last night after they defied his orders and backed Chuka Umunna’s amendment to the Queen’s Speech which called for the UK to remain in the single market. Ruth Cadbury, Catherine West and Andy Slaughter all sacrificed their jobs over the vote. And shadow Transport Minister Daniel Zeichner quit just before the vote before siding with the rebels. As Paul notes, all of them represent constituencies whi
  
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• Cardinal Pell is entitled to the presumption of innocence. Unlike some people | First Dog on the Moon

  30-06-2017 09:35 via theguardian.com
  
  According to News Corp everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless they are not Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and printsContinue reading...
  
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• Corbyn sacks three frontbenchers after single market vote

  30-06-2017 08:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Andy Slaughter, Catherine West and Ruth Cadbury voted for amendment calling for UK to stay in EU single marketJeremy Corbyn has sacked three Labour frontbenchers who voted against the party in favour of a Queen’s speech amendment calling for Britain to remain within the customs union and single market. Related: Queen's speech passes as 50 Labour MPs defy Corbyn and back staying in single market - Politics liveContinue reading...
  
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• How the businesses of Brexit campaigner ‘King’ Arron Banks overlap

  30-06-2017 05:02
  FT investigation into the wealth of UK’s most prominent political donor 
  
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• How long will May's majority last?

  30-06-2017 04:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How many seats have governments lost in Parliaments since World War Two?
  
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• Forever young

  30-06-2017 04:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With 74-year-old Sir Vince Cable set to join the older party leaders club, is political ageism dead?
  
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