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• Tory party seeks dream candidate to replace Theresa May

  22-07-2017 23:00
  In the search for a replacement for the enfeebled PM what is the mood among members?Was it sheer coincidence, or through a sense of mischief among the bar staff, that cheap bottles of prosecco were being advertised in one of the Palace of Westminster’s most popular bars last week? The offer came soon after David Lidington, the affable justice secretary, had blamed overconsumption of warm bubbly for the constant undercurrent of leadership plotting in the Conservative party. Whether the pros
  
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• Tory members turn to David Davis in battle to succeed Theresa May

  22-07-2017 23:00
  Brexit chief is ahead in a party survey but the search is on for a surprise candidateDavid Davis is the preferred choice among Tory members to replace Theresa May as leader, but the race is wide open, according to the most comprehensive measure of party opinion since its disastrous election campaign. Related: I can think of many MPs who could become Tory leader. But not yetContinue reading...
  
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• Revealed: Jeremy Corbyn’s secret backer when chips were down – Tony Blair

  22-07-2017 23:00
  Hilary Armstrong, who served as the former prime minister’s chief whip, says Blair stepped in to rescue Corbyn when he was under threat of deselectionFamously, Jeremy Corbyn could not have entered the Labour leadership contest without the nominations of MPs who wanted a leftwinger in the race, although they had no intention of voting for him. But even before that, it has emerged, the veteran backbench rebel had a highly surprising secret benefactor: Tony Blair.According to the Labour peer
  
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• Ministers ‘undermined law’ over Iraq war crimes allegations

  22-07-2017 22:10
  Harriet Harman demands Ministry of Justice publish emails that may reveal it pressured law watchdog to act against Iraqi abuse lawyersThe government has been accused of undermining the rule of law by putting pressure on an independent regulator in its action against a legal firm pursuing claims of human rights abuses involving British troops in Iraq.The former deputy leader of the Labour party, Harriet Harman, has called for the release of any emails that would reveal whether the ministries of j
  
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• UKIP to probe AM's racial slur about black MP Chuka Umunna

  22-07-2017 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle Brown is recorded making derogatory comments about Labour's Chuka Umunna in a phone call.
  
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• British business chief warns against swift US trade deal

  22-07-2017 21:52
  Adam Marshall, director general of British Chambers of Commerce, says a rushed deal could put UK companies at risk of takeover by US predatorsA headlong rush into a “politically attractive” trade deal with the US risks exposing British companies to hostile takeovers and handing American firms the upper hand, one of Britain’s leading business figures has warned.Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said he was “distinctly uneasy” about
  
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• EU demands right to child benefits even after Brexit

  22-07-2017 21:48
  Brussels talks falter as UK says £30m benefit must end in March 2019The right of EU citizens working in Britain to send child benefits to their children living abroad, even if they are born after Brexit, has become the latest flashpoint in the clashes between London and Brussels over the UK’s withdrawal from Europe.Brussels believes European citizens living in the UK should be left unaffected by the referendum result, and the EU’s negotiating team, led by Michel Barnier, raised
  
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• Grassroots create momentum to vote Jeremy Corbyn into office

  22-07-2017 19:13
  Labour party activists adopt alternative techniques to boost support for the leader
  
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• A summer campaign to put Jeremy Corbyn in Downing Street

  22-07-2017 19:13
  Grassroots activists will be using new techniques to boost Labour’s support
  
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• Vince Cable plans wealth taxes to win back Labour voters

  22-07-2017 18:56
  Scandinavian-style policies could counter Labour’s ‘cult’, the new Liberal Democrat leader believesVince Cable has signalled he will examine radical new taxes on wealth to ease inequality in Britain, as he vowed to win over voters from the “cult” of Labour under Jeremy Corbyn.The new Liberal Democrat leader, who secured the job last week after he emerged as the only candidate, said he wanted to look at ideas such as aligning capital gains tax with income tax to ensu
  
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• Beverly Martin defection: UKIP loses control of its only council

  22-07-2017 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Beverly Martin said she defected to the Tories after UKIP failed to make "significant change".
  
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• Briton in Spain fears losing access to healthcare after Brexit

  22-07-2017 11:30
  Pensioner Tony Stone fears his future healthcare costs have become a bargaining chip in Brexit negotiationsAn 81-year-old British retired antiques dealer who lives in Spain has said he fears his marriage to his Russian wife could be destroyed because Theresa May’s proposals for EU citizens will not cover his healthcare.Tony Stone has retired to Spain and relies on the current rules whereby the NHS reimburses UK pensioners for treatment in another country.Continue reading...
  
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• Amateur drone pilots face flight safety test in UK

  22-07-2017 01:01
  Rising number of near-misses with aircraft prompts proposal for tighter regulation
  
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