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• Brexit: Labour Conference Braced For Showdown As Corbyn Supporters Back EU Freedom Of Movement

  06-09-2017 23:43
  
  The organiser of a Labour pro-immigration group has warned the party needs to “have an argument” with some of its working class voters over the benefits EU workers.
  Michael Chessum, who runs the Labour Campaign for Free Movement, told HuffPost UK he was “optimistic” that party policy could be changed to keep free movement after Brexit.
  Amid signs that the issue is set to dominate the annual conference in Brighton, several local constituency parties have adopted an emerge
  
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• Pay cap pressure growing on government ministers

  06-09-2017 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Civil servants threaten strike action as nurses protest against the 1% limit outside Parliament.
  
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• Theresa May defends new EU immigration controls after Brexit leak

  06-09-2017 22:30 via theguardian.com
  PM says reducing number of arrivals will protect UK wages – but ministers avoid discussing embarrassing leak of Home Office documentsTheresa May defended the idea of new controls on EU nationals in the wake of a leaked document outlining proposed tough post-Brexit immigration plans, saying they would help protect UK wages.Speaking at the first prime minister’s questions since the summer recess, May did not refer directly to the Home Office document leaked to the Guardian, but repeate
  
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• New leak of Brexit papers reveals fissures between Britain and EU

  06-09-2017 21:59 via theguardian.com
  • Second tranche of documents is revealed to Guardian• Irish border and customs rules threaten fresh deadlockThe EU will risk heightening tensions with the UK on Brexit by publishing five combative position papers in the coming days, including one that places the onus on Britain to solve the problem of the Irish border, according to documents leaked to the Guardian.The Irish document shows that Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief negotiator, will call on the UK to work out “solu
  
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• Ben Jennings on Theresa May and post Brexit immigration proposals – cartoon

  06-09-2017 21:43 via theguardian.com
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• The truth about wages and immigration emerges at last | Philip Inman

  06-09-2017 21:14 via theguardian.com
  Former minister Vince Cable says reports showing the influx of EU workers had minimal impact on pay were suppressedThe impact of immigration has been a running sore inside government ever since Tony Blair waived the right in 2004 to restrict access to workers from 10 new members of the European Union.Self-employed builders were the first to complain. They argued that rates of pay in the construction industry plummeted in the years that followed and failed to recover after the 2008 crash in line
  
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• Labour leadership under pressure to criticise leaked Brexit plans

  06-09-2017 20:54 via theguardian.com
  Spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn says leadership will only judge leaked proposals if they become government policyLabour is under pressure to condemn the leaked Home Office plan to deter EU migrants after the party refused to criticise the proposals for tougher restrictions and fingerprinting of new arrivals after Brexit.
  A number of Labour MPs broke ranks to express dismay at the leaked paper, but the party’s leadership would only say it would judge the proposals if and when they become govern
  
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• German industry sets up task force to prepare for Brexit

  06-09-2017 20:46
  Business lobby plans for various scenarios amid concern over UK-EU talks
  
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• EU citizens in disbelief over UK's leaked Brexit proposals

  06-09-2017 20:45 via theguardian.com
  Europeans living in the UK say they are disgusted by Home Office immigration paper revealed by the Guardian EU citizens living in the UK have spoken of their disbelief, heartbreak and fear following the leaking of a Home Office document setting out post-Brexit immigration proposals.
  Workers in both highly skilled and low-skilled jobs who contacted the Guardian said they now felt they lived in a “hostile environment” with no trust the government would allow them stay in the country be
  
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• The Guardian view on EU migration: economically and culturally vital | Editorial

  06-09-2017 20:39 via theguardian.com
  The Home Office plans cast Brexit Britain as an insular and introspective island, preoccupied with preventing almost all migrants from having a legal option to settle in this country. No one wants thatThe leak of Home Office plans for immigration once the United Kingdom leaves Europe has given a voice to the thinking that drives Brexit; and it is a sound that makes for very uncomfortable listening. If the voters had been soothed by the siren assurances to business and to the public about a smoot
  
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• The Tories have very good reasons to fear young people

  06-09-2017 20:32 via theguardian.com
  Jennifer Budden says that the free market has failed young people in nearly every sphere; Robin Pickering writes that the young have stopped listening to the voices of reactionary institutions; while John Beresford, aged 70, tells Tim Montgomerie that he has no intention of growing out of socialismTim Montgomerie (Tories know they’re in crisis. They don’t know how deep it is, 6 September) suggests that the young’s progressive attitudes have arisen because those who influence th
  
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• 'I've Bought A Hut And Taken Up Smoking' David Cameron Tells Tory MPs About Life Since Quitting No 10

  06-09-2017 20:32
  
  David Cameron was guest of honour at a meeting of Tory backbenchers tonight – and took the opportunity to mock Boris Johnson.
  The former Prime Minister, who led his party to power in 2010 and 2015, was invited to the meeting of the Conservative’s 1922 Committee to receive a special gift – a signed first edition of Winston Churchill’s book on his early life.
  According to one MP, Cameron took the opportunity to make a joke at the expense of his former nemesis, who has writ
  
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• How draft UK visa regime would operate after Brexit

  06-09-2017 20:23
  Leaked government document suggests tougher approach to EU migrants
  
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• UK housing associations use lure of luxury in social mission

  06-09-2017 20:21
  Starved of government funds, Britain’s providers of low-cost homes are going upmarket to finance their communal quest
  
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• Philip Hammond Asks Tories To Send Him Ideas For How To Win Over Young People

  06-09-2017 20:04
  
  Philip Hammond is asking Tory MPs to send him ideas for how to help young people in the next budget.
  Speaking to Conservative backbenchers in Parliament this evening, the Chancellor pointed out that for many in the room, concerns over mortgages and pension were a thing of the past.
  He contrasted that with students and young people – a group which voted overwhelmingly for Labour in the June election – as he asked for policy ideas from backbenchers.
  HuffPost UK can reveal that Educati
  
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• A government immigration plan exposes the UK’s dilemma

  06-09-2017 19:59
  The sensible parts of a policy proposal may face a political backlash
  
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• Pro-Brexit Conservatives say EU owes €10bn to UK

  06-09-2017 19:49
  European Research Group of parliamentary MPs denies any obligation to Brussels
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg Doubles Down On Abortion And Gay Marriage Comments

  06-09-2017 19:48
  
  Jacob Rees-Mogg has doubled down on his contentious views that he is opposed to abortion and gay marriage.
  The backbench Tory MP, who has recently been tipped as a potential successor to Theresa May, made the controversial comments on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday.
  After sparking a huge backlash on social media, the MP for North East Somerset tweeted a clip of his interview with GMB along with the caption: “Et unam, sanctam, catholicam et apostolicam Ecclesiam,” which transl
  
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• Brexit: Businesses warn over 'UK workers first' proposal

  06-09-2017 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Leaked Home Office proposals say firms must put UK workers first after Brexit or face penalties.
  
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• Nurses Speak Passionately About The Depressing Realities Of The NHS At National 'Scrap The Cap' Rally

  06-09-2017 19:11
  
  An experienced nurse has passionately spoken about the depressing reality of living and working on a capped wage in London to a packed Scrap the Cap rally.
  Hundreds of nurses from across the country gathered in Parliament Square, central London to protest the 1% pay freeze for public sector workers which has been in place for the last seven years and effectively represents a pay cut once inflation is factored in.
  Paediatric nurse Amena Ahmed, a member of the Royal College of Nursing who organis
  
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• No 10 seeks Brexit backing from business

  06-09-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Downing Street has asked some of the UK's biggest firms to endorse its approach to Brexit.
  
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• BBC’s male presenters facing pay cut after gender audit

  06-09-2017 18:53
  UK broadcaster moves to calm anger over gender pay gap
  
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• Leaking: How Does It Happen And Why Does It Matter?

  06-09-2017 18:37
  
  In the world of politics, leaks - while often unwelcome - have come to be expected.
  From the surprise early release of Labour’s 2017 manifesto to the Guardian’s revelation that the government plans to drive down the number of low-skilled migrants from Europe, ‘official sensitive’ information - when obtained by unofficial means - has provided some of the biggest Westminster scoops of recent months.
  HuffPost UK talked to some experts in the field about how leaks happe
  
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• Baroness to become new Scottish Conservative MEP

  06-09-2017 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Conservative peer Nosheena Mobarik is to replace Ian Duncan as a member of the European Parliament.
  
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• Government asks big companies to sign letter backing Brexit strategy

  06-09-2017 18:24 via theguardian.com
  Letter states ‘we believe this is a good time for employers to work with government’, a second embarrassing leak in 24 hoursNo 10 has been asking major UK companies to sign a letter supporting its Brexit strategy, despite concerns in the corporate world about how immigration and trade will be affected.
  The letter, first seen by Sky News, was circulated to some FTSE 100 chiefs and others leaders but it was soon leaked by a company furious that Downing Street wanted it to support a pla
  
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• Theresa May 'Suppressed' Nine Reports Showing Migration Had Little Impact On Jobs Or Wages - Cable

  06-09-2017 18:20
  
  Theresa May “suppressed” nine different reports that showed immigration had little impact on jobs or wages, Lib Dem leader Vince Cable has claimed.
  Cable revealed that when May was Home Secretary she refused to allow the publication of the studies because their findings were “inconvenient” for her drive to get migrant numbers down.
  The Lib Dem leader, who was Business Secretary under the Tory-LibDem Coalition, will now formally write to May to demand she publish the docu
  
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• Downing Street urges UK business chiefs to sign Brexit letter

  06-09-2017 18:19
  Sceptical executives say they will not be ‘strong-armed’ by ministers
  
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• Downing Street urges business to publicly back Brexit stance

  06-09-2017 18:19
  Chiefs pressed to sign supportive letter refuse to be ‘strong-armed’ by ministers
  
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• PMQs: New dangerous cycling laws considered, Theresa May says

  06-09-2017 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May was asked during PMQs about the conviction of a cyclist over a pedestrian's death.
  
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• Cut business rates for premises offering toilet access, says MP

  06-09-2017 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  MP Madeleine Moon says the fall in public conveniences means incontinence sufferers need alternatives.
  
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• MP stopped at border over daughter's name urges passport reform

  06-09-2017 17:35 via theguardian.com
  Tulip Siddiq, who kept her maiden name after marriage, says children’s passports should feature both parents’ namesA Labour MP has called for a change in passport regulations after she was stopped with her daughter at UK border control until her husband joined them, because she did not have the same surname in her passport as her child.Tulip Siddiq, the MP for Hampstead and Kilburn, said regulations that can lead to border agents detaining mothers who do not share their child’s
  
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• The Tories are punishing immigrants as they turn Brexit into a shambles

  06-09-2017 17:13
  
  The leaked Home Office document that splashed across newspaper front pages today is deeply unsettling, but it shouldn’t come as surprise to anyone.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg 'completely opposed' to abortion

  06-09-2017 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Conservative MP says abortion is "morally indefensible", including in rape and incest cases.
  
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• Nurses Are Really P*ssed Off with Theresa May's 'This, That And The Other' Comment in PMQs

  06-09-2017 16:27
  
  Nurses are furious with Theresa May’s claim that giving them a pay rise would be spending money on “this, that and the other”.
  The Prime Minister made the comment in the Commons this afternoon, after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn urged her to end the public sector pay cap and “ensure our NHS staff are properly paid?”
  After praising the work of public sector employees, May replied: “What we have seen from what he does inside this House and outside is consistently
  
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• UK immigration paper seen as boon to Brexit talks

  06-09-2017 16:16
  Provisions in leaked document crafted to align closely with EU’s free movement laws
  
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• Learndirect in line for £45m funding despite criticism

  06-09-2017 15:39
  Adult training provider slammed for poor services by Ofsted
  
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• What to make of Home Office leak on immigration policy?

  06-09-2017 15:24
  Document provides the most detailed insight yet into how UK will manage its borders
  
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• Theresa May Crowned 'Burger Queen' Over Refusal To Back McDonald's Strike

  06-09-2017 15:22
  
  Theresa May was crowned “burger queen” during PMQs today after she refused to back the McDonald’s workers who went on strike over pay. 
  During PMQs in the House of Commons today, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged the Prime Minister over the so-called “McStrike” action
  About 40 staff staged a walkout on Monday at restaurants in Cambridge and Crayford, south-east London, over low wages and zero hours contracts, with some of the global chain’s workers
  
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• Ex-police and crime commissioner calls for CPS 'systemic reform'

  06-09-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The Crown Prosecution Service spent £18,000 on a failed prosecution of ex-PCC Adam Simmonds.
  
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• JK Rowling Sparks Outpouring Of Emotional Stories From EU Workers After Shock Home Office Leak

  06-09-2017 14:43
  
  EU workers have revealed the heartache and uncertainty that has plagued their lives in the wake of leaked government documents suggesting that some may be kicked out of the UK just two years after Britain leaves the European Union. 
  In the same Home Office papers, it was revealed that the rules around bringing family to the UK could also be tightened, with the definition of “family member” made much narrower under new rules. 
  The outpouring of emotion was triggered by JK R
  
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• Labour MP Luciana Berger Warns State Will Have 'Blood On Its Hands' If Mental Health Crisis Deepens

  06-09-2017 14:35
  
  Labour MP Luciana Berger told Theresa May the state will have “blood on its hands” if mental health services were not improved for young people. 
  The Liverpool Wavertree raised the case of a “desperately ill” 17-year-old girl who had been restrained 117 times while in secure custody.  
  Sir James Munby, head of the family courts in England and Wales, had said he was “ashamed and embarrassed” the state could not find a bed for the girl, known as X.&nb
  
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• Dangerous Driving Laws Could Be Extended To Cyclists, Theresa May Says

  06-09-2017 14:16
  
  Heidi Alexander asks if laws on dangerous driving should be extended to cyclists #PMQs pic.twitter.com/aZLl79B17n— Sky News (@SkyNews) September 6, 2017
  Dangerous driving laws could be extended to apply to cyclists, Theresa May has said. 
  The PM was quizzed on the “outdated” current legislation during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday by Labour MP Heidi Alexander, whose constituent died after being knocked down by a cyclist in central London.
  Mum-of-two Kim Br
  
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• PMQs: Theresa May Says Giving Nurses A Pay Rise Is Spending Money On 'This, That And The Other'

  06-09-2017 14:01
  
  Theresa May accused Labour of wanting to spend money on “this, that and the other” after Jeremy Corbyn demanded a pay rise for nurses.
  The two party leaders clashed over the issue during Prime Minister’s Questions, with Corbyn urging May to “see sense” and scrap the one per cent public sector pay cap.
  His comments came as hundreds of nurses descended on Parliament to protest over low pay, with the Royal College of Nursing warning strikes could take place if a &ldquo
  
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• Dennis Rodman On GMB Talks Donald Trump, Kim Jong-Un And North Korea

  06-09-2017 13:34
  
  A fascinating interview with Dennis Rodman on GMB this morning has more than a few people scrambling to grasp what could be the world’s best hope of avoiding nuclear armageddon.  So it appears the best way of avoiding nuclear war lays in the hands of Dennis Rodman!!! We're living in the worst script ever written!— Neil Fitzmaurice (@Fitzyfella) September 6, 2017Dennis Rodman genuinely stands a better chance of preventing nuclear war than the President of the United States.&
  
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• Labour: Scrap betting ads on football kits

  06-09-2017 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The party says shirt sponsorship suggests clubs don't take gambling problems seriously.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg opposed to gay marriage and abortion – even after rape

  06-09-2017 12:17 via theguardian.com
  Conservative MP tipped to succeed Theresa May says he is against same-sex marriage and abortion in all circumstancesJacob Rees-Mogg, the Conservative grassroots’ favoured candidate to succeed Theresa May, has said he is against same-sex marriage and opposes abortion even in cases of rape.The Tory Eurosceptic MP, whose growing profile has seen him tipped for a ministerial role in the prime minister’s next reshuffle, said he was a practising Catholic and opposed abortion in all circums
  
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• Tom Watson Calls For Ban On Gambling Companies Sponsoring Football Shirts

  06-09-2017 12:10
  
  Sponsorship deals which put gambling company logos on the front of football shirts should be banned, says Labour’s Tom Watson.
  The shadow culture, media and sport secretary said nine of the 20 Premier League clubs and 14 out of 24 Championship clubs have deals with betting companies, giving them global exposure.
  He said: “Football has to play its part in tackling Britain’s hidden epidemic of gambling addiction. Shirt sponsorship sends out a message that football clubs don&rsqu
  
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• UK shipyards: Five frigates at centre of new strategy

  06-09-2017 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The government will buy at least five frigates to be constructed at shipyards around the country.
  
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• Sturgeon speech: Hinting at radical reform is not the same as implementing it

  06-09-2017 11:18
  
  This was the the first minister saying she might be bold and radical in the future, but then again, she might not
  
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• Nationalism is turning Britain into a basket case

  06-09-2017 11:06
  
  We have a Ukip government pursuing a Ukip policy agenda and pretending it's the Tory party
  
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