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• Uber: Theresa May Slams London Ban Hours After Hailing Britain For Protecting Workers

  28-09-2017 22:32
  
  Theresa May has hit out at Transport for London’s decision to ban Uber’s London operation despite earlier hailing Britain’s record for protecting workers’ rights.
  In an interview with BBC London, the Prime Minister said TfL’s move, backed by Labour London mayor Sadiq Khan, was “disproportionate” and puts thousands of jobs at risk. She said: “At a stroke of a pen, what the mayor has done is risked 40,000 jobs and of course ... damaged the
  
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• Uber London Ban Slammed By Theresa May Hours After Hailing Britain For Protecting Workers

  28-09-2017 22:32
  
  Theresa May has hit out at Transport for London’s decision to ban Uber’s London operation despite earlier hailing Britain’s record for protecting workers’ rights.
  In an interview with BBC London, the Prime Minister said TfL’s move, backed by Labour London mayor Sadiq Khan, was “disproportionate” and puts thousands of jobs at risk. She said: “At a stroke of a pen, what the mayor has done is risked 40,000 jobs and of course ... damaged the
  
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• David Davis claims 'decisive steps forward' in Brexit talks

  28-09-2017 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  But the EU's negotiator says it may be months before they agree to talk about future relations.
  
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• Uber ruling puts jobs at risk, says Theresa May

  28-09-2017 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister says a decision to stop the taxi-hailing company operating in London is "disproportionate".
  
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• Brexit: EU negotiator Guy Verhofstadt looks for positive

  28-09-2017 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Guy Verhofstadt says he's tried "really, really, really" hard to find something good about Brexit.
  
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• Uber licence withdrawal disproportionate, says Theresa May

  28-09-2017 20:47
  Prime minister accuses London mayor of ‘damaging lives’ of users, but acknowledges ride-hailing firm must address safety issuesTheresa May has said the decision not to renew Uber’s London licence is disproportionate, and accused the mayor, Sadiq Khan, of putting thousands of jobs at risk. The ride-hailing company to appeal against the decision by Transport for London not to renew its licence to operate in the capital for reasons of public safety.Continue reading...
  
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• May’s motives questioned over Bombardier

  28-09-2017 20:38 via ft.com
  Lobbying for major NI employer raises issue of DUP dependence
  
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• Brexit Poses 'Substantial Threat' To Every Part Of The NHS, Lancet Study Warns

  28-09-2017 20:27
  
  Brexit poses “substantial threats” to NHS staff levels, funding and drug treatment, according to a new study in the respected health journal The Lancet.
  The research paper, published on Friday, warns that “almost every part” of the health service, from organ transplants to curbs on tobacco, would be hit hard when the UK quits the EU.
  Academics from Oxford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated that the impact of “hard Brexit&rd
  
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• London Uber ban ‘disproportionate’, says Theresa May

  28-09-2017 20:26 via ft.com
  PM dives into row over ride-hailing service in capital
  
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• Cabinet draws swords over post-Brexit trade model

  28-09-2017 19:42 via ft.com
  Brexiters launch free trade think-tank in challenge to senior Remainers
  
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• Around 20 UK civil servants to leave Brexit department

  28-09-2017 19:42 via ft.com
  Mandarins expected to follow Oliver Robbins to new Cabinet Office unit
  
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• Theresa May Admits Conservative Party Was Not Prepared For Snap Election She Called

  28-09-2017 19:29
  
  Theresa May has admitted the Conservative Party was not prepared when she called a snap general election.
  The Prime Minister, who saw her Commons majority wiped out after calling a snap poll against the backdrop of a strong lead, surprisingly said the six weeks between calling the vote and polling day meant “you’ve not been able to prepare people for it”.
  Speaking ahead of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, May - who has been widely criticised for her perform
  
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• Stormont could be 'up and running in weeks' - Coveney

  28-09-2017 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish foreign minister says Northern Ireland's parties are "genuinely trying to make progress".
  
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• Brexit talks could take months to progress to next phase, says Barnier

  28-09-2017 19:04
  EU’s chief negotiator says UK must agree to honour financial commitments but notes advances, especially on citizens’ rightsThe Brexit negotiations could be in a stalemate for months unless the UK agrees to honour all its financial commitments, the EU’s chief negotiator has suggested at the end of the latest round of talks.A “new dynamic” had been created by Theresa May’s speech in Florence last week, Michel Barnier said during a press conference with the Brexi
  
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• Labour MP Emma Dent Coad Launches Fresh Attack On Royal Family And Says Grenfell Survivors Have Been 'Abandoned'

  28-09-2017 18:51
  
  Labour’s Emma Dent Coad has launched a fresh attack on the Royal Family, slamming the government for finding millions to restore Buckingham Palace while “abandoning” survivors of Grenfell Tower.
  The Kensington MP, who was criticised for describing herself as the Royals’ “worst nightmare” and making fun of Prince Harry’s military career, released a statement on Thursday afternoon asking people to focus on “the real issues”.
  She said: “T
  
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• Anthony Scaramucci: 5 WTF Moments From The Scaramucci Post's Launch Video

  28-09-2017 18:43
  
  Anthony Scaramucci has treated the world to a generous insight into his vision for his upcoming project, the Scaramucci Post.
  The former communications director to Donald Trump, who lasted a mere 10 days in the job, is about to launch an online news site and decided to post a video telling the Scaramucci Post’s 20,000 eager Twitter followers a bit more about what it will be like.
  And, unsurprisingly, his pitch was quite bizarre. Well, we all knew he likes to be creative with his language.
  
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• Theresa May sticks by private sector, picking up pace of PFI deals

  28-09-2017 18:38 via ft.com
  Government prepares £3bn in plans despite Labour nationalisation threat
  
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• Brexit: Withdrawal bill gives 'excessive' power to ministers, peers warn

  28-09-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Peers says Parliament should have more chances to scrutinise the EU Withdrawal Bill.
  
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• Suzy Lamplugh Trust Wins Funding To Fight Stalking By 'Rehabilitating' Offenders

  28-09-2017 18:14
  
  A charity dedicated to helping victims of stalking has won funding for a world-first project which aims to ‘rehabilitate’ offenders.
  The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has won funding from the Mayor of London’s office for crime and policing to work with stalkers to improve results across the criminal justice system.
  A report commissioned by the charity, which runs the National Stalking Helpline, revealed an incredibly tiny percentage of stalking cases end in a conviction, just 529 succes
  
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• Life of Uber UK drivers shows company ‘directs and controls’

  28-09-2017 18:09 via ft.com
  Company appeals against ruling that its operators are not self employed but workers
  
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• Tories are being swept away by Labour’s intellectual revolution

  28-09-2017 17:43 via ft.com
  The UK opposition party is now in the vanguard of new ideas, writes Sebastian Payne
  
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• CBI and TUC jointly urge government to unilaterally guarantee rights of EU nationals after Brexit - Politics live

  28-09-2017 17:35
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, with David Davis holding a press conference with the EU’s Michel Barnier and Theresa May discussing the free marketTheresa May’s free markets speech - Summary and snap analysisDavis/Barnier Brexit talks press conference - Summary and analysisAfternoon summary 4.28pm BST 4.15pm BSTA slight tremor at the department for education as the long-serving education minister in the Lords, John Nash, steps down, to be re
  
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• Theresa May defends free market economy

  28-09-2017 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister also restates her determination to be tough on public spending.
  
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• 'Progress is progress': Davis does his best to talk the Brexit talk | John Crace

  28-09-2017 16:22
  There have been decisive steps forward in latest round of talks, Brexit secretary tells the press, while trying to avoid eye contact with anyone It’s hard to appear upbeat when inside you’re slowly dying. But David Davis gave it his best shot at the press conference to mark the end of the latest round of Brexit negotiations with the EU. After the prime minister’s speech in Florence had even underwhelmed the people who had written it, the pressure was on for him to deliver. &ldq
  
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• Can the Brexiters wean themselves off nationalism in time to save their project?

  28-09-2017 16:19
  
  Comments from Michel Barnier show the Brexiters can make progress if they adopt a realistic approach to negotiations. But is it too late for them to see sense?
  
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• The big issue

  28-09-2017 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says the days of the main political parties in Westminster sounding the same are over.
  
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• Rowley 'gutted' over leadership row tape

  28-09-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Alex Rowley says he intends to stay on as interim Scottish Labour leader despite the row over claims of a "plot".
  
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• University funding and student debts: Jarvis and Halfon

  28-09-2017 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  There is confusion about what is going to happen next about tuition fees in England.
  
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• Private finance deals to build roads pick up pace

  28-09-2017 15:27 via ft.com
  Government reaffirms commitment to PFI despite Labour nationalisation threat
  
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• London cleaners face David and Goliath battle in luxury car strike

  28-09-2017 15:16
  
  Cleaners suspended just days after voting to take strike action
  
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• Laura Kuenssberg's Twitter Mentions While Reporting On The Labour Party Conference Were An Absolute State

  28-09-2017 15:05
  
  Laura Kuenssberg is no stranger to receiving abuse and threats online for her work, but Wednesday saw things particularly ramped up thanks to an article published by left-wing blog The Canary.
  The BBC political editor had already been receiving delights such as this on Twitter:Blatant tory propaganda once again from gruppenfuhrer Kuenssberg, she really is a disgusting fascist bitch isn't she.— Blue Frog (@kissagod) September 26, 2017
  Kuenssberg has faced a barrage of criticism and vile abu
  
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• Bombardier exposes post-Brexit realities

  28-09-2017 15:03 via ft.com
  Dispute shows the UK it can expect a hard game from its leading non-EU trade partners
  
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• UK and EU hail progress in latest round of Brexit talks

  28-09-2017 13:49 via ft.com
  Barnier says May has helped unblock negotiations but ‘sufficient progress’ could take months
  
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• Boeing's Bombardier row undermines its UK ties, says May

  28-09-2017 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister says Boeing's stance towards Bombardier is not that of a long-term UK partner.
  
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• EU Warns UK Brexit Trade Talks May Not Start For Months

  28-09-2017 13:02
  
  Britain has been warned it could be months until the European Union is prepared to begin talks over the post-Brexit future trading relationship.
  Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, said on Thursday it until “real progress” had been made on the exit talks could negotiations turn to a trade deal.
  “We are far from being at a stage, it will takes weeks or maybe even months, where we will be able to say there is sufficient progress on the principles of this orde
  
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• Caroline Lucas: Brexit Could Threaten Protection Of Animals In Britain

  28-09-2017 12:51
  
  Green Party leader Caroline Lucas says Brexit could pose a threat to the protection of animals in Britain.
  Despite the country’s reputation as a nation of animal lovers, Lucas says ditching EU protocol could see the loss of rules which make sure they are treated as “sentient beings” rather than agricultural produce.
  She has tabled an amendment to the Withdrawal Bill which would see animals granted a basic level of protection after March 2019.
  The Brighton MP also written to en
  
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• Davis and Barnier praise ‘constructive’ Brexit talks

  28-09-2017 12:37 via ft.com
  Florence speech has created ‘new dynamic’ in negotiations
  
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• Theresa May warns against ‘needless’ EU trade barriers

  28-09-2017 12:06 via ft.com
  Prime minister issues powerful defence of free-market capitalism
  
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• Violence must stop, UK minister urges Aung San Suu Kyi

  28-09-2017 11:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Field says Myanmar's de facto leader remains "the best hope for ongoing democracy".
  
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• The Waugh Zone Thursday September 28, 2017

  28-09-2017 10:11
  
  1. DAFT KAPITAL?
  Theresa May has a speech defending free markets today, and Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters will argue it proves he is the one driving the debate about the future of capitalism. The PM’s speech will certainly feel like a counterblast to the Labour leader’s Brighton conference speech, though No.10 stress is timed to mark the 20th anniversary of the independence of the Bank of England.
  It’s worth recalling that the Tories actually opposed this New Labour move at
  
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• Donald Trump Could Seriously Damage The UK/US Relationship, These Ex-British Ambassadors Warn

  28-09-2017 10:01
  
  Donald Trump could harm the US/UK relationship with his chaotic administration and is just as “unpredictable” for Britain as for the rest of the world.
  These the warnings from former British ambassadors to Washington, in a series of candid interviews with HuffPost about just how different the 45th president is to his predecessors and what that means for diplomacy.
  It comes as the US Department of Commerce decided to impose a tariff of nearly 220% on a new model of passenger jet manuf
  
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• Theresa May to mount defence of free market to challenge Corbynism

  28-09-2017 10:00 via ft.com
  Prime minister’s speech seeks to take fight to Labour leader on economy
  
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• May to mount defence of free market to challenge Corbynism

  28-09-2017 10:00 via ft.com
  Prime minister’s speech seeks to take fight to Labour leader on economy
  
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• 'Centrist dads'

  28-09-2017 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The term has been bandied about the Labour Party conference for the past few days - but what is it?
  
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• Steve Bell’s If ... Corbyn doubts Watson's bean theory

  28-09-2017 07:00
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• How Uber and London ended up in a taxi war

  28-09-2017 06:11 via ft.com
  Relations soured as black cabbies protested and congestion grew
  
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• UK makes 1,500 airstrikes against IS in three years

  28-09-2017 05:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The RAF drops 3,500 bombs and missiles, which the BBC estimates has already cost £150m in munitions.
  
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• UK Labour party wonders how to reconnect with its roots

  28-09-2017 05:00 via ft.com
  Working-class base asks awkward questions about sharp-elbowed liberal arrivistes
  
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• Employers urged to do more to attract British workers

  28-09-2017 01:01 via ft.com
  Myth of ‘Dickensian’ conditions in menial jobs must be dispelled, say recruiters
  
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