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• Mike Pence Walks Out Of NFL Game Over Protests After Donald Trump Asked Him To

  08-10-2017 21:50
  
  The Trump administration has been accused of orchestrating a “cheap political stunt” after Vice President Mike Pence walked out of an NFL game as players knelt in protest against racism and police brutality.
  Pence and his wife, Karen, left the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the San Francisco 49ers minutes after standing during the national anthem as several 49ers ‘took a knee’. “While everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I don’t think it&r
  
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• Michael Heseltine Thinks Theresa May Should Reshuffle Boris Johnson To Mongolia

  08-10-2017 20:19
  
  Former Tory deputy prime minister minister Michael Heseltine has delivered a brutal assessment of what Theresa May should do with trouble-making Boris Johnson.
  Speculation is mounting over whether the Foreign Secretary, who has faced a backlash from his own MPs for a series of Brexit interventions that critics say undermine the PM’s authority, will lose his job in a reshuffle.
  His popularity has also been soured by his comments at the Conservative Party conference that Libya would be an in
  
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• Donald Trump Just Tried To Claim He Invented The Word 'Fake'

  08-10-2017 20:10
  
  Donald Trump is actually trying to take credit for the word 'fake' pic.twitter.com/VOeVmQhEfF— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 8, 2017
  Donald Trump has tried to claim credit for inventing the word “fake”.
  Attacking the media, as he likes to do, the US President said on Saturday: “I think one of the greatest of all terms I’ve come up with is ‘fake’”.
  He added: “I guess other people have used it perhaps over the years, but I’ve never
  
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• Theresa May hints at cabinet reshuffle as plot fizzles out

  08-10-2017 20:08
  Prime minister considers Boris Johnson’s future in probable ministerial shake-up
  
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• Theresa May hints at cabinet reshuffle after plot fizzles out

  08-10-2017 20:08
  Hammond and Johnson camps trade blows as speculation of shake-up grows
  
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• Theresa May hints at cabinet reshuffle after plot fizzles

  08-10-2017 20:08
  Hammond and Johnson camps trade blows as speculation of cabinet reshuffle grows
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon calls Brexit talks a ‘slow-motion car crash’

  08-10-2017 19:14
  First minister keeps options open on new Scottish independence vote
  
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• Bob Corker Brands Donald Trump's White House An 'Adult Day Care Centre'

  08-10-2017 19:01
  
  Donald Trump’s stinging yet petulant criticism of an ally has been returned in kind in a Twitter exchange that is both amusing yet ultimately, depressingly embarrassing for the “greatest country in the history of the world” .
  On Sunday afternoon the President aimed his bombastic social media account at Senator Bob Corker with a series of derisive posts blaming the Republican for the Iran nuclear deal and saying he wanted the secretary of state job.Senator Bob Corker "begged" me
  
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• Nigel Farage's One-Man Show Is Being Outsold By An Elvis Tribute Act In Clacton

  08-10-2017 18:54
  
  Nigel Farage remains one of the UK’s most prominent politicians despite no longer being the leader of UKIP or winning in any of the seven occasions he has stood as an MP.
  Many thought the MEP and Brexiteer’s future lay in the United States after Farage became the first overseas politician to meet Donald Trump after his election triumph.
  The US President even signalled the ’Kipper should be the UK’s ambassador to America.It was a great honour to spend time with @realDonald
  
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• Nigel Farage Called 'Brexit Leader' In US, But His Show Is Struggling Against An Elvis Tribute Act In UK

  08-10-2017 18:54
  
  Nigel Farage remains one of the UK’s most prominent politicians despite no longer being the leader of UKIP or winning in any of the seven occasions he has stood as an MP.
  Many thought the MEP and Brexiteer’s future lay in the United States after Farage became the first overseas politician to meet Donald Trump after his election triumph.
  The US President even signalled the ’Kipper should be the UK’s ambassador to America.It was a great honour to spend time with @realDonald
  
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• Brexit: 'No deal' planning is well under way, says minister

  08-10-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Justice minister says while UK wants best deal it must "prepare for all eventualities".
  
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• Sturgeon says government will pay EU 'settled status' fee

  08-10-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Nicola Sturgeon says her government will cover the fee of EU citizens applying to stay in Scotland post Brexit.
  
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• Theresa May 'resilient' amid Conservative Party infighting

  08-10-2017 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  "It has never been my style to hide from a challenge," says the PM, after her mishap-strewn speech.
  
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• Brexit Will Mean Job Losses In The City Of London, Warns RBS Chairman

  08-10-2017 15:20
  
  'We will lose jobs in the City and at RBS as a result of Brexit' - @RBS Chairman says damage in banking will be "considerable" #Paterson pic.twitter.com/5D7KT4heEO— Sunday with Paterson (@RidgeOnSunday) October 8, 2017
  Brexit will cause “considerable” damage to the United Kingdom’s economy, the chairman of RBS has warned.
  Sir Howard Davies said today that jobs would be lost in the City of London as a result of referendum result.
  “If we go into Brexit we will find t
  
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• Sunday Show Round Up: Ruth Davidson Says A Scot Can Be Conservative Party Leader

  08-10-2017 14:22
  
  It has been an extraordinary week in politics since the last Sunday shows. Theresa May suffered one of the worst conference speeches in history, faced being ousted and then survived one of the worst attempted coups in history.Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson criticises "quite unfortunate shenanigans" within the party #Marr https://t.co/QP8tP2s2f4 pic.twitter.com/15vIlwonwO— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 8, 2017
  Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Tory leader, appeared on both the Andr
  
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• Momentum Membership Hits 31,000 Two Years After Being Formed

  08-10-2017 13:07
  
  Membership for pro-Jeremy Corbyn campaign group Momentum has hit more than 31,000, just two years after it was created.
  Founded in October 2015, the group has been credited with mobilising supporters online and in the streets during the general election campaign earlier this year, which saw the Labour leader perform better than most pundits had predicted.
  The group was formed following Corbyn’s victory in the Labour leadership race and has since become highly influential – and contro
  
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• May hints at reshuffle as plot fizzles out

  08-10-2017 12:34
  Prime minister considers Johnson’s future in likely cabinet shake-up
  
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• Ruth Davidson: I'm not looking past 2021

  08-10-2017 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson insists she is focused on her current job.
  
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• Boris Johnson Must Be Held To His Claims Of Loyalty Ahead Of Reshuffle, Says Ruth Davidson

  08-10-2017 12:04
  
  Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson criticises "quite unfortunate shenanigans" within the party #Marr https://t.co/QP8tP2s2f4 pic.twitter.com/15vIlwonwO— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 8, 2017
  Ruth Davidson has said Boris Johnson must prove his loyalty to Theresa May amid suggestions the foreign secretary could be demoted in a reshuffle.
  The Scottish Tory leader told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday morning that the prime minister was able to choose who she wanted in he
  
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• Sturgeon: How can Catalans express their view?

  08-10-2017 11:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The first minister is asked if Scotland will recognise Catalonia, if it declares independence from Spain.
  
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