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• New Law To Protect Emergency Workers From Assault Set To Get Government Backing

  15-10-2017 22:37
  
  A new law to protect emergency services workers from assault in the line of duty is set to get the go-ahead from the Government, HuffPost UK can reveal.
  A private members’ bill drafted by Labour MP Chris Bryant is expected to get ministerial backing after huge public and cross-party support for the new safeguards.
  Bryant’s Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill seeks to give special protection for paramedics, nurses, firemen, police and other 999 staff who are abused, attacke
  
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• Boris Johnson Rows Boat With EU Minister But Not Everyone Appears Impressed

  15-10-2017 21:43
  
  Boris Johnson risked a rash of unforgiving headlines as the Foreign Secretary took an impromptu boat trip with an EU counterpart that he confidently boasted would be a “tremendous success”.
  During a walk around the estate at Chevening House, the Foreign Secretary tried to encourage ministers from eight European allies to join him for a spin out in a rowing boat. According to the Press Association, Johnson’s wife Marina Wheeler tried to persuade him to head to the house wit
  
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• May urges Merkel to end stand-off over Brexit

  15-10-2017 20:38
  PM phones German leader in push to break impasse ahead of EU summit in Brussels
  
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• Farmers Will 'Grow More Food' Under 'No Deal' Brexit, Says Minister Chris Grayling

  15-10-2017 19:14
  
  British farmers would grow more food domestically if the UK left the European Union without a trade deal and fresh tariffs added to imported produce, a Government minister has said.
  Transport Secretary Chris Grayling was quizzed about a claim by Sainsbury’s chairman David Tyler, who told the Sunday Times that a ‘no deal Brexit’ could result in an average 22% tariff on all EU food bought by British retailers.But Grayling, appearing on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Sh
  
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• Key resignations add to pressure on MoD ahead of funding cuts

  15-10-2017 18:53
  Departure of senior officials linked to defence procurement highlights tensions
  
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• Hillary Clinton, Deal Or No Deal And Chris Grayling's Brexit Advice For Farmers: Dig For Victory! Our Sunday Shows Round-Up

  15-10-2017 18:09
  
  The prospect of a no-deal Brexit was front and centre - and what to do about it - of the Sunday politics shows this week. 
  Chris Grayling was also called “ridiculous” for suggesting Britain’s farmers should “grow more here” to protect consumers from price rises post-Brexit. 
  The Transport Secretary was speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show when he also repeated the line: “Britain will succeed, come what may.”
  The big reveal from Lab
  
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• UK set to end outsourcing of nuclear clean-up

  15-10-2017 18:07
  Decommissioning atomic reactors set to be brought in house after contract collapses
  
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• UK farmers will 'grow more food' if no Brexit deal - minister

  15-10-2017 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Supermarkets would also buy more global produce to counter any rise in EU prices, a minister says.
  
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• MPs move to block Theresa May from signing ‘no deal’ Brexit

  15-10-2017 17:03 via theguardian.com
  Cross-party group draws up plans to make it impossible for PM to allow Britain to crash out of the EU without a dealA powerful cross-party group of MPs is drawing up plans that would make it impossible for Theresa May to allow Britain to crash out of the EU without a deal in 2019. The move comes amid new warnings that a “cliff-edge” Brexit would be catastrophic for the economy.One critical aim of the group – which includes the former Tory chancellor Kenneth Clarke and several C
  
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• Rex Tillerson Suggests President Trump Was Lying In Tweets On North Korea

  15-10-2017 16:37
  
  The US Secretary of State has said Donald Trump has instructed him to continue diplomatic efforts to calm rising tensions with North Korea, directly contradicting the President’s own words.
  Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Tillerson downplayed messages the President had previously posted on Twitter earlier this month.I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man...— Donald J
  
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• Killer drivers to receive life sentences in law change

  15-10-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Crimes featuring mobile phones, speeding or racing will receive similar sentences to manslaughter.
  
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• Ukip Leader Henry Bolton 'Could Kill A Badger With Bare Hands'

  15-10-2017 15:57
  
  Ukip’s new leader has claimed he could kill a badger with his bare hands after being asked a bizarre question during an interview on Russia Today.
  Henry Bolton, appearing on Sam Delaney’s News Thing, was asked if there was an initiation ceremony for those who become head of the party.
  He was questioned if it included eating an entire English flag, arm-wrestling former England football captain Terry Butcher or hunting a badger with tuberculous across Dartmoor before killing it with yo
  
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• MPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour's McDonnell

  15-10-2017 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour will work with others to stop the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the shadow chancellor says.
  
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• Hillary Clinton Compares Donald Trump To Harvey Weinstein In BBC Interview

  15-10-2017 14:42
  
  #marr with @HillaryClinton on Harvey Weinstein, Trump and Bill Clinton's accusers. See the whole interview on BBC1, Sunday at 9am. pic.twitter.com/Lz8vrGs81W— Rob Burley (@RobBurl) October 13, 2017
  Hillary Clinton has called the alleged conduct of Harvey Weinstein “disgusting” and “heartbreaking” before comparing the disgraced movie mogul to Donald Trump.  
  The failed candidate for US President heaped praise on the women who spoke out against the once-powe
  
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• Labour in talks with Tories to block no-deal Brexit, says McDonnell

  15-10-2017 14:37
  MPs opposed to hard Brexit look to secure binding vote on outcome of EU negotiations
  
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• Brexit: What steps are being taken to prepare for no deal?

  15-10-2017 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Ellie Price has been to ports on both sides of the Channel to find out about the practical steps being taken to prepare for the possibility of no deal.
  
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• Call for 'rethink' on Scottish fracking ban

  15-10-2017 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars says trade unions and poverty groups should call for change.
  
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• Britain Will Remain In EU As Tories Are Botching Brexit Talks, Says Former Corbyn Advisor Matt Zarb-Cousin

  15-10-2017 13:29
  
  Britain will remain in the EU and there will be an election in 2019, ex-Jeremy Corbyn advisor Matt Zarb-Cousin has said. 
  Speaking on the ITV Peston On Sunday Show, he said the Theresa May will be forced to resign in 2019 because Brexit negotiations will have failed and the UK will stay part of the bloc as a result. 
  The next Tory leadership contest will be between a Remainer and an MP pushing for a no-deal break from the EU, Zarb Cousin went on and an election could ensue as early as
  
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• Labour In Talks With Tory MPs To Vote Down UK Leaving EU With No Deal, John McDonnell Hints

  15-10-2017 12:43
  
  "If they [government] can't negotiate a deal, they should get out of the way and let us [Labour] do it" - @johnmcdonnellMP tells #marr pic.twitter.com/jkxt7Jcd86— The Andrew Marr Show (@MarrShow) October 15, 2017
  Tory MPs are in talks with Labour to vote down the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has hinted. 
  Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show, Jeremy Corbyn’s closest ally claimed Theresa May does not have a majority in the House of Common
  
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• NHS patients to be asked about sexuality

  15-10-2017 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  NHS England says the question will deter discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
  
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• Jayda Fransen, Britain First Deputy Leader, Arrested In Sunderland After Neo-Nazi Radio Appearance

  15-10-2017 11:17
  
  Britain First’s deputy leader has been arrested for violating the terms of her bail after embarking on a far-right tour of Europe during which she appeared on a neo-Nazi radio show.
  Jayda Fransen was detained in Sunderland on Saturday during a protest in the city and led away by police.CALLING ALL PATRIOTS! Please say a prayer for Jayda tonight, who is spending the night in a police cell in Sunderland. A persecuted patriot! pic.twitter.com/dbVXObqdXU— Jayda Fransen (@JaydaBF) Oc
  
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• 'Gross' Tory Plan To Make NHS Staff To Quiz Patients On Sexual Orientation Splits Opinion

  15-10-2017 10:18
  
  Family doctors, nurses and other medical staff will be able to quiz patients on their sexual orientation under new Government plans.
  Service users over the age of 16 visiting their local GP or hospital may be asked to confirm whether they are straight, gay, bisexual or other from 2019.
  The NHS guidance apparently asks medical professionals to keep a record of the patient’s answer during face-to-face consultations, reports the Press Association.
  The health service said the move was to keep
  
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• Theresa May Invited By SNP MP Drew Hendry To Universal Credit Summit To See Impact Of Scheme

  15-10-2017 08:56
  
  Theresa May has been invited to a summit so she can hear first-hand the “horrifying stories” of people on Universal Credit.
  SNP MP Drew Hendry has written to the Prime Minister about the “devastation” being caused by the scheme, which is being piloted in his constituency of Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey.
  A summit is being hosted by Hendry on November 3 and the British leader is being urged to attend to hear some of the consequences of the roll out.Universal Cred
  
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• Inflation 'to cause £300 benefit squeeze'- think tank

  15-10-2017 04:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Inflation at 2.9% will worsen the effects of the chancellor's measures, the Resolution Foundation warns.
  
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• Theresa May, living on the edge - cartoon

  15-10-2017 01:05 via theguardian.com
  Chris Riddell on Philip Hammond and the PM’s battle with Tory Brexiters Continue reading...
  
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