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• Ben Jennings on Donald Trump's speech to the NRA – cartoon

  06-05-2018 21:03
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• Brexiteers Blast 'Project Fear 3.0' As Minister Warns Of Job Losses If No Customs Deal Agreed

  06-05-2018 20:18
  A Cabinet minister has been accused of reviving ‘Project Fear’ after warning thousands of British jobs are at risk if the UK fails to agree a post-Brexit customs deal with the EU.Greg Clark, the Business Secretary who backed Remain, said the controversial “customs partnership” plan was still on the table as he warned the UK economy would be hit if there was no agreement on frictionless trade with Europe.But Brexiteers maintained their staunch opposition to the plan,
  
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• Theresa May risks ire of Tory rebels over Brexit customs plan

  06-05-2018 19:59 via ft.com
  Business secretary warns of Toyota moving to EU if frictionless trade not maintained
  
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• May risks ire of Tory rebels over customs plan

  06-05-2018 19:59 via ft.com
  Business secretary warns of Toyota moving to EU if frictionless trade not maintained
  
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• Local election verdicts: too much negative spin? | Letters

  06-05-2018 19:21
  Reactions to the polls in England include Denis MacShane on Westminster and Dr Ian Saville on canvassing Jewish voters in Barnet; plus Plymouth, South Cambridgeshire, and Ukip’s fallIt is not accurate to write of “the Tories’ narrow retention of fortress London boroughs like Westminster” (Editorial, 5 May). In 2014, there was a 44-16 Tory-Labour split on Westminster council. It is now 41-19. Labour had a golden chance to make bigger inroads in Westminster, which voted by
  
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• The Tories may be tempted, but this is no time to declare peak Corbyn | Matthew d’Ancona

  06-05-2018 19:08
  The local election made it clear that the Labour leader is a man rather than a shaman. But what to do with this knowledge?The only certainty in contemporary politics is volatility. That is the fundamental lesson of the past six years – from the open, compassionate and pluralist spirit of the 2012 London Olympics, via the Tories’ surprise victory in 2015 and the nativist vote for Brexit in 2016, to Jeremy Corbyn’s unexpected surge in last year’s general election.The oscill
  
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• Two Boys, Aged 13 And 15, Shot In Harrow, North London

  06-05-2018 19:05
  Two boys, aged 13 and 15, have been shot in Harrow, north west London, in the latest wave of violence in the capital.Police were called just minutes apart to the shootings at two locations in close proximity in High Street, Wealdstone, at around 1.15pm on Sunday.Both boys have been taken to hospital suffering head injuries but neither was thought to be in a life-threatening condition, Scotland Yard said.The 13-year-old had a shotgun pellet wound. Asked if the incidents were linked, a Scotla
  
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• Two Boys, Aged 12 And 15, Shot In Harrow, North London

  06-05-2018 19:05
  Two boys, aged 12 and 15, have been shot in Harrow, north west London, in the latest wave of violence in the capital.Police were called just minutes apart to the shootings at two locations in close proximity in High Street, Wealdstone.Both boys have been taken to hospital and Scotland Yard said they await details of their condition.Scotland Yard said officers were called to High Street at 1.17pm.A 15-year-old boy was found with a gun shot wound.Minutes later at a different but nearby location in
  
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• Four Shootings In London During Weekend Of Bloodshed In Capital

  06-05-2018 19:05
  London’s bank holiday weekend has been marred by violence after four shootings in the capital in less than 24 hours.The latest flashpoint happened in south east London when a 22-year-old man was shot in New Cross Road, Lewisham, at around 6.30pm on Sunday. He is not thought to be in a life-threatening condition. Elsewhere in the capital, two boys, aged 13 and 15, were shot in Wealdstone, north west London.Police were called just minutes apart to the shootings at two locations in close
  
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• Brexit: jobs at risk without frictionless trade, warns Greg Clark

  06-05-2018 18:51
  Tory moderates and business groups push for Theresa May’s preferred customs planTory Brexit moderates and business groups have made a last-ditch attempt to push for Theresa May’s preferred customs plan, with the business secretary warning that thousands of jobs would be at risk unless there is frictionless trade.Greg Clark dismissed the idea that the prime minister’s idea for a customs partnership, in which the UK would collect import duties on behalf of the EU, had been reject
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: Boris Johnson visits US for talks

  06-05-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The foreign secretary will try to convince the US to stick with the landmark weapons agreement.
  
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• Mother Of Teenager Shot Dead In Southwark, South London, Pays Tribute To Her ‘Handsome Boy’

  06-05-2018 18:10
  The mother of a 17-year-old shot dead near his home in south London has paid tribute to her “handsome boy” who had “so much potential”.Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton was discovered with critical injuries on Warham Street in Southwark on Saturday evening, after officers were called to reports of gunshots on nearby Cooks Road shortly after 6pm.Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance went to the scene, but the teenager was pronounced dead just
  
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• Did Sajid Javid really do the 'power pose'?

  06-05-2018 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Sajid Javid's Home Office "power pose" made headlines - but did he actually pose at all?
  
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• UK-EU customs partnership 'still on table'

  06-05-2018 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  "Frictionless" borders are important to manufacturing jobs, business secretary Greg Clark warns.
  
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• 'Credible and honest': the company director facing deportation to Pakistan

  06-05-2018 17:48
  Saleem Dadabhoy served with order under paragraph 322(5) of Immigration Act after lengthy Home Office disputeSaleem Dadabhoy is facing deportation under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Act despite three different appeal courts having scrutinised his accounts and finding no evidence of any irregularities, and an appeal judge ruling that he was trustworthy and credible. His deportation would lead directly to the loss of nearly 20 jobs, all held by British citizens, and the closure of a British
  
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• At least 1,000 highly skilled migrants wrongly face deportation, experts reveal

  06-05-2018 17:48
  Home Office accused of ‘abusing’ section of Immigration Act designed to tackle terrorism
  At least 1,000 highly skilled migrants seeking indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK are wrongly facing deportation under a section of the Immigration Act designed in part to tackle terrorists and individuals judged to be a threat to national security, MPs and experts have said.In the latest scandal to hit the Home Office after the Windrush crisis, a range of MPs and immigration experts have
  
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• HMRC accused of ignoring online VAT fraud worth £1.2bn a year

  06-05-2018 16:01
  Campaigners say no rogue traders have been prosecuted for selling wares on Amazon and eBay without VAT
  HM Revenue & Customs has been accused of being soft on billions of pounds of VAT fraud committed by rogue traders using online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay.The accusationcomes after a senior HMRC official said last week that his department had never seized goods from traders suspected of being part of a £1.2bn-a-year VAT fraud via Amazon’s marketplace and other online si
  
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• Tories urged to act in 'racist joke' row at Pendle Council

  06-05-2018 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tories gained control of Pendle after a councillor suspended for a racist joke was reinstated.
  
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• Greening warns young voters won't forgive damaging Brexit deal

  06-05-2018 14:53
  Former cabinet minister urges hardliners to make compromises ahead of crucial debateThe former education secretary Justine Greening has warned hardline Brexiters in the cabinet and parliament that they must make some compromises, adding that young voters will not forgive the Conservatives for an economically damaging departure deal.“You’re going to have to crack a few eggs to make an omelette, I’m afraid, on the Brexit situation, and they need to recognise that,” she told
  
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• Tory MP Michael Fabricant Defends Calling Constituent 'A Complete T**T' On Twitter

  06-05-2018 14:06
  A Tory MP has defended calling someone thought to be a constituent “a complete twat” on Twitter.Michael Fabricant, who represents Litchfield in Hampshire, wrote on the social media network that he meant the word “twit” in an exchange over this week’s local elections.The posts began on Friday when a Twitter user challenged Fabricant over the town of Burntwood in his constituency, saying it had been neglected and calling the MP “weak and wobbly”.He replied
  
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• Sunday Show Round-Up: Borders, Barnet and Barry Gardiner

  06-05-2018 13:29
  There was a lot to chew over on this sunny bank holiday weekend, including the fall-out from this week’s local elections, the tragic NHS error which left thousands of women at higher risk of developing breast cancer and what exactly is going on with Theresa May’s customs partnership plan. We may not have all the answers, but we watched the Sunday politics shows so you didn’t have to.  BrexitIn the wake of Theresa May’s plan for a “customs partnership&
  
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• Tory rebels urged to drop resistance to Brexit customs plan

  06-05-2018 13:09 via ft.com
  Business secretary warns British jobs at risk if frictionless UK-EU trade not maintained
  
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• UK interest rates to rise this week? A cut would be better advised | Larry Elliott

  06-05-2018 13:02
  Weak data has surprised the Bank of England. Not the first time it’s misread the economyThe City has had the date ringed in the diary for months. On Thursday the Bank of England is supposed to raise interest rates, taking them above 0.5% for the first time in almost a decade.It’s not going to happen. A deluge of weak data over the past month has surprised the Bank. It has badly misread the economy, and not for the first time. Continue reading...
  
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• Arlene Foster wants 'less rhetoric' from the EU on Brexit

  06-05-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  DUP leader says she wants the EU to take a more sensible approach to the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Campaigner Against NHS Cuts Jailed For Stealing £50,000 From GP Surgery

  06-05-2018 12:51
  A campaigner who protested against NHS cuts has been jailed after stealing £50,000 from the GP surgery where she worked.Patricia Mayo pushed the surgery to the brink of insolvency after plundering accounts.The 60-year-old worked at the Hartwood Health Centre in Hartcliffe, Bristol, between 2011 and 2016, starting on a £40,000-a-year salary.But when she left it emerged that Mayo began started paying herself an unauthorised £2,000 in 2012, which doubled the following year until a
  
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• 'Call The Midwife': 17 Filming Secrets From The BBC Drama's Set

  06-05-2018 12:30
  New episodes of ‘Call The Midwife’ may be months away, but the hit BBC drama is never far from our minds. Now gearing up for its eighth series, the show is still continuing to grow in popularity and constantly hitting new and exciting ground, as the timeline moves into the mid-’60s. With production on the next set of episodes now underway, HuffPost UK paid a visit to Chatham - not Poplar... - where much of the show is filmed. Here are 17 secrets we learned on loc
  
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• Strabane: Man Charged Over Possible 'Homophobic' Drill Attack

  06-05-2018 12:24
  A teenager has been charged with attacking a woman with a cordless drill in Northern Ireland.Brenda McLaughlin, 38, sustained a severe head injury in the drill assault on a main street in Strabane, Co Tyrone, in the early hours of Saturday.She is being treated in the critical care unit of Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, where her condition was last night said to have stabilised.Officers have yet to establish a definite motive but on Sunday police confirmed that one line of enquiry remained
  
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• Tories may investigate councillor reinstated for Pendle election, says Greg Clark

  06-05-2018 12:18
  Rosemary Carroll suspended over racist joke then hastily reinstated to tip balance of power on councilA former Conservative councillor who shared a racist joke but was readmitted to the party so that it could take control of a Lancashire council could face a new investigation, the business secretary, Greg Clark, had said.Conservatives in Pendle were accused of cynicism after it emerged that Rosemary Carroll had been brought back into the party fold after Thursday’s local election to give t
  
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• Andrew Marr to have kidney operation

  06-05-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC presenter, who will go into hospital this week, is expected to make a "full recovery".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn Should Disown 'Fake News Website' Skwawkbox, Says Jewish Councillor Who Lost Barnet Seat

  06-05-2018 11:48
  A furious row sparked after Labour failed to take control of Barnet council in the local elections is rumbling on, with Jeremy Corbyn urged to disown a website supportive of his leadership.Adam Langleben - who blames the party’s anti-Semitism problem for the loss of his West Hendon ward to the Tories - has called on the leadership to publicly denounce The Skwawkbox, which he accused of “propagating conspiracy theories” about Jew-hate. The former councillor, one of three to
  
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• Home Office criticised for giving wheelchair user accommodation with steps

  06-05-2018 11:45
  High court judge laments ‘lack of clarity’ in case of man who has suffered long delays in being allocated safe accommodationA high court judge has criticised the home secretary, Sajid Javid, for failing to provide safe and suitable accommodation for a vulnerable disabled man after his release from detention.The 44-year-old man, who uses a wheelchair following a stroke and is legally defined as lacking mental capacity, could not get into accommodation provided by the Home Office on We
  
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• UK Weather Forecast: Scorching Bank Holiday Monday On Its Way

  06-05-2018 11:21
  Sun-seekers across England are in for a treat this weekend as temperatures on Bank Holiday Monday look set to break records.Monday will bring mostly dry with very warm or hot sunshine, according to weather forecasters at the Met Office. Highs of 26c are expected in London, with 23c expected in Essex, the south west and south coast.Sunday night will remain dry and clear - perfect weather for barbecues with a sunset around 8.30pm for most parts.Good morning, Patrick here. Most areas will be dry wi
  
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• Iran’s president says US would ‘regret’ leaving nuclear deal

  06-05-2018 10:43 via ft.com
  UK foreign secretary Johnson flies into Washington for talks aimed at saving accord
  
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• Boris Johnson heads to Washington for Iran talks

  06-05-2018 10:43 via ft.com
  UK foreign secretary follows up French and German attempts to save nuclear deal
  
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• What Is A Brain Haemorrhage And What Is The Recovery Process?

  06-05-2018 10:40
  Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has undergone emergency surgery after suffering a brain haemorrhage.The 76-year-old footy legend was rushed to hospital in Salford after being discovered collapsed at his home on Saturday morning.But what causes the condition, how it is treated and what is the prognosis for the future?What is a brain haemorrhage?Put simply, a brain haemorrhage is bleeding in or around the brain. It causes swelling, and the pooled blood forms a mass known as a ha
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson: Rivalries Put Aside As Fans Across The World Wish Legend Well

  06-05-2018 10:29
  Football fans across the world have shared their well-wishes for Sir Alex Ferguson after he underwent emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage.Sir Alex, 76, was rushed to hospital in Salford after being discovered collapsed at his home on Saturday morning.The footy legend was last night said to be surrounded by family as he began a period of “intensive recovery”.Some of Manchester United’s fiercest supporters – and, putting allegiances aside, some of their biggest r
  
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• ‘Coronation Street’: Catherine Tyldesley Says Aidan Connor Male Suicide Is 'The Most Important Story To Tell'

  06-05-2018 10:27
  Catherine Tyldesley has spoken out about Shayne Ward’s ‘Coronation Street’ exit, praising the soap for tackling the topic of male suicide. Viewers will see Aidan Connor’s last scenes on Monday (7 May), as Wednesday’s (9 May) hour-long episode will see it revealed that the character has taken his own life, when Johnny discovers the body.Prior to ending his own life, Aidan visits his ex Eva Price and works out the truth about Toyah’s baby, which is biologically
  
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• Hundreds Of Junior Doctors Have Job Offers Withdrawn After Recruitment 'Shambles'

  06-05-2018 10:13
  Up to 1,500 junior doctors offered posts as registrars have had their job offers withdrawn after a mistake was found in the recruitment process that has been branded a “shambles”.The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said it would need to re-run the offers process as it blame human error for the “dreadful situation”.Some junior medics now face losing the positions they had originally been offered, and many had already made plans, secured housing and uprooted their th
  
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• Hundreds Of Junior Doctors Have Job Offers Withdrawn After Recruitment Error

  06-05-2018 10:13
  Hundreds of junior doctors offered hospital positions have had their job offers taken back after a mistake was found in the recruitment process.The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said it would need to rerun the offers process, blaming human error for the “dreadful situation”.Junior medics entering their third year of specialist training now face losing the positions they had originally been offered.Many will have already made plans and secured housing for the jobs, due to start in
  
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• Is the Iran nuclear deal about to be killed off?

  06-05-2018 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC's Paul Adams explains what the Iran nuclear deal is and whether its future will last.
  
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• Ban deals that silence harassment victims, says former Tory minister

  06-05-2018 10:05
  Nicky Morgan says it is time to crack down on sexual harassmentNew laws should be considered to stop non-disclosure agreements being used to silence the victims of sexual harassment and punish those who abuse their power, a former Conservative cabinet minister has said.Nicky Morgan, the former education secretary and women’s minister, said the time had come to ask if new powers were needed to tackle harassment as part of Theresa May’s pledge to tackle the “burning injustic
  
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• 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?': Jeremy Clarkson Impresses Viewers As Hit Show Returns

  06-05-2018 09:43
  Jeremy Clarkson proved to be a hit with fans when ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ returned on Saturday (5 May) night. Replacing Chris Tarrant, who fronted the show for the entirety of its initial 30-series run, Clarkson soon got comfortable on the iconic set, making quips about Richard Hammond and Donald Trump. Viewers took to Twitter to discuss the new host’s efforts, with many (somewhat begrudgingly...) admitting he wasn’t doing too badly: Much as I
  
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• Machinarium Is Almost A Decade Old And It's Still Brilliant On iPad

  06-05-2018 09:36
  Game of Phones: Every week I’ll pick a game for iOS or Android that’s perfect for long journeys, the commute or just when you want to switch off from the outside world.Machinarium is unlike any game you’ve ever played.It’s unashamedly quirky, at times deeply frustrating but always, and I do mean always, utterly charming.Developed by Amanita Design (you probably know them for making Botanicula or Samorost), Machinarium was their first attempt and while it’s not
  
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• Teen's apology call over MP Michael Fabricant's tweet

  06-05-2018 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Darcy Norgate says Michael Fabricant tried to "humiliate her" by calling her an offensive word.
  
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• Local elections haunted by Brexit offer little comfort to right or left

  06-05-2018 09:25
  Labour has reason to be disappointed, but the Tories may struggle with the expectations of their ex-Ukip votersEntering the West Midlands market town of Nuneaton, there are signs saying “Nuneaton and Bedworth – United to Achieve”. But in the town centre the upbeat slogan does not rest easy with the prevailing mood. The traditional industries that once drove the local economy – coal and textiles – have all but disappeared. It is now a dormitory town for nearby Birmin
  
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• This Ex-Heroin Addict Had His Murder Conviction Quashed, Took A Law Degree And Got A Job Offer From Cambridge University

  06-05-2018 09:01
  After 13 years in prison for murder, John Crilly’s release in April was “bittersweet”.Even though his conviction was quashed, he has beaten a heroin addiction, embarked on a law degree and is set to start work in a legal role for Cambridge University, the 47-year-old feels the law he was imprisoned under is “just wrong”.He was convicted under joint enterprise, a legal doctrine that means someone who was an accomplice to a crime can be treated the same as t
  
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• What Works For Me: Running With My Dog Inspired Me To Campaign For The Millicent Fawcett Statue

  06-05-2018 08:01
  Whether she’s campaigning for a statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett to be placed in Parliament square, or calling for Jane Austen to don our bank notes, Caroline Criado Perez always has a supportive female sidekick: her beloved dog, Poppy. The women’s rights campaigner goes running or walking with Poppy for an hour each day, and credits her time with the “very tiny mongrel” for improving her wellbeing, fuelling her creativity and helping her stay resilie
  
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• How Do I Make A Compost Bin? Here's What You Need To Know

  06-05-2018 08:01
  The scale of the UK’s food waste problem is overwhelming. In the UK, we throw away seven million tonnes of food and drink from our homes every year, according to the Food Standards Agency.Fancy yourself a green-fingered genius? A really sustainable way to reduce your household waste is to start composting. Some councils already provide composting caddies that they collect along with your recycling – but it’s easy to get your own compost heap started too if you have outside spac
  
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• Hard Brexit will create more social anger than staying put | William Keegan

  06-05-2018 08:00
  Those who say questioning the referendum would cause disruption should consider the chaos caused to everyday life by a cliff-edge departureFive of the managers of the top six teams in the Premier League as I write are continental Europeans. I don’t know about the managers of Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United or Arsenal, but Jürgen Klopp, hero of Liverpool, has said loud and clear that he cannot understand why this country should be heading for the Brexit cliff.For the terrib
  
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• Must John Bercow throw a table for bullying allegations to be taken seriously?

  06-05-2018 07:00
  The Speaker’s alleged rages are of a piece with wider behaviour in the CommonsA typical Trump rage, Michael Wolff reported in Fire and Fury, would begin with the president’s “exaggeration or acting and then devolve into the real thing: uncontrollable, vein-popping, ugly-face, tantrum stuff. It got primal.”This lack of control – of a piece with the president’s Twitter tantrums, his staggering turnover of senior staff, the prompt transformation of said staff int
  
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