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• Theresa May postpones key Brexit votes as impasse sets in

  10-05-2018 20:36 via ft.com
  PM’s allies play down any short-term breakthrough on customs
  
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• Deadlocked Theresa May postpones key Brexit votes

  10-05-2018 20:36 via ft.com
  PM’s allies play down any short-term breakthrough on customs
  
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• Anger that new environment watchdog lacks power to prosecute government

  10-05-2018 20:32 via ft.com
  Campaigners say Gove promise of a ‘Green Brexit’ is hollow
  
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• Labour MPs back antisemitism measures rejected by Corbyn

  10-05-2018 19:53
  Shadow ministers among those urging guidelines proposed by Jewish groups be adoptedAn influential group of MPs, including shadow cabinet ministers, are to adopt tough new guidelines on antisemitism – including measures proposed by Jewish leaders that were not accepted by the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, at his meeting with them last month.The 38 MPs sit in the Commons on a joint Labour and Co-operative party ticket, and include the shadow international development secretary, Kate Osamor,
  
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• A portrait of Brexit defaced by geographers and cabinet members

  10-05-2018 17:17 via ft.com
  Theresa May faces a split in her top team over two unworkable customs union plans
  
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• UK access to Galileo sat-nav system after Brexit

  10-05-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU is threatening to limit access for the UK to secretive information after Brexit, and now Britain is talking of setting up its own sat-nav system.
  
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• Peter Hennessy on the post-war and Brexit generations

  10-05-2018 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Hennessy looks back to whether children born into a world recently devastated by World War II were perhaps the luckiest generation in British history.
  
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• Rendition victim gets £500,000 compensation as May apologises 'unreservedly' for UK's conduct - Politics live

  10-05-2018 15:42
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 2.40pm BST The Home Office has announced that the compensation scheme it is setting up for Windrush-era migrants who lost out because of government immigration policies will be overseen by a QC whose own parents belonged to that generation. The news has come in the form of a written ministerial statement although, confusingly, it is in the name of Amber Rudd. Someone has forgotten that she resigned, and was replaced as hom
  
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• UK apologises for ‘appalling’ treatment of Libyan

  10-05-2018 15:35 via ft.com
  MI6 assisted Gaddafi regime in detention of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Fatima Boudchar
  
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• Britain apologises for 'appalling treatment' of Abdel Hakim Belhaj

  10-05-2018 14:52
  Theresa May apologises unreservedly for UK role in rendition of Libyan, who was jailed and tortured, and his wifeTheresa May has apologised for the “appalling” treatment of a husband and wife who were the victims of a so-called rendition operation mounted with the help of MI6.The attorney general, Jeremy Wright, read out a letter from the prime minister in which she apologised unreservedly to the Libyan dissident Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife, Fatima Boudchar, on behalf of the gove
  
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• Tories accused of 'subverting democracy' by not tabling Brexit debates

  10-05-2018 14:44
  Commons schedule has no timings for return of EU withdrawal bill or news of other key Brexit billsLabour has accused the government of “effectively subverting democracy” after an announcement of coming government business made no mention of any major Brexit-related legislation to be debated in the House of Commons.Announcing the Commons schedule for the next fortnight, Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the house, gave no timings for the return of the EU withdrawal bill from the Lords, or
  
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• Belhaj rendition: UK apology over Libyan dissident treatment

  10-05-2018 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The government admits UK actions contributed to the kidnap and torture of Abdul Hakim Belhaj.
  
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• Can Theresa May find a customs fudge?

  10-05-2018 14:33 via ft.com
  Neither of 2 suggested systems will be up and running when Britain fully leaves EU  
  
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• New watchdog to protect environment after Brexit, Gove says

  10-05-2018 14:31
  Independent body will be backed by law requiring ministers to ‘have regard to’ core principlesA new environmental watchdog to maintain standards and hold ministers to account is to be set up under plans for a green Brexit, the government has announced. Measures from improving air and water quality and protecting endangered species are currently overseen by the European commission and underpinned by green principles across the EU, such as “the polluter pays”.Continue readi
  
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• Speaker John Bercow defiant after MP calls for debate on replacement

  10-05-2018 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Commons Speaker John Bercow slaps down a Tory MP who calls for a debate on what his replacement should be like.
  
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• Speaker John Bercow hits back at MP critic

  10-05-2018 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A defiant John Bercow has hit back at an MP who asked for a Commons debate on what sort of Speaker should succeed him.
  
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• Attorney general's Commons statement on Abdel Hakim Belhaj rendition case - Politics live

  10-05-2018 13:28
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 12.28pm BST Jeremy Wright, the attorney general, is starting his statement now.He says in 2012 Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife, Fatima Boudchar, brought a claim against the UK government and two individuals, Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary, and Sir Mark Allen, the former head of counter-terrorism at MI6, saying they were complict in their detention. 12.19pm BST This is from the Press Association’s Harriet Li
  
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• Patients don’t see the same GP any more – and that has to change | Clare Gerada

  10-05-2018 13:18
  Continuity of care is increasingly rare in our overstretched NHS. The benefits are huge and worth fighting forI recently did a surgery in my south London general practice. There were 18 patients at 10-minute intervals, followed by paperwork, results, prescriptions and a home visit. Nothing unusual in that.But what was unusual was who I saw. Take for example Joan, now in her mid-70s. She has many health problems, including cancer, diabetes and depression. I first met Joan 25 years ago when she at
  
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• Interest rates on hold as Bank cuts growth outlook

  10-05-2018 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The Bank of England says the economy is going through a "temporary soft patch" as it keeps rates on hold.
  
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• UK construction and manufacturing hit by contraction in March

  10-05-2018 12:26 via ft.com
  More evidence that British economy has made weak start to 2018
  
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• Brexit could bring back bad old days of 'Costa del Crime', warns MEP

  10-05-2018 12:04
  Theresa May’s plan for an unprecedented security deal with the EU is facing a backlash in BrusselsThe days when criminals could hide out in sunny southern European climes with no risk of extradition could return after Brexit, a leading MEP has said, as it emerged that Theresa May’s plan for an unprecedented security deal with the EU is facing a backlash in Brussels.Claude Moraes, the British Labour MEP who chairs the European parliament’s justice and home affairs committee, rai
  
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• Andy Burnham says Labour hounded Debbie Abrahams out

  10-05-2018 11:52
  Greater Manchester mayor supports shadow minister sacked after bullying allegationsAndy Burnham, the former health secretary, has accused Labour of “hounding out” the shadow work and pensions minister, Debbie Abrahams. Abrahams was sacked on Tuesday after an investigation into allegations of bullying that she insists was not conducted thoroughly or fairly. She strongly denies the allegations. Continue reading...
  
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• Date set for Lewisham East by-election

  10-05-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Voters in South East London will choose a new MP to replace Labour's Heidi Alexander.
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May under pressure to extend transition to resolve customs dilemma - Politics live

  10-05-2018 11:44
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 10.44am BST Labour has moved the writ for the Lewisham East byelection, triggered by the resignation of Heidi Alexander. It will be held on Thursday 14 June. 10.37am BST And, while we’re on Brexit news, five Labour MPs from the north east of England have written an article for the Independent saying that there should be a referendum on the final Brexit agreement. The five are: Phil Wilson, Paul Williams, Bridget Phil
  
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• The official briefing Tony Blair got on his first day in No 10

  10-05-2018 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  From not emulating Belgium's system of devolution... to the need to spend more on his and Cherie's clothes.
  
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• Blair's first day

  10-05-2018 11:27 via bbc.co.uk
  From not emulating Belgium's system of devolution... to the need to spend more on his and Cherie's clothes.
  
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• The #MeToo movement needs to become a truly global phenomenon | Helen Pankhurst

  10-05-2018 11:00
  The world’s poorest women and girls will continue to experience workplace abuse unless there is a culture changeHow will the #MeToo movement go down in history? As a flash in the pan, or a significant milestone on the path towards gender equality? The answer lies in what happens next. We need to keep up the pressure to ensure that suffering abuse isn’t part of anyone’s job description – anywhere in the world.We all know how it unfolded: the revelations of sexual harassmen
  
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• Labour accused of 'bulldozing' Lewisham members in byelection

  10-05-2018 10:53
  Members say party is rushing through selection of candidate for plum south London seatLabour party members in the south London constituency of Lewisham East are protesting furiously that the byelection caused by the resignation of their MP, Heidi Alexander, is likely to be held in just five weeks’ time.They accuse the party’s national executive of rushing through the process to prevent the local party having a voice. Continue reading...
  
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• It's time for a Lib Dem - Green party merger

  10-05-2018 10:48
  
  The Green Party is slowly on its way to an existential crisis. If we leave the EU, the Greens will lose three of their MEPs in the European parliament. This is why they need a coalition with the Lib Dems.
  
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• Gender pay: Hundreds of firms face action over non-disclosure

  10-05-2018 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Equality and Human Rights Commission says hundreds of firms have yet to report gender pay details.
  
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• Only productivity gains can resolve intergenerational conflict

  10-05-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Both Britain’s young and old suffer from government failures
  
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• Communist Party of Britain embraces comrade Corbyn

  10-05-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Tax the rich, public ownership and oppose EU: why the left has spring in its step
  
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• On the frontline of London’s surge in fatal gang violence

  10-05-2018 05:01 via ft.com
  Hackney Integrated Gangs Unit is tackling violence by treating it as a public health issue
  
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• Brexit: Warning of rising food bills and disruption to supplies

  10-05-2018 03:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Peers say it is "inconceivable" there will no be impact on supplies, even with a trade deal with EU.
  
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• UN climate stalemate sees extra week of talks added

  10-05-2018 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Negotiations deadlocked as delegates get bogged down in technical arguments about the Paris climate pact.
  
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• Universal credit rules risk 'crushing' self-employed and startups

  10-05-2018 01:01
  Committee of MPs says benefit ‘designed with little regard’ for sixth of UK workforceFledgling businesses and self-employed workers with fluctuating incomes risk being “crushed” by unrealistic rules imposed by universal credit, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.They say entrepreneurs who fail to meet an arbitrary “minimum income” level from their business after just one year will be stripped of benefits support and, in some cases, will be forced to give up
  
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• Failure to seal EU free trade deal will mean higher UK food prices, say peers

  10-05-2018 01:01
  Lords committee suggests businesses could go bust and year-round supplies be at riskShoppers face a significant rise in food prices if the government fails to secure a free trade deal with the European Union, peers have warned. In a bleak assessment of the impact of Brexit, the Lords EU energy and environment subcommittee suggested grocery costs would rise, businesses could go bust and year-round supplies be put at risk. Continue reading...
  
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