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• Labour cancels hustings after row over reinstated candidate

  11-05-2018 22:33
  Rift between NEC and local selection panel caused by alleged financial irregularities of Sophie CookLabour has been forced to cancel a hustings for parliamentary candidates in Shoreham this weekend after a row broke out when the national executive committee vetoed a plan by the local selection panel to drop a candidate from the shortlist.
  Sophie Cook, who was the 2017 candidate for East Worthing and Shoreham, would have been Labour’s first trans women in a winnable seat and has been given
  
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• Blackstone under fire over push into UK social housing

  11-05-2018 22:00 via ft.com
  Fears private equity giant will use financial muscle to outbid non-profits
  
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• BBC rejects complaints that Newsnight made Corbyn look 'more Russian'

  11-05-2018 19:59
  Decision to show photo of Labour leader in ‘Lenin-style cap’ in front of Moscow skyline was ‘based on sound news judgment’The BBC has formally rejected complaints that its Newsnight programme Photoshopped an image of Jeremy Corbyn to make him look “more Russian”, insisting that the programme’s use of the picture was “impartial and fair”.The corporation’s complaints unit said the decision to show a photo of the Labour leader wearing a &l
  
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• NHS England examining submission of GP earnings information

  11-05-2018 19:44 via ft.com
  Concerns surround doctors’ pension records dating to 2004
  
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• Brexit customs standoff could go on for another week – sources

  11-05-2018 19:33
  Ministers pessimistic about prospect of finding solution, with two rival plans in playResolving the cabinet standoff over customs after Brexit could take another week or more, senior government sources say, as ministers prepare to meet in breakout groups to thrash out the rival proposals.Theresa May has divided members of her deadlocked Brexit inner cabinet into two groups, tasked with tweaking the two rival plans to find an acceptable compromise. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Rotten’ hostile environment policy ‘destroying lives’ of ethnic minorities

  11-05-2018 19:15 via ft.com
  UN rapporteur says parts of UK immigration laws should be scrapped amid ‘human rights violations’
  
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• Immigration hostile environment is ‘destroying lives’ of ethnic minorities

  11-05-2018 19:15 via ft.com
  UN rapporteur says parts of UK immigration laws should be scrapped amid ‘human rights violations’
  
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• Fixing intergenerational unfairness in Britain

  11-05-2018 18:46 via ft.com
  Housing and student loan reform would help redress the balance
  
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• Tory MPs urged to behave like 'real people' on Instagram

  11-05-2018 18:37
  Leaked social media training advice shows party’s attempts to reach younger audience onlineConservative MPs have been given training to brush up their Instagram skills, with advice suggesting they use the social network to show the electorate that they are “real people”.The Instagram training session was offered in January, part of an initiative by the party chairman, Brandon Lewis, to combat what is perceived to be Labour’s advantage over the Tories on social media outpu
  
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• Theresa May splits cabinet to consider customs options

  11-05-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM sets up two working parties in a bid to hammer out differences over customs plans.
  
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• Grenfell Tower inquiry panel broadened in apparent U-turn

  11-05-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May agrees to appoint a panel to help oversee the Grenfell fire inquiry, after victims' families said they feared a whitewash.
  
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• Jack Straw faces call to give evidence over role in Libyan rendition

  11-05-2018 18:22
  MPs want then-foreign secretary to explain role in kidnap and mistreatment of two Libyan familiesMPs have called for former foreign secretary Jack Straw to give evidence before parliament about his role in the kidnap and mistreatment of two Libyan families.The demands come after the government apologised for its role in the abduction and mistreatment of Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife Fatima Boudchar, who were flown from Bangkok to Tripoli in 2004 in a rendition operation involving MI6, the CIA
  
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• Leadsom urges staff to share experiences of reporting bullying

  11-05-2018 18:20 via ft.com
  Insight into how complaints were handled to inform new grievance procedure
  
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• Leadsom urges parliamentary staff to submit bullying testimony

  11-05-2018 18:20 via ft.com
  Insight into how complaints were handled to inform new grievance procedure
  
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• Corbyn condemns EU withdrawal plan as 'Whitehall power grab'

  11-05-2018 17:50
  Speaking in Scotland, Labour leader attacks plans to share powers with devolved administrations Jeremy Corbyn has condemned as a “power grab” the UK government’s plans to share powers between Whitehall and the devolved administrations after Brexit, despite Welsh Labour agreeing to the deal two weeks ago. On a visit to Glasgow on Friday afternoon, the UK Labour leader echoed the phrase used consistently by Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, during the long-running
  
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• Scotland Brexit: 'Door still open' for powers deal

  11-05-2018 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A UK government minister tells his Scottish counterparts it is not too late to end the long-running Brexit powers dispute.
  
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• UK has seen 'Brexit-related' growth in racism, says UN representative

  11-05-2018 17:16
  UN special rapporteur on racism says ‘extreme views’ have gained ground in Britain since voteBrexit has contributed to an environment of increased racial discrimination and intolerance, the UN special rapporteur on racism has said, as she identified a range of institutional prejudices that plague the lives of ethnic minorities in Britain.
  Speaking at the end of her mission to the UK, Prof Tendayi Achiume pointed to a Brexit-related growth in “explicit racial, ethnic and religio
  
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• The House of Lords is leaping to the defence of UK democracy

  11-05-2018 16:37 via ft.com
  I welcome converts to reform, but Brexit has left us in a constitutional fix
  
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• Erdogan visits UK amid contentious Turkish election

  11-05-2018 16:36 via ft.com
  Relations with Turkey have improved despite concerns about human rights
  
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• MPs back legal right to paid leave for bereaved parents

  11-05-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The entitlement to time off work after the loss of a child is expected to come into force in 2020.
  
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• Westminster political review with Jo Coburn and Kevin Maguire

  11-05-2018 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Channelling the Bucks Fizz, political journalists Jo Coburn and Kevin Maguire re-enact THAT dance as they look back over the political week.
  
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• Why UK business prefers ‘max fac’

  11-05-2018 14:31 via ft.com
  As a scheme, customs partnership is totally untried and untested
  
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• Build all navy ships in UK, says Corbyn ahead of Govan visit

  11-05-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  There has been speculation a £1bn contract for three new Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships could go abroad.
  
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• Brexit: Leave.EU fined £70,000 for breaking electoral law during referendum

  11-05-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Electoral Commission calls the group's conduct "disappointing" and refers a senior figure to the police.
  
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• Revealed: Advice to Tory MPs on how to be 'real' on Instagram

  11-05-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Tory MPs are told to be "playful" and "human" on the photo sharing app, a leaked document shows.
  
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• What does leaked Tory advice to MPs on mastering Instagram say?

  11-05-2018 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A Conservative guide to mastering photo sharing app Instagram is leaked to the BBC - what does it say?
  
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• What did Leave. EU do wrong, and could its breaches stop Brexit?

  11-05-2018 12:08
  The Electoral Commission’s findings may carry heavier implications than a £70,000 fineLeave.EU, backed by the outspoken Ukip donor Arron Banks, was one of several pro-Brexit campaign groups founded to fight the 2016 referendum on EU membership. However, it failed in its attempt to be named the official campaign for Brexit by the Electoral Commission. Continue reading...
  
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• Week in Review: Total Brexit stalemate

  11-05-2018 12:04
  
  Theresa May has reached an impasse in the Cabinet on the customs union.
  
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• Leave.EU campaign chief referred to police

  11-05-2018 10:26 via ft.com
  Electoral Commission says pro-Brexit campaign ‘incorrectly reported’ referendum spending
  
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• Glimmer of light: Could Sajid Javid make a difference on drug policy?

  11-05-2018 09:59
  
  Sajid Javid seemed open to looking at evidence from other countries' policies and thoroughly researching new ways of treating people who use drugs.
  
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• Voter ID: This trial fixed nothing but Tory election fortunes

  11-05-2018 09:48
  
  Nearly 4,000 people were denied the right to vote following the pilot of an ID scheme at a handful of polling stations.
  
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• UKIP politicians argue over alleged 'stripper' insult

  11-05-2018 07:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The party's home affairs spokesman and a councillor are recorded swearing during the exchange.
  
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• Junk food ads face London ban on public transport

  11-05-2018 07:00 via ft.com
  Report due on whether food companies sticking to curbs on sugar
  
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• Industry pushes for UK space programme ahead of Brexit

  11-05-2018 06:01 via ft.com
  Call follows EU dispute over Britain’s future use of Galileo satellite navigation system
  
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• UK prepares to roll out the red carpet for Erdogan

  11-05-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Relations with Turkey have improved in past two years despite concerns about human rights
  
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• Gordon Brown launches global funding plan for schools

  11-05-2018 03:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-UK prime minister launches a scheme for 20 million school places in the world's poorest countries.
  
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• Jeremy Thorpe drama

  11-05-2018 02:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The makers of a drama about shamed politician Jeremy Thorpe explain why his story is still relevant.
  
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• Theresa May sets up cabinet teams to thrash out rival customs plans

  11-05-2018 01:23
  Brexiters tasked with working on customs partnership, with ‘max-fac’ option studied by remainersTheresa May has divided her cabinet into two groups to fight out their differences over Britain’s post-Brexit customs arrangements, intensifying speculation that she is preparing to delay her decision on the issue.No 10 sources confirmed that the prime minister had formed the working groups, which would report back on her preferred customs partnership model and the maximum-facilitati
  
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• Ousted UK student loan chief appointed despite Whitehall warning

  11-05-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Steve Lamey suspended then dismissed over allegations of misconduct
  
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• Ousted student loan chief was appointed despite Whitehall warning

  11-05-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Steve Lamey later suspended then dismissed over allegations of misconduct
  
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• Labour wants foreign shipyards barred from new navy contract

  11-05-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Intervention on fleet support ships threatens to raise costs for stretched MoD
  
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• Labour backbenchers urge Jeremy Corbyn to back remaining in EEA

  11-05-2018 01:01
  As poll finds slim majority wants vote on Brexit deal, MPs say EEA option should be on tablePro-Europe Labour backbenchers are fighting to keep the pressure on Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his opposition to membership of the European Economic Area, as new polling for the People’s Vote campaign confirms majority support for a vote on the Brexit deal.The poll, by Opinium, finds a small overall majority of 53% in favour of a vote on the deal, with 31% opposed.Continue reading...
  
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