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• Tory Remainers could hold the key to 86 of the party’s seats

  02-06-2018 22:00
  Survey suggests leading MPs are at risk from pursuit of hard BrexitMore than 80 Conservative MPs face a major electoral challenge as a result of Theresa May’s pursuit of a hard Brexit, a major new study reveals.In an analysis that exposes the scale of the party’s support from voters who backed Remain, it found that 3.5 million people in Britain voted to remain in the European Union in 2016 and then went on to back the Conservatives in last year’s election. Continue reading...
  
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• Younger Britons are happy for Britain to be a ‘vassal state’

  02-06-2018 19:00 via ft.com
  For many, protecting the economy after Brexit is more important than sovereignty
  
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• Women's banners to celebrate 100 years of suffrage – in pictures

  02-06-2018 18:00
  Crafted by 100 female artists working with community organisations around the UK, these banners have been made for Processions: an event on Sunday 10 June in London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh where women will walk together wearing green, white or violet scarves – the suffragettes’ colours. Produced by Artichoke, known for their Lumiere light festival, and commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the event celebrates the centenary of 1918, when some women won the vote. Groups including women&r
  
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• David Miliband: I would join any campaign against any Brexit deal

  02-06-2018 17:43
  The former foreign secretary says there should be a second vote on BrexitDavid Miliband has said he would take part in any campaign to vote against the terms of any Brexit deal but has no plans to return to the cut and thrust of UK politics.
  Miliband, who has been based in New York as president of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) since 2013, is still seen as a future leader of the Labour party and has never categorically ruled it out. Continue reading...
  
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• Norfolk MEP wades into row over pregnant Bulgarian cow

  02-06-2018 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Penka the cow after she broke EU rules by crossing the border into Serbia.
  
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• Trump steel tariffs illegal, says UK's Liam Fox

  02-06-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The international trade secretary criticises the US for imposing new duties on steel and aluminium.
  
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• Brexit: UK 'has two weeks' to submit border plans

  02-06-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says otherwise the UK will face an uncertain summer of talks.
  
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• Northern Ireland's abortion quandary, and how to fund the NHS

  02-06-2018 13:50 via ft.com
  The Irish Republic’s vote ​to end the abortion ban has raised questions north of the border
  
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• Northern Ireland needs a government not another referendum

  02-06-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  The province continues to suffer from the lack of a devolved administration in Stormont
  
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• London law firms go on hiring spree for white-collar crime experts

  02-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Recruitment follows the introduction of tougher laws and more aggressive regulation
  
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