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• Brexit: MPs reject bid to stay in EEA amid Labour revolt

  13-06-2018 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Calls for the UK to remain in the European Economic Area are voted down, as 90 Labour MPs rebel.
  
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• Shadow minister and five Labour PPSs resign to defy whip over Brexit – as it happened

  13-06-2018 22:43
  PMQs verdict: resilient May sees off Corbyn’s attempts at ridicule
  How MPs are voting on the EU withdrawal bill amendments – at a glanceHighlights from EU withdrawal bill debateAfternoon summary 9.40pm BST9.31pm BST The government won the eighth vote, removing the Lords amendment on environmental protection, by 320 votes to 296 - a majority of 24.An alternative government amendment on environmental protection went through on the nod. Continue reading...
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn suffers rebellion by 90 MPs in latest Brexit vote

  13-06-2018 22:43 via ft.com
  Labour hit by resignation of shadow minister and five aides over EEA amendment
  
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• Corbyn suffers rebellion by 90 MPs in latest Brexit vote

  13-06-2018 22:43 via ft.com
  Labour hit by resignation of shadow minister and five aides over EEA amendment
  
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• CBI chief: Industry sectors face Brexit extinction

  13-06-2018 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Car industry bosses are worried the industry will suffer without a customs union, warns Paul Dreschler.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon says she is proud of SNP MPs' Commons walkout

  13-06-2018 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The first minister said "Scotland's voice had been heard" in the row over the EU Withdrawal Bill.
  
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• UKIP's Neil Hamilton blocked by AMs from taking assembly job

  13-06-2018 20:35 via bbc.co.uk
  UKIP's Neil Hamilton is stopped from becoming an assembly commissioner.
  
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• Brexit: MPs say PM must honour 'assurances' over Parliament's role

  13-06-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs are back debating the EU bill after the government avoided a Commons rebellion.
  
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• UK rebuffed over Galileo sat-nav procurement

  13-06-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Delegations to the European Space Agency vote to procure another batch of spacecraft, despite British calls to delay.
  
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• Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood to quit after election if not FM

  13-06-2018 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Leanne Wood says she will step down if she does not become first minister after the next election.
  
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• Fund founded by Rees-Mogg sets up post-Brexit vehicle in Dublin

  13-06-2018 18:30 via ft.com
  Somerset Capital will be able to serve EU-based clients after UK withdraws from bloc
  
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• Scottish government accused of attempts to ‘bury bad news’

  13-06-2018 18:24 via ft.com
  Damning report confirms suspicions that SNP delays media FOI requests
  
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• SNP MPs walk out of PMQs in 'Brexit power grab' protest

  13-06-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The party clashed with the Speaker after complaining about a "Brexit power grab" by Westminster.
  
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• Britain has obligation to denounce the abuse of colonial laws

  13-06-2018 16:40 via ft.com
  In Hong Kong and elsewhere, these legal relics are being put to tyrannical ends
  
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• SNP MPs stage Westminster walkout

  13-06-2018 16:15 via ft.com
  Protest follows clash with Commons speaker
  
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• Claire Perry in Commons 'dilation' row with John Bercow

  13-06-2018 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Minister Claire Perry says the Speaker's use of the word to chide her was "demeaning and sexist".
  
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• MP challenges Speaker's 'demeaning behaviour'

  13-06-2018 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Energy Minister Claire Perry asks John Bercow to “consider his behaviour” after accusations of sexist behaviour towards her.
  
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• PMQs: Theresa May on Labour music festival headline act

  13-06-2018 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May jokes about the name of the headline act at Labour's summer music festival.
  
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• PMQs: Corbyn and May on date of Brexit White Paper date

  13-06-2018 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May says the paper will be published after bringing ministers together "after the June Council".
  
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• Plumber wins workers' rights battle against Pimlico Plumbers

  13-06-2018 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Supreme Court ruling has significant implications for the rights of so called gig economy workers.
  
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• Brussels rejects UK plea on Galileo satellite system

  13-06-2018 14:43 via ft.com
  European Commission says Britain cannot have full access after Brexit
  
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• Britain ‘obliged’ to walk away from Galileo without full access

  13-06-2018 14:43 via ft.com
  Minister accuses Brussels of putting security at risk with satellite project vote
  
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• Brexit and the Trump factor

  13-06-2018 14:31 via ft.com
  Growing rift between US and Europe ought to prompt harder thinking on all sides
  
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• SNP MPs walk out of PMQs

  13-06-2018 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  SNP MPs have walked out from Prime Minister's Questions in protest after their Westminster leader was thrown out of the chamber in a row with the Speaker John Bercow.
  
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• Majority surveyed in favour of NI remaining in the UK

  13-06-2018 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The survey found that 55% of those interviewed would vote for Northern Ireland to remain in the UK.
  
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• UK announces new ‘start-up visa’ for entrepreneurs

  13-06-2018 12:55 via ft.com
  Move follows growing disquiet over impact of Britain’s restrictive immigration policies
  
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• New ‘start-up visa’ to speed up UK entry for entrepreneurs

  13-06-2018 12:55 via ft.com
  Move follows growing disquiet over impact of restrictive immigration policies
  
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• It is time for Theresa May to make tough Brexit choices

  13-06-2018 11:36 via ft.com
  The UK prime minister has survived so far by appeasing both sides of her party
  
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• Scottish MPs say their voices on Brexit have not been heard

  13-06-2018 11:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The criticism of the UK government follows the failure to reach a deal over the EU Withdrawal Bill.
  
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• UK court rules plumber is a ‘worker’ in landmark gig economy case

  13-06-2018 11:12 via ft.com
  Ruling against Pimlico Plumbers could influence appeal by Uber drivers
  
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• Court rules plumber is a ‘worker’ in pivotal gig economy case

  13-06-2018 11:12 via ft.com
  Ruling against Pimlico Plumbers could influence appeal by Uber drivers
  
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• Theresa May plans Brexit bill amendment after Commons rebellion

  13-06-2018 11:01 via ft.com
  MPs to be given ‘real say’ over any proposal to leave the EU without a deal
  
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• Fake news harms children's self-esteem and trust, say MPs

  13-06-2018 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Children with poor literacy skills struggle most to tell which stories are false, says a report.
  
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• City urged to close gender bonus gap

  13-06-2018 01:34 via ft.com
  Bosses advised to base awards on performance not individual deals
  
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• City urged by MPs to close gender bonus gap

  13-06-2018 01:34 via ft.com
  Bosses advised by Treasury select committee to base awards on performance
  
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