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• Hammond: Treasury not the 'enemy of Brexit'

  21-06-2018 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Chancellor tells City the UK needs to protect patterns of trade with EU "built up over decades".
  
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• Hammond and Carney close ranks over financial services post Brexit

  21-06-2018 22:15 via ft.com
  Chancellor and Bank move towards common position on mutual recognition
  
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• Brexit Britain discovers home truths on defence

  21-06-2018 21:31 via ft.com
  Nato, European security and cyber warfare should be top priorities
  
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• May and Johnson under pressure as Heathrow expansion vote looms

  21-06-2018 21:27
  Resignation of Greg Hands puts Johnson in the spotlight, as he will be out of country when MPs voteTheresa May is facing a fresh crisis after her international trade minister quit in protest at the proposed expansion of Heathrow days before a crunch vote on the issue.
  Greg Hands, whose constituency lies under the flightpath, announced he would step down so he could vote against the government’s plans for a third runway in the Commons on Monday. Continue reading...
  
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• Williamson losing fight with Treasury for rise in defence spending

  21-06-2018 20:58
  May and Hammond said to be irritated by defence minister’s relentless pursuit for cashThe defence secretary, Gavin Williamson, is unlikely to receive any increase in defence spending in the coming year in spite of waging a relentless political campaign against the Treasury, according to Whitehall sources.
  Williamson is scheduled to meet chancellor Philip Hammond in the next fortnight in a renewed attempt to secure concessions ahead of a Nato summit in Brussels on 11 and 12 July.Continue re
  
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• Theresa May declines to pledge UK will remain ‘tier one’ military power

  21-06-2018 20:05 via ft.com
  PM in dispute with MoD over future funding and capabilities
  
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• Greg Hands quits as minister over Heathrow expansion

  21-06-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Greg Hands resigns as a minister to vote against plans to expand Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Gagging clauses cost House of Commons £2.4m in five years

  21-06-2018 19:20
  Fifty-three settlements with staff including confidentiality clauses signed in 2013-17The House of Commons has spent more than £2.4m on so-called gagging clauses for staff over the last five years, official figures show.A total of 53 non-disclosure agreements were signed between 2013 and 2017, at a cost of £2,407,176.78, according to data released under the Freedom of Information Act.Continue reading...
  
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• Brexit: Three 'simple' requirements for EU citizens to stay in UK

  21-06-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  EU citizens will have to answer three questions to stay in the UK after Brexit, says Sajid Javid.
  
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• Upskirting: What's up with Sir Christopher Chope?

  21-06-2018 16:13
  
  Everybody is angry at Christopher Chope because he shouted the word "object" in the Commons
  
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• Nato secretary general calls on UK to maintain defence spending

  21-06-2018 14:53 via ft.com
  Comments follow Theresa May’s query over UK’s top military status
  
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• Holyrood standards watchdog says MSP Mark McDonald should be suspended

  21-06-2018 14:34
  Scottish parliament standards committee proposes sanction for former minister over sexual harassmentThe Scottish government’s former childcare minister Mark McDonald faces suspension from the Holyrood parliament for a month after the public standards watchdog found him responsible for sexual harassment. McDonald resigned from the Scottish National party in March over his inappropriate behaviour but refused to stand down from parliament, despite senior colleagues, including Nicola Sturgeon,
  
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• UK government borrowing falls more than expected

  21-06-2018 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Public sector borrowing fell to £5bn in May, down £2bn from a year earlier, official figures show.
  
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• UK trade minister resigns over Heathrow expansion

  21-06-2018 14:21 via ft.com
  Greg Hands is opposed to government plans for a new runway at Britain’s biggest airport
  
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• Trade minister resigns over Heathrow expansion

  21-06-2018 14:21 via ft.com
  Greg Hands opposed to government plans for third runway
  
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• Culture secretary urges BBC to appoint female Question Time host

  21-06-2018 14:12
  Matt Hancock backs calls for a woman to replace David Dimbleby on politics showThe culture secretary has called on the BBC to appoint a woman to replace David Dimbleby as the host of Question Time.Dimbleby, 79, who has chaired the most high-profile British political TV show for 25 years, announced this week he would step down in December, sparking widespread debate over who should take over the role. Continue reading...
  
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• May and the single market in goods

  21-06-2018 14:09 via ft.com
  A frictionless Irish border remains the biggest challenge of the negotiations
  
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• UK creates new ‘settled status’ for EU citizens after Brexit

  21-06-2018 14:03 via ft.com
  Up to 3.8m people are expected to apply for status, costing £65, created by Sajid Javid
  
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• Shadow of Windrush as Home Office unveils immigration system for EU citizens

  21-06-2018 14:01
  
  What the EU immigration system the Home Office will use looks like
  
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• UK unveils post-Brexit EU citizen settlement scheme

  21-06-2018 13:59
  Home Office promises online fast-track registration process with staff available to help
  The government has promised to fast-track the registration process for EU citizens who want to stay in the UK after Brexit, with decisions on applications to remain in the country reduced from six months to “a matter of days”. Unveiling details of the “settlement scheme” for EU citizens, the Home Office promised that the application process would be “short, simple and user frien
  
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• Naz Shah's wheelchair vote prompts calls for Commons reform

  21-06-2018 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  There are calls for changes to "archaic" rules after an MP was wheeled from her sick bed to vote.
  
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• Brexit: 'You are not alone', Juncker tells Irish government

  21-06-2018 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker pledged to continue supporting Ireland.
  
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• May risks row with Brexiters over plan for single market for goods

  21-06-2018 07:00
  Free market for goods likely to be at cost of UK concessions on freedom of movementTheresa May could once again be on a collision course with the Brexiter wing of her party over a controversial proposal to keep the UK in a single market for goods.Whitehall sources said they believed free movement of goods was “100% the direction of travel” as the prime minister’s focus shifts to the next battle over Britain’s future relationship with the EU after next week’s Brussel
  
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• May’s Brexit dividend and other myths worth exploding

  21-06-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Poor policymaking results from a misguided understanding of the economy
  
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• Universal credit casualties plead for help and food in London

  21-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  ‘I’m dealing with one eviction notice after another,’ says community volunteer
  
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• Insurance losses sharpen focus on finances of Arron Banks

  21-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Brexit donor under scrutiny over involvement in referendum campaign
  
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• Insurance losses sharpen focus on Brexit donor’s finances

  21-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Arron Banks under scrutiny over involvement in referendum campaign
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May vows 'smooth and orderly' EU exit

  21-06-2018 03:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister promises more detail on future UK-EU relations as Brexit bill clears parliament.
  
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• Stay or go?

  21-06-2018 01:57 via bbc.co.uk
  EU staff and their families at UK universities face big decisions about staying after Brexit.
  
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• Brexit and young people: 'No-one's told me how my future is affected'

  21-06-2018 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  As the UK prepares to leave the EU, what about those who were too young to vote on Brexit?
  
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• Home Secretary Sajid Javid accuses EU on plans for UK expats

  21-06-2018 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The home secretary says British expats' status after Brexit has not been made clear by the EU.
  
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