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• EU leaders to give May ‘serious’ warning over Brexit progress

  27-06-2018 19:45 via ft.com
  Irish border question top of agenda as prime minister flies in for summit
  
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• Defence rift deepens between Theresa May and Gavin Williamson

  27-06-2018 19:24 via ft.com
  Downing Street insiders believe minister could quit over funding dispute
  
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• Anaemic Scottish growth threatens to squeeze devolved budget

  27-06-2018 19:02 via ft.com
  Edinburgh’s revenues now closely linked to nation’s economic performance
  
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• Brexit: Date of departure could be delayed, says Blair

  27-06-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The former PM also says if the EU reforms its migration rules the UK could stay in "with dignity".
  
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• OPCW chemical watchdog gains power to assign blame

  27-06-2018 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The world's chemical weapons body can now assign blame for attacks, despite Russian protests.
  
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• Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies quits

  27-06-2018 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Andrew RT Davies had been criticised for saying firms like Airbus should not undermine Brexit.
  
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• No 10 to fly England flag for World Cup

  27-06-2018 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The St George's Cross will be flown on the day of England's remaining matches in Russia.
  
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• China lifts ban on British beef exports

  27-06-2018 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Ban was first introduced more than 20 years ago after the outbreak of mad cow disease.
  
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• Westminster exhibition charts 100 years of women's suffrage

  27-06-2018 15:39
  Voice and Vote curators spent four years collecting items to trace history of equality fightFrom the Sinn Féin MP Constance Markievicz, elected in December 1918, to Labour’s Janet Daby, elected a fortnight ago for Lewisham East, the name of every woman ever elected to parliament is printed on a wall of an exhibition in Westminster celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage. There are just 491. Continue reading...
  
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• PMQs: Bercow calms noisy MPs in Corbyn-May exchanges

  27-06-2018 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Noisy MPs were warned the contributions of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn "must be heard" and PMQs would last "however long it takes" by the Speaker.
  
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• PMQs: May and Mercer on future UK military spending

  27-06-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The government needs to consider what the UK's armed forces should look like in 2030, Theresa May says in response to questions about military spending.
  
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• Corbyn: Warring egos at Chequers pyjama party

  27-06-2018 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister was asked by Jeremy Corbyn about a pyjama party at Chequers and threats to British jobs from Brexit during clashes in the Commons.
  
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• PMQs: May and Boles on St George's flag at football games

  27-06-2018 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The flag of St George will be flown above Downing Street for England's remaining matches in Russia, and at the Women's World Cup next year.
  
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• Heterosexual couple win civil partnership case

  27-06-2018 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Laws allowing only same-sex couples the right are discriminatory, the Supreme Court says.
  
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• Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies quits after Airbus row

  27-06-2018 14:14
  Brexiter accused aviation firm of exaggerating threat posed by UK leaving EUThe leader of the Welsh Conservatives has unexpectedly resigned amid criticism from within his party over his vocal pro-Brexit stance.Political supporters and opponents suggested that Andrew RT Davies, who had been in the job for seven years, was squeezed out because of his uncompromising support for Brexit.Continue reading...
  
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• Tony Blair: I’m bored that people are bored by Brexit

  27-06-2018 14:12 via ft.com
  Former prime minister says process has become so protracted it has numbed outrage
  
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• Community prisons for women plan shelved by ministers

  27-06-2018 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Female offenders will be offered support in their communities rather than custodial sentences.
  
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• Theresa May denies government is ignoring business concerns on Brexit

  27-06-2018 13:44 via ft.com
  Labour leader cites recent public warnings from BMW and Airbus
  
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• Europe exasperated by blurred Brexit

  27-06-2018 13:10 via ft.com
  EU leaders are frustrated and stunned by navel-gazing paralysis of British politics
  
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• Liz Truss in outspoken attack on cabinet colleagues

  27-06-2018 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Liz Truss warns ministers it is not "macho" to demand more cash - and takes a swipe at Michael Gove.
  
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• Bank’s red light warning for EU on lack of Brexit progress

  27-06-2018 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Bank of England says UK making progress on financial services risks around Brexit, but that the EU is lagging.
  
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• UK Supreme Court backs heterosexual civil partnerships

  27-06-2018 12:19 via ft.com
  Ruling is likely to put pressure on government to change the law
  
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• End of the road

  27-06-2018 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The road to the end of his leadership was laid when he introduced Mark Reckless to the Tory group.
  
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• Welsh Tory leader quits after dismissing business Brexit concerns

  27-06-2018 11:58 via ft.com
  Andrew Davies had described Airbus’ Brexit warning as ‘hyperbole’
  
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• The Gaelic football guide to Brexit

  27-06-2018 11:30 via ft.com
  In my native Northern Ireland, sport is more of a guide to nationhood than the border
  
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• John Blair to become first openly gay MLA at Stormont

  27-06-2018 11:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The Alliance Party's John Blair is chosen to replace David Ford as South Antrim assembly member.
  
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• Abandoning women's community prisons not 'cost-cutting'

  27-06-2018 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Justice Secretary David Gauke defends cuts to five women's community prisons
  
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• We're working to protect free speech at university - but govt needs to stop getting in the way

  27-06-2018 09:52
  
  Free speech at UK universities challenged by laws and mainstream politics.
  
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• Theresa May ally drafted in to lead civil service

  27-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Mark Sedwill’s move fuels speculation he may in time succeed Jeremy Heywood
  
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• Private investors raise hopes of new model for UK nuclear plants

  27-06-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  EDF’s financing plans for Sizewell could help to transform sector
  
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• Tax over-40s for old age care, say MPs

  27-06-2018 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The cross-party groups also say retired people with generous pensions and investments should pay too.
  
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• 'Tax and regulate more to improve health'

  27-06-2018 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  There is no need to fear the "nanny state" tag, experts say, as polling shows support for tough action.
  
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• MPs seek report into HBOS Reading probe by Lloyds

  27-06-2018 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The Treasury Select Committee is demanding maximum transparency into Lloyds' investigation of a fraud at HBOS.
  
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