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• Amesbury poisoning: Couple 'handled contaminated item'

  05-07-2018 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess are critically ill after being exposed to the Novichok nerve agent.
  
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• DUP's Luke Poots denies planning impropriety

  05-07-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Questions raised over mother's maiden name on planning application for land where DUP councillor Luke Poots lives.
  
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• EU rigidity on Brexit putting lives at risk, says German minister

  05-07-2018 22:30 via ft.com
  CSU’s Seehofer delivers boost for May with call for security co-operation
  
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• The Chequers summit: the agenda – and what could happen next

  05-07-2018 22:22
  Tensions are high as Theresa May gathers her cabinet for crunch Brexit talks at her country retreatThe Chequers summit has been billed as the prime minister’s most dramatic showdown with her senior team ... since the last one. May is expected to push for a version of Brexit that will require her red lines to bend significantly – swallowing European Union regulations in some sectors, for example – to allow for a deal that won’t crash the economy.Continue reading...
  
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• UK police explore if discarded syringe led to novichok poisoning

  05-07-2018 20:58 via ft.com
  Couple in critical condition after exposure to nerve agent used in Skripal attack
  
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• Novichok victims handled contaminated item, say police

  05-07-2018 20:58 via ft.com
  Couple in critical condition after exposure to nerve agent used in Skripal attack
  
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• UK car sales fall, as Jaguar Land Rover issues hard Brexit warning - as it happened

  05-07-2018 20:45
  All the day’s economic and financial news, as Jaguar Land Rover warns that a hard Brexit could force it out of BritainLatest: BoE’s Carney says US tariffs already weighing on global economyUK car sales drop; diesel tumbles again
  Introduction: JLR says hard Brexit puts billions of investment at risk
  But Conservative MP says they’re wrong 7.45pm BST That’s all for today. Here’s a brisk summaryUK car sales fell last month, as the diesel crisis continued to hurt the sec
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May meets Merkel ahead of cabinet summit

  05-07-2018 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May hopes her cabinet will decide a "way forward" on Friday that can speed up negotiations.
  
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• Steve Bell on Theresa May's Brexit meeting with Angela Merkel – cartoon

  05-07-2018 20:31
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• Eurosceptics in uproar at Theresa May’s Brexit plan

  05-07-2018 20:21 via ft.com
  Leaked papers see UK aligned with EU rules on goods, harming hopes for US trade deal
  
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• Escalation of trade war will hurt US most, Mark Carney tells Donald Trump

  05-07-2018 19:02
  Bank of England governor says tariffs announced so far have already slowed global economy
  The governor of the Bank of England has warned Donald Trump that further escalation of US trade disputes around the world would damage the America the most, as the world’s largest economy and China prepare to launch the opening salvos of a trade war on Friday. Continue reading...
  
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• Earl of Devon wins House of Lords by-election

  05-07-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  An aristocrat who is married to a former Beverley Hills 90210 and Baywatch actress has been elected to sit in the House of Lords.
  
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• Controversial copyright law rejected by EU parliament

  05-07-2018 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Politicians reject legislation aiming to modernise copyright law, despite support from music stars.
  
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• No 10 refuses to deny May's Brexit plan would limit scope for trade deal with US - Politics live

  05-07-2018 18:25
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenAfternoon summary 5.22pm BST Former Brexit minister David Jones, who's close to DD, on Theresa May's Chequers Brexit proposals: “Quite simply, this is not what people voted for in 2016. This is not Brexit.” 5.03pm BST The Tory Brexiter Andrea Jenkyns has also joined the backlash against Theresa May’s plans.Completely support Lucy's comments. We #Brexiteers cannot support any deal that restricts our trade w
  
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• Davis and McVey up the ante in game of sack-me-if-you-dare | John Crace

  05-07-2018 18:04
  Usual rules no longer apply as ministers vie to embarrass themselves and governmentMaybe it’s the hot weather, but for the past few weeks cabinet ministers have been engaged in their own private contest – I’m a Nonentity, Get Me Out of Here! – to see who can come closest to being forced to resign while still remaining in their jobs. Boris Johnson was an obvious early frontrunner until everyone remembered he had the unfair advantage of having no principles whatsoever and h
  
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• Theresa May’s struggle to protect trading links with EU after Brexit

  05-07-2018 16:35 via ft.com
  The PM needs to unite her cabinet, win over Brussels and outwit the smugglers
  
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• Jaguar’s roar on the eve of Chequers

  05-07-2018 14:33 via ft.com
  Intervention of carmaker ahead of showdown is vital for a number of reasons
  
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• Conservative heavyweights urge May to listen to business

  05-07-2018 14:00 via ft.com
  Letter from 46 Tory MPs comes ahead of highly-anticipated meeting at Chequers on Friday
  
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• Universal Credit: Labour says Esther McVey should resign

  05-07-2018 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Esther McVey says she "used the wrong words" about Universal Credit but says it helps people get jobs.
  
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• NHS at 70: How will it save money going forward?

  05-07-2018 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Chief executive of NHS England says at least half a billion pounds will be saved.
  
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• UK business leaders invited to dine with President Trump

  05-07-2018 13:39 via ft.com
  Location of banquet remains undisclosed ahead of controversial visit
  
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• Esther McVey refuses to widen apology over claim she misled MPs

  05-07-2018 13:18
  Work and pensions secretary responds to urgent question as Labour says she ‘has clearly broken ministerial code’Esther McVey has refused to apologise for misleading MPs about the progress of welfare reforms after being dragged before parliament to hear further demands that she should step down from her cabinet post. Related: Universal credit row: why is Esther McVey facing calls to resign?Continue reading...
  
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• Bank of England governor Mark Carney upbeat on UK growth

  05-07-2018 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Bank of England governor's comments boost the prospect of a rate rise, as he backs England to win.
  
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• David Davis says May's new Brexit customs plan is unworkable

  05-07-2018 12:39
  Brexit secretary criticises PM’s compromise proposal, saying EU will not accept itDavid Davis has told Theresa May her “best of both worlds” plan for Brexit is unworkable, in a letter written as details emerged of the prime minister’s proposed new customs arrangement.The Brexit secretary raised concerns that the “facilitated customs arrangement” compromise plan – which would allow the UK to set its own tariffs on goods arriving in the country – was
  
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• Resignations at Chequers are a clear and present danger for May

  05-07-2018 12:22 via ft.com
  More than one UK minister may quit if the cabinet think Brexit is being betrayed
  
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• The Politics.co.uk Podcast - EU migrant crisis

  05-07-2018 11:15
  
  Can we even call it a "crisis"?
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover boss: Brexit threatens £80bn UK investment

  05-07-2018 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's biggest car maker warns it may have to close factories in the event of a "bad" Brexit deal.
  
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• Financial sector told to plan more for tech failure

  05-07-2018 11:12 via ft.com
  BoE and regulators seek stronger ‘Plan Bs’ following series of outages
  
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• UK police explore if discarded vial led to novichok poisoning

  05-07-2018 10:34 via ft.com
  Couple remain in critical condition after exposure to nerve agent used in Skripal attack
  
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• Salisbury residents at ‘low risk’ over novichok, say ministers

  05-07-2018 09:34 via ft.com
  Emergency COBR committee to meet over Russian nerve agent exposure
  
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• UK in talks with Sweden over next-generation fighter jet

  05-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  MoD looks to new aerospace partners after being left out of Franco-German programme
  
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• UK in talks with Sweden over next-generation fighter

  05-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  MoD looks to new aerospace partners after being left out of Franco-German programme
  
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• Quarrel over Oxford Street car ban shifts up a gear

  05-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  London mayor restricts Westminster council funding after it drops pedestrianisation
  
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• Home Office demands for visa DNA tests leave families distraught

  05-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Immigration minister admits department contravened its own guidelines
  
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• City of London struggles to unite on post-Brexit regulation

  05-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Financiers and ministers divided on rules for sector after UK leaves EU
  
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• 'Councils beat academy trusts at boosting failing schools'

  05-07-2018 03:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Town hall bosses hail "compelling" evidence that local authorities are best for schools improvement.
  
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• 'I've been an NHS patient for 70 years'

  05-07-2018 03:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Patients, politicians and celebrities pay tribute to the NHS as it marks its 70th anniversary.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover's £80bn UK investment plan at risk after hard Brexit

  05-07-2018 00:34
  Firm says its 40,000 employees and five-year investment plan are in jeopardy from uncertaintyHow would a no-deal or hard Brexit affect Jaguar Land Rover?
  Britain’s biggest vehicle manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has warned it may have to rethink billions of pounds of UK investment, while its 40,000 British employees would face an uncertain future, if the UK leaves the EU single market.The company said it needed greater certainty to continue to invest heavily in the UK, in a statement rele
  
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• Counter-terror officers confirm new UK novichok exposure

  05-07-2018 00:07 via ft.com
  Same toxin found in Amesbury as used in attempt on Skripal family
  
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