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• Trade pleas and insults in Russian await Donald Trump in UK

  11-07-2018 23:30 via ft.com
  Meeting with the Queen, golf in Scotland and talks with business chiefs on agenda
  
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• Trade pleas and insults in Russian await Donald Trump

  11-07-2018 23:30 via ft.com
  Meeting with the Queen, golf in Scotland and talks with business chiefs on agenda
  
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• Trump's Nato attack on Germany 'disgraceful' and 'destructive' says ex US secretary of state - Politics live

  11-07-2018 22:46
  Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenBritons have overwhelmingly negative view of Trump, poll suggestsPMQs - Snap verdictAfternoon summary 5.41pm BST Her approach was shockingly complacent - as if oblivious to the hardship so many people are suffering. The secretary of state repeatedly claims her department is testing and learning, but this testing and learning is using people as guinea pigs - this is unacceptable. Where is the dignity? 5.24pm BST Following th
  
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• Theresa May ditches hopes of keeping City in tight tie-up with EU

  11-07-2018 22:30 via ft.com
  White paper discards ‘mutual recognition’ in favour of looser ties after Brexit
  
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• May ditches hopes of keeping City in tight tie-up with EU

  11-07-2018 22:30 via ft.com
  White paper discards ‘mutual recognition’ in favour of looser ties after Brexit
  
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• Whitehall’s ‘potty’ plan to keep NI lights on if no Brexit deal

  11-07-2018 21:06
  Flotilla of barges with energy generators would be sent to Northern Ireland if UK crashes out of the EUA flotilla of barges would be sent to the coast of Northern Ireland with energy generators after Brexit to keep the region’s lights on in the event of no deal, according to reports on Wednesday.The scheme, which has been described as “potty” by business leaders in Northern Ireland, is said to be part of contingency planning by Whitehall mandarins in case the UK crashes out of
  
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• Tory rebels and WTO rules put May customs plan in jeopardy

  11-07-2018 20:31 via ft.com
  Trade minister Liam Fox admits scheme faces legal hurdles
  
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• Labour Jewish affiliate in row with party over antisemitism code

  11-07-2018 20:07
  Jennie Formby, the general secretary, accused of misleading committee over approval of definitionLabour’s official Jewish affiliate has threatened formal dispute proceedings against the party unless it accepts an international antisemitism definition in full, in a leaked letter seen by the Guardian.In a significant escalation, Jewish Labour Movement chairs Ivor Caplin and Luciana Berger, MP Liverpool Wavertree, have written to members of Labour’s ruling national executive committee,
  
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• Democracy disrupted? UK findings on data and politics

  11-07-2018 19:18 via ft.com
  Regulator’s probe and Facebook fine put Brexit campaigners and others under spotlight
  
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• Labour v Tory play-off fails to rise above training pace | John Crace

  11-07-2018 18:43
  As Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn are rested, subs Lidington and Thornberry get bogged down in detailIt was Theresa May’s best performance at prime minister’s questions for months. No fumbling to master the basics of language. No failing to answer questions she hadn’t even been asked. No awkward gurning or exaggerated laughter to disguise her own discomfort. Mainly because she was nowhere near the House of Commons.With the prime minister away at the Nato summit in Brussels and J
  
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• Calls to 'sanction' Esther McVey over Universal Credit rejected

  11-07-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs reject Labour's call for Esther McVey to be docked pay for her handling of Universal Credit.
  
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• Hardline Brexiters demand amendments to trade bill

  11-07-2018 17:12
  European Research Group wants MPs to kill off facilitated customs arrangementAngry hardline Brexiters have submitted four amendments to the government’s trade bill, arguing that Theresa May has broken their trust with the soft Brexit negotiating plan she unveiled at Chequers.The European Research Group (ERG) fronted by Jacob Rees Mogg wants MPs to kill off May’s facilitated customs arrangement in an amendment to Monday’s bill, which calls for the UK to refuse to collect duties
  
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• German group expands UK R&D in post-Brexit vote of confidence

  11-07-2018 16:58 via ft.com
  Investment by diagnostics company in Manchester to create or support up to 1,500 jobs
  
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• Emma's Diary faces fine for selling new mums' data to Labour

  11-07-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  UK's data watchdog plans to fine the owner of the Emma's Diary baby advice and gift service £140,000.
  
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• Donald Trump's UK visit: Protests and praise

  11-07-2018 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC speaks to those who welcome - and those who oppose President Trump's visit to the UK this week.
  
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• Labour bought data on 1m mothers and their children

  11-07-2018 15:18
  ICO to fine baby club Emma’s Diary £140,000 for infraction before 2017 general electionThe Labour party bought data on more than 1 million new and expectant mothers and their children from a leading baby club ahead of the 2017 general election.The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a notice of intent to fine Emma’s Diary £140,000 for the infraction. Emma’s Diary can make representations to the ICO to reduce the fine before it makes a final deci
  
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• Why is Britain leaving the single market for services?

  11-07-2018 14:49 via ft.com
  White Paper needs to set out sound reasons for ignoring key industries
  
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• BBC reduces gender pay gap among presenters

  11-07-2018 13:43 via ft.com
  Women make up 40% of those paid more than £150,000 a year but large disparity remains
  
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• Labour MP reveals suicide attempts after storm over past tweets

  11-07-2018 13:41
  Jared O’Mara says he is asking for forgiveness over offensive comments made in his 20sA Labour MP has revealed he attempted suicide three times after a string of homophobic and misogynistic comments he had made online in his 20s resurfaced.
  Jared O’Mara, the MP for Sheffield Hallam, was suspended by Labour last year after the tweets came to light. After an investigation, the party reinstated him this month. Continue reading...
  
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• UK prison conditions branded ‘disgraceful’ by inspectors

  11-07-2018 12:01 via ft.com
  High levels of violence, drugs, squalor and suicide linked to funding cuts
  
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• Supply of 100 UK medicines to be disrupted, warns EMA

  11-07-2018 11:08 via ft.com
  European Medicines Agency said work to license them after Brexit has not been done
  
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• A medicine, not a magic cure: The facts behind cannabis

  11-07-2018 11:02
  
  The lack of knowledge about cannabis-based medicine is an obstacle to it being introduced in the NHS
  
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• Trump is a one-man argument for nuclear disarmament

  11-07-2018 10:19
  
  The volatility of the US president shows why a nuclear deterrent is so unreliable and dangerous
  
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• Terror of Brexit: Will any MP show leadership on immigration?

  11-07-2018 10:03
  
  The political victims of Brexit have been scattered in its wake
  
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• Five questions on data privacy in UK politics

  11-07-2018 07:17 via ft.com
  UK probe and Facebook fine put Brexit campaigners — and others — under spotlight
  
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• How 12 Thai boys set an example to the Tory cabinet

  11-07-2018 06:01 via ft.com
  Amid the Brexit omnishambles, a group of kids have taught us the true meaning of ‘strong and stable’
  
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• Trump’s chequered relationship with Scotland faces new test

  11-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  President’s golf investments mask chilly relations with politicians and public
  
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• The five scenarios for Brexit Britain

  11-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  As Theresa May sets out her plan, possible outcomes range from no deal to ‘Norway plus plus’
  
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• European Investment Bank wants UK to remain a member

  11-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Infrastructure bank chief says both sides have something to offer after Brexit
  
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• Boris Johnson weighs up how to challenge Theresa May

  11-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Former foreign secretary appears to have quit without a short-term plan
  
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• Boris Johnson weighs how to challenge Theresa May

  11-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Former foreign secretary appears to have quit without a short-term plan
  
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• Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog

  11-07-2018 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The data protection watchdog plans to fine Facebook £500,000 over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
  
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• Flooding risk makes some homes uninsurable, says Flood Re

  11-07-2018 01:01 via ft.com
  Policymakers need to decide how vulnerable properties can be covered
  
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• Westminster sex harassment inquiry will exclude pre-2017 claims

  11-07-2018 00:19 via ft.com
  Unions warn proposals will ‘wipe the slate clean’ if voted in by parliament
  
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