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• May narrowly heads off defeat after caving in to Brexit hardliners

  16-07-2018 23:13
  PM provokes rebellion from Tory remainers but wins customs vote in Commons• Vote Leave fined and reported to police by Electoral Commission Theresa May has narrowly seen off a Commons rebellion from Conservative remainers unhappy that she had caved in to hardline Brexiters by accepting their amendments to the customs bill.The government majority was reduced to just three votes on the two most controversial amendments after leading Tory remainer Anna Soubry complained that the prime minister
  
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• Who runs the country? It’s not the person you think | John Crace

  16-07-2018 22:49
  As the PM rips up her Chequers white paper we really are left with a rudderless government“Nothing has changed, nothing has changed,” a fragile Theresa May snapped during her statement on the Nato summit, after Labour’s Stephen Kinnock had observed she had effectively ripped up her own Chequers white paper by accepting the wrecking amendments to her customs bill that had been tabled by the hardline Brexiters of the European Reform Group.She was right. Nothing had changed. Yet a
  
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• Brexiteers' Customs Bill amendments accepted by government

  16-07-2018 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May is accused of "capitulating" to Brexiteers - but she says the policy has not changed.
  
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• NHS pledge raises pressure for higher taxes, warns OBR

  16-07-2018 22:31 via ft.com
  Theresa May’s health spending commitment seen to put public finances at risk
  
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• Learndirect apprenticeships arm sold for second time in a month

  16-07-2018 22:04 via ft.com
  Business goes to Staffline for £1 just weeks after Stonebridge deal
  
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• Tory MP Anna Soubry attacks 'wealthy' Brexiteers

  16-07-2018 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Pro-EU former minister Anna Soubry made a passionate speech about Brexit as MPs debated the Customs Bill.
  
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• Michael Gove: I wanted 'different feel' to Vote Leave campaign

  16-07-2018 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Gove distances himself from claims made about Turkish immigration during the EU referendum.
  
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• Carillion’s collapse demonstrates the need to reform outsourcing

  16-07-2018 19:18 via ft.com
  The UK model for public-private contracts must be refined, not junked
  
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• Theresa May gives way over Brexit amendments

  16-07-2018 19:08 via ft.com
  PM accepts four changes to customs bill from Rees-Mogg and Eurosceptics
  
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• Migration from EU to UK lowest for four years, ONS figures show

  16-07-2018 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The official figures also show a rise in those coming to the UK from outside the EU.
  
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• The govt has passed a law against its own negotiation strategy

  16-07-2018 18:22
  
  The govt has passed a law against its own negotiation strategy
  
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• Govt capitulation today could guarantee no-deal

  16-07-2018 18:22
  
  The government is about to pass a law against its own Brexit strategy.
  
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• UK seeks partners for next-generation fighter jet

  16-07-2018 18:06 via ft.com
  Britain looks to develop combat aircraft that would enter service by 2035
  
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• Justine Greening's call for new Brexit referendum rejected by No 10

  16-07-2018 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-minister Justine Greening's call for a new vote is rejected by Downing Street.
  
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• Rick Edwards on why young people should be made to vote

  16-07-2018 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Politicians are keen to engage better with younger voters, but have mixed results reaching out to this hard-to-reach group.
  
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• Daughters in legal bid for House of Lords seat rights

  16-07-2018 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  They are challenging an "outdated" law that stops them being elected to the Lords because of their gender.
  
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• Net migration to Brexit Britain from EU drops to 5-year low

  16-07-2018 15:38 via ft.com
  Numbers arriving from outside EU surges as Europeans head home
  
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• Alex Salmond Show tweets misled audience, says watchdog Ofcom

  16-07-2018 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Watchdog Ofcom finds programme staff and not viewers posted the tweets used in the Russian TV broadcast.
  
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• Lift-off for Scotland: Sutherland to host first UK spaceport

  16-07-2018 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK Space Agency backs Scotland's north coast as the place to launch satellites to orbit.
  
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• Why calls are growing for a second Brexit referendum

  16-07-2018 14:35 via ft.com
  Chequers plan lacks strong support, and the alternative options look unattractive
  
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• The curious case of the vanishing ministers

  16-07-2018 14:28 via ft.com
  The value of a settled cabinet is obvious, especially in critical areas like housing
  
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• A spinning UK political carousel serves no one

  16-07-2018 14:28 via ft.com
  The value of a settled minister is obvious, especially in critical areas like housing
  
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• EU must help avoid 'catastrophic Brexit no-deal', says Jones

  16-07-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  First Minister Carwyn Jones visits Brussels urging help to avoid a "catastrophic no-deal scenario".
  
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• One cheer for the Brexit white paper

  16-07-2018 14:19 via ft.com
  The document is significant and welcome, even though it fails four immediate tests
  
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• UK unveils new Tempest fighter jet model

  16-07-2018 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK plans to invest £2bn in the new jet, which can be used with either pilots or as a drone.
  
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• Why freedom of movement may be a lot more popular than you think

  16-07-2018 13:13
  
  Why freedom of movement is far more popular than we expect
  
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• Brexit: DUP seeks legal guarantee over customs border

  16-07-2018 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Party backs Jacob Rees-Mogg who wants legal assurance of no post-Brexit customs border in Irish Sea.
  
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• Theresa May rules out second Brexit referendum

  16-07-2018 12:47 via ft.com
  UK prime minister says there will not be a new vote under ‘any circumstances’
  
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• Theresa May pledges to boost aerospace amid Brexit fears

  16-07-2018 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister promises extra investment for industry weeks after Airbus threatened to leave UK.
  
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• UK migration stabilises in 2017 after decline following Brexit vote

  16-07-2018 11:46 via ft.com
  Net migration was around 282,000 last year, while EU migration was at its lowest point since 2013
  
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• 'Behaviour code' could see MPs face sack

  16-07-2018 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A new plan to address harassment and bullying in Westminster includes 'harsh punishments'.
  
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• Labour's deputy leader is concerned that the public is being given the wrong advice

  16-07-2018 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour's deputy leader, who has lost 96lb thinks people are concentrating too much on fat and not enough on sugar.
  
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• How British Jews became such a struggle for Corbyn’s Labour party

  16-07-2018 10:35 via ft.com
  Anti-Semitism claims have left the community polarised and wounded
  
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• Theresa May’s plan at risk as Tory seeks second Brexit referendum

  16-07-2018 10:32 via ft.com
  Pro-European Justine Greening makes demand in effort to break Westminster ‘stalemate’
  
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• May’s Brexit plan at risk as top Tory calls for second referendum

  16-07-2018 10:32 via ft.com
  Pro-European Justine Greening makes demand to break Westminster ‘stalemate’
  
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• Dark money behind Brexit shows the urgent need to reform our democracy

  16-07-2018 10:15
  
  Outdated legislation and rules governing elections and referendums need urgent reform
  
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• Former Tory cabinet minister calls for fresh Brexit referendum

  16-07-2018 08:46 via ft.com
  Justine Greening dismisses ‘fudge’ of Chequers plan
  
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• May’s Brexit position will crumble so Article 50 should be delayed

  16-07-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Extending the March 2019 deadline is the best alternative to no deal with the EU
  
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• Rail body for north ‘needs more powers’ to avoid further chaos

  16-07-2018 05:01 via ft.com
  Transport for the North review calls for extra funding and hands-on role in running lines
  
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• CBI warns on Labour’s renationalisation plans

  16-07-2018 05:01 via ft.com
  Utility companies holding back on investment, says business lobby group
  
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• Radical re-think for public services needed, says watchdog

  16-07-2018 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Wales' most senior auditor says public services are not responding to austerity beyond merely cutting costs.
  
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