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• Nicola Jennings on the two faces of Donald Trump – cartoon

  18-07-2018 23:57
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• Margaret Hodge faces 'action' over Corbyn anti-Semitism row

  18-07-2018 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Dame Margaret Hodge is reported to have called Jeremy Corbyn "anti-Semitic".
  
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• Boris Johnson: It is not too late to save Brexit

  18-07-2018 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-foreign secretary accuses the government of "dithering" and urges Theresa May to "change tack".
  
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• Brexit deal must be workable, says Theresa May

  18-07-2018 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May rejects claims from a Tory MP that her policy was now that "Brexit means Remain".
  
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• Raab to flood businesses with ‘no-deal’ Brexit advice

  18-07-2018 20:56 via ft.com
  Minister’s move is attempt to show that UK is prepared to walk away from talks
  
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• Johnson issues battle cry to block ‘botched’ Brexit

  18-07-2018 20:36 via ft.com
  Former UK foreign secretary makes thinly veiled pitch for Conservative party leadership
  
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• Abstentionist Irish rebel MP finally enters Westminster

  18-07-2018 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The painting forms part of the UK Parliament's Voice and Vote exhibition
  
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• Brexit: 1,000 new customs officers and vets for Irish ports

  18-07-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish government is to hire 1,000 customs and veterinary inspectors to deal with Brexit.
  
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• Child sex abuse inquiry fined £200,000 over mis-sent emails

  18-07-2018 19:00 via ft.com
  Data protection regulator says vulnerable people were put at risk
  
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• Margaret Hodge faces ‘action’ for calling Corbyn anti-Semite

  18-07-2018 18:23 via ft.com
  ‘You don’t want people like me in the party,’ Labour MP tells leader
  
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• Court rules against increased divorce payments to ex-wife

  18-07-2018 18:14 via ft.com
  Lawyers suggest ruling could be move courts toward time-limited maintenance
  
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• Boris Johnson's resignation speech

  18-07-2018 17:59 via ft.com
  Former foreign secretary says ‘not too late to save Brexit’
  
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• UK court needs ‘some time’ to rule on Tommy Robinson appeal

  18-07-2018 17:28 via ft.com
  English Defence League founder is appealing against 13-month jail sentence for contempt of court
  
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• Beware the unintended consequences of genome editing

  18-07-2018 16:54 via ft.com
  Any law on ‘designer babies’ is years away but informed public debate is essential
  
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• ‘Not too late to save Brexit’, says Johnson in resignation speech

  18-07-2018 16:47 via ft.com
  Former foreign secretary makes thinly veiled attack on Eurosceptic colleagues loyal to prime minister
  
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• PMQs: Jenkyns and May on Brexit and Remain

  18-07-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May tells one of her backbenchers that "Brexit continues to mean Brexit".
  
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• Labour MPs under fire for helping May survive Brexit rebellion

  18-07-2018 16:07 via ft.com
  Opposition politicians unrepentant after criticism over tight vote
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg in the driving seat

  18-07-2018 16:03 via ft.com
  Brexit Ultras once again assert their dominance of the Conservative backbenches
  
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• Haringey Council scraps £4bn property venture with Lendlease

  18-07-2018 15:37 via ft.com
  Councillors vote to set up an authority-owned company to provide affordable homes
  
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• May and Corbyn clash over Brexit plan at PMQs

  18-07-2018 15:23 via ft.com
  Prime minister says already talking to EU over plan
  
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• The moral and political collapse of Britain’s Labour party

  18-07-2018 15:12 via ft.com
  UK opposition has failed to perform its responsibilities on Brexit and anti-Semitism
  
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• Where is the Brexiter consistency on Vote Leave breaking the law?

  18-07-2018 14:36
  
  Brexiters greeted news of Vote Leave breaking the law with deafening silence
  
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• DUP MP Paisley suspended for ‘serious misconduct’

  18-07-2018 13:50 via ft.com
  Standards committee came to assessment after Ian Paisley Jnr’s Sri Lankan holidays
  
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• Theresa May’s Brexit model is alive and kicking

  18-07-2018 13:13 via ft.com
  Far from weakening the prime minister, political turmoil has freed her hand
  
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• John Woodcock quits Labour to sit as independent MP

  18-07-2018 12:08 via ft.com
  Member for Barrow and Furness said Labour had failed to appoint independent investigator to his case
  
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• Cliff Richard wins landmark BBC court battle with £210,000 damages

  18-07-2018 11:23 via ft.com
  Singer sued public broadcaster over 2014 raid in case that challenges press freedoms
  
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• Cliff Richard wins £210,000 in damages over privacy breach by BBC

  18-07-2018 11:23 via ft.com
  Singer sued broadcaster after 2014 police raid in case that could challenge press freedoms
  
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• Anna Soubry attacks Tory whips' threats over Brexit votes

  18-07-2018 09:54
  Tory MP says Theresa May has lost control and calls for government of national unityTory whips threatened rebels with a vote of no confidence in the prime minister and a general election in order to push through a vital bill, a Tory MP has claimed, as she called for a cross-party “government of national unity” to be brought in to handle Brexit.Anna Soubry said the whipping operation during Brexit votes in the Commons on Tuesday evening was an “appalling spectacle” and The
  
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• Government pressed on same-sex marriage for Northern Ireland

  18-07-2018 08:00
  Labour MP backs ‘equality and basic rights’ in tabling amendment to marriages bill covering civil partnershipsA Labour MP has tabled an amendment to try to push the government into altering the law to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, the only part of the UK where it is still not allowed.Conor McGinn’s amendment applies to the civil partnerships, marriages and deaths bill, which reaches the committee stage, where MPs can table amendments, on Wednesday. Continue read
  
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• Business leaders attack PM's surrender to Rees-Mogg on VAT

  18-07-2018 08:00
  British Chambers of Commerce says Brexit measure will add significantly to costsTheresa May’s decision to accede to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s demand that the UK sever ties with the European Union on value added tax has been condemned by British business leaders.It could also result in a hard border in Ireland, which would mean the proposal faces sudden death when considered by the EU, experts have said.Continue reading...
  
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• Dairy products 'may become luxuries' after UK leaves EU

  18-07-2018 07:00
  Reliance on EU butter, cheese and yoghurt means sharp price rises, says milk producer ArlaEveryday dairy products such as butter, yoghurt and cheese could become luxury items in Britain after Brexit, with price rises being caused by the slightest delay in the journey from farm to table, a report by the London School of Economics finds.The LSE research, commissioned by the company behind Lurpak, Anchor and Arla brands, also found that speciality cheeses could become scarce after Brexit, with esca
  
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• Dark money lurks at the heart of our political crisis

  18-07-2018 06:59
  Democracy is threatened by organisations such the Institute of Economic Affairs that refuse to reveal who funds themA mere two millennia after Roman politicians paid mobs to riot on their behalf, we are beginning to understand the role of dark money in politics, and its perennial threat to democracy. Dark money is cash whose source is not made public, and which is spent to change political outcomes. The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, unearthed by Carole Cadwalladr, and the mysterious fund
  
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• The cold war revival will be very expensive

  18-07-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Nothing eats cash like a weapons programme and Europe is the least efficient buyer
  
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• Nurseries head to parliament to lobby MPs on childcare funding

  18-07-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Care providers under pressure to make up shortfall in government-funded care
  
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• Voice of Britain

  18-07-2018 02:18 via bbc.co.uk
  What difference does a person's accent make to getting on in politics?
  
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• Kate Hoey under pressure from Labour after siding with Tories

  18-07-2018 01:24
  MP for Vauxhall angers constituency party who call for party whip to be withdrawnKate Hoey is facing demands to stand down as a Labour MP from members of her constituency party after defying the whip to vote with the Conservatives in Tuesday’s crucial Commons vote.Opponents in her south London seat of Vauxhall have prepared a motion of censure that demands that Jeremy Corbyn withdraws the party whip and stops her from standing again as an MP. Continue reading...
  
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• Rail passengers given first ombudsmen for resolving complaints

  18-07-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Office invested with power to award compensation as timetable chaos drags on
  
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• May sees off rebellion on customs union as amendment is defeated

  18-07-2018 00:06
  Narrow Commons win for government follows earlier loss on medicines regulation
  Theresa May saw off a damaging Commons rebellion on Tuesday as Conservative remainers lost a high-stakes vote on the customs union, giving the prime minister some much-needed breathing space on Brexit before the summer break. She avoided all-out Tory civil war and the wrath of the Eurosceptic wing of her party, which had threatened to launch a leadership challenge, when MPs defeated the proposal by six votes. Continue
  
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