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• Divorce law: Ministers plan overhaul to cut 'antagonism'

  07-09-2018 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Potential "landmark moment" hailed as a consultation on "no-fault" divorce is set to be announced.
  
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• Public pensions shortfall threatens £4bn in cuts

  07-09-2018 22:30 via ft.com
  Fears of squeeze on hospitals, schools and police as 5m face rise in contributions 
  
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• Economic fairness is a bipartisan challenge

  07-09-2018 20:42 via ft.com
  IPPR’s analysis of the ills of the UK economy has much that is good
  
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• Ministers lay ground for ‘no-fault’ divorces

  07-09-2018 19:51 via ft.com
  Consultations on biggest reform to law on marital break-ups in 45 years
  
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• Johnson divorce disclosure fuels talk of leadership bid

  07-09-2018 19:16 via ft.com
  Tories say former minister could be ‘clearing decks’ to challenge May
  
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• Tony Blair doubts Labour can be 'taken back by moderates'

  07-09-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The former PM tells the BBC "moderates" may have lost the party to Jeremy Corbyn and the left.
  
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• Labour's Joan Ryan and Gavin Shuker lose no-confidence votes

  07-09-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour MPs Joan Ryan and Gavin Shuker tell constituents they will not quit over local party votes.
  
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• Vince Cable could stand down as Lib Dem leader next year

  07-09-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Lib Dem leader wants to relaunch his party by opening its next leadership contest to non-members.
  
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• Trial visa scheme fails to reassure fruit growers

  07-09-2018 16:25 via ft.com
  Reliance on migrant labour leaves farmers facing uncertain future as Brexit nears
  
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• Trial visa scheme eases few long-term fears on UK berry farm

  07-09-2018 16:25 via ft.com
  Heavy reliance on migrant labour leaves farmers facing uncertain future as Brexit approaches
  
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• Mark Carney, a grown-up to steer the Brexit course

  07-09-2018 16:07 via ft.com
  The Bank of England governor, who steadied British nerves after the referendum, pledges to stay
  
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• Week in Review: Remain is the only part of the political spectrum which looks alive

  07-09-2018 15:34
  
  This year's conference season promises to be the most depressing for some time
  
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• What Brexit means for extradition

  07-09-2018 15:00 via ft.com
  By leaving European Arrest Warrant’s remit, Britain loses a useful tool for justice
  
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• Cooking with physical and mental heath issues

  07-09-2018 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Learning to cook with tinned food is becoming popular as more people are turning to foodbanks and struggling to feed themselves, says Jack Monroe
  
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• Tony Blair hints at creation of UK centrist party

  07-09-2018 14:15 via ft.com
  Former PM says public will want ‘acceptable choice’ as Vince Cable announces exit
  
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• PM 'retains confidence' in Northern Ireland secretary Karen Bradley

  07-09-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Karen Bradley described NI politics as a "very different world" to her experiences as an English MP.
  
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• Room on top?

  07-09-2018 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Corbyn supporters have their say on MP de-selections and why they want a bigger role in policy-making.
  
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• Boris Johnson and wife Marina Wheeler to get divorced

  07-09-2018 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Former foreign secretary and wife Marina Wheeler confirm that they have separated.
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tony Blair's criticism

  07-09-2018 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Jeremy Corbyn emphasises his party's aspirations following criticism by former PM Tony Blair.
  
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• SNP MP Angus MacNeil 'will continue to appear on RT'

  07-09-2018 11:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Angus MacNeil says he will still speak to the channel despite his party's Westminster leader saying it is a tool of the Russian state.
  
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• Councils under financial strain

  07-09-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The local authorities facing the biggest pressure to cut jobs and services.
  
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• Vince Cable to step down as Lib Dem leader next year

  07-09-2018 11:19 via ft.com
  Veteran politician has failed to revive the pro-EU party’s opinion poll ratings
  
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• Ofsted cuts leave parents guessing, say MPs

  07-09-2018 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Parents in England are not getting the assurances they need about the quality of local schools, MPs say.
  
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• Tony Blair: It's a different type of Labour Party

  07-09-2018 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Former PM Tony Blair tells Nick Robinson's Political Thinking podcast he fears "moderates" may never regain control of the party.
  
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• UK retailers squeezed by postal subsidies for China

  07-09-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Cheaper to send small parcel to London from Shenzhen than from Sheffield
  
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• Doubts persist about Raab’s sway over Brexit talks

  07-09-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  New secretary of state brings energy to role but real power lies with May and Robbins
  
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• City veteran Vereker sees off ghost of Nick Timothy

  07-09-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  After 30 years in the City, advising the prime minister must feel like a breeze
  
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• UK Novichok allegations backed by world leaders

  07-09-2018 03:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Russia accuses the UK of "hysteria" as Western powers say Russian state "almost certainly" behind attack.
  
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• Who is the Lib Dem leader Vince Cable?

  07-09-2018 01:07 via bbc.co.uk
  From the floor of the Commons to the dancefloor of Strictly, BBC Rewind looks back on the career of the current leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Vince Cable.
  
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• Security vetting agency told to ‘get its act together’

  07-09-2018 01:03 via ft.com
  Audit office attacks shake-up for causing clearance backlog and extra costs
  
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