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• May seeks to reassure business leaders on Brexit talks

  19-10-2018 21:21 via ft.com
  Prime minister says she believes a November summit is still a possibility
  
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• Facebook hires former deputy PM Sir Nick Clegg

  19-10-2018 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Liberal Democrat leader will head Facebook's global affairs and communications team.
  
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• Tories united in frustration at May’s Brexit tactics

  19-10-2018 19:52 via ft.com
  Proposal to extend the transition period ‘has irritated almost everyone’
  
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• Hammond targets £2bn job subsidy for Budget saving

  19-10-2018 19:44 via ft.com
  Osborne scheme at risk as chancellor seeks to fund promises on NHS and housing
  
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• Johnny Mercer questions whether Tory party still shares his values

  19-10-2018 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Backbencher Johnny Mercer says he would not have stood as an MP "if the situation was like it is now".
  
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• Clegg seeks to be ‘bridge’ between Big Tech and government

  19-10-2018 19:14 via ft.com
  Former UK deputy prime minister says he never wanted to be a lobbyist
  
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• Brexit: Tories must be as united as EU, says Hunt

  19-10-2018 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Foreign secretary urges his party to get behind Theresa May as the Scottish Secretary raises concerns.
  
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• Universal credit reform is divorced from real lives

  19-10-2018 18:10 via ft.com
  The government’s radical overhaul of benefits is pushing the low paid into destitution
  
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• Facebook job not lobbying, says Sir Nick Clegg

  19-10-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Nick Clegg talks about how he got his new Facebook job and what he will be doing for the social media giant.
  
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• Brexit: Mundell 'concern' over Common Fisheries Policy

  19-10-2018 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish Secretary fears a longer Brexit transition could tie the UK to the Common Fisheries Policy.
  
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• MoD attacked over Boeing talks for surveillance aircraft

  19-10-2018 17:50 via ft.com
  Rival Swedish group Saab complains to MPs about lack of a competitive process
  
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• Brexit prompts rise in German passport applications

  19-10-2018 17:31 via ft.com
  Britons whose families fled Nazi persecution of Jews look to maintain EU links
  
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• UK’s political class finds new home in Silicon Valley

  19-10-2018 16:37 via ft.com
  US-based companies find willing recruits in figures such as Nick Clegg
  
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• EU rules into UK law

  19-10-2018 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A deep dive into the process of converting EU laws on everything from dog fur to flag days into UK law in time for Brexit day.
  
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• The case for backing self-identification...

  19-10-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Some trans people want to see reforms that would it make it easier for people to "self identify" their gender.
  
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• ...And the case against self-identification

  19-10-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A group of feminists opposed to proposed changes to the Gender Recognition Act allow access to their 'Woman's Place' meetings.
  
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• Amber Rudd: I'd like to be home secretary again

  19-10-2018 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-cabinet minister tells the BBC's Nick Robinson she was misled by civil servants over the Windrush scandal.
  
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• How many Labour MPs will vote for Theresa May's Brexit deal?

  19-10-2018 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Some Labour MPs are considering voting for any deal Theresa May gets - a prospect that appals others.
  
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• Alastair Campbell on Iraq and Brexit marches and numbers

  19-10-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Ahead of Saturday's march calling for a new EU referendum, Alastair Campbell is reminded that one million people marched against the Iraq War in 2003.
  
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• Former MI6 chief backs second referendum

  19-10-2018 15:05 via ft.com
  John Sawers believes both side in Brexit debate should support another plebiscite
  
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• MP Dan Poulter works 28 hours a week as doctor

  19-10-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  MP Dr Dan Poulter works longer in his second job than any other MP in Parliament, the BBC finds.
  
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• Tokyo urges EU and UK to agree Brexit deal

  19-10-2018 14:16 via ft.com
  Japanese companies increasingly alarmed about lack of progress on accord
  
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• Week in Review: Singapore PM rubbishes Global Britain fantasies

  19-10-2018 13:26
  
  Never meet your heroes, that's what they say
  
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• UK and Spain reach Brexit deal on Gibraltar

  19-10-2018 12:32 via ft.com
  Agreement leaves details to be thrashed out but removes threat to broader EU negotiations
  
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• Rowley: 'Don't give extremists like Anjem Choudary air time'

  19-10-2018 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Former counter-terrorism chief says stop giving extremists publicity to tackle extremism.
  
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• Hunt: UK's response to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi will be 'considered'

  19-10-2018 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Foreign secretary says UK has a "strategic relationship" with Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Brexit timeline: key dates in UK’s divorce from EU

  19-10-2018 10:58 via ft.com
  From crucial EU summit to the day of departure and beyond
  
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• Diesel and petrol ban should come much faster, say MPs

  19-10-2018 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The government’s 2040 deadline for shifting to electric-powered cars criticised as 'unambitious'.
  
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• ‘All but one or two issues’ on Brexit settled — Jeremy Hunt

  19-10-2018 09:37 via ft.com
  The foreign secretary called on Tory MPs to unite behind the prime minister
  
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• £671m North Wales Growth Deal decision awaited

  19-10-2018 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Could a deal aimed at creating almost 5,500 jobs in north Wales feature in this month's Budget?
  
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• No-deal Brexit could hit food supplies, says Stena Line

  19-10-2018 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Ferry operator Stena Line, which owns three UK ports, warns of disruption to food imports.
  
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• Investment trust discounts widen since Brexit vote

  19-10-2018 06:02 via ft.com
  Some analysts think now is a good time to buy back into the sector
  
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• Prepare for a ‘trick or treat’ Budget 

  19-10-2018 06:01 via ft.com
  Will the chancellor risk antagonising Tory voters and backbench MPs with tax changes?
  
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• Home Office rejects proposal to vet all UK aid workers

  19-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Charities warn decision will hit efforts to tighten safeguards after Oxfam sex abuse scandal
  
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• HMRC delays rollout of digital VAT returns

  19-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Customer concerns, Brexit and the complexity of the system hinder introduction
  
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• Brexit: how long will the UK be under EU rules?

  19-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  May faces political pitfalls over possible extension of transition past December 2020
  
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