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• Brexit: UK must be able to end backstop, says Liam Fox

  08-11-2018 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The cabinet minister says the UK must be able to end any post-Brexit customs arrangement with the EU.
  
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• Theresa May to cajole ministers to back Brexit deal

  08-11-2018 19:46 via ft.com
  Donald Tusk says he hopes for a breakthrough, but Eurosceptics are wary of Irish backstop
  
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• MPs to debate forcing supermarkets to offer plastic-free wrapping

  08-11-2018 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs will consider whether supermarkets should be forced to offer eco-friendly packaging.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic faces threat of pilot strike

  08-11-2018 18:58 via ft.com
  More than half being balloted because airline refuses to recognise their union
  
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• Dominic Raab under fire over Dover-Calais comments

  08-11-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Critics suggest the Brexit Secretary doesn't "understand the basics" after remarks about trade.
  
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• Female MPs from 86 countries mark 100 years of women's suffrage

  08-11-2018 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Female politicians gather to mark 100 years since the first UK women got the right to vote and run for election.
  
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• EU plans reprieve to derivatives deals to avoid Brexit chaos

  08-11-2018 17:22 via ft.com
  Regulators will allow temporary exemptions to prevent disruption to thousands of uncleared derivatives contracts
  
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• Brexit secretary admits importance of Dover-EU trade route

  08-11-2018 17:21 via ft.com
  Dominic Raab says he ‘hadn’t quite understood’ how reliant UK is on the Channel crossing
  
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• Grammar schools aren't the enemy - private schools are

  08-11-2018 15:17
  
  The left's misguided educational priorities have let private schools take control of the country
  
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• Theresa May faces down the cabinet

  08-11-2018 14:59 via ft.com
  What happens on Commons vote will be a bigger problem for UK prime minister
  
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• Liam Fox: UK must be able to end backstop arrangement after Brexit

  08-11-2018 14:59 via ft.com
  International Trade Secretary is on his way to read draft EU divorce deal
  
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• Prince Charles won't speak out when he becomes king

  08-11-2018 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  "I'm not that stupid" - the Prince of Wales says he would stop campaigning if he was monarch.
  
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• David Davis: MPs will 'probably' vote against Brexit deal

  08-11-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  But the ex-Brexit secretary thinks that could prompt a better deal being negotiated by the UK and EU.
  
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• Facebook delays mandatory political ad ID checks

  08-11-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The verification system will be voluntary until it becomes harder to fool, says Facebook.
  
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• The economic effects of a Brexit deal are already known

  08-11-2018 13:27 via ft.com
  A plausible short-term forecast for the post-agreement UK economy is as dull as dishwater
  
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• Five UK sectors suffering acute labour shortages

  08-11-2018 13:05 via ft.com
  Amid low unemployment, industries led by hospitality are struggling to hire workers
  
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• Brexit: Jeremy Hunt hails 'bond of friendship' with France

  08-11-2018 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK's foreign secretary lauds the cross-channel relationship during a speech in Paris.
  
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• The collapse in public ownership of land

  08-11-2018 12:15 via ftalphaville.ft.com
  The biggest privatisation in recent British history.
  
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• Michel Barnier warns of ‘populist deceit’ threatening Europe

  08-11-2018 10:46 via ft.com
  EU’s chief Brexit negotiator said Europe had a ‘Farage in every country’
  
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• Inmarsat shares down as maritime division overshadows aviation results

  08-11-2018 10:11 via ft.com
  Satellite company’s revenues ticked higher thanks to growth in aviation business
  
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• Toshiba's UK withdrawal puts Cumbria nuclear plant in doubt

  08-11-2018 09:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Japanese company plans to wind up NuGen, its UK nuclear division, after failing to find a buyer.
  
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• Holiday homes under scrutiny over council tax loophole

  08-11-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Ministers target owners who register second properties as rental businesses
  
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• Brexit: 'Raid' on Natural England staff condemned by MPs

  08-11-2018 02:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Precious wildlife habitats are at risk as Natural England staff are moved to Brexit duties, MPs warn.
  
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