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• Theresa May says Brexit talks ‘in the endgame’

  12-11-2018 22:06 via ft.com
  Prime minister speaks after Michel Barnier says agreement ‘very largely defined’
  
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• Lawyer 'assaulted after Houses of Parliament bar row'

  12-11-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A man yanked the Parliamentary pass off a lawyer before later shoving him over, a court hears.
  
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• Nicola Jennings on May's waterlogged Brexit plan – cartoon

  12-11-2018 21:10
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• Babcock under MoD watch over submarine contract

  12-11-2018 21:03 via ft.com
  Move raises fresh questions over performance of UK’s second-biggest defence supplier
  
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• May struggles to win over cabinet and parliament

  12-11-2018 20:17 via ft.com
  Any deal with Brussels will count for little if PM cannot secure domestic support
  
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• Academic Sir Roger Scruton's housing role defended by ministers

  12-11-2018 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Ministers stand by their new adviser amid criticism of his remarks on homosexuality and Islamophobia.
  
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• May faces defeat over fixed-odds betting terminals

  12-11-2018 19:29 via ft.com
  At least 20 Tories expected to vote against the government to ensure swifter crackdown
  
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• UK skills squeeze poses another Brexit dilemma

  12-11-2018 19:27 via ft.com
  Government must balance immigration curbs with companies’ needs
  
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• Whitehall civil servants complain of bullying and sexual harassment

  12-11-2018 19:00
  Guardian investigation reveals hundreds of public body employees have come forwardHundreds of civil servants working in Whitehall have made complaints about suffering sexual harassment or bullying at the hands of colleagues – but only a fraction of staff have faced disciplinary action.A Guardian investigation using freedom of information laws reveals that government departments and other publicly funded bodies have received at least 551 complaints from staff who say they have been victims
  
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• EU trade partners attack post-Brexit quotas plan

  12-11-2018 18:56 via ft.com
  More than 20 countries at WTO say London-Brussels proposal means they will lose out
  
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• Lord Lester faces suspension over sexual harassment claims

  12-11-2018 18:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Lester denies harassing a woman and offering "corrupt inducements to sleep with him".
  
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• Welsh city and town centre smoking ban proposed by Mark Drakeford

  12-11-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A contender to be the next Welsh Labour first minister says he wants to extend the smoking ban.
  
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• Peers' laughter at 'Johnson and Johnson'

  12-11-2018 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is asked about the impact of the resignations of Jo Johnson and brother Boris.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson join FOBT rebellion

  12-11-2018 16:52
  More than 70 MPs could force government to bring forward cut in maximum stake to April Theresa May’s government faces becoming the first to suffer a defeat on its own budget bill in 40 years after Tory MPs including Jacob Rees-Mogg, Boris Johnson and David Davis joined a rebellion over fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs).More than 70 MPs from both sides of the House of Commons have signed two amendments designed to force the government to bring forward the timing of the planned cut in FOB
  
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• Brexit: Ministers told 'judgement day' looms for decision

  12-11-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Ministers are urged to show "moral courage" as talks enter crucial 48-hour phase.
  
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• Brexit moment of reckoning looms for Corbyn

  12-11-2018 15:55 via ft.com
  The Labour leader’s priority remains to destabilise a fragile government
  
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• Pound weakens on Brexit concerns

  12-11-2018 15:54 via ft.com
  Uncertainty also draws investors into UK government debt
  
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• 'Referendum at some point' predicts Brown

  12-11-2018 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The British people "have got a right to have the final say" on the UK's relations with the EU, says former prime minister Gordon Brown.
  
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• What chance a second referendum now?

  12-11-2018 14:29 via ft.com
  Jo Johnson’s attack on PM’s strategy has been a significant check on her progress
  
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• May races to revive Brexit plan as pressure mounts

  12-11-2018 14:08 via ft.com
  Pound weakens as Brussels pushes for environmental targets as part of exit deal
  
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• Brexit angst ensnares both the pound and euro 

  12-11-2018 14:05 via ft.com
  Currency traders fear no-deal divorce would hit growth in UK and eurozone
  
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• Badger cull: Vets accuse ministers of 'barefaced lies'

  12-11-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners accuse the government of telling "bare faced lies" about the effectiveness of badger culls.
  
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• Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara on bullying and media criticism

  12-11-2018 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A autistic MP who faced criticism for previous racist, homophobic and sexist comments on social media has said his eight days in the headlines was "cruel".
  
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• Brexit: What is a 'meaningful vote'?

  12-11-2018 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  What is a meaningful vote? Could there be another Brexit referendum? Carolyn Quinn has been speaking to the Commons Library's legal expert
  
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• MPs can stop no-deal Brexit, says Labour's Starmer

  12-11-2018 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May will not be allowed to take the UK out of the EU without a deal, Sir Keir Starmer says.
  
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• Sorry, Lexiters - there is no such thing as a pro-immigration Brexit

  12-11-2018 11:25
  
  Free movement is an incredible accomplishment, there is no pro-immigration case for abolishing it
  
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• Brexit: Cabinet ministers 'voiced doubts over PM's plan at start'

  12-11-2018 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Cabinet sources say multiple members of Theresa May's ministerial team spoke out against her plan.
  
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• While No.10 is paralysed, N.Ireland faces a lost decade of uncertainty

  12-11-2018 11:09
  
  Young people ignored as the DUP and Tories get lost in the woods
  
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• Starmer: Corbyn and a new Brexit vote

  12-11-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Shadow Brexit secretary says "all options are on the table" if there is a no deal Brexit.
  
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• May’s moment

  12-11-2018 08:29 via ft.com
  Political calculations could have major ramifications on the future of exit negotiations
  
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• Citi seeks bigger Paris office as Brexit plans ramp up

  12-11-2018 06:00 via ft.com
  Traders sway bank’s decision, lobbying for France partly for its proximity to London
  
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• Plans to curb immigration threaten UK meat processing

  12-11-2018 05:01 via ft.com
  With over 60 per cent of staff from mainland Europe, companies fear impact of Brexit
  
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• Brexit doubts weaken productivity growth

  12-11-2018 05:01 via ft.com
  Strongest companies hit hardest, says report by Stanford and Nottingham
  
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• Only ‘preliminary’ analysis done on post-Brexit US trade deal

  12-11-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  UK trade department turns down information request saying research is not complete
  
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• Brussels ties environment rules to Brexit ‘backstop’

  12-11-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  EU wants May to agree to range of provisions in return for all-UK customs union
  
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• Brexit stymies inflows into UK-domiciled funds

  12-11-2018 04:00 via ft.com
  British investors switch into offshore vehicles amid uncertainty over negotiations
  
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• Universal credit: Rent arrears double for benefit claimants

  12-11-2018 03:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A growing rent arrears crisis for people claiming universal credit is unearthed by BBC's Panorama.
  
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• Universal Credit pressed for reforms to boost work incentives

  12-11-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Think-tank urges removal of elements that trap people in unemployment
  
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