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• Former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77

  22-12-2018 23:59
  Tributes pour in for politician who led the party between 1988 and 1999Lord Ashdown, 1941-2018The political world has paid tribute to Paddy Ashdown – the irrepressible former Liberal Democrat leader and ex-marine – who died aged 77 just two months after revealing that he was being treated for bladder cancer.Lord Ashdown, who built the Lib Dems into a formidable third party at Westminster and a highly effective force in local government during his 11 years as leader between 1988 and 1
  
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• Corbyn faces furious Labour backlash over backing Brexit

  22-12-2018 22:00
  Labour leader accused of betrayal on second poll and ‘in danger of losing young backers’Jeremy Corbyn is facing a storm of criticism from Labour activists and MPs after suggesting he would press ahead with Brexit if the party won a snap general election.In a sign that he is losing backing among overwhelmingly pro-Remain Labour supporters, Corbyn was also accused of betraying the party membership by appearing reluctant to back the idea of supporting Remain in a second referendum. Cont
  
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• Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77

  22-12-2018 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Liberal Democrats leader Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77.
  
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• Obituary: Paddy Ashdown

  22-12-2018 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Royal Marine who led the Liberal Democrats and spearheaded a peace initiative in the former Yugoslavia.
  
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• Beware entrenching Brexit divisions

  22-12-2018 19:00 via ft.com
  The unloved backstop in May’s deal offers a new strategic advantage
  
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• Brexit: Remainers criticise Corbyn's pledge to pursue leaving the EU

  22-12-2018 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour leader says he would pursue Brexit if his party won a snap election next year.
  
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• Remainers condemn Jeremy Corbyn pledge to push on with Brexit

  22-12-2018 15:58
  Labour leader, who vowed to get better deal from EU, is described as ‘midwife to delivery of Tory Brexit plans’ Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised by remain supporters throughout Westminster after he stressed that Brexit would go ahead even if Labour won a snap general election in the new year.In an interview with the Guardian on Friday, Corbyn left open the possibility that the party could campaign for Brexit if there was a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the bloc,
  
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• George Osborne: 2019 election is 'under-reported likelihood'

  22-12-2018 12:06
  Former chancellor says Brexit issue is likely to be resolved by ‘returning to the public’ George Osborne has said a general election is “an under-reported likelihood for 2019” as the government grapples with delivering on its promise to take the country out of the EU. Related: UK nationals in Berlin given assurance of residency in event of no Brexit dealContinue reading...
  
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• Why are we so dissatisfied with democracy? The reasons are many | Sheri Berman

  22-12-2018 12:00
  Over time, politicians, parties and governments have become less responsive to a broad cross-section of citizensLiberal democracy in the west is facing its greatest crisis in decades, challenged from within by populists and from without by authoritarianism in Russia, China and elsewhere. Reflecting what is becoming a widespread view, Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s rightwing prime minister, recently proclaimed: “The era of liberal democracy is over.”What went wrong? Many analyst
  
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• 'Jeremy Corbyn has left the group': John Crace listens in on MPs’ WhatsApp chats

  22-12-2018 10:59
  It’s how plots are hatched, deals are done and party lines agreed – but what really gets said in Westminster’s notorious WhatsApp groups?If you ever get the chance, take time to observe MPs sitting in the House of Commons. Roughly half will be paying some kind of attention to the debate; the rest will be on their phones. Of these, some will be on Twitter, either to compose bons mots or check the number of retweets and likes they have got. A few will be checking they still exist
  
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• David Dimbleby: 'The EU has dogged my broadcasting career'

  22-12-2018 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The veteran broadcaster reflects over the difficulties of covering the EU.
  
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• Gavin Williamson: UK ship in Ukraine 'sends message to Russia'

  22-12-2018 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A Royal Navy presence in the Black Sea will show solidarity with Ukraine, the defence secretary says.
  
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• George Osborne: Conservatives must adapt to stay in power

  22-12-2018 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-chancellor says the party must adapt to modern Britain to survive in government.
  
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• Listen: 2018 in review special part two

  22-12-2018 06:49 via ft.com
  We look back on a traumatic year in British politics for Brexit and the Conservative and Labour parties. Will the UK leave the EU in March? Does Theresa May's deal have any hope of surviving?
  
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• Listen: 2018 in review special part one

  22-12-2018 06:29 via ft.com
  We look back on a traumatic year in British politics for Brexit and the Conservative and Labour parties. Will the UK leave the EU in March? Does Theresa May's deal have any hope of surviving?
  
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• Listen: 2018 in review special part 1

  22-12-2018 06:29 via ft.com
  We look back on a traumatic year in British politics for Brexit and the Conservative and Labour parties. Will the UK leave the EU in March? Does Theresa May's deal have any hope of surviving?
  
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• Jean-Claude Juncker is ‘grotesque’ towards women, says Rudd

  22-12-2018 00:21
  Footage shows European commission president playing with woman’s hair during meetingAmber Rudd has launched a scathing attack on the “ghastly” European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, criticising his behaviour with women.The work and pensions secretary hit out after footage from last week’s European council meeting in Brussels showed him playing with a woman’s hair. Continue reading...
  
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