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• What next for Brexit after rejection of May deal?

  15-01-2019 23:44 via ft.com
  PM must scramble to resuscitate her plan while facing no confidence vote
  
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• Can May solider on in spite of Brexit rejection?

  15-01-2019 23:44 via ft.com
  PM must scramble to resuscitate her plan while facing no confidence vote
  
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• Can May soldier on in spite of Brexit rejection?

  15-01-2019 23:44 via ft.com
  PM must scramble to resuscitate her plan while facing no confidence vote
  
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• After May's Massive Brexit Defeat, What The Hell Happens Next?

  15-01-2019 23:39
  
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• May’s Brexit plan suffers huge deafeat

  15-01-2019 23:38 via ft.com
  Corbyn calls vote of no confidence after crushing loss in parliament leaves PM in race against time
  
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• May’s Brexit plan falls by 230 votes

  15-01-2019 23:38 via ft.com
  Corbyn calls vote of no confidence after huge loss leaves PM in race against time
  
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• May’s drubbing points to a Brexit delay

  15-01-2019 22:54 via ft.com
  A soft exit from the EU now looks more likely
  
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• Looking on the brighter side

  15-01-2019 22:52 via ft.com
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• Withdrawal deal rejected by both Leave and Remain MPs

  15-01-2019 22:32 via ft.com
  PM failed to persuade Eurosceptic Tories or more than handful of Labour
  
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• Sterling bounces on defeat for May’s Brexit deal

  15-01-2019 22:04 via ft.com
  UK currency completes round-trip for the day after sharp moves around historic vote
  
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• Upskirting to be crime after Lords back bill

  15-01-2019 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman took her campaign to MPs after a man took pictures of her at a gig in London's Hyde Park.
  
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• Brexit: How did my MP vote on Theresa May's deal?

  15-01-2019 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Find out how your MP voted on the prime minister's Brexit deal, to take the UK out of the European Union.
  
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• Historic defeat: May faces her day of judgement

  15-01-2019 21:52
  
  We've rarely seen a humiliation on this scale in our lifetime. This is what happens next.
  
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• May’s defeat spells trouble for EU’s Brexit approach

  15-01-2019 21:50 via ft.com
  Brussels sees outcome as a reality check on timing, renegotiation and Irish backstop
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn tables vote of no confidence in the government

  15-01-2019 21:50 via ft.com
  Opposition leader makes move after Theresa May suffers “catastrophic” defeat
  
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• May’s Brexit plan defeated by 230 votes

  15-01-2019 21:41 via ft.com
  Corbyn calls vote of no confidence after huge loss leaves PM in race against time
  
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• How every MP voted on Theresa May’s Brexit deal

  15-01-2019 21:37 via ft.com
  Enter your postcode or MP's name to see how they voted
  
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• How every MP voted in the Brexit ‘meaningful vote’

  15-01-2019 21:37 via ft.com
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• Brexit: parliament rejects Theresa May's deal

  15-01-2019 21:35 via ft.com
  MPs vote 432 to 202 against prime minister's deal for UK to leave EU
  
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• UK pound rebounds after May’s Brexit plan defeated in Commons

  15-01-2019 21:08 via ft.com
  Volatile trading for Britain’s currency as traders weigh what will come next in UK politics
  
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• What are the biggest government defeats?

  15-01-2019 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs have inflicted the biggest defeat on a serving government in modern history - how does it compare to previous losses?
  
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• Theresa May Suffers Massive Brexit Defeat As MPs Vote To Reject Her EU Deal

  15-01-2019 20:53
  
  The vote sent shockwaves across Europe.
  
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• Rival camps bring bells and whistles as MPs vote

  15-01-2019 19:54 via ft.com
  Crowds representing both sides of argument gather noisily but peacefully around Parliament
  
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• Rival camps bring bells and whistles as MPs debate and vote

  15-01-2019 19:54 via ft.com
  Crowds representing both sides of argument gather noisily but peacefully around Parliament
  
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• May’s cabinet fights over her Brexit plan

  15-01-2019 19:37 via ft.com
  Ministers cannot agree on whether to rule out UK leaving EU without deal
  
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• Varadkar urged to step up Ireland no-deal plans

  15-01-2019 19:14 via ft.com
  PM acknowledges anxiety about drugs supply as business groups call for more action
  
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• SNP splits hit chance of new push for Scottish independence

  15-01-2019 19:11 via ft.com
  Sturgeon’s handling of Salmond misconduct claims faces probe by Edinburgh parliament
  
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• Steve Bell on May's desperate Brexit mission – cartoon

  15-01-2019 18:58
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• UK pound hits lows of the day with Brexit vote looming

  15-01-2019 17:34 via ft.com
  Traders braced for jolt of volatility
  
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• The Brexit speeches by MPs that made a mark

  15-01-2019 17:27 via ft.com
  Few minds have been changed by days of debate but six parliamentarians impressed
  
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• No-deal Brexit may leave millions unable to claim on insurance policies

  15-01-2019 17:06 via ft.com
  Incomplete process leaves policyholders across Europe exposed
  
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• Five questions that will be answered by the Brexit vote

  15-01-2019 15:24 via ft.com
  The issues uppermost in MPs’ minds as parliament’s defining day unfolds
  
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• Five questions that will be answered by Brexit vote

  15-01-2019 15:24 via ft.com
  The issues uppermost in MPs’ minds as parliament’s defining day unfolds
  
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• Brexit vote: Gove tells Tories they can 'improve' outcome if May's deal passed - Politics live

  15-01-2019 14:43
  Rolling coverage of the final day of the debate on Theresa May’s Brexit deal, and the votes, with the PM facing a historic, crushing defeat
  • Full report: May faces crushing defeat despite last-minute plea• How will the various Westminster factions vote? • The meaningful vote on May’s Brexit deal – what happens next? 1.38pm GMT Cox says the regulatory provisions in the backstop are standard non-regression clauses of the kind you get in free trade agreements.The U
  
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• A polite request from Europe: wake us up when you know what you want from Brexit | Joris Luyendijk

  15-01-2019 14:38
  Excuse us if we can’t get excited about the ‘meaningful vote’. From the outside it looks like more paralysis and delusionThat the British political and media establishment is engrossed by this week’s edition of that long-running psychodrama called Brexit is forgivable; it is their country, and the episode promises to be an action-packed one. But for many Europeans, the meaningful vote is just more of the same: the Brits still don’t know what they want, so the politi
  
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• Don’t blame Brexit for UK wobbles, says ‘Mr Copper’

  15-01-2019 14:32 via ft.com
  Michael Farmer, metals trader and prominent Leaver, points finger at China
  
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• Theresa May vows to fight on for Brexit deal

  15-01-2019 14:28 via ft.com
  Prime minister says she will not quit even if parliament rejects EU divorce plan
  
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• After Brexit vote: No 10 draws up secret contingency plans

  15-01-2019 14:24
  Olly Robbins in talks over testing which of up to six options could command Commons majorityFollow the day’s political developments - live updatesTheresa May’s EU emissary, Olly Robbins, has been working up secret contingency plans for cross-party talks aimed at testing MPs’ backing for up to six different Brexit options were the prime minister to lose Tuesday’s vote by a significant margin, the Guardian has learned.With parliament all but certain to reject her painstakin
  
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• Theresa May will need more than warm words to revive left-behind Britain | Peter Hetherington

  15-01-2019 14:00
  A pledge to help disenfranchised, leave-voting areas will mean nothing without more funds and a department for the regionsCity versus town? It might seem a facile debate in a small country where the interests of both should be aligned. What’s the difference, apart from size? Quite a lot, actually. For the past few decades, lobbying by a group of large cities has placed big population centres at the forefront of what remains of urban policy. Larger cities were seen as the engines of growth,
  
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• A London DJ's punishment sheds light on Singapore's caning shame | Kirsten Han

  15-01-2019 13:32
  It’s a fearful time for Ye Ming Yuen. But Singapore sees foreign lobbying to end corporal punishment as a threat to sovereigntyAny day now, 29-year-old Ye Ming Yuen could be escorted out of his cell at Singapore’s Changi prison and whipped 24 times with a rattan cane. This comes on top of the 20-year sentence he’s already serving after being convicted of seven drug offences in a country that takes pride in its uncompromising approach when it comes to law-breaking. Related: Why
  
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• I’ve withdrawn my amendment so parliament can reject May’s failed deal | Hilary Benn

  15-01-2019 12:54
  MPs must also reject a no-deal Brexit and if there’s still deadlock after that, the only answer is another referendumAt 7pm this evening, we as MPs will be asked to take the single most important decision that any of us have faced during our time in parliament. The outcome will affect the future of our country, our economy and the lives of the people we represent. Related: Labour's Hilary Benn withdraws amendment to May’s Brexit dealContinue reading...
  
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• Britain’s blue-collar immigration plan is superficial

  15-01-2019 12:13 via ft.com
  The government is betting its terms will please citizens who are fed up with freedom-of-movement
  
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• How Tuesday's Big Brexit Vote Will Play Out — And What Happens If The PM Loses

  15-01-2019 12:09
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May faces defeat on her deal for Britain's exit from the EU.
  
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• A jobs boom in some northern cities masks real inequality across the UK | Luke Raikes

  15-01-2019 11:15
  Large former industrial regions must be devolved real powers to control their own economies, as they are in GermanyPeople have very different experiences of the economy depending on where they live and work. New research from the Resolution Foundation is a timely reminder of quite how different that experience is: it shows that some northern cities have seen large increases in employment rates, and that London accounted for a third of net employment growth since 2008. But while some low-employme
  
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• Gaming a three-way People's Vote

  15-01-2019 10:30
  
  Voting system debates usually send people to sleep, but the outcome of a People's Vote could depend on which one we use.
  
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• Brexit deal: how will the Westminster factions vote?

  15-01-2019 08:20
  May’s plan has fragmented the Commons, but here is your guide to a complicated pictureIf the tribal divisions of Brexit are complicated enough, then things become even more atomised when it comes to how the various groups in the Commons might vote on Theresa May’s deal and why. Here are the main factions and their leading personalities. Continue reading...
  
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• Can you get May's Brexit deal through parliament?

  15-01-2019 08:14
  Use our simulator to see what happens when each of the various tribes chooses to back the prime minister, to reject her bill or to abstain. Can you assemble a parliamentary majority?Photo credits: Reuters, AP, AFP/Getty images, PA Continue reading...
  
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• Steve Bell’s If ... a second people's willy

  15-01-2019 08:00
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• Brexit weekly briefing: the meaningful vote on May's deal is finally here

  15-01-2019 08:00
  Yet another crunch time for the prime minister as nervous stockpilers peek over their tinsWelcome to the Guardian’s weekly Brexit briefing: essential reading now more than ever as it all goes to hell in a handbasket. If you would like to receive this as a weekly email, please sign up here. And catch our monthly Brexit Means … podcast here.Producing the Guardian’s independent, in-depth journalism takes time and money. We do it because we believe our perspective matters, and it
  
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• For the sake of working people, the left must back remain | Aditya Chakrabortty

  15-01-2019 07:00
  It’s riskier than People’s Vote diehards know, but Jeremy Corbyn should seize the chance to alter the course of Britain’s futureThis week the fantasy island finally gets its comeuppance. For two and a half years the UK has bubbled with delusions and dishonesty. About the country we are and the one we could be, about the glittering prizes our leaders will wrangle from Europe, or about how the entire train ride can be stopped. Since June 2016, we have gone from dreams of exportin
  
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