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• Rory Stewart: Brexit red lines 'could shift'

  17-01-2019 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory Stewart suggests there could be some movement from the PM in Brexit talks with other parties.
  
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• Brexiters optimistic that May will stand firm on customs union

  17-01-2019 23:01
  Meetings held at Downing Street on Thursday to find way to break Brexit impasse Brexiter Conservatives and the Democratic Unionist party emerged upbeat from their meetings with Theresa May in Downing Street, convinced that the prime minister was not intending to soften her position to try to attract Labour votes.Those who met with the prime minister on Thursday said that she gave little away but that she indicated she wanted the UK to be able to strike its own trade deals after Brexit, meaning t
  
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• In The UK, David Cameron Is Still Getting Blamed For The Brexit Mess

  17-01-2019 22:51
  
  The shed-dwelling ex-prime minister unites a divided country.
  
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• Theresa May urges Jeremy Corbyn: Let's talk Brexit

  17-01-2019 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM says she wants to discuss the Labour leader's Brexit plans, but he dismisses her talks as a "stunt".
  
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• Whitehall warns on lack of post-Brexit trade deals

  17-01-2019 22:30 via ft.com
  Memo reveals slow progress on new agreements ahead of March 29 deadline
  
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• UK fails to close trade deals before Brexit deadline

  17-01-2019 22:30 via ft.com
  Memo reveals slow progress to replace existing EU agreements by March 29
  
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• US stocks lifted by optimism over trade tariffs

  17-01-2019 22:26 via ft.com
  Financials shrug off Morgan Stanley earnings miss; US energy sector rallies
  
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• Brexit: Military reservists on standby in event of no deal

  17-01-2019 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Trained civilians could be asked to do a year's service if the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal.
  
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• Brexit: Tony Blair on calling for another EU referendum

  17-01-2019 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Tony Blair says he is not "inserting" himself into EU negotiations but another referendum is in the UK's interests.
  
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• Wall Street lifted by optimism over trade tariffs

  17-01-2019 21:29 via ft.com
  Financial stocks shrug off Morgan Stanley miss; energy stocks rally
  
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• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Involved In Car Accident

  17-01-2019 21:10
  
  Duke appeared “very, very shocked” in the immediate aftermath, witness says.
  
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• Corbyn could face string of resignations if he backs 'people's vote'

  17-01-2019 21:00
  A number of Labour frontbenchers say they would consider their positions if leader backed ideaJeremy Corbyn could face up to a dozen resignations from the Labour frontbench if the party backs a second referendum as a way out of the Brexit crisis.A string of junior shadow ministers have told the Guardian they are strongly opposed to the idea of a second referendum, which they fear would expose Labour to a vicious backlash in leave-voting constituencies. Continue reading...
  
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• May’s Brexit plan B talks descend into acrimony

  17-01-2019 20:59 via ft.com
  UK prime minister takes uncompromising stance in cross-party talks
  
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• Jobs blow hits Anglesey’s island community hard

  17-01-2019 20:52 via ft.com
  Suspension of work on nuclear power plant likely to hasten exodus of young people
  
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• Senior MPs intensify efforts to block no-deal Brexit

  17-01-2019 20:39 via ft.com
  Former ministers Nick Boles and Dominic Grieve aim for common plan
  
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• Why Theresa May and MPs will move towards softer Brexit

  17-01-2019 20:36 via ft.com
  Sebastian Payne talks to MPs across the Brexit spectrum and argues May will move to softer position
  
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• Tory MP plans bill to make no-deal Brexit legally impossible

  17-01-2019 20:36
  Pro-remain cabinet ministers back bid to block EU departure without deal, Nick Boles saysSoft Brexit cabinet ministers are quietly backing a parliamentary bid to make it legally impossible for the UK to leave the EU without a deal on 29 March, the Conservative MP behind the bid has claimed.The bill tabled by the former minister Nick Boles would force the government to delay the UK departure from the EU unless a consensus could be found by early March. That would in effect make it impossible for
  
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• Glasgow agrees to settle equal pay claim

  17-01-2019 20:30 via ft.com
  Deal comes after years of legal action and a two-day strike last October
  
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• Business groups call for consensus on Brexit plan B

  17-01-2019 20:14 via ft.com
  Lobbyists say no point in delaying EU exit without change in MPs’ position
  
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• YouTube suspends ads on Tommy Robinson channel

  17-01-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspension has been imposed because the channel had broken rules governing adverts, YouTube says.
  
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• The Guardian view on the Brexit impasse: extend article 50 now | Editorial

  17-01-2019 19:33
  Parliament needs more time to craft a new approach and avoid no-deal after Theresa May’s policy was swept asideFirst, some good news. Theresa May is consulting party leaders and talking to MPs about the next steps on Brexit. About time too, though it is all frighteningly late. Now, the bad news. She isn’t doing the consulting properly. She is using the process to trade partisan attacks with Jeremy Corbyn rather than to start solving problems. It feels like a stunt. Such irresponsibil
  
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• Irish drivers warned on insurance in no-deal Brexit

  17-01-2019 19:28 via ft.com
  Motorists told to acquire ‘green card’ for journeys across border
  
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• May tells Corbyn it is 'impossible' to rule out no deal

  17-01-2019 19:10
  Prime minister writes to Labour leader after he dismisses her offer of talks as a ‘stunt’Follow all the latest Brexit news – politics live
  Theresa May has told Jeremy Corbyn his demand that she rule out a no-deal scenario as a prerequisite for Brexit talks is “an impossible condition” and called on him to join cross-party discussions immediately. Related: Philip Hammond tells business no-deal Brexit will be stoppedContinue reading...
  
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• Where May's ministers stand on customs union concessions

  17-01-2019 18:58
  Some ministers are backing more flexibility in Brexit talks but others are opposedCabinet ministers are split on whether the way ahead in the Brexit process should involve concessions on a permanent customs union, with some arguing it is the only way to get cross-party consensus for a deal and others warning that it would cause a permanent split in the Tory party.Senior Brexiters have said any moves towards a softer Brexit could lead to a damaging rift. However, May has been advised by other min
  
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• The UK needs a more realistic energy strategy

  17-01-2019 18:58 via ft.com
  New nuclear plants may not be worth the cost to government purse
  
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• Steve Bell on a PM who is sticking to her principles despite defeat – cartoon

  17-01-2019 18:54
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• Hitachi pullout throws UK nuclear policy into disarray

  17-01-2019 18:29 via ft.com
  Falling cost of renewables adds to pressure for rethink of energy strategy
  
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• Data laws could harm EU citizens' attempts to stay in UK, court told

  17-01-2019 18:26
  Judge grants hearing of judicial review request after being told millions cannot access recordsMillions of EU citizens could find it difficult to assert their right to remain in the UK after Brexit under Home Office rules denying them access to their personal records, the high court has been told.The practical impact of the regulations will be to prevent those pursuing immigration claims from obtaining key material about their cases, said Ben Jaffey QC on behalf of two civil rights organisations
  
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• Which MPs had talks in Westminster?

  17-01-2019 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A timeline of the meetings held by Theresa May and senior colleagues about Brexit, as part of efforts to "find consensus".
  
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• Sturgeon to set out indyref2 plans even if Brexit extended

  17-01-2019 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Nicola Sturgeon will set out her timetable for an independence referendum "in the coming weeks" even if the Brexit process is extended.
  
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• Babcock chairman Mike Turner to step down

  17-01-2019 17:52 via ft.com
  Defence contractor aims to shore up confidence in corporate governance
  
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• 'Just stop messing about': Hastings aghast at Brexit impasse

  17-01-2019 17:50
  Whether leavers or remainers, few in the town have good things to say about feuding politiciansThere are few things connected to Brexit on which you can find an easy consensus. But if the people of Hastings are any guide, most will happily agree on one thing: the current impasse has not painted the nation’s politicians in a good light.Immediately after Jeremy Corbyn set out his latest response to the collapse of Theresa May’s Brexit plan, the most commonly used descriptive term in th
  
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• Theresa May’s survival is just a Tory confidence trick | Gary Younge

  17-01-2019 17:05
  Conservative MPs sustain her not because she will deliver a good Brexit, but because she can keep Labour out of powerBack in 2017, when “strong and stable” was still a campaign slogan and not a laugh line, I sat in on a focus group of undecided voters in Harrow – home to two marginal seats in north-west London. Even then they didn’t like Theresa May much. Assuming she would be an effective negotiator, they appreciated her steeliness – the word “strong” c
  
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• May seeks a talking cure for her Brexit woes

  17-01-2019 16:20 via ft.com
  But it threatens to be a dialogue falling on deaf ears
  
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• Government ‘timid’ on gender pay, say MPs

  17-01-2019 16:05 via ft.com
  Committee also attacks refusal to extend reporting requirements to firm partners
  
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• Brexit: Rule out no-deal, Jeremy Corbyn tells Theresa May

  17-01-2019 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour's leader sets out conditions for Brexit talks with the prime minister and threatens more no-confidence votes.
  
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• Can Britain's Brexit Be Reversed?

  17-01-2019 15:46
  
  A fresh referendum to stay in the EU is being pushed like never before.
  
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• Brexit: UK government plans vote on January 29

  17-01-2019 15:44 via ft.com
  Prime Minister Theresa May pushes back date for Brexit plan B vote
  
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• Why did Tulip Siddiq have to vote in person? Cold Conservative calculation | Elizabeth Nelson

  17-01-2019 15:22
  A proxy voting system would have saved the heavily pregnant Labour MP the trip – it’s clear why the Tory party doesn’t want oneObscure parliamentary procedures are currently all the rage, from John Bercow’s controversial deviation from precedence in selecting amendments to business motions and the arcane voting procedure requiring MPs to physically go through division lobbies, or be “nodded through” (for which they still have to be on parliament grounds), for
  
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• France launches hard-Brexit contingency plan

  17-01-2019 15:21 via ft.com
  Breathing space for UK companies and professionals operating on French soil
  
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• Lib Dems refuse to support future Labour no-confidence votes

  17-01-2019 14:41
  Vince Cable says Jeremy Corbyn must ‘get off the fence’ and endorse new referendumThe Liberal Democrats have said they will not support Labour in future no-confidence votes unless the party backs a second referendum, making it almost impossible that Labour could force a general election.The Lib Dem leader, Vince Cable, said he did not want to participate in confidence votes that had little chance of success if the aim was to delay Labour endorsing a public vote. He suggested other pa
  
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• Brexit turmoil exposes perils of partisanship

  17-01-2019 14:25 via ft.com
  Political gridlock in the UK and US makes for an unedifying spectacle
  
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• Hitachi nuclear decision bad news for UK

  17-01-2019 14:00 via ft.com
  Foreign companies are increasingly leery of British infrastructure projects
  
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• How parliament stacks up on what next for Brexit

  17-01-2019 13:17 via ft.com
  Theresa May begins talks with wide range of groups that reflect fractures of the debate
  
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• Dublin seeks to protect insurers in no-deal scenario

  17-01-2019 13:16 via ft.com
  Central bank and government work on laws to avert any break in cover
  
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• France launches no-deal Brexit plan

  17-01-2019 13:06 via ft.com
  €50m allocated for French ports and airports
  
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• May pushes back next Brexit vote to January 29

  17-01-2019 12:39 via ft.com
  UK prime minister is struggling to find common ground with opposition parties
  
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• Financial stocks falter after earnings from Morgan Stanley

  17-01-2019 12:32 via ft.com
  Netflix update to test mood; pound’s nerve holds as Brexit politics rumble on
  
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• Whatever happens, Brexit is bad news for young housebuyers

  17-01-2019 12:00 via ft.com
  Deal or no deal — the damage has been done
  
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• Is UK property heading for a post-Brexit meltdown?

  17-01-2019 12:00 via ft.com
  The FT looks at previous housing market crashes to see if the circumstances are likely to be repeated now
  
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