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• Question Time: Fiona Bruce 'happy to clarify' polls remarks

  24-01-2019 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce clarifies her comments to Labour's Diane Abbott on last week's show.
  
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• Brexit: Amber Rudd says she is committed to avoiding no deal

  24-01-2019 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Cabinet minister doesn't rule out resigning over the issue but is backing the PM's deal as "best outcome".
  
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• Steve Bell on the Airbus boss's opinion about May's Brexit planning – cartoon

  24-01-2019 20:51
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• Pressure mounts on May to take no-deal Brexit off table

  24-01-2019 20:02 via ft.com
  Hammond says crashing out of EU will be ‘betrayal’ as Airbus attacks ‘Brexiteers’ madness’
  
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• Stocks cautious as trade deal doubts offset chip rally

  24-01-2019 19:23 via ft.com
  Euro dips as Draghi acknowledges downside risks to eurozone growth
  
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• UK to introduce greater workplace protection for pregnant women

  24-01-2019 19:02 via ft.com
  Theresa May announces consultation on strengthening rules on unfair dismissal
  
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• Tory MP Johnny Mercer told to repay £930 in expenses

  24-01-2019 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The expenses watchdog says breaches in Johnny Mercer's phone bill expenses were "oversights".
  
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• Pregnant women to get more job protection

  24-01-2019 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  New parents returning to work are to receive greater protection from redundancy under new plans.
  
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• Hitachi says UK needs to nationalise Wylfa nuclear project

  24-01-2019 18:51 via ft.com
  Hiroaki Nakanishi suggests that Britain take majority stake to cover funding gap
  
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• Airbus/Brexit: flying blind

  24-01-2019 18:18 via ft.com
  Aviation group has challenges but is flying high financially
  
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• Brexit: Stop playing to Brexit 'bad boys' TUC chief tells May

  24-01-2019 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Frances O'Grady urges the PM to "start listening" to workers' concerns over Brexit after No 10 meeting.
  
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• Former Scotland leader Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape 

  24-01-2019 16:44 via ft.com
  Ex-first minister denies wrongdoing after court hearing
  
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• Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape 

  24-01-2019 16:44 via ft.com
  Ex-SNP chief and independence campaigner denies wrongdoing after court hearing
  
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• Ex-Scottish first minister Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape

  24-01-2019 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Scottish first minister who is facing a total of 14 charges says he is "innocent of any criminality".
  
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• Let’s have more amendments to the Brexit amendments

  24-01-2019 16:19 via ft.com
  Never waste a crisis, this is the perfect moment for parliamentary reform
  
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• Damian Hinds on funding, black history and LGBT students

  24-01-2019 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Damian Hinds answers Politics Live viewers about funding for schools in England, teaching of black history and inclusion of LGBT students..
  
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• Euro hits month-low as Draghi points to growth risks

  24-01-2019 15:34 via ft.com
  Europe’s technology stocks rally after STMicro results; Wall St makes steady start
  
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• Hammond calls for more liberal immigration regime post-Brexit

  24-01-2019 15:03 via ft.com
  UK chancellor asks business to make case for special treatment for EU citizens
  
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• Union leaders fail to sway May to rule out no-deal Brexit

  24-01-2019 14:29 via ft.com
  Talks with prime minister make no headway as unions warn of calamity
  
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• Union bosses fail to sway May on ruling out no-deal Brexit

  24-01-2019 14:29 via ft.com
  Talks with PM make no headway as workers’ leaders warn of calamity
  
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• A Brexit broadside from Airbus

  24-01-2019 14:16 via ft.com
  Chief executive Tom Enders uses video message to warn of no-deal impact on business
  
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• Brexit: MPs drop plan to put fresh referendum to Commons vote

  24-01-2019 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Members of the People's Vote campaign say they can't win a Commons vote without Jeremy Corbyn's support.
  
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• Austrian premier Kurz calls on UK to defer Brexit date

  24-01-2019 13:54 via ft.com
  Chancellor says ‘offer is on the table’ to avoid no-deal scenario
  
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• Risks of second Brexit referendum must now be run

  24-01-2019 13:30 via ft.com
  Another vote will be divisive — but what is happening is already splitting the country
  
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• Brexit: Jargon-busting guide to the key terms

  24-01-2019 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  From Article 50 to Backstop, find out what the key terms mean.
  
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• Boris Johnson received £10,000 from JCB before Brexit speech

  24-01-2019 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The construction giant will also pay former Brexit secretary David Davis £60,000 for 20 hours' work.
  
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• Cross-party group holds back on push for UK second referendum

  24-01-2019 11:52 via ft.com
  Tory and Labour MPs blame Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on Brexit
  
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• Europe’s technology stocks rally after STMicro results

  24-01-2019 11:22 via ft.com
  Euro slips further under $1.14 as investors wait for ECB monetary policy call
  
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• Former Scotland leader Alex Salmond arrested

  24-01-2019 10:57 via ft.com
  Ex-SNP chief and independence campaigner set to appear in court, local media reports
  
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• Philip Hammond pulls out of key panel on Europe in Davos

  24-01-2019 10:44 via ft.com
  UK chancellor cancels scheduled appearance alongside Irish premier
  
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• Corbyn and May basically have the same Brexit policy

  24-01-2019 10:00
  
  There are really only four Brexit options on offer - and Corbyn and May have signed up to the same one.
  
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• Robust US earnings help buoy stocks

  24-01-2019 09:31 via ft.com
  Investors on watch for improvement in US/China trade relations and ECB policy call
  
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• Airbus issues stern warning over a no-deal Brexit

  24-01-2019 07:05 via ft.com
  Factories will not close immediately but group may be forced to ‘redirect’ investment
  
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• Airbus chief Tom Enders warns UK over no-deal Brexit

  24-01-2019 07:05 via ft.com
  In a video message, boss says aerospace group ‘could be forced to redirect future investments’
  
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• Airbus chief Tom Enders brands handling of Brexit a disgrace

  24-01-2019 07:05 via ft.com
  Aerospace group joins other leading manufacturers to warn of dangers of crashing out of EU
  
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• Asia-Pacific equities rise on strong US earnings

  24-01-2019 07:00 via ft.com
  Sterling holds after breaking above $1.30 level on expectations of Brexit delays
  
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• Inside Prevent, the UK’s controversial anti-terrorism programme

  24-01-2019 06:01 via ft.com
  The government says its strategy has diverted more than 1,200 people from extremism. But at what cost?
  
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• Can we stop extremists becoming terrorists?

  24-01-2019 06:01 via ft.com
  The government says its Prevent strategy has diverted more than 1,200 people from extremism. But at what cost?
  
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• Fear of March madness looms over Davos

  24-01-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  The global elite worry over deadlines for the US-China trade war and Brexit
  
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• Corbyn’s popularity hurt by Brexit stance, poll finds

  24-01-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Voters accuse Labour leader of putting party politics above national interest
  
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• Brexit Basics: What is the backstop?

  24-01-2019 00:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Confused by Brexit jargon? Reality Check unpacks the basics.
  
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