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• Donald Tusk: Special place in hell for Brexiteers without a plan

  06-02-2019 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Council president sparks a backlash from Brexit-backing MPs after his comments.
  
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• Telford CSE inquiry 'like slow gravy train', MP says

  06-02-2019 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Lucy Allan attacks the progress of an inquiry into Telford grooming gangs, but is branded uninformed.
  
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• Business fury at UK failure on post-Brexit trade deals

  06-02-2019 23:05 via ft.com
  Confidential briefing hears government cannot guarantee rollover of most current EU FTAs
  
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• May to woo Labour with law giving UK workers same rights as in EU

  06-02-2019 20:33
  Proposed bill could galvanise support among opposition MPs for PM’s Brexit dealTheresa May is expected to propose a draft bill guaranteeing that UK workers’ rights will keep pace with those in Europe in an attempt to get Labour MPs to back her Brexit deal.Backbench Labour sources said the bill would probably be proposed before the next meaningful vote and could include strengthened protections for agency workers and a “regression lock” that would ensure workers’ pro
  
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• UK to become ‘minor player’ in defence export market

  06-02-2019 20:32 via ft.com
  Looming military kit deficit first since English civil war, report says
  
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• Steve Bell on EU frustration with UK political leaders – cartoon

  06-02-2019 19:58
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• Interserve rescue deal runs into trouble

  06-02-2019 19:50 via ft.com
  Largest shareholder Coltrane attempts to derail proposal and demands removal of board
  
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• The future of Britain’s car industry is far from certain

  06-02-2019 19:20 via ft.com
  Automotive production is too important and politically sensitive for governments to leave alone
  
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• Windrush row over criminal deportation flight to Jamaica

  06-02-2019 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Campaigners say some of the deportees are being unfairly targeted by the "hostile environment" policy.
  
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• Tusk warns of ‘special place in hell’ for Brexiters with no plan

  06-02-2019 19:06 via ft.com
  EU Council president urges May to make realistic proposals to break Irish border impasse
  
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• Attempts to win Labour support for Brexit deal intensifies

  06-02-2019 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is likely to publish a new employment bill before the next vote on the Brexit deal.
  
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• Emily Thornberry: Labour 'supports pressure' on Venezuela

  06-02-2019 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Emily Thornberry calls for new elections, despite her leader condemning outside interference.
  
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• May meets Northern Ireland politicians over Brexit

  06-02-2019 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May spends a second day in Northern Ireland as Irish PM Leo Varadkar meets EU leaders.
  
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• Ross Thomson: Tories investigate MP bar incident

  06-02-2019 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The Scottish Conservatives investigate reports that Ross Thomson MP was escorted from a bar by police.
  
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• Huawei says it needs up to 5 years to satisfy UK demands

  06-02-2019 17:49 via ft.com
  Chinese telecoms supplier offers robust defence of practices in letter to MPs
  
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• The future of Britain’s motor industry is far from certain

  06-02-2019 17:27 via ft.com
  Auto production is too important and politically sensitive for governments to leave alone
  
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• UK regulator pressures asset managers on pension charges

  06-02-2019 16:53 via ft.com
  Financial Conduct Authority tells MPs they are ready to step in to improve fees disclosure
  
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• Andrea Leadsom on Donald Tusk's Brexit comments

  06-02-2019 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The leader of the House of Commons asks who the European Council President is, and who voted for him.
  
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• PMQs: Emily Thornberry and David Lidington on Brexit timing

  06-02-2019 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The shadow foreign secretary says the government is "sleep walking the country towards leaving with no plan and no deal at all".
  
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• PMQs: Mark Francois and David Lidington on Brexit timing

  06-02-2019 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A Brexiteer MP reminds the PM's stand-in about a previous vote, and questions government policy about the Northern Ireland backstop.
  
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• PMQs: Bernard Jenkin and David Lidington on Brexit progress

  06-02-2019 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexiteer Sir Bernard Jenkin asks about a 'hold-up' of the 'Malthouse compromise' to deal with the Northern Ireland backstop.
  
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• PMQs: Sobel and Lidington on post-Brexit insulin supply

  06-02-2019 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Labour MP Alex Sobel says 99.5% of the UK's supply of insulin comes from the EU and a constituent is not sleeping over fears about the lack of the hormone.
  
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• UK fracking firm urges rise in quake level

  06-02-2019 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Cuadrilla says other industries enjoy "higher thresholds" when it comes to tremors.
  
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• Brexit: Could 'customs co-operation' bridge a gap?

  06-02-2019 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  As Germany calls for "creative solutions" to replace the backstop, what is being touted in Westminster?
  
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• Donald Trump to visit UK in December for Nato summit

  06-02-2019 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The US president is due to attend a Nato summit in December following 2018's controversial visit.
  
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• Tusk warns of a ‘special place in hell’ for Brexiters with no plan

  06-02-2019 14:42 via ft.com
  EU Council president rules out new proposal to break deadlock in talks
  
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• Labour call to break up digital giants to protect users

  06-02-2019 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Deputy leader Tom Watson accuses social media giants like Facebook of failing to protect their users.
  
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• Tusk says ‘special place in hell’ for Brexit campaigners

  06-02-2019 14:12 via ft.com
  EU council president warns there will be no new proposal to break deadlock in talks
  
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• Brexit Briefing: The ‘people’s vote’ blues

  06-02-2019 14:12 via ft.com
  There is little sign that the public is shifting decisively towards Remain
  
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• Cuadrilla says UK rules make commercial fracking impossible

  06-02-2019 13:53 via ft.com
  Gas explorer renews call for review of strict regulations on quake limits
  
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• Greg Clark warns against Brexit delay

  06-02-2019 13:50 via ft.com
  UK business secretary calls on MPs to ‘find common ground’
  
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• MP Richard Burgon wins 'Nazi metal band' Sun libel case

  06-02-2019 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Shadow cabinet member Richard Burgon wins £30,000 damages over claims he joined a band that used Nazi imagery.
  
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• UK set to delay key Brexit laws until after departure

  06-02-2019 12:59 via ft.com
  Theresa May’s government running out of time before scheduled exit on March 29
  
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• Brexit: EU's Donald Tusk on 'special place in hell'

  06-02-2019 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Council president says he has been "wondering what a special place in hell looks like for those who proposed Brexit without a sketch of a plan"
  
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• Greg Clark warns Brexit delay would ‘only prolong uncertainty’

  06-02-2019 12:44 via ft.com
  UK business secretary calls on MPs to ‘find common ground’
  
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• Brexit risk for UK aid as Swiss cut off from EU funding

  06-02-2019 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Swiss aid agencies have suddenly been cut off from EU funds and suspect it is down to Brexit plans.
  
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• Interserve agrees rescue plan with creditors

  06-02-2019 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Outsourcing company Interserve has reached a deal with creditors to cut its debts from £600m to £275m.
  
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• BoE must grapple with risks of a no-deal Brexit

  06-02-2019 11:06 via ft.com
  The central bank should cushion the shock of an unplanned departure
  
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• Warning lights flashing over EU settled status app

  06-02-2019 09:35
  
  Growing evidence requirements are raising the alarm among users, as the Home Office's settled status app for EU citizens prepares for its formal launch.
  
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• Toyota sticks with UK plans despite Brexit fears

  06-02-2019 06:20 via ft.com
  Commitment comes after Nissan’s U-turn over building X-Trail models in Sunderland
  
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• EU prepares for no-deal Brexit — and ensuing blame game

  06-02-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  Brussels seeks to appear accommodating while stepping up preparations for UK crashing out
  
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• Brexit threatens Europe-UK defence ties, Leonardo warns

  06-02-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  Head of Italian group fears impact of Britain’s departure on joint programmes
  
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• UK union leaders ‘at war’ over Brexit

  06-02-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Unite’s Len McCluskey accused of attempting side deal with PM on labour market reforms
  
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• Student exchanges in no-deal Brexit threat

  06-02-2019 02:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Universities warn that 17,000 UK students will not be funded to study abroad under a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Why so many young women don't call themselves feminist

  06-02-2019 02:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A minority of women say they are feminists, despite believing in equality.
  
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• Shadow of UK tech regulator looms over internet groups

  06-02-2019 01:10 via ft.com
  Labour seeks body with break-up powers as ministers talk of end to ‘laissez faire’ era
  
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• Doreen Lawrence: Knife crime plans criminalise children

  06-02-2019 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence criticises new government plans to tackle offenders.
  
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