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• No-deal Brexit risks Eurostar ‘chaos’ at St Pancras

  21-02-2019 22:30 via ft.com
  Queues of up to 15,000 people could stretch for a mile in worst-case scenario
  
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• Shamima Begum has right to return to UK - Jeremy Corbyn

  21-02-2019 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour leader describes the decision to strip Ms Begum of her UK citizenship as "very extreme".
  
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• Labour anti-Semitism claims: Jewish group backs Corbyn

  21-02-2019 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 200 people sign a letter defending the leader against claims the party is "institutionally anti-Semitic".
  
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• May seeks to prevent further Tory resignations

  21-02-2019 21:23 via ft.com
  Two more MPs considering defecting invited for talks at Downing Street
  
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• Business fears rise for Brexit rollover trade pacts

  21-02-2019 20:51 via ft.com
  Anger as ministers confirm deals with Japan and Turkey will not be ready
  
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• Brexit: Japan trade deal will not be ready by deadline

  21-02-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK won't be able to roll over an EU trade deal with Japan in time for a no-deal Brexit, Liam Fox has said.
  
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• Brexit: No deal threat focusing minds, says Hammond

  21-02-2019 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Chancellor Philip Hammond says he is "determined to get a deal" but the possibility of no deal remains.
  
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• Steve Bell on three Tories joining the Independent Group – cartoon

  21-02-2019 19:32
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• The centre strikes back in British politics

  21-02-2019 19:03 via ft.com
  New bloc of Labour and Conservative MPs should be given a chance
  
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• Scottish budget plans passed by Holyrood

  21-02-2019 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The budget will widen the income tax gap for higher earners, but provide more funding for education and the NHS.
  
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• Record UK government surplus in January

  21-02-2019 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Analysts say the bumper surplus could give the chancellor extra money for the Spring Statement.
  
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• Hays hit as Brexit puts brake on recruitment

  21-02-2019 16:36 via ft.com
  British companies delay hiring while growth in key European markets softens
  
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• Andrea Leadsom fails to guarantee MPs' Easter break

  21-02-2019 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom refuses to confirm whether Parliament's Easter break will go ahead.
  
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• No-deal Brexit threat focusing minds, says Philip Hammond

  21-02-2019 15:57 via ft.com
  UK chancellor working on getting Theresa May's deal passed through parliament
  
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• A heavyweight ponders joining the Independent Group

  21-02-2019 15:33 via ft.com
  Just imagine there is a candidate no one is talking about primed to quit the Labour party
  
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• No-deal Brexit might see Justine Greening quit Conservatives

  21-02-2019 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Justine Greening indicates she would leave the Conservative Party if the Government backed a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Gig economy app seeks to balance workers and employers

  21-02-2019 14:28 via ft.com
  Union-backed start-up part of a drive to improve rights of flexible workers
  
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• MP Chris Davies charged with forgery over expenses claims

  21-02-2019 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A Welsh Conservative MP is charged in connection with allegations over making false expenses claims.
  
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• Q&A: Who are the Independent Group?

  21-02-2019 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Will they have to face a by-election? Who is their leader? We answer questions about the new group.
  
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• Tory MP defector predicts cabinet resignations

  21-02-2019 11:03 via ft.com
  Sarah Wollaston says one-third of ministers would quit if UK leaves EU without agreement
  
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• The real Brexit cliff edge is not on March 29th - it's July 1st

  21-02-2019 10:57
  
  The secret reality behind the Brexit disaster timetable - it goes past March, but there';s a massive problem laying in wait in the spring
  
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• Serco heralds ‘inflection point’ in outsourcer’s turnround

  21-02-2019 08:29 via ft.com
  Contractor could benefit from Brexit if government ‘needs help quickly’
  
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• What cancer taught me about the US-UK healthcare debate

  21-02-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  The NHS has its failings — but is it better to be treated as a customer rather than a patient?
  
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• Theresa May holds fresh Brexit talks with the EU

  21-02-2019 05:21 via ft.com
  Meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker kicks off effort to revamp deal
  
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• How Huawei lost its PR battle in the west

  21-02-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Foreign advisers say they were ignored and undermined by Chinese management
  
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• MPs urge business rates reform to revive high street

  21-02-2019 01:02 via ft.com
  Measures needed to prevent shopping areas becoming ‘ghost towns’
  
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• Gambling watchdog to probe online credit card bets

  21-02-2019 01:01 via ft.com
  Moves to increase regulation of sector including free blocking software
  
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• Fitch puts UK credit rating on negative watch

  21-02-2019 00:05 via ft.com
  Growing likelihood of a no-deal Brexit prompts unscheduled update
  
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