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Splits deepen over British ex-minister Johnson's burqa comments
Johnson, seen as the biggest threat to Prime Minister Theresa May’s struggling leadership, has become a lightning rod for discontent within the party.
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Visiting Northern Irish border, PM May to defend her Brexit plan
May will tell the people of Northern Ireland on Friday that her Brexit plan is the best way to avoid a hard border with Ireland, standing firm against critics in her own party.
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Parliament vote to reveal extent of anger over May's Brexit plan
The Chequers agreement has already led to the resignations of high-profile cabinet members David Davis and Boris Johnson.
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Trump blasts May's Brexit plan, says it puts trade deal in doubt
Trump said May’s plans for a business-friendly Brexit would leave it too close to the EU to allow a new trans-Atlantic trade deal to be struck.
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Setting out vision for future ties, May presses Brexit plans
Her government will publish a so-called white paper policy document on the future relationship, just over two years after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union.
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Kremlin rubbishes novichok attack accusations by UK
Novichok is a Russian-designed and made nerve agent but the Kremlin is denying any involvement and says it’s deeply concerned about the incident.
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UK woman dies after poisoning by Soviet-era nerve agent
The death of Sturgess was being investigated as a murder, police said in a statement.
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No 'reluctant conscript', Brexit minister quits in blow to May
The resignations further complicate that process, and put a question mark over whether she can get the backing of parliament for her Brexit plans and whether there may be a leadership contest.
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2 Britons poisoned with Novichok nerve agent near where Skripal was struck down
The pair, a local 44-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, were hospitalised after being found unwell on Saturday in Amesbury, just miles away from Salisbury.
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UK police declare major incident as 2 people fall ill near Salisbury
Police on Wednesday said it was initially thought the man and woman in Amesbury had possibly used crack cocaine or heroin from a batch of contaminated drugs.
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Man convicted of planning attack on UK politicians
Khalid Ali was apprehended outside Parliament in London, caught carrying three knives.
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Uber to learn London licence fate with judge's ruling on Tuesday
Uber’s corporate culture has changed since Khosrowshahi’s arrival, company officials told the court on Monday, promising better practices and more transparency.
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British MPs finally give go ahead to Heathrow runway
Lawmakers voted 415 to 119 in favour of the move, a decision that has long divided parliament regardless of party lines.
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Bank of England holds special vote: to decide World Cup winner
Full details of the MPC’s regular policy discussions - which more typically revolve around British interest rates - are only published eight years after they have taken place.
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May faces down pro-EU rebel lawmakers to win Brexit vote
May said in a statement that the bill’s passage was a crucial step in delivering Brexit, and more details of proposed future links with the EU would be published in the coming weeks.
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PM May faces another day of Brexit compromise in parliament
Rebels have said they will challenge May’s plans to leave the customs union with the EU during votes on other bills that will be brought back to the house some time before 24 July.
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Brexit secretary plans to give Northern Ireland joint UK, EU status: The Sun
The Brexit minister’s plan is a revision of the “max fac” or “maximum facilitation” plan, the report said, citing a source.
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Northern Ireland rally calls on Britain's May to ease abortion rules
A spokeswoman for May said on Sunday changing the rules should only be undertaken by a government in Northern Ireland.
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Theresa May to urge Trump to avoid London protests during UK visit: The Sun
The details of the plan will be given to the White House by Kim Darroch, British ambassador to the United States, the report said.
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Pro-Brexit lawmakers pressure British PM May over customs plan
She also faces increasingly urgent demands from Brussels to come up with a customs plan to avoid a return to a hard border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
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UK govt defeated as Lords back powers to block or change EU exit deal
May’s majority in the lower house of parliament is likely to be severely tested next month when she is expected to call on her divided Conservative Party to throw out the changes.
