Politics

Image copyright EPALiam Fox says a no-deal Brexit could be used as a "weapon" for those "seeking to break up the United Kingdom". The International Trade Secretary said the next prime minister should tell the EU we want to leave the bloc…
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHere's what happened on day one of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK (tweets not included).Donald Trump is to meet Prime Minister Theresa May for "substantial" talks on the…
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Image copyright Getty ImagesA US lawmaker has had a milkshake thrown at him in an alleged attack that appears to have spread from the UK. Republican congressman Matt Gaetz was hit by the flying drink cup as he was leaving a restaurant in…
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPhilip Hammond speaks to NewsnightThe chancellor has rejected claims there are millions of people living in dire poverty in Britain. "Look around you; that's not what we see in this…
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Image copyright PA Image caption David Prescott was suspended from the leader's office in 2017 for two weeksMore than 100 current and former staff of Labour MPs have urged the party to get "its house in order" over its handling of…
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Candidates for the Conservative leadership contest should need a proposer, seconder and 10 further MPs to nominate them, a joint secretary of the 1922 committee has suggested. Nigel Evans said there was a need to get the number of…
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionM4: What could you spend £1.4bn on?Speculation is building that First Minister Mark Drakeford will shelve plans for a £1.4bn M4 relief road south of Newport. Transport expert Prof…
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Housing Minister James Brokenshire has urged Conservative leadership candidates who are "unlikely to get over the first fence" to drop out of the race. He said there was "a pressing, pressing need to see that we make progress with this…
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Image copyright PA Image caption George Galloway hosted a weekly show onGeorge Galloway has been sacked by talkRadio after sending an allegedly anti-Semitic tweet. The former MP posted on the social media site after the Champions League…
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Esther McVey says she will "ensure" the UK leaves the EU on 31 October, with or without a deal. The former work and pensions secretary - and avid Brexiteer - is one of 13 Tory MPs running to become the party's next leader. Speaking to the…
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