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# Brexit
US to seek free-trade agreement with UK 'at the earliest possible time' after it leaves EU
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday met with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
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Aug 8th 2019, 8:43 AM
# Border
'Panic' and 'security gaps': Internal British document warns about impact of no-deal Brexit
Britain leaving the EU without a deal seems increasingly likely.
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Aug 2nd 2019, 7:35 AM
# Boris Johnson
Quiz: Did Boris Johnson say this?
The new British Prime Minister is known for making controversial comments.
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Jul 27th 2019, 8:00 PM
# uk cabinet
Jacob Rees-Mogg addresses proroguing parliament in his first speech as Leader of the Commons
Rees-Mogg has just given his first statement in the House of Commons as a member of the British government.
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Jul 25th 2019, 11:09 AM
# Brexit
May to hand in resignation as Johnson forms new Cabinet
There is much speculation as to who is in and who is out of the front bench.
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Jul 24th 2019, 8:56 AM
# Tories
Boris Johnson has been elected the new Conservative Party leader
The Conservative Party’s 1922 committee made the announcement this morning at Westminster’s Queen Elizabeth II conference centre.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 12:05 PM
# Oil tanker
Britain wants protection force for shipping in Gulf after Iran seizes oil tanker
Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged oil tanker on Friday in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region.
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Jul 23rd 2019, 8:13 AM
# crisis
Explainer: Why did Iran seize a British oil tanker and the 23 crew members on board?
In video footage released by an Iranian news agency, masked soldiers are seen travelling down a rope and into the tanker.
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Jul 22nd 2019, 3:45 PM
# rising tensions
Theresa May to hold emergency meeting as UK plots next step after Iran tanker seizure
Iran has remained defiant in the face of UK’s claims of “illegal and destabilising behaviour”.
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Jul 22nd 2019, 7:15 AM
# persian gulf
Iran ignores calls to release British oil tanker despite being warned of 'serious consequences'
The seizure has been labelled a “dangerous further aggravation of an already tense situation”.
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Updated Jul 20th 2019, 3:30 PM
# leaked memo
Donald Trump is 'inept' and 'dysfunctional,' says UK ambassador to the US
A British spokesperson said ambassadors abroad are expected to provide ‘honest, unvarnished’ assessments.
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Jul 7th 2019, 10:46 AM
# Contempt of Court
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson found guilty over Facebook broadcast
Robinson has built a large online following with links to international white nationalist groups.
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Jul 5th 2019, 5:08 PM
# umbrella movement
Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters amid clashes over extradition plans
Black-clad demonstrators, most of them young people and students, have surrounded government offices.
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Updated Jun 12th 2019, 9:13 AM
# Brexit
UK Home Secretary says Britain should pay Ireland half a billion pounds to break deadlock
Sajid Javid said Britain has a moral duty to pay for a new border arrangement.
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Jun 9th 2019, 7:41 AM
# Tory leadership
Michael Gove 'deeply regrets' taking cocaine 'on several occasions' 20 years ago
Gove said he was working as a journalist at the time and he wishes he hadn’t taken drugs.
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Jun 8th 2019, 9:48 AM
# Brexit
High Court throws out misconduct in public office case against Boris Johnson
The lawsuit had accused him of knowingly lying during the Brexit referendum campaign.
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Jun 7th 2019, 1:40 PM
# ep2019
The Brexit vote: Here are all the MEPs elected for Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain and Northern Ireland will send 73 MEPs back to Brussels.
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Updated May 27th 2019, 6:59 PM
AS IT HAPPENED
Irish and UK reaction as Theresa May announces she will step down as party leader
She will leave the role of Conservative Party leader.
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Updated May 24th 2019, 11:50 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Who do you think will replace Theresa May as Prime Minister?
The Times newspaper in the UK has put Tory MP Boris Johnson as the front-runner.
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May 23rd 2019, 10:37 AM
# Sweden
Prosecutors issue formal request to hold Julian Assange on suspicion of rape
It’s the first step towards seeking his extradition to Sweden.
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May 20th 2019, 2:47 PM
# once more
Theresa May says she's going to make a 'bold offer' to MPs to get them to support her Brexit deal
MPs have rejected the deal May agreed with Brussels three times already.
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May 19th 2019, 8:31 AM
# Neo-Nazi
White supremacist handed a life sentence in England over plot to kill a serving MP
He had been serving a prison sentence for stirring up hatred and was previously sentenced for committing child sex offence.
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May 17th 2019, 2:31 PM
# CSO
Irish exports to the UK have grown a lot in spite of ongoing Brexit uncertainty
Total goods exports to the UK increased by €166 million and amounted to a total €1.2 billion.
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Apr 16th 2019, 4:23 PM
# Brexit
Jacob Rees-Mogg defends sharing video of German far-right leader's speech
The Tory MP said it was not an endorsement, he was simply “pointing out something interesting which is worth watching”.
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Apr 1st 2019, 4:03 PM
# national question
Explainer: What would Ireland rejoining the Commonwealth actually look like?
The idea has been bandied about as a possibility in the context of a united Ireland.
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Mar 30th 2019, 9:01 PM
# pro brexit
Brexiteers take to the streets of London in protest over leaving date delays
Britain was originally due to leave the European Union today.
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Mar 29th 2019, 4:28 PM
# Brexit
'Never has Europe been in such danger': Macron calls for EU reform in light of Brexit
In an opinion piece published in 28 newspapers around Europe, Macron outlined his vision for the EU’s future.
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Mar 5th 2019, 7:34 AM
# factcheck
FactCheck: Did Donald Tusk say there was a special place in hell for Brexiteers?
All hell broke loose after his speech in Brussels today – here’s what he actually said.
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Feb 6th 2019, 2:28 PM
# Tension
'Completely unacceptable': Britain angered after EU document calls Gibraltar a 'colony'
Gibraltar, home to 33,000 people, was ceded to Britain by Spain in 1713, in perpetuity.
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Feb 1st 2019, 3:24 PM
# article 50
Foreign Secretary says UK may seek to delay Brexit in bid to secure deal
Getting MPs to support a withdrawal agreement has proved rather difficult.
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Jan 31st 2019, 9:20 AM
# Brexit
Irish government publishes no-deal Brexit plans for transport, healthcare and consumer protection
The laws apply to a wide number of areas of Irish society.
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Jan 24th 2019, 5:46 PM
# Repatriation
Britain found charging women rescued from forced marriages to return home
Four British women who were liberated from a punishment institution in Somalia were each charged £740 (€820), The Times newspaper revealed.
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Jan 2nd 2019, 2:23 PM
# Border poll
Coveney says talking about a united Ireland as part of Brexit debate is 'hugely unhelpful'
The Tánaiste said the issue could “create an even more divisive debate and atmosphere in Northern Ireland, which is the last thing we need”.
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Dec 30th 2018, 12:13 PM
# Sort it out
Juncker tells UK 'get your act together' over Brexit
The European Commission President thinks most MPs “deeply distrust” both the EU and Theresa May.
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Dec 30th 2018, 10:35 AM
# splash the cash
'Complete madness': UK spends £100 million on no-deal Brexit ferry plans
Chartering ferries have been hired to mitigate the risk of “severe congestion” at the port of Dover in case there is no deal.
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Dec 29th 2018, 1:20 PM
# Migrants
UK treating rise in migrant crossing the Channel as 'major incident'
The move follows the interception of two more vessels carrying 12 migrants off the southeast English coast.
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Dec 28th 2018, 9:29 PM
# Brexit
Anger over £65 charge for EU citizens to apply to remain in UK after Brexit
Irish people living in the UK will not be expected to apply to the scheme.
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Dec 28th 2018, 4:01 PM
# Iceland
Three British tourists killed, four seriously injured in Iceland crash
The vehicle crashed through a railing on a one-lane bridge.
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Dec 27th 2018, 3:36 PM
# back to square one
Police admit there is a possibility that no drones hovered over Gatwick Airport
Police are scrambling for answers after releasing their only suspects in the Gatwick Airport drone mystery.
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Dec 24th 2018, 11:25 AM
# plan for the worst
British businesses 'watching in horror' as risk of no-deal Brexit ramps up
It is now 100 days until the UK is due to leave the EU.
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Dec 19th 2018, 7:03 AM
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