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The UK has a government!  Of sorts…
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MPs voted on Thursday to pass the Queen's Speech And a number of amendments tabled by opposition MPs were all defeated.  So Theresa May's Queen's Speech passes as MPs defeat all amendments, though a concession was made to the right of women in Northern Ireland to have abortions on the NHS, if they [...]
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DUP could demand Team GB is renamed ‘TEAM UK’ in exchange for coalition deal
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The Democratic Unionist Party could insist Team GB is renamed as Team UK as part of its demands in exchange for a deal to help prop up a minority Tory government The Northern Ireland party was approached by Theresa May to form an alliance to support the Conservatives after her gamble to increase he [...]
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Labour’s Election – It Won’t Be Like 1983…
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The last time Labour fought a general election campaign on a true 'left-wing' manifesto was in 1983.  It was an unmitigated disaster. The manifesto itself was dubbed as 'The longest suicide note in history' by the Labour MP the late Gerald Kaufman and other commentators. Now in 2017, Labour i [...]
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Theresa May putting lives at risk with plans to weaken terror fight after Brexit – Nick Clegg
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'Where are the contingency plans when our police forces find themselves unable to check the databases of 28 EU countries at the touch of a button?' Delivering a major speech on the threats posed by Brexit, Mr Clegg is expected to say: “How will Britain be kept safe after Brexit?" “Theresa Ma [...]
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UK police numbers have been cut, admits Tory Culture Secretary
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Culture Secretary Karen Bradley admitted that UK police numbers have been cut in recent years But Ms Bradley repeatedly avoided answering the question when asked by Piers Morgan in an interview on Good Morning Britain. It comes after the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – speaking less than 24 hour [...]
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The plot thickens: what does Corbyn’s allotment say about his politics?
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Sweet corn, artichokes and neatly strimmed paths – the Labour leader’s veg patch is a leafy, undressed salad of clues to the man and his mission Photographs of Jeremy Corbyn’s allotment, which helps him achieve his calm “Monsieur Zen” demeanour, have been publicised for the first time. [...]
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Corbyn and May face another tough grilling
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Question Time: Corbyn and May face another tough grilling Labour's Jeremy Corbyn and Tory leader Theresa May had a tough interrogation from the BBC's Question Time audience members in an election special. It might not have been the head-to-head many people wanted - which Mr Corbyn said was a " [...]
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Boris loses it
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BORIS Johnson flipped out yet again during a TV interview following Friday's Question Time debate as a BBC reporter was forced to intervene and hold him back Boris Johnson flipped out at Labour Politician Ian Lavery on live TV following the party leader's Question Time on Friday. Mr Johnson said t [...]
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