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UK PM to give parliament a second chance to approve her Brexit deal
Jan 28, 2019 14:45British Prime Minister Theresa May intends to give the UK parliament a second chance to approve a Brexit deal with the European Union as soon as possible.
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Brexit committee says no-deal cannot be government policy
Jan 28, 2019 08:23The government of Prime Minister Theresa May cannot have a “managed no deal” as its policy for Brexit and that the parliament needs to be able to extend the negotiating period with the European Union, says a committee of British lawmakers.
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UK could impose martial law under no-deal Brexit situation: Minister
Jan 28, 2019 05:54Britain has plans in place to impose martial law across the country if a withdrawal from the European Union in March takes place in a disorderly manner, a senior government minister has indicated.
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EU official says UK political parties using Brexit to their own interests
Jan 27, 2019 03:43A senior European Union official says the two main political parties in Britain have been using their country’s divorce from the EU as a means of advancing their political interests.
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UK to deport veteran who suffered mentally after war in Afghanistan
Jan 27, 2019 03:38A former Commonwealth soldier who fought in Afghanistan with the British Army and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder has been detained before being deported to Jamaica.
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Irish PM warns troops could be deployed to border with UK over Brexit
Jan 26, 2019 12:46Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has warned that military troops could return to the border with the UK if London fails to finalize a deal on its withdrawal from the European Union.
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UK records significant rise in violent crime in England, Wales
Jan 25, 2019 03:59The number of violent crimes recorded by police in England and Wales in the year ending in September 2018 rose by 19 percent, according to data released by the Home Office.
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EU ready to postpone Brexit date from March to May: Austria
Jan 24, 2019 19:24Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said that the European Union would be ready to delay Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc for another two months.
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Airbus threatens to leave UK in case of no-deal Brexit
Jan 24, 2019 12:42European aviation giant Airbus has issued its harshest threat on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, saying it will cease wing assembly operations in the country if it leaves the EU without a deal.
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EU data shows UK continue to heavily subsidize fossil fuels
Jan 24, 2019 03:30The United Kingdom is still the heaviest subsidizer of fossil fuels in the European Union despite the country’s pledges to fight climate change by giving more support to renewable energies, a new EU data has revealed.