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Macron: Vote to leave EU was based on 'false information and lies'
Jan 16, 2019 06:07Emmanuel Macron Tuesday night poured scorn on the UK over its Brexit crisis, saying the vote to leave the EU had been manipulated by “false information and lies.”
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UK parliament votes down May's Brexit deal by crushing margin
Jan 16, 2019 05:59British lawmakers have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal with the European Union by a wide margin.
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Iran rejects UK FM’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks on case of jailed spy
Jan 15, 2019 10:16Iran’s ambassador to the UK has rejected Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s “meddlesome” remarks about the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian national currently serving a jail term in Iran for espionage for London.
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Labour to seek no-confidence vote ‘soon,’ Corbyn says as Brexit day nears
Jan 14, 2019 04:53With only 10 weeks before the punitive Brexit day, Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn says the party will “soon” call a no-confidence motion in the government of Prime Minister Theresa May.
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Blocking Brexit to encourage far-right groups: UK minister
Jan 12, 2019 15:43UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has warned that blocking Britain’s planned withdrawal from the EU would "open the door" to extremist and far-right movements in the country.
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Russia accuses BBC of 'promoting terrorist propaganda'
Jan 11, 2019 09:48Russia’s media regulator says it has found material on BBC websites that were promoting terrorist propaganda, shorty after it launched an investigation into the activities of the British public broadcaster.
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UK defense chief says F-35 jets are ‘ready for operations’
Jan 11, 2019 03:57British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has officially announced that the costly US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets are "combat ready" and will soon be deployed on operations.
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UK councils invest £500mn in Yemen war to fund retirement payouts
Jan 11, 2019 03:53UK councils have been funding their workers’ retirement payouts by investing over half a billion pounds in arms companies supporting Saudi Arabia’s deadly war against the people of Yemen.
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No-deal Brexit could bring British farming to its knees, MPs warned
Jan 10, 2019 10:01British farmers have pleaded with Members of Parliament to prevent a no-deal exit from the European Union (EU) in fear of its possible effects on the UK food industry.
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UK’s top judge harshly criticizes government austerity measures
Jan 10, 2019 04:43The top judge in the United Kingdom has condemned a series of government austerity measures that have been in place since the Conservatives Party rose to power in 2010, saying they have made the poor poorer and left the legal system grappling with new problems.