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No-deal Brexit ‘far more likely’ if MPs reject May’s deal: Barclay
Jan 03, 2019 09:33British Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has advised Members of Parliament (MPs) against voting down Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the European Union (EU), warning that doing so makes a no-deal exit from the bloc “far more likely.”
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Cancelling Brexit will have ‘devastating’ social consequences, Hunt says
Jan 03, 2019 04:01British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that if the government cancels results of a June 2016 referendum in which Britons decided for their country to leave the European Union, it would have harsh impacts on the United Kingdom's social fabric.
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Cancelling Brexit will have ‘devastating’ social consequences, Hunt says
Jan 02, 2019 13:28British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that if the government cancels results of a June 2016 referendum in which Britons decided for their country to leave the European Union, it would have harsh impacts on the United Kingdom's social fabric.
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UK police probe Manchester stabbing as 'terrorist' attack
Jan 02, 2019 05:54British police are conducting a "terrorist investigation" into a triple stabbing attack at a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve, the city's top officer says.
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Labour members believe Corbyn should back second Brexit vote: Survey
Jan 02, 2019 05:47Jeremy Corbyn, the Leader of Labour Party, has come under pressure to support a fresh Brexit referendum as the party's members overwhelmingly oppose the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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British MPs, lawyers seek access to Saudi prison amid abuse reports
Jan 02, 2019 05:40A cross-party group of British parliamentarians and international lawyers has asked Saudi Arabia to allow them access to the maximum security Dhahban Prison, where the regime holds female activists, amid reports of torture and sexual harassment there.
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Brexit has a ‘50-50’ chance of being stopped: UK trade minister
Dec 31, 2018 05:15Britain's Trade Secretary Liam Fox believes there is a “50-50” chance that Britain would cancel its decision to leave the European Union if the parliament rejects a divorce deal signed with the EU.
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British applications for Irish passports rose by 22% in 2018
Dec 31, 2018 05:11An increasing number of Britons are applying for Irish passports to be able to keep their EU citizenship once the UK leaves the bloc next year.
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Ailing British monarch plans home refurbishment at taxpayers’ cost
Dec 30, 2018 03:12The Queen Elizabeth II, the ailing British monarch who is currently 92, is planning a massive renovation of her historic residence in London with estimates suggesting the project will drain around half a billion dollar of the British taxpayer money.
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May's Brexit deal can get through parliament: British FM
Dec 28, 2018 12:09British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt has said that the parliament can pass Prime Minister Theresa May's controversial deal on the country’s withdrawal from the European Union if the bloc provides clarification that the Northern Irish "backstop" will be not permanent.