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Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Tory Backed Report Says Closer Ties With The EU Will Help Boost Growth
Brexit
Senior Conservative figures have called on the Government to soften the post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, arguing that pushing for closer ties with the UK's most important trading partner is "not some assault on sovereignty".
DUP Leader Says Deal To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing Shows 'Real Change' But Battle Isn't Over
Brexit
DUP Leader Says Deal To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing Shows "Real Change" But Battle Isn't Over
What Must Still Happen To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing
Brexit
What Must Still Happen To Restore Northern Ireland Power Sharing
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Brexit
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Westminster Could Water Down Northern Ireland Brexit Checks In Bid To DUP
Brexit
Westminster Could Water Down Northern Ireland Brexit Checks In Bid To DUP
Keir Starmer Is Walking A 'Tightrope' By Fighting The Tories On Brexit
Brexit
Keir Starmer Is Walking A "Tightrope" By Fighting The Tories On Brexit
Westminster Draws Up Plans To Take Charge Of Windsor Framework In Northern Ireland
Brexit
Westminster Draws Up Plans To Take Charge Of Windsor Framework In Northern Ireland
The House Live
More effective EU policy needs Whitehall to be rearranged
Brexit
By Jill Rutter
More effective EU policy needs Whitehall to be rearranged
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
Environment
By Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Lords Diary: Baroness Miller
Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
Brexit
By Anand Menon
Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
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Jeremy Corbyn Risks Total Exclusion From Labour After Accepting Donation
Jeremy Corbyn Risks Total Exclusion From Labour After Accepting Donation
Political parties
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
How MPs are styling themselves into a general election
By Tali Fraser
Political parties
Labour Takes Direct Control Of Selection To Replace Jeremy Corbyn In Islington North
Labour Takes Direct Control Of Selection To Replace Jeremy Corbyn In Islington North
Political parties
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Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
Brexit
By Anand Menon
Done deal? Why, on Brexit, Europe may want to maintain the status quo
Some like to pretend the Brexit deal can be improved with a formal review due next year but, as Anand Menon explains, the EU has little incentive to rock the boat
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Brexit
Can Rishi Sunak Curb Migration Without Also Bringing Down The NHS?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under renewed pressure from restless Conservative MPs to massively reduce net migration before the next general election, but how he does that without putting further strain on the health service and the economy is not clear.
Summer Of 'Drift' Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
Brexit
Summer Of "Drift" Casts Doubt Over A DUP Return To Stormont
Westminster is gearing up for the return of parliament in just over a week, but the same cannot be said for the government in Northern Ireland, where the Democratic Unionist Party's ongoing protest is causing growing frustration in Downing Street.
Brexit news
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge 'New Economic Diplomacy'
Brexit
Tories Ghost Major Business Conference While Labour Pledge "New Economic Diplomacy"
Organisers of a major new trade conference in Birmingham have criticised government for failing to send a single minister to the event, while Labour sent two members of the shadow cabinet.
David Lammy Says EU Will Be 'Number One Priority' For Labour Foreign Policy
Brexit
David Lammy Says EU Will Be "Number One Priority" For Labour Foreign Policy
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the European Union will be Labour’s “number one priority” in terms of rebuilding relationships with international allies.
Kemi Badenoch Tells Brexit Detractors She's 'Not An Arsonist'
Brexit
Kemi Badenoch Tells Brexit Detractors She's "Not An Arsonist"
Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has told staunch Brexiteers in the Tory party "I am not an arsonist, I'm a Conservative" in a lively committee session focused on the government's recent watering down of plans to do away with thousands of European Union laws by the end of the year.
Lords Diary: Baroness Hoey
Brexit
By Baroness Hoey
Lords Diary: Baroness Hoey
In the run up to recess the bills came thick and fast
New Brexit Checks Risk Meat And Cheese Prices Soaring Even Higher
Brexit
New Brexit Checks Risk Meat And Cheese Prices Soaring Even Higher
Post-Brexit import checks due to be introduced this autumn are predicted to cause "a shock in the system" with the price of meat and dairy seeing another spike on top of recent inflation.

Foreign Fruit Picker Numbers Could Go Up, Not Down As Home Office Hopes
Brexit
Foreign Fruit Picker Numbers Could Go Up, Not Down As Home Office Hopes
Former environment secretary George Eustice has said that the number of overseas workers who come to the UK to pick fruit and vegetables is likely to go up in the next few years, despite the government's insistence they'll come down.
Kemi Badenoch Is Undeterred By Brexiteer Fury Over EU Law U-turn
Brexit
Kemi Badenoch Is Undeterred By Brexiteer Fury Over EU Law U-turn
A defiant Kemi Badenoch has stood by her decision to significantly slow down the plan for dealing with thousands of pieces of European Union law, despite fierce opposition from Brexit hardliners in her party.

Rishi Sunak Backs Down On EU Laws But Prepares For Fight On Small Boats
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Backs Down On EU Laws But Prepares For Fight On Small Boats
Rishi Sunak has agreed to slow down his post-Brexit plan to revoke thousands of European Union laws, but the Prime Minister is showing little sign of backing down over his approach to small boats as the House of Lords prepares to "shred" the controversial legislation.
Is Northern Ireland's Political Deadlock Running Out Of Road?
Brexit
Is Northern Ireland's Political Deadlock Running Out Of Road?
There is a growing feeling on both sides of the Irish Sea that an unavoidable moment of truth is fast approaching the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) as the party appears to be running out of road in its ongoing boycott of Northern Ireland's political institutions.
Rishi Sunak Warns A Failing Stormont Will Harm Unionism, As Pressure Grows On The DUP
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Warns A Failing Stormont Will Harm Unionism, As Pressure Grows On The DUP
Rishi Sunak has renewed his call for the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to rejoin Stormont, telling the closing day of a major conference in Belfast that Northern Ireland's political institutions being out of action "will not bolster" unionism.
DUP Lays Ground For Potential Summer Return To Stormont
Brexit
DUP Lays Ground For Potential Summer Return To Stormont
Hope is growing that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is preparing for a return to Northern Ireland's political institutions this summer.
Architects Of Good Friday Agreement Urge The DUP To Do 'What's Right' And Rejoin Stormont
Brexit
Architects Of Good Friday Agreement Urge The DUP To Do "What's Right" And Rejoin Stormont
Architects of the Good Friday Agreement have urged the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to end its boycott of Northern Ireland's political institutions at a major conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the historic peace deal.
The DUP Warns Joe Biden's Northern Ireland Visit 'Does Not Change' Its Brexit Deal Stance
Brexit
The DUP Warns Joe Biden's Northern Ireland Visit "Does Not Change" Its Brexit Deal Stance
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has warned that President Joe Biden's visit to Northern Ireland "does not change" his party's stance as it continues to block the formation of a government in the region.
Lords Vote On Plan To Bin EU Laws Delayed Until After Local Elections As No10 Tries To Avoid Rebellion
Brexit
Lords Vote On Plan To Bin EU Laws Delayed Until After Local Elections As No10 Tries To Avoid Rebellion
A government plan to give peers a vote on legislation that seeks to do away with swathes of European Union law by the end of the year has been postponed until after the local elections in a no10 bid to avoid a major House of Lords rebellion.
Unionists must seize this opportunity to transform Northern Ireland for all
Brexit
By Julian Smith MP
Unionists must seize this opportunity to transform Northern Ireland for all
The current debate within unionism, both in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom, is fundamental to the whole future of the union.
Tech Secretary Heads To Brussels For Horizon Science Scheme Talks With EU
Brexit
Tech Secretary Heads To Brussels For Horizon Science Scheme Talks With EU
Government is due to hold talks with the European Union about the UK having associate membership of the bloc's science funding and research program, Horizon.
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't 'Recreate' Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Warned UK Can't "Recreate" Benefit Of EU Science Innovation Scheme Alone
Business leaders across a range of sectors have called on Rishi Sunak to take the UK back into Horizon, the European Union's scientific research and innovation funding scheme, as part of his bid to build a post-Brexit relationship with the bloc.
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Brexit
Renewed Hope For Northern Ireland Government Return After May Elections
Government is hopeful that Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) will return to power sharing at Stormont after the region has held local elections in May.
Deflated Brexit Rebels Fail To Thwart Comfortable Windsor Framework Win For Rishi Sunak
Brexit
Deflated Brexit Rebels Fail To Thwart Comfortable Windsor Framework Win For Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework has comfortably passed the House of Commons. Only a small number of Conservative MPs voted against it despite suggestions a significantly larger rebellion was afoot.
Boris Johnson Inflames Rebellion Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Brexit
Boris Johnson Inflames Rebellion Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Senior Conservative MPs including Boris Johnson and Liz Truss have joined the rumbling rebellion against Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework, creating a headache for the Prime Minister as a key element of his deal for Northern Ireland is put to a House of Commons vote.
Hardline Brexit Tories' Lawyers Dismiss 'Useless' Stormont Brake But MPs Delay Verdict On Deal
Brexit
Hardline Brexit Tories' Lawyers Dismiss "Useless" Stormont Brake But MPs Delay Verdict On Deal
The European Research Group (ERG) of Conservative MPs have received a damning verdict on Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework for Northern Ireland from their legal team but have decided to delay a final verdict on whether to support it until tomorrow.
DUP MPs 'Unanimously' Agree To Vote Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Brexit
DUP MPs "Unanimously" Agree To Vote Against Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs will vote against Rishi Sunak's Windsor framework on Wednesday, party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has confirmed.
How The Windsor Framework Vote Will Work And The Risks It Poses to Rishi Sunak
Brexit
How The Windsor Framework Vote Will Work And The Risks It Poses to Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will put his Windsor framework deal with the European Union to a House of Commons vote on Wednesday in a bid to get MPs' seal of approval on his work to bring the long-running dispute over Northern Ireland to an end.
Rishi Sunak Won't Promise He Will Reduce Net Migration To Tens Of Thousands
Brexit
Rishi Sunak Won't Promise He Will Reduce Net Migration To Tens Of Thousands
Rishi Sunak is refusing to take up a previous Conservative party policy of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands after many failed attempts by Tory governments to deliver it.
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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