Gary Gibbon
EU summit – Barnier calls for calm
Theresa May has 30 minutes to outline her case to EU leaders tonight. She will not be coming with “new concrete proposals” as Donald Tusk requested.
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‘This is a 21st century version of fascism’ – Michael Moore on Trump and his new documentary
The documentary maker Michael Moore has a new film out on Friday about Donald Trump. Fahrenheit 11/9 is an account of why America ended up with Trump as President. In fact Moore thinks Trump will be re-elected, unless America’s silent majority – the ones who don’t vote – can be mobilised to stop what he believes is a march…
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John Bercow under pressure to stand down as Commons Speaker
In the face of a barrage of accusations that he wasn’t the right person to lead a House of Commons free of bullying and harassment, the Speaker John Bercow remains in place, at least for now.
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Pompeo meets Saudi leaders after Khashoggi disappearance
It’s two weeks since Jamal Khashoggi vanished from the Saudi consulate in Istanbul leaving his fiancee waiting outside. President Trump has sent his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Saudi Arabia, where he was assured a full investigation is under way, but no confirmation that the kingdom will blame “rogue elements” for Mr Khashoggi’s murder, a theory already floated…
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Government under pressure to stop universal credit roll-out
Pressure is building on the government to stop the roll-out of universal credit, as a leaked document suggests more radical changes to the benefit might be needed to mitigate its impact on vulnerable claimants. The government says it will publish plans for the next stage of universal credit in due course, though another delay to…
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Fardous Hosseiny, Canadian Mental Health Association, on cannabis legalisation: ‘Some tax revenue should go to public health’
Uruguay’s done it, now Canada. The use of cannabis for recreational reasons is now absolutely legal throughout the country.
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Government under pressure over universal credit
The UK Government’s welfare reforms have been described as a “vehicle for cuts” by the Labour party, as they attempted to force ministers to publish what effects universal credit has had on people’s incomes.
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Sickness benefit claimants receive backdated payments after errors
The Department for Work and Pensions could pay out many millions of pounds following under-payments it made to sickness benefit claimants after assessors wrongly calculated the cases of tens of thousands of people.
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Students killed in gun attack on college in Crimea
At least 17 students have been killed and over 40 injured in an attack on a technical college in Crimea.
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Forensic teams look for evidence after Khashoggi disappearance
In Istanbul, forensic teams have been looking for evidence after the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist.
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Mairead McGuinness MEP on Brexit: ‘If we need more time, we should give it more time’
Vice President of the European Parliament, Mairead McGuinness, and Conservative MEP, David Campbell Bannerman, discuss Brexit.
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May lobbies European leaders for Brexit deal
A few hours ago at Prime Minister’s Questions, Theresa May clashed with Jeremy Corbyn, rejecting his claim that her Brexit Chequers plan was “dead”.
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Judicial earthquake as protesters walk free just days after fracking begins in UK
The Court of Appeal resounded to singing and applause from anti-fracking campaigners today as three of their fellow activists walked free from prison.
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FactCheck: Corbyn cherry-picks hate crime stats
Jeremy Corbyn tweeted a graph showing hate crime on the rise. But more reliable data suggests hate crimes have fallen by 40 per cent in ten years.
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What kind of leader is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman?
As the de facto head of the richest royal family in the world, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has carved an image of being a reformer. But the disappearance of his critic Jamal Khashoggi, has promoted questions about the head of the House of Saud. Is he someone who wants to change his…
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Facebook cracks down on political ‘dark ads’
If you use Facebook, there is a good chance you were targeted in the EU referendum campaign by online ads making controversial claims, but not necessarily disclosing who was behind them.
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Sajid Javid accused of abandoning moral stand on death penalty
The Home Secretary has been accused of abandoning the UK’s moral and legal stand against the death penalty by handing over evidence to the United States on two alleged Isis terrorists. The accusation’s been made by Ben Emmerson QC, a sitting Judge, who’s called for an inquiry into Sajid Javid’s decision to hand over evidence…
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Tory MP Craig Mackinlay ‘over-spent’ while standing against Farage, court hears
A Tory MP over-spent more than twice the legal limit during his 2015 general election campaign while trying to stop the then Ukip leader Nigel Farage becoming an MP, a court has heard. South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay, along with his election agent Nathan Gray and Conservative party official Marion Little, are on trial alleged to have been complicit…
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May calls for cabinet to unite behind her on Brexit
In a marathon two-and-a-half-hour cabinet meeting this morning on the eve of a crucial EU summit, Theresa May told her ministers that if they united and stood firm over Brexit they could achieve a deal. It’s reported that the cabinet discussed the need for clarification over the thorny issue of the Irish border. Gary Gibbon and Matt…
