Gary Gibbon
Transition extension: why, and will it work?
The possible extension of the transition period opened up today in Brexit discussions signals the start of a massive, new, lengthy workstream.
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Stuck with EU: Will Brexit transition be extended?
Theresa May came to Brussels yesterday hoping for generous offers. But the only one that’s emerged is a “Brextension”.
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Sexism debate: Should misogyny be a hate crime?
The Government is looking into whether ageism and misogyny should be included as hate crimes. We talk to Richard Cooke, who chairs the West Midlands Police Federation, and Laura Bates from the Everyday Sexism project.
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Andrew Mitchell on Saudi trip: ‘It was not an easy visit’
At least 33 British MPs have been on paid trips to Saudi Arabia, since its troops entered Yemen in 2015. One of the MPs – the former International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell – joins us from his constituency in the West Midlands.
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Dozens of MPs flown to Riyadh in Saudi charm offensive
Saudi Arabia has spent hundreds of thousands of pounds paying for British MPs to visit the country. FactCheck found that at least 33 MPs have been on Saudi-funded trips to the Kingdom, since its troops entered Yemen in 2015. On most occasions, all expenses were covered.
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Khashoggi case: Police tracing movements of van that could have removed body
Reports from Turkey tonight suggest police are retracing the journey of a black van which may have removed the journalist’s body. The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, says he wants to give the Saudi authorities a few more days to investigate the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Deaf and blind services under threat as Northamptonshire Council searches for cuts
Northamptonshire County Council needs to find £65 million in savings in the next financial year – and is now looking at cutting the £70,000-a-year funding to two charities which provide support to thousands of people across the county with vision and hearing problems.
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Huddersfield grooming gang convicted of raping and abusing girls
Twenty men have been convicted of serious sexual offences, after a “campaign of rape and other sexual abuse” against vulnerable young girls in the Huddersfield area. A judge at Leeds Crown Court today lifted reporting restrictions on three separate trials, allowing the convictions to be reported for the first time.
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Row over Windrush advisory panel as submissions deadline closes
The deadline for submissions to the Home Secretary’s review of the Windrush scandal closed today, amid a row over the make-up of the advisory panel. Support groups have questioned the appointment of a senior civil servant who oversaw huge cuts to legal aid and a former immigration judge linked to the anti-immigration campaign group Migration Watch. But…
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Turkish police search forest after Khashoggi disappearance
Staff at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul have been questioned, while a forest outside the city has been searched. Turkish officials investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi still haven’t found any clues as to his fate. Riyadh has roundly rejected allegations that it sent in a hit squad to dispose of his body.
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Nick Clegg appointed Facebook communications chief
He hasn’t had a proper job since losing his seat as an MP. But now Nick Clegg, the former deputy prime minister, has landed on his feet in Silicon Valley. He’s off to California in a new, and presumably well-paid, role as global affairs and communications chief at Facebook. Mr Clegg said he was looking forward…
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Rehman Chishti MP quizzed on his Saudi links
The Khashoggi case is having an impact closer to home, focusing attention on MPs who’ve accepted hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of hospitality on trips to Saudi Arabia, as well as other roles – as Channel 4 News’ FactCheck team has revealed. We have been trying to speak to some of those MPs.
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Sir John Sawers on Khashoggi case: ‘Hard not to point finger at Saudi crown prince’
Former head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, discusses the Jamal Khashoggi case. The Saudi king and crown prince have denied any involvement in, or knowledge of, his disappearance.
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David Duguid MP on Brexit: ‘I couldn’t vote for withdrawal agreement that doesn’t advance interests of Scottish fishermen’
Theresa May’s beleaguered Brexit plan is facing yet more opposition from within her own ranks, this time from Scottish Tories, who’ve rejected any moves to delay Britain’s departure from the Common Fisheries Policy. Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the policy had been “bad for Scotland and bad for the UK”, and had influenced many people to vote…
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Radical preacher Anjem Choudary released from prison
The radical preacher Anjem Choudary is now in a London probation hostel after being released from prison. He was jailed in 2016 on charges of inviting support for the militant Islamic State group. He’ll be subject to a strict supervision regime, including electronic tagging, a night-time curfew, restricted use of the internet or mobile phone, and not…
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Bolsonaro ahead in polls as Brazilians prepare to vote
Less than ten days before an election that’s divided Brazil, the populist far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro still holds a commanding lead over his rival. Latest polls show Mr Bolsonaro, a former army officer with extreme views on gay and minority rights and law enforcement, is set to take 59 percent of the vote in the run-off next Sunday.
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Thousands of migrants reach Mexico border
Reports from Guatemala say a group of Central American migrants have torn down a border gate and are rushing towards a border bridge into Mexico. President Trump, seizing on what he sees as a vote-winning issue as the mid-term elections approach, has threatened to shut off all access to the United States, using military force…
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Case of BSE discovered on Scottish farm
A case of BSE has been confirmed on an unnamed farm in Scotland for the first time in 10 years. The Scottish Government says the discovery in Aberdeenshire is an isolated incident and poses no risk to human health.
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US and UK pull out of Saudi Arabia business summit
Both the US and British government have now pulled out of a high-profile conference due to be held in Saudi Arabia. Dozens of businesses have also bailed – not though, BAE Systems and three major accountancy firms who will be attending.
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Saudi defence contracts expert: ‘The British government is walking a really difficult line’
We speak to Vice Air Marshal Sean Bell, who until recently was in charge of overseeing British military contracts with Saudi Arabia.
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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.
