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Trump faces fresh calls for his impeachment
Boris Johnson isn’t the only world leader who has been unable to escape his domestic dramas at the UN in New York.
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FactCheck: supreme court ruling on prorogation explained
So what does it mean? And what happens next? We’ve lined up some political and constitutional experts to help us explain.
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FactCheck: Jo Swinson’s track record on Brexit
How consistent has the Lib Dem leader been on Brexit? FactCheck takes a look.
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Swinson pledges to cancel Brexit on first day of Lib Dem government
Riding high on a wave of defections from other political parties, Jo Swinson gave her first conference speech as Liberal Democrat leader today.
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Sam Gyimah MP: ‘There are a lot of Boris’ positions that are inconsistent’
Former Conservative MP Sam Gyimah joined the Liberal Democrats yesterday.
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Student leaders on Hong Kong protests
Student leaders on Hong Kong protests
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Author David Wallace-Wells: ‘It’s possible that to truly avert catastrophic warming, we’ll need stronger-armed government’
We spoke to journalist and author of The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells, and began by asking if he thinks democratic governments are able to introduce and enforce the kind of change necessary to address the climate change emergency.
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Lord Heseltine: ‘We are being subjected to humiliation and ridicule by this government’
We’re joined now by Lord Heseltine – the former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister, who had the whip withdrawn in the House of Lords after urging people to vote Liberal Democrat in the European election. He’s just been speaking at a rally in Leeds supporting a second referendum.
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Why don’t some of Boris Johnson’s political opponents want a general election?
Jane Dodds, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, and Drew Hendry from the Scottish National Party, discuss their position on a general election.
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Labour MP Caroline Flint: ‘Elements of May withdrawal agreement will form final Brexit deal’
We’re joined by Caroline Flint, a rebel Labour MP who wants a vote on the final version of Theresa May’s Brexit deal, Conservative MP Gillian Keegan and Layla Moran, a Liberal Democrat MP who is fighting to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
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Defector Phillip Lee: ‘Listening to PM’s obfuscation and bluster, I felt I’d made right decision’
Former Conservative MP Phillip Lee defected to the Liberal Democrats earlier today, costing the government its majority. Guto Bebb is a Conservative MP who is among those rebelling against Boris Johnson’s government.
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FactCheck: can no-deal Brexit be stopped?
There are just two months to go before we’re due to leave.
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Tory MP John Redwood on Brexit: ‘Majority of people in Britain want this over’
We speak to former Conservative cabinet minister John Redwood and the Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran.
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Lib Dem MP Tom Brake on preventing no-deal Brexit: ‘Legislative approach can deliver goods’
We speak to Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake and Labour MP Tony Lloyd about Brexit.
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Thousands gather for 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre
Thousands of people have been taking part in a ceremony in Manchester today, marking the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre – when it’s thought 18 people were killed and hundreds injured as they gathered to demand democratic reform. A tragedy which became the first step towards political democracy and the right to vote.
