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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.
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China sends paramilitary police to the Hong Kong border amid escalating protests
Donald Trump has urged the Chinese President to personally meet with protestors in Hong Kong, after weeks of violent clashes between the police and demonstrators calling for democratic reforms. China has sent its paramilitary police force to the border and today the Chinese Ambassador to the UK said his government “would not sit on its…
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Clarke and Harman ‘up for’ leading emergency government, says Lib Dem leader
We speak to Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson on why she won’t back Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal to lead a caretaker government.
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Could Corbyn lead an anti-no deal government?
Less than a day after Jeremy Corbyn sent his proposal to opposition parties – it has already hit trouble. The Liberal Democrats’ staunch refusal to support Mr Corbyn as a caretaker Prime Minister means he and Jo Swinson are now locked in somewhat of a standoff. Both like the idea of a temporary coalition government to stop…
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Two US mass shootings in 13 hours leave at least 29 dead
America is once again in shock tonight after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings within hours of each other dozens more were injured, many still in a critical condition.
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Tory majority reduced to one after Lib Dems win Brecon by-election
Boris Johnson’s working majority in the Commons has been cut to a single seat after the Liberal Democrats won the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election.
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Sinn Fein tells Johnson no-deal Brexit should be followed by NI border poll
Restoring the power-sharing government and solving the future of the Irish border after Brexit.
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Pelosi says Trump’s ‘rat infested’ attack on Congressman was racist
Never one to give up an argument lightly, President Trump has continued a barrage of hostile criticism, via Twitter, of the senior Democrat Elijah Cummings.
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Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson: ‘Brexiteers’ Johnson and Corbyn ‘not fit to be PM’
The new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, reacts to Boris Johnson’s Premiership.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond to quit if Boris Johnson becomes PM
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has confirmed he will resign if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister.
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Trump supporters chant ‘send her back’ at mentions of Somalia-born US citizen congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Today Mr Trump distanced himself from the chant, claiming he disagreed with it.
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Trump’s attack on congresswomen condemned as racist by US House
The vote, which passed mainly along party lines, led to a bitter debate on race, ethnicity and political ideology in the US today.
