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What Boris Johnson’s government needs to do to show it is serious on climate change 0
- BUSINESS
- December 15, 2019
Climate change had a higher profile in the UK election campaign than ever before, with parties competing hard over their offer to concerned voters. But this was a debate that the Conservatives – who won a landslide majority – largely stood back from. Their manifesto was light on detail compared to the other parties, and
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Jeremy Corbyn bottles backing Boris Johnson’s bid to hold an early general election on December 12 0
- BUSINESS
- October 28, 2019
Jeremy Corbyn will tonight block Boris Johnson’s hopes of holding a general election on December 12 as the Prime Minister plots a ‘Plan B’ to outflank the Labour leader. Mr Johnson will this evening ask MPs to back holding a pre-Christmas snap poll and under the terms of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 he will
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Sir Oliver Letwin says he WILL back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal 0
- BUSINESS
- October 20, 2019
Ex-Tory rebels now BACK Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal – and No 10 says it WILL pass at next vote: Oliver Letwin and Amber Rudd say they will support PM in vote this week Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment forced PM to comply with the terms of Benn Act PM sent letter to EU last night asking
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Cabinet ministers given police escorts as hundreds of thousands march against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal 0
- BUSINESS
- October 19, 2019
When the vote came the reaction was one of uncontained joy. It wasn’t the end of Brexit, but for those who had come out in their hundreds of thousands to protest against Boris Johnson’s deal Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment was a new obstacle in its path. There were huge cheers from the crowd in Parliament
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Remainers BLOCK Boris Johnson’s crunch Brexit vote 0
- BUSINESS
- October 19, 2019
brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson vowed not to ‘negotiate a delay’ to Brexit today after his moment of triumph on a deal was dramatically snatched away by a Remainer plot. Despite frantic efforts, the PM failed to fend off an amendment tabled by former Cabinet minister Sir Oliver Letwin, which prevented his new package
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DUP reject Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with EU within minutes of it being announced 0
- BUSINESS
- October 17, 2019
DUP reject Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with EU within minutes of it being announced | The Independent The DUP has rejected the Brexit deal Boris Johnson agreed with the EU within minutes of it being announced. More follows… The latest news on Brexit, politics and beyond direct to your inbox Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark
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