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How to register to vote for a general election and other questions 0
- BUSINESS
- September 12, 2019
Image copyright Getty Images MPs may have rejected calls for an early general election – but an autumn poll is widely expected. These are the key facts about being ready to vote. Who can register to vote in a general election? Anyone on the electoral register aged 18 or above on polling day has a
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Boris Johnson calls an emergency Cabinet meeting TODAY ahead of crunch Brexit vote 0
- BUSINESS
- September 2, 2019
brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. General election speculation reached fever pitch in Westminster today as Boris Johnson summoned his Cabinet for an emergency meeting ahead of a crunch Commons vote on blocking a No Deal Brexit. Mr Johnson will meet his top team in Number 10 this afternoon to agree that any attempt by opposition MPs
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Leo Varadkar: Post-Brexit vote on Irish unity not the way forward 0
- BUSINESS
- August 6, 2019
Image copyright PAcemaker Image caption Leo Varadkar debated with a number of other politicians in west Belfast The taoiseach (Irish PM) has said a vote on Irish unity in the wake of a no-deal Brexit would be “divisive” and “not the right way forward”. Leo Varadkar was speaking during a debate at west Belfast festival
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does latest parliamentary vote make it less likely?0
- BUSINESS
- July 18, 2019
MPs voted on July 18 to back an attempt to stop the UK government from shutting down parliament to push through a no-deal Brexit in late October. Four cabinet ministers abstained and 17 Conservative MPs rebelled over amendments to legislation on Northern Ireland, which led to the government’s defeat on the issue. The bill will
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When will the Conservative Party vote for the new Prime Minister?0
- BUSINESS
- July 18, 2019
Thursday 20 June 10am – 12pm MPs vote in the fourth round of the leadership contest. 1pm Result announced – Sajid Javid is eliminated with 34 votes. Jeremy Hunt received 59 votes, Michael Gove 61, and Boris Johnson 157. 3.30pm – 5.30pm MPs vote in the fifth round of the leadership contest. 6pm The final two candidates, Boris Johnson
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Philip Green’s Arcadia group on a knife-edge as creditors vote on rescue plan – business live | Business 0
- BUSINESS
- June 12, 2019
Burton and Dorothy Perkins shops at the Rock shopping centre in Bury, Greater Manchester. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. The future of Sir Philip Green’s retail empire, and the jobs of 18,000 staff, hang in the balance
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