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• Andrew Sabisky: No 10 urged to examine vetting after aide quits (2020-02-18 10:38:18)
  Minister Kwasi Kwarteng calls alleged past remarks by Andrew Sabisky "racist" and "unacceptable".
• UK Budget date kept at 11 March (2020-02-18 10:04:33)
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak promises to "crack on" with delivering the government's election promises.
• Kwarteng: We should prevent racists coming into No 10 (2020-02-18 09:49:56)
  Minister Kwasi Kwarteng tells the BBC the government should look at "processes" that led to the hiring of Andrew Sabisky as an adviser.
• Cummings leaves for work after Andrew Sabisky row (2020-02-18 08:47:41)
  Dominic Cummings has left for work following the sacking of adviser Andrew Sabisky.
• Coronavirus: Foreign Office in bid to rescue Britons stranded on cruise ship (2020-02-18 07:46:47)
  The Foreign Office is "working to organise a flight" to bring back 74 Britons from the Diamond Princess.
• Andrew Sabisky: No 10 adviser resigns over alleged race comments (2020-02-17 21:11:23)
  Andrew Sabisky said that he wanted to help the government, "not be a distraction".
• Brexit negotiator says UK must be able to set its own laws (2020-02-17 19:02:05)
  David Frost's remarks come amid warnings the UK and EU will "rip each other apart" in trade talks.
• No 10 refuses to condemn adviser's remarks (2020-02-17 16:13:16)
  Labour calls for Andrew Sabisky to be sacked over reported comments on race and eugenics.
• Coronavirus: Rescue plan 'considered' for Britons trapped on cruise (2020-02-17 14:32:02)
  The Foreign Office is contacting the 74 people trapped in Japan to ask if they want to fly home.
• BBC licence fee: Tory MPs warn No 10 against fight (2020-02-17 12:44:05)
  No 10 is urged not to pick fight with broadcaster amid reports it wants it "massively pruned back".
• Debbie Abrahams: India denies entry to UK Labour MP critical of government (2020-02-17 11:52:03)
  Debbie Abrahams was critical of India's decision to revoke Kashmir's special status last year.
• Kate Forbes appointed new Scottish finance secretary (2020-02-17 11:26:51)
  Kate Forbes takes over as Scottish finance secretary following the resignation of Derek Mackay.
• Do voters need therapy? (2020-02-17 02:59:50)
  Psychotherapy might have the answers about why we are so emotional about politics.
• Brexit: France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations (2020-02-17 01:32:56)
  The UK and EU will "rip each other apart" as they vie for advantage, France's foreign minister says.
• Welsh alcohol minimum pricing awareness campaign starts (2020-02-17 00:02:41)
  In two weeks' time retailers will have to charge at least 50p per unit of alcohol.
• SNP calls for scrutiny after government reshuffle (2020-02-16 18:13:52)
  The party says the "purpose and intent" of plans to merge teams in No 10 and the Treasury must be explained.
• Grant Shapps: Government 'not involved' in China-HS2 talks (2020-02-16 10:49:33)
  The transport secretary's remarks follow reports that China offered to build the line in five years.
• Budget 2020: Shapps says that the budget could be delayed (2020-02-16 10:48:21)
  The transport secretary signals that the upcoming budget, planned for 11 March, could be delayed.
• Budget may be delayed, says Transport Secretary Grant Shapps (2020-02-16 10:34:05)
  Grant Shapps says the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, needs "a few days to decide on the date".
• Flood defences in England get 1% of infrastructure spending (2020-02-16 00:54:08)
  Nearly £5bn is due to be spent on flood defences in England up until 2026, government figures show.
• Labour leadership hustings: Party 'can't win' without success in Scotland (2020-02-15 16:11:48)
  The Labour leadership contenders agree that revitalising the party's fortunes north of the border is vital.
• Labour leadership: Emily Thornberry eliminated from race (2020-02-15 00:58:05)
  The shadow foreign secretary fails to secure enough support to qualify for the members' ballot.
• Brandon Lewis: New NI secretary makes first official visit (2020-02-14 17:40:59)
  Mr Lewis says his focus is on "delivering for people across Northern Ireland".
• Coronavirus: UK conference attendees warned over case (2020-02-14 16:38:38)
  Two MPs cancel public engagements after attending a summit where an attendee was diagnosed with the illness.
• Labour leadership: Nandy wins backing of leading Jewish group (2020-02-14 14:26:38)
  The endorsement follows a heated debate over the party's anti-Semitism record at a hustings event.
• Labour calls for probe into Tory MP pictured with far right activists (2020-02-14 13:39:50)
  Dehenna Davison says the picture was taken at a public event and she does not condone their views.
• Brandon Lewis talks to Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill (2020-02-14 13:36:47)
  The Northern Ireland first and deputy first ministers have spoken to Julian Smith's replacement.
• Labour leadership: Who are the party's affiliate groups backing? (2020-02-14 13:19:24)
  Profiles of the groups whose nominations will help decide which candidates make the final ballot.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Johnson tells ministers to focus on delivery after Javid exit (2020-02-14 12:54:39)
  Boris Johnson sets priorities for his top team, following Sajid Javid's shock resignation.
• Redcar cyber-attack: Council using pen and paper (2020-02-14 12:36:07)
  More than 135,000 UK residents left without online public services after hackers take out computers
• Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge is £20bn 'vanity project' (2020-02-14 12:01:59)
  Scotland's transport minister criticises Boris Johnson for not consulting Holyrood over the idea.
• Smiles as Boris Johnson's new cabinet meets for the first time (2020-02-14 11:46:48)
  Boris Johnson's new ministerial team meets for the first time, following Sajid Javid's shock departure.
• Cabinet reshuffle: New team meeting after Sajid Javid quits (2020-02-14 10:52:35)
  Several fresh faces are at the meeting in Downing Street after Thursday's shake-up.
• Scottish Conservatives: Jackson Carlaw succeeds Ruth Davidson as leader (2020-02-14 10:47:09)
  Jackson Carlaw had been the party's interim leader since Ruth Davidson quit the role in August.
• Cabinet reshuffle: New team to meet after Sajid Javid quits (2020-02-14 05:24:22)
  Several fresh faces will be at the meeting in Downing Street after Thursday's shake-up.
• Labour leadership: Candidates apologise over anti-Semitism (2020-02-14 05:08:33)
  All four remaining candidates were confronted on the issue at a hustings with Jewish party members.
• Scottish Conservatives to announce leadership contest winner (2020-02-14 01:55:21)
  Jackson Carlaw and Michelle Ballantyne are battling to succeed Ruth Davidson, who quit in August.
• ‘Downing Street thought Javid would stay’ - former adviser (2020-02-13 22:23:29)
  A former advisor to ex-chancellor Sajid Javid says Downing Street misjudged the reshuffle.
• Brandon Lewis replaces Julian Smith as NI secretary (2020-02-13 19:19:58)
  Julian Smith, who helped to restore power-sharing at Stormont, was sacked after 204 days in the job.
• MP Tracy Brabin's off-the-shoulder dress sells for £20k (2020-02-13 19:13:09)
  Labour MP Tracy Brabin auctioned off the dress for charity after it caused controversy in the Commons.
• Reshuffle: Mordaunt back as Boris Johnson reshuffles non-cabinet ministers (2020-02-13 19:08:06)
  Boris Johnson continues to rejig his team, with James Cleverley demoted from Conservative chairman.
• Johnson's reshuffle: A tighter grip on cabinet? (2020-02-13 19:03:23)
  Leila Nathoo looks back at the day in politics, as the PM's reshuffle went further than even he perhaps expected.
• Redcar voters discuss the change they want for their town (2020-02-13 18:01:20)
  At a community hub in Redcar, people who voted Conservative for the first time last year discuss the changes they want to see.
• Dominic Cummings: Who is Boris Johnson's senior adviser? (2020-02-13 17:55:01)
  The controversial former Vote Leave campaign director is one of the PM's most senior advisers.
• ‘What would be your top priority as Labour leader?’ (2020-02-13 16:40:45)
  The four candidates vying to take over from Jeremy Corbyn lay out their plans for the party's future.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Boris Johnson's new cabinet? (2020-02-13 16:14:46)
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reshuffles cabinet positions, two months after winning the general election. Who's in it?
• Labour calls for investigation into PM's £15,000 holiday (2020-02-13 15:07:03)
  A Tory donor provided holiday accommodation to the PM, according to the register of MPs' interests.
• Rishi Sunak arrives at the Treasury (2020-02-13 13:22:55)
  The new chancellor arrives at the Treasury building and tells reporters he is "delighted to be appointed".
• Alok Sharma to be president of UN climate conference (2020-02-13 13:20:05)
  The UK government's new business secretary will also lead this year's big UN climate meeting.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid resigns as chancellor (2020-02-13 13:12:00)
  Rishi Sunak takes over at the Treasury four weeks before the Budget as PM carries out a reshuffle.
• Laura Kuenssberg analyses Sajid Javid's resignation (2020-02-13 13:03:02)
  BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg calls the chancellor's resignation "an unexpected turn".
• Julian Smith: A short tenure as SoS but strong track record (2020-02-13 11:31:38)
  His firing from the cabinet shows that in politics, sometimes it's not enough to be good at your job.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Julian Smith and Andrea Leadsom among early casualties (2020-02-13 11:17:33)
  Geoffrey Cox, Andrea Leadsom and Julian Smith are out as Boris Johnson begins cabinet reshuffle.
• Julian Smith sacked as NI Secretary by Boris Johnson (2020-02-13 10:13:04)
  Mr Smith says that serving the people of Northern Ireland was "the greatest privilege".
• Lisa Nandy: Labour 'barely talked about crime' (2020-02-13 09:09:14)
  Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said the party needs to talk more about crime.
• Labour calls for clarity over claims businessman paid for PM's £15,000 holiday (2020-02-13 07:01:40)
  A Tory donor provided holiday accommodation to the PM, according to the register of MPs' interests.
• Big Ben: Cost of repairing Elizabeth Tower rises by £18.6m (2020-02-13 02:12:00)
  A survey of London's famous 177-year-old landmark revealed bomb damage, pollution and asbestos.
• MPs approve emergency terror law (2020-02-12 20:44:19)
  The legislation would end the release of convicted terror offenders halfway through their sentence.
• Treason: Tory MP Tom Tugendhat on longer sentences (2020-02-12 19:53:29)
  An MP wants to update the Treason Act 1351 and bring in longer sentences for those who have been radicalised.
• Businessman pays £15,000 towards Boris Johnson's holiday (2020-02-12 19:05:52)
  Tory donor David Ross paid for Boris Johnson's accommodation, according to the register of MPs' interests.
• Knife crime: Stop and search not the answer, says youth committee (2020-02-12 18:21:26)
  The Youth Select Committee says increasing stop and search will not prevent youth knife crime.
• Paying for social care: English and German systems (2020-02-12 17:07:29)
  An English couple and a German couple on what help they get from the state to help them with care for Multiple Sclerosis.
• Cabinet reshuffle: Ministers braced as Johnson mulls changes to top team (2020-02-12 16:49:45)
  Boris Johnson is preparing to make the first big changes to his top team since his general election win.
• Brexit: EU Parliament makes tough demands for talks (2020-02-12 16:14:07)
  MEPs call on the UK to follow EU policies in many areas in return for an ambitious free trade deal.
• PMQs: Johnson and Corbyn on UK-US extradition relations (2020-02-12 14:05:03)
  The UK has a “one-sided” extradition treaty with the United States, the Labour leader says, as he calls for an “equal and balanced” relationship.
• PMQs: Blackford and Johnson on Syrian baby deaths (2020-02-12 14:04:39)
  SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford says the UK is "washing its hands of the Syrian people", but Boris Johnson says it has "persistently called for the end of the Assad regime".
• PMQs: Corbyn and Johnson on deportations and Windrush generation (2020-02-12 14:00:16)
  Boris Johnson says Jeremy Corbyn "demeans himself" over his comments about the Windrush generation.
• Jeremy Corbyn attack on Boris Johnson during Commons deportation row (2020-02-12 13:56:13)
  Prime Minister's Questions is dominated by heated exchanges over the removal of foreign offenders.
• PMQs: Johnson and Corbyn on Anne Sacoolas extradition (2020-02-12 13:45:03)
  Jeremy Corbyn says the foreign secretary misled the family of Harry Dunn and should be sacked in Thursday's reshuffle.
• Concerns about judges' powers must be heeded, says Attorney General (2020-02-12 11:57:17)
  The Attorney General says people are right to worry elected politicians are being usurped by the courts.
• Regulator Ofcom to have more powers over UK social media (2020-02-12 07:35:00)
  Tech firms will need to ensure that illegal content is quickly removed from their platforms.
• What Labour members want in a leader (2020-02-12 06:23:46)
  Party members in Bassetlaw on what they want from the next party leader.
• Baroness Scotland: UK suspends funding to Commonwealth Secretariat (2020-02-12 05:02:57)
  The UK's annual £4.7m contribution will be withheld until financial procedures are improved.
• UK's 2021 census could be the last, statistics chief reveals (2020-02-12 04:32:15)
  The UK's national statistician hopes other data sources could replace the 200-year-old questionnaire.
• Labour leadership: Long-Bailey backs call to expel 'transphobic' members (2020-02-11 20:04:52)
  Labour leadership contender sparks social media row after signing up to trans rights pledge.
• UK trade will thrive despite border checks, says chancellor (2020-02-11 19:00:03)
  Chancellor Sajid Javid says the UK will have a "better future" despite the end of frictionless trade.
• HS2 go-ahead: Support and criticism among MPs (2020-02-11 18:35:35)
  The HS2 high-speed rail link has been given the go-ahead - what was the reaction in Parliament?
• Glasgow COP26: Sturgeon and Gove make climate summit pledge (2020-02-11 18:18:19)
  The politicians insist the Glasgow COP26 conference will not be derailed by "squabbles" between their governments.
• Lord Ashcroft: Tory pollster's analysis of Labour defeat sparks internal debate (2020-02-11 17:00:41)
  MPs urge Labour not to ignore research by Tory pollster Lord Ashcroft into the causes of its poll loss.
• Emergency terror law presented to Parliament (2020-02-11 16:36:57)
  The legislation would end the release of convicted terror offenders halfway through their sentence.
• HS2 go-ahead controversial and difficult, admits Boris Johnson (2020-02-11 15:13:30)
  The prime minister says he will appoint a full-time minister to oversee the project and "restore discipline".
• Government pledges £5bn for bus services and cycling routes (2020-02-11 14:30:08)
  Labour says the plan "doesn't make up for deep cuts" to services since 2010.
• Brexit: Border delays 'could cause fresh food problems' (2020-02-11 13:19:01)
  Warning comes after Michael Gove tells firms to prepare for post-Brexit border checks from January.
• Johnson: Cabinet has given HS2 'green signal' (2020-02-11 12:50:53)
  The prime minister says that the government has approved the HS2 rail line.
• Cummings: 'We need PJ Masks on the job' (2020-02-11 11:52:56)
  The PM's Senior Adviser, Dominic Cummings, has said superhero team PJ Masks would be better than the Cabinet.
• Brexit: EU's von der Leyen seeks 'unique' trade deal with UK (2020-02-11 11:40:31)
  Ursula von der Leyen says the EU has big ambitions but any deal must have a "level playing field".
• Post-Brexit border trade checks with EU 'inevitable', says Gove (2020-02-11 11:10:53)
  Cabinet minister Michael Gove tells business that frictionless trade with the EU will end.
• Cladded flats: Residents feel trapped in 'unsafe' building (2020-02-11 10:59:03)
  Residents in a flat complex in Manchester say they do not safe.
• Independent panel to rule on MP bullying claims (2020-02-11 10:40:40)
  The House of Commons Commission backs the plans, which a union calls a "seismic change" for staff.
• Michael Fabricant on HS2: 'I, for one, cannot support this' (2020-02-11 10:15:57)
  Conservative backbencher Michael Fabricant has said he cannot support the building of HS2.
• Javid: HS2 decision will be announced today (2020-02-11 10:15:53)
  The Chancellor has said the government's final decision on the HS2 rail project will be revealed today.
• Irish general election: Who will be the next prime minister? (2020-02-11 10:04:02)
  BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack assesses how a government might be formed in the Republic of Ireland.
• Jamaica deportation: Home Office flight leaves UK despite court ruling (2020-02-11 09:18:28)
  The plane carrying convicted offenders takes off, despite a last-minute court challenge.
• EU fishing rules: Did the UK throw away a million tonnes of fish? (2020-02-11 00:45:24)
  Owen Paterson MP said an EU policy meant fish were thrown dead back into the water.
• Irish general election: Sinn Féin celebrate historic result (2020-02-11 00:11:27)
  The final results of the Irish general election show Fianna Fáil on 38 seats, one ahead of Sinn Féin.
• Frictionless trade with the EU will end in 2020 (2020-02-10 23:13:51)
  Cabinet Minister Michael Gove tells businesses to get ready for border checks from 1 January.
• Government to pledge £5bn for bus services and cycling routes (2020-02-10 22:35:13)
  Boris Johnson says the money will improve bus services - but Labour calls the plan "unambitious".
• HS2: Government to give high-speed rail line the go-ahead (2020-02-10 22:00:17)
  Boris Johnson will announce the entire line will be built but the northern phase will be reviewed.
• Irish general election: Sinn Féin surges with final seats to be decided (2020-02-10 18:45:31)
  Just two seats are left to be declared but it is not clear how a government will be formed.
• Who will be Labour's next leader? (2020-02-10 12:37:36)
  A look at the candidates for leader and deputy leader - and how the winner will be chosen.
• Labour leadership: A century of ups and downs in charts (2020-02-10 00:57:13)
  What 100 years of voting tells us about the scale of the task ahead for a new Labour leader.
• Brexit divorce: Five key things the UK must navigate (2020-02-09 07:17:56)
  Break-ups are rarely easy and Britain has challenges ahead in forging new trade relationships.
• Quiz: How busy has Brexit made MPs? (2020-02-08 01:21:35)
  All eyes have been on Parliament for the past two years, but do you know what they've been up to?
• Is the government avoiding the media and does it even matter? (2020-02-05 10:55:49)
  Journalists say the government is not being open and accountable, something the Prime Minister's team denies.
• Brexit trade: What do the UK and EU want? (2020-02-04 12:43:09)
  The UK and EU have set out their stalls for negotiations on their future relationship.
• What is a 'Canada-style' trade deal? (2020-02-03 14:02:43)
  Could the Canada-EU trade deal be a model for the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit?
• Brexit: Five things the UK needs to resolve after leaving the EU (2020-02-02 00:01:52)
  Why food, trade and security are some of the key challenges for post-Brexit Britain.
• Brexitcast: Over and Out! (2020-02-01 02:34:00)
  The latest episode of Brexitcast marks the moment the UK formally left the EU.
• Brexit: Do Britons now agree about leaving the EU? (2020-01-31 00:22:36)
  Where does the public now stand on Brexit and what do people think could happen next?
• Sweets and football: How the UK celebrated joining Europe (2020-01-30 16:20:26)
  A look at the 11-day "Fanfare for Europe" that followed British entry into the EEC in 1973.
• Mavericks to mainstream: The long campaign for Brexit (2020-01-29 11:52:43)
  The rise of Euroscepticism - a political creed for so long ignored or ridiculed by the Westminster establishment.
• Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU (2020-01-27 17:05:36)
  A simple guide on the UK leaving the European Union.
• What is climate change? A really simple guide (2020-01-16 08:13:36)
  BBC News looks at what we know and don't know about the Earth's changing climate.

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