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Watch again: Chuka Umunna speaks after defecting to the Lib Dems

The Streatham MP quit the Labour party in February to co-found the pro-EU Change UK group but quit last week after a dismal result at the European elections.

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Euroviews. What next for the Liberal Democrats? ǀ View

I am a non-tribal Remainer, so I drew considerable consolation from the great leap forward made by the unashamedly pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who went from their one MEP, Catherine Bearder in SE England, to 16 MEPs and a fifth of the vote.

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Boris Johnson odds-on to become UK PM as rivals target run-off

Boris Johnson is the clear favourite to enter 10 Downing Street after the first round vote for a new Conservative Party leader.

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European right will widen gap with rivals after Brexit: projection

The winners and losers of the European Parliament once the UK leaves the EU.

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MPs vote against Labour seizing parliamentary time

MPs have voted against Labour taking control of parliamentary business to try and block a no-deal Brexit.

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Brexit: should Boris Johnson and the Tories get real on no deal?

EU leaders and many others believe the hardline stances taken by several contenders in the race to be UK prime minister are wildly unrealistic.

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The Brief: The long road to gender parity in EU institutions

The amount of women elected to the incoming European Parliament will increase overall female representation from 36% to 39%, but many want to see gender parity in the institutions' top positions.

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UK suffers from shortage of seasonal fruit pickers this summer

There's been a considerable drop in the number of seasonal workers from Europe choosing to work on British farms due to increased competition from countries such as Germany and the Netherlands.

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Boris on Brexit: 'Block it and we face mortal retribution from voters'

'I am not aiming for a no-deal Brexit outcome,' says Boris Johnson at leadership bid launch

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Euroviews. Business owners must show leadership over Brexit - even if Tory leadership hopefuls are not ǀ View

No longer party leader as of 7 June 2019, May will officially step down as prime minister during the week of 22 July. With the leadership candidates all demonstrating vastly different opinions regarding Brexit, there is still a great deal of uncertainty about how the next few months will play out.

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Raw Politics in full: Tory leadership race, Sturgeon in Brussels

Catch the full episode of Tuesday's Raw Politics.

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'They're all pretty awful prospects' - Sturgeon on Tory candidates

As the ten remaining candidates for the Conservative leadership in Westminster make their pitches inside parliament, Scotland's first minister did not wish to endorse any of them.

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Boris Johnson favourite in race to be new Conservative Party leader

Boris Johnson is favourite to win the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party, though main rival Jeremy Hunt is battling dynamically

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Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson

Michael Gove is 'in it to win it' as he lays down gauntlet to Boris Johnson.

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Boris Johnson threatens to withhold EU Brexit payment

Boris Johnson has said that if he is Britain’s next Prime Minister he will not pay the €40 billion euros Theresa May has agreed as the bill for leaving the European Union unless Brussels offer improved terms on Brexit.

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Brexit: Boris Johnson £350m claim case thrown out by court

It alleged Johnson — in the running to be the UK's next prime minister — mislead voters by suggesting the UK gave the EU £350m a week.

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Red to green and fresh faces to burst the Brussels Bubble

This week the left-wing had a good week as the Social Democats swept the polls in Denmark, new MEPs continue to arrive in Brussels, we me a doctor who treated migrants arriving in Lampedusa and we also look ahead to next week.

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Blow to UK car industry as Ford to close Bridgend plant on Brexit fears

More than 2,000 workers face redundancy after American car giant Ford said it plans to close its Bridgend engine plant in Wales on Brexit slowdown fears

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Mike Pompeo: the US "has not been treated fairly" by Europe

The US Secretary of State sits down with our political editor, Darren McCaffrey, to talk about Iran, Brexit and Huawei in this latest edition of The Global Conversation.

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The Brief: How MEPs in-waiting are handling pre-Brexit

The MEPs who came next on their national lists are waiting for Brexit to happen before they can take their seats. Because they aren't being paid, many of them are still working their current jobs.