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Boris Johnson mobbed by reporters as he arrives at Tory conference

A journalist made reference the famous British comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brian, asking Johnson: "Are you the Messiah or just a very naughty boy?"

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May takes defiant stance with EU over Brexit

May said both sides want a deal but there are two areas where the UK and the EU are “a long way apart.”

United Kingdom

Archbishop defends British MP after activists hound his children

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Downing Street and UK politicians have come forward to defend Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg after activists surrounded his London home and intimidated his children.

World

UK's Labour Party adopts full IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

The UK's Labour Party has fully adopted an internationally recognized definition of anti-Semitism. The party partially adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of the term in July -- but drew criticism for leaving out certain examples.

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Britain's Labour Party to decide on new definition of anti-Semitism

Leaders in Britain's Labour Party are meeting today to clarify their definition of anti-Semitism. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be there, and no doubt is hoping for an end to the anti-Semitism row that has dogged him and his party throughout the summer.

Belgium

Corbyn's 'anti-West' stance behind antisemitism row: Blair - Exclusive

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has blamed Jeremy Corbyn's "visceral anti-Western position" for the antisemitism row currently gripping the Labour party.

Belgium

UK's Brexit proposal 'doomed to fail', says Tony Blair - Exclusive

In an exclusive interview with Euronews' Raw Politics, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair described the UK government's Brexit proposal as "doomed to fail," predicting it will be voted down in Parliament.

France

What's behind May's holiday visit to Macron? Euronews Answers

Theresa May is in France, but she hasn't come to enjoy the heatwave.

Living

Ideas and exploration at Venice Architecture Biennale

The subtitle this year is 'Freespace', but how that is interpreted is left wide open.

United Kingdom

Why is Theresa May in Northern Ireland? Euronews Answers

The British prime minister is taking her mission to sell her Brexit plan across the Irish Sea.

World

To Brexit or not to Brexit: uncut interviews with Blair and Farage

Nigel Farage: the European Union is a bad project and needs to end completely Tony Blair: another vote could yet be held to decide its future position.

United Kingdom

UK government vows to ban 'abhorrent' gay conversion therapy

UK government vows to ban 'abhorrent' gay conversion therapy

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As it happened this morning: Tuesday, June 26

Euronews brings you breaking news and trending stories as they happen on Tuesday, June 26.

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UK Home Office returns epileptic boy's medicinal cannabis oil

Britain's Home Office Saturday used a special power to return medicinal cannabis oil it had confiscated from an epileptic boy.

United Kingdom

Brexit campaign broke referendum rules

Leave.EU overspent and may have broken the law by not revealing its funding correctly, Electoral Commission finds.

United Kingdom

May avoids London wipeout as UK local elections deliver mixed results

Britain's ruling Conservatives have avoided a rout in London, as local election results show a mixed picture across the country for the Tories and Labour opposition.

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UK: New Home Secretary Javid pledges Windrush help

Sajid Javid, the first Interior Minister from Britain's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, says that putting things right for the Windrush generation is his immediate priority

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House of Lords gives Commons Brexit-blocking powers

Britain's upper house on Monday voted to give parliament powers to block or delay a final deal on departure from the European Union, defeating Prime Minister Theresa May's government.

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UK home secretary Rudd resigns amid immigration scandal

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned has resigned saying she had mistakenly misled parliament over whether her department had targets for deporting illegal immigrants.

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Amber Rudd resigns over Windrush scandal

UK's Home Secretary steps down after misleading a parliamentary committee over government deportation targets.