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UK politics: Corbyn to contest Labour leadership

Britain’s embattled opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will automatically be included on the ballot of Labour’s upcoming leadership contest, its National Executive Committee ruled on…

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Cameron chairs last cabinet meeting

David Cameron has chaired his last cabinet meeting as prime minister.

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Britain's 'cold and competent' new PM Theresa May

Winning the top job was the easy bit.

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Watch: Cameron hums a merry ditty after quitting as British PM

Is David Cameron happy to have finally announced when he will be quitting as Britain’s prime minister?

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Theresa May to replace Cameron as UK prime minister on Wednesday

Theresa May will take over from David Cameron on Wednesday and become the UK’s first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher.

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Theresa May set to be UK prime minister as Andrea Leadsom quits Conservative contest

Home Secretary Theresa May is now the only contender in the running for the post of UK Prime Minister.

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British PM hopeful's motherhood remarks spark row

The outsider to become UK’s next Prime Minister, Andrea Leadsom, has furiously denied she has an edge over her rival, because she has children.

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May and Leadsom go head to head for leadership of British Conservatives

The Conservative parliamentary party has whittled down the leadership contenders to just two.

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Britain picks diplomat to fill top EU post

Britain has nominated the country’s ambassador to France, Julian King, to take over its vacant seat at the European Commission.

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State of the Union: Brexit fallout continues

This is the State of the Union, euronews’ round-up of the top stories from the past seven days.

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May and Leadsom make shortlist to become UK's next Prime Minister

Going head-to-head Home Secretary Theresa May and junior Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom will be battling it out to become the UK’s second female prime minister, after Justice Minister Michael Gove won

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A female PM for the UK: Gove eliminated from Conservative Party leadership race

Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom to compete to be the next UK Prime Minister.

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In the blue corner... Conservatives battle it out in next stage of UK leadership race

Conservative MPs vote in the second stage of the leadership battle to determine who will win the coveted top spot of UK Prime Minister.

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Bank of England: fighting the Brexit blues

In this edition of Business Line we look at the role of Bank of England governor Mark Carney as he tries to calm the financial world following the Brexit vote.

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'I'll miss drama of European Parliament', says UKIP's Farage

UKIP MEP Nigel Farage took questions from the media on Wednesday after announcing his resignation as the leader of the party.

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Theresa May has a clear lead in the UK leadership contest

May has won the first round of the contest to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister.

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Fox eliminated, Crabb quits, May leads in Tory party leadership race

The first round of voting for the successor to David Cameron as leader of Britain’s governing Conservatives, and thus the new prime minster, has seen former Defence Minster Liam Fox eliminated, and Pe

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May leads field as UK Conservatives vote for Cameron successor, but Fox fails

British Conservative MPs have begun the lengthy process of selecting David Cameron’s successor with a first round of voting.

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Junior minister has 'zap and determination' to lead Britain, says Brexit Boris

Former London mayor and big Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson is throwing his support behind Andrea Leadsom to be the next Conservative Party leader and Prime…

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The Brief From Brussels: Spain, Portugal given more time on deficits

This is The Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.