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Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament Britain would expel 23 Russian diplomats

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The UK prime minister outlines a series of steps after Moscow missed a deadline to explain how a Russian nerve agent was used on British soil against ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

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Theresa May convened her National Security Council on Monday and was due to address parliament later in the afternoon to discuss how to respond to the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

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The key speech lays out details of the British government's Brexit negotiating position.

02/03/2018

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We all need to face up to some hard facts," Theresa May tells ambassadors and business leaders in the Mansion House

02/03/2018

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British PM Theresa May has given a landmark address in which she set out the UK's Brexit negotiating position in more detail.

02/03/2018

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The British Prime Minister will call for the UK to come together behind the broadest possible deal with the EU.

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Jeremy Corbyn will announce the shift in Labour's Brexit policy during a speech on Monday confirming the party's support for a customs union with the EU after Brexit

25/02/2018

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22/02/2018

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The UK Prime Minister says she wants all EU citizens lawfully living in Britain to remain after Brexit in 2019. Theresa May is also promising a streamlined system for them to register to be able to stay.

21/02/2018

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The two leaders held a press conference following talks in the German capital.

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British MPs could be expelled over sexual harassment in new proposals after a survey found one in five parliamentary workers had experienced or witnessed such behaviour in the past year

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Barnier heads to UK for big Brexit week ahead

Discussions are to begin on a Brexit transition period and on how to enforce the divorce treaty, while ensuring there is no hard border with Ireland. The UK will also set out its ideas for security and customs arrangements.

04/02/2018

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Theresa May and Xi Jinping taking part in a traditional tea ceremony in Beijing. The two world leaders have announced a joint trade and investment review. Formal free trade talks can't begin until the UK officially leaves the EU next year.

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