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1 Jul 16
Michael Gove has launched a bid to become Conservative Party leader and prime minister but Boris Johnson is not among the five candidates following the close of nominations.
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1 Jul 16
The decision to leave the European Union underscores that we need to offer opportunity to all young people across the country
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29 Jun 16
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin is to lead a cross-Whitehall unit to prepare for Brexit ahead of the election of David Cameron’s replacement as prime minister.
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29 Jun 16
The UK has lost its triple-A credit ratings from all major agencies after Standard and Poor’s downgrade following the vote to leave the European Union.
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28 Jun 16
David Cameron’s replacement as prime minister is set to be chosen by 9 September, the Conservative Party has confirmed.
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28 Jun 16
Nicola Sturgeon has won cross-party backing from MSPs for her determination to protect Scotland’s place in the European Union, ahead of flying to Brussels tomorrow to promote the Scottish...
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28 Jun 16
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have called for Brexit negotiations to begin soon in order to avoid an impasse following the vote of the UK to leave the European Union.
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28 Jun 16
Half of Britain’s working households have seen no rise in living standards since the early 2000s, according to a Resolution Foundation report published today.
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27 Jun 16
The International Monetary Fund has called for the UK’s decision to leave the European Union to be respected and for the exit process to be conducted smoothly.
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27 Jun 16
The UK-wide vote to leave the European Union could usher in a moment of genuine constitutional change
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27 Jun 16
Chancellor George Osborne this morning insisted robust contingency plans to maintain economic and fiscal stability were in place following Thursday’s vote to leave the European Union.
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24 Jun 16
The voluntary sector will find itself frozen out as ministers deal with the fallout of Brexit. Major donors could also take flight
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24 Jun 16
The devolution genie is out of the bottle. As we debate our future sovereignty there needs to be a strong role for local governance
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24 Jun 16
A second Scottish independence referendum is now “highly likely” after Scotland voted to remain in the European Union despite a vote to leave by the rest of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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24 Jun 16
David Cameron is to step down as prime minister after the UK voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum.
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24 Jun 16
Public sector leaders have asked for a period of stability and certainty following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
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24 Jun 16
France has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy after sterling plunged overnight as a vote for Brexit became increasingly certain.
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22 Jun 16
Cuts in public expenditure following a withdrawal by the UK from the European Union could result in 18,000 fewer affordable homes by 2020, Labour’s shadow housing secretary John Healey has claimed.
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22 Jun 16
New rules to combat corporate tax avoidance by multinational companies are to be adopted across the European Union after member states agreed a package of measures today.
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20 Jun 16
The directors of three of the UK’s leading economic research institutions have issued a joint statement warning that a Brexit would almost certainly weaken the public finances.
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20 Jun 16
IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has reiterated her call for Britain to vote to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum, saying there is “a clear case” for how the UK has...
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17 Jun 16
Brexit would damage the economic and political interests of the entire Commonwealth and hinder international initiatives requiring global cooperation, the chief of the Commonwealth Local Government...
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15 Jun 16
Chancellor George Osborne has warned that leaving the EU would lead to £30bn in tax rises and spending cuts in order to fill a black hole in the public finances caused by a post-Brexit economic shock...
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14 Jun 16
Britain’s most senior trade union leader is warning there will be less money available to fund the NHS if the UK votes to leave the European Union next week.
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9 Jun 16
The UK would be able to retain the security benefits of the European Union if the country was to vote to leave the bloc this month, justice minister Dominic Raab has insisted.