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Brexit: Early election bill likely to clear Commons as amendments extending franchise not selected – live news

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Brexit: Early election bill likely to clear Commons as amendments extending franchise not selected - live news Commons debating fresh attempt by government for December ballotGeneral election: Labour says it will back pre-Christmas pollJohnson fails in bid to limit debate as MPs start considering election billDoes government defeat on Creasy amendment mean bill might fall? 5.54pm GMTCat Smith, the shadow deputy leader of the Commons, opens the debate, moving amendment 2, the one that would change the date of the election from Thursday 12 December to Monday 9 December. She says Labour wants as many people as possible to participate in the election.Labour fears that students would be less likely to vote on 12 December, because some of them would have gone home at the end of term. 5....
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Grenfell inquiry accused of focusing on junior firefighters

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Grenfell inquiry accused of focusing on junior firefighters Fire chief says inquiry should have centred on cladding and government policyFirefighters have accused the Grenfell Tower public inquiry of injustice by focusing on the shortcomings of rank and file officers while failing to scrutinise those in power, including the prime minister, Boris Johnson, who oversaw firefighting in London for eight years as mayor.Matt Wrack, the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said on Tuesday that it was “unfair and unjust” that firefighters were being publicly scrutinised in the long-awaited report being published this week, while political leaders were not. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Lebanon’s PM Saad Hariri resigns as protesters come under attack

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Lebanon's PM Saad Hariri resigns as protesters come under attack Hariri says he intends to make ‘positive shock’ to country gripped by mass protestsLebanon’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, has announced his resignation, in a move set to spark further uncertainty in a country paralysed by political dysfunction and nationwide protests.Hariri’s announcement came several hours after hundreds of youths overran protest sites in downtown Beirut, ransacking tents and stalls set up by demonstrators who, for the past 13 days, have demanded an overhaul of the ruling class and an end to rampant corruption. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Met treatment of disabled XR activists labelled ‘degrading’

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Met treatment of disabled XR activists labelled 'degrading' Met’s own disability advisers lodge complaint over disabled protesters’ treatmentThe Metropolitan police’s advisers on disability have accused the force of “degrading and humiliating” treatment of disabled activists during the Extinction Rebellion protests in London this month.A formal complaint by the Met’s disability independent advisory group (DIAG) says members are “disappointed and angered” that the force failed to engage with them over the policing of the protests, and says it may have caused “irreparable damage” to relations with disabled people. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Police seek Armagh brothers in relation to Essex lorry deaths

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Police seek Armagh brothers in relation to Essex lorry deaths Ronan and Christopher Hughes wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human traffickingDetectives have named two people they want to speak to in connection with the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry trailer in Essex last week.Ronan Hughes, 40, and his brother Christopher, 34, both from Armagh, Northern Ireland, were wanted on suspicion of manslaughter and human trafficking, Essex police said on Tuesday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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General election: Labour says it will back pre-Christmas poll

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General election: Labour says it will back pre-Christmas poll Jeremy Corbyn confirms party will vote for bill seeking December pollFollow the latest politics news - liveJeremy Corbyn has announced that Labour is ready to back a general election now that the EU has granted a three-month Brexit delay, making a pre-Christmas poll all but certain.With the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National party preparing to support a one-line bill tabled by Boris Johnson’s government later on Tuesday, triggering an early poll, Corbyn said his party would also support it. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade ‘gravely’ ill-prepared for blaze

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Grenfell inquiry finds fire brigade 'gravely' ill-prepared for blaze Long-awaited report into tragedy that killed 72 people says shortcomings cost livesThe London fire brigade’s readiness for the Grenfell Tower fire was “gravely inadequate” and fewer people would have died if it had been better prepared, a long-awaited public inquiry report into the disaster that killed 72 people has concluded.The report into the biggest single loss of life in London since the second world war also ruled that the building had been refurbished in breach of safety regulations and that contrary to the evidence so far of the cladding panel manufacturer, Arconic, “the principal reason why the flames spread so rapidly up the building” was its aluminium composite panels and the “melting and dripping of b...
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Lorry deaths: driver was part of global ring of smugglers, court told

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Lorry deaths: driver was part of global ring of smugglers, court told Maurice Robinson, 25, appears in court charged with manslaughter of 39 peopleA lorry driver accused of the manslaughter of 39 people was part of a “global ring” of smugglers trafficking people into the UK, a court has heard. Maurice Robinson, 25, known as Mo, appeared in Chelmsford magistrates court by video link on Monday morning and was read the charges he faces – which include human trafficking – after dozens of suspected migrants were found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Grays, Essex, in the early hours of Wednesday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Boris Johnson abandons Brexit bill in new push for December election

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Boris Johnson abandons Brexit bill in new push for December election PM in bid to get Lib Dems and SNP to agree poll date before ChristmasLatest Brexit developments – liveBoris Johnson will abandon attempts to push his Brexit bill through this parliament in a bid to get the Liberal Democrats and the SNP to agree to an election before Christmas, although the parties are still in dispute over the potential date.The prime minister failed to get the two-thirds of MPs he needed to secure an election under existing laws, after opposition parties largely abstained. Continue reading... Go to Source
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UK intelligence services step up monitoring after death of Isis leader

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UK intelligence services step up monitoring after death of Isis leader Action covers about 3,000 people in UK and abroad in an effort to safeguard against possible revenge attacksBritish intelligence agencies are engaged in heightened monitoring of subjects of interest after the death of the Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to safeguard against the possibility of revenge attacks in the UK.The response covers about 3,000 people in the UK and abroad who are believed by MI5 to have connections to Isis or who could be inspired by the group to launch terrorist attacks in Britain. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows

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Healthy diet means a healthy planet, study shows Healthier food choices almost always benefit environment as well, according to analysisEating healthy food is almost always also best for the environment, according to the most sophisticated analysis to date.The researchers said poor diets threaten society by seriously harming people and the planet, but the latest research can inform better choices. Continue reading... Go to Source
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