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Cabinet's Brexiters push May to drop 'customs partnership'
Boris Johnson among those who fear option would allow Britain to rejoin the customs union
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Amber Rudd vows to scrap targets for removing immigrants from UK
Home secretary urged to quit as she promises to ditch targets she told MPs had not been set
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EU doesn't need the City of London, says chief Brexit negotiator
Michel Barnier torpedoes Theresa May’s hopes of a gold-plated deal for UK financial services
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'Of course we're leaving': Rudd clarifies EU customs union position
Home secretary had appeared to leave open the possibility of remaining in customs union during lunch with lobby journalists
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Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson announces pregnancy
The 39-year-old says she is expecting a baby in October after undergoing IVF treatment
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London's flagship Tory boroughs may be out of Labour's reach, poll predicts
Party might not win Wandsworth and Westminster next month but is still on course for ‘astonishing performance’, expert says
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Amber Rudd stumbles toward total ineptitude over Windrush | John Crace
Unable to do the obvious thing and blame her predecessor, the home secretary flounders
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Amber Rudd urged to resign over immigrant removal targets
Labour calls on home secretary to quit after she admits existence of targets, having previously said her department did not set them
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SNP admits contacting Cambridge Analytica over election campaign
Emails suggest party approached controversial data firm for help fighting 2016 Holyrood elections
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Keir Starmer hits back at McCluskey in Labour antisemitism row
Shadow minister says those who deny Labour has antisemitism issues are ‘part of the problem’
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May puts Tories before national interest on Brexit, says Starmer
Labour may try to force vote on customs union after backbench debate, as shadow Brexit secretary criticises PM
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Heidi Alexander thought to be considering role at London City Hall
Labour MP quit as shadow health secretary in 2016 in protest at Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership
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