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Conservatives putting Irish peace at risk - Sturgeon
Reuters UKScotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon accused the ruling Conservatives on Thursday of jeopardising the Irish peace process by seeking support to govern from a Northern Irish party.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:55:37 AM
Sinn Fein cautious on DUP, May tie-up but would welcome funding
Reuters UKNorthern Ireland's largest nationalist party would oppose any deal their main unionist rival strikes to prop up British Prime Minister Theresa May that undermines peace in the province but would welcome the increased funding it may bring.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:55:47 AM
British and EU negotiators to launch Brexit talks on Monday
Reuters UKBritain's Brexit minister David Davis and the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier will start talks over Britain's departure from the EU on Monday, Britain's Department for Exiting the European Union and the European Commission said on Thursday in a joint statement.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:55:56 AM
Pay up, make nice if you want "soft Brexit", EU to tell May
Reuters UKTheresa May should agree to pay Britain's bills to the European Union and drop threats to walk out without a legal deal if she wants talks on the "softer Brexit" some of her allies are calling for, EU negotiators say.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:56:03 AM
Nationalist government seek talks on "least bad Brexit" for Scotland
Reuters UKScotland's devolved nationalist government said on Thursday it wanted to meet all parties to work out "the least bad Brexit for Scotland," arguing that the change in the political landscape made such talks necessary.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:57:32 AM
Conservative-DUP deal could hasten Northern Ireland settlement
Reuters UKNorthern Irish unionist support to prop up British Prime Minister Theresa May might seem like a death sentence for power-sharing with the province's Irish nationalists, but some think it could actually bring the model back from political limbo.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:57:53 AM
May confident on deal to stay in power, parliament to open next week
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May's government said on Thursday it would launch her policy programme next week, a sign of confidence she will strike a deal to stay in power after days of political uncertainty since losing her majority.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 6:58:00 AM
May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May faced mounting criticism on Friday for not meeting the survivors of a deadly London tower block blaze, ratcheting up the pressure as she tries to strike a deal to stay in power after a botched election gamble.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 8:00:35 AM
Philip Hammond says should prioritize protecting jobs and prosperity in Brexit talks

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 8:05:12 AM
Talks between May's Conservatives and Northern Ireland's DUP are ongoing - source
Reuters UKTalks between British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party on a deal to prop up May's minority government are ongoing, a senior Conservative source said on Friday.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 8:55:19 AM
May to visit those injured in London tower block blaze

British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Friday visit those injured in a deadly London tower block fire after facing fierce criticism for attending the site but not meeting with residents.

May pledged on Thursday to hold a public inquiry into a fire that engulfed a 24-storey social housing block in West London, expressing her sorrow in a televised statement after meeting with the emergency services.

But she has been widely attacked for not meeting with residents, sending ministers to do so instead.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 9:59:14 AM
Armed police dealing with incident outside British parliament - deputy political editor of Daily Mirror newspaper

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:25:37 AM
UK police say are investigating incident near British parliament

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:25:57 AM
Reuters reporter in Westminster says the gates to British parliament are closed, police van and car outside

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:26:16 AM
Evening Standard political editor says there was a man tasered near parliament

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:26:45 AM
Deputy political editor of Daily Mirror says heard shouting and saw a policeman with his gun raised outside of UK parliament

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:27:30 AM
by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:29:01 AM
by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:29:13 AM
Police say man arrested near UK parliament on suspicion of possession of a knife, no reported injuries

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:31:23 AM
by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:34:38 AM
Police have now taken a man from outside UK parliament and placed him in the back of a vehicle - Reuters witness

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:41:36 AM
A man is detained outside the UK parliament on suspicion of having a knife. Image: William James.

by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:42:23 AM
A man is detained outside the UK parliament on suspicion of having a knife. Image: William James.

by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:42:56 AM
British armed police detained a man on suspicion of having a knife near parliament on Friday, police said.
"The man - aged in his 30s - was arrested," police said.
A Reuters reporter at the scene saw several police vehicles near one of the Westminster parliament's gates which were closed. The reporter said traffic was flowing normally near parliament.

by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:43:01 AM
Germany expects no delay in Brexit negotiations
Reuters UKGermany expects Britain and the European Union to start negotiations over Britain's departure from the EU on Monday as planned, a government spokesman said on Friday.

by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:46:27 AM
Police have detained a man outside parliament on suspicion of having a knife. Image: William James.

by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:54:31 AM
An eye witness told Reuters:
"There were about three or four policeman, one of them shouting at the crowd to get back. The guy was on the ground on his front on the pavement alongside Parliament Square. They had him on the ground and were warning they would taze him again."

by jamillah.knowles via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:54:36 AM
European Commission
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Article 50 negotiations with the UK to begin on 19 June - focus on:citizens' rights, financial settlement, Northern… https://t.co/2JIFRTFoOi
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 10:55:24 AM
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Beyond the pale: May's precarious pre-Brexit pact with Northern Ireland
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:02:26 AM
Police say a man reached for a knife outside UK parliament, officers discharged a taser stun gun.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:11:01 AM
Police say officers on routine duties became aware of a man outside parliament behaving suspiciously.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:12:01 AM
Arlene Foster, leader of Northern Ireland's DUP, says she reassured Irish PM that she would be acting for the stability of the UK in talks with Conservatives.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:21:19 AM
Police say investigation will look into what criminal offences may have been committed in London fire.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:23:54 AM
Police say investigation will look into what criminal offences may have been committed in London fire.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:25:30 AM
London police say there is nothing to suggest that the fire was started deliberately.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:25:37 AM
London police expect the death toll to rise.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 11:29:09 AM
London police say they have not declared UK parliament incident as terrorism-related, but counter-terrorism command will be investigating.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 12:21:34 PM
London police say we will remain open-minded whether terrorism was a motive in UK parliament incident.

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 12:21:55 PM
Sadiq Khan
@SadiqKhan
My letter to the Prime Minister, demanding answers, action and justice for those affected by the #GrenfellTower fir… https://t.co/TzSgqmzZpt
1:32 PM - 16 Jun 2017
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by Reuters_LindaNoakes via Reuters 6/16/2017 12:41:34 PM
Brexit ministry says withdrawal agreement and terms of the future relationship with EU must be agreed alongside each other.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 12:46:26 PM
Brexit ministry says we want to move ahead on securing rights of EU citizens in UK and UK citizens in the EU.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 12:47:18 PM
Brexit talks to begin, uncertainty looms

by megan.revell via Reuters 6/16/2017 1:02:20 PM
Britain says no EU exit deal unless future relationship taken into account
Reuters UKBritain said on Friday that no deal could be struck on exiting the European Union unless the future relationship with the bloc was taken into account.

by Nigel Stevenson (Reuters) via Reuters 6/16/2017 3:15:00 PM
DUP's Foster tells BBC it's "right and proper" for her party's lawmakers to vote for UK PM May's Queen's speech next week.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 3:42:38 PM
DUP's Foster tells BBC deal with May's Conservatives refers to corporation tax and talks about same sex marriage.

by oli.rahman via Reuters 6/16/2017 3:43:12 PM

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