UK Politics
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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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. -
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.
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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.
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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. -
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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." -
Article 50 negotiations with the UK to begin on 19 June - focus on:citizens' rights, financial settlement, Northern… https://t.co/2JIFRTFoOi11:47 AM - 16 Jun 2017
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Beyond the pale: May's precarious pre-Brexit pact with Northern Ireland
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My letter to the Prime Minister, demanding answers, action and justice for those affected by the #GrenfellTower fir… https://t.co/TzSgqmzZpt1:32 PM - 16 Jun 2017
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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. -
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Trump, Iran's Rouhani exchange threats, insults on U.N.'s world stage
UNITED NATIONS U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani exchanged taunts at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday with Trump vowing more sanctions against Tehran and Rouhani suggesting his American counterpart suffers from a "weakness of intellect." | Video