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UK government's priority is to win best possible Brexit deal
Reuters UKQueen Elizabeth said on Wednesday the priority for Prime Minister Theresa May's government was to secure the best possible Brexit deal for Britain and that it would seek to win the widest possible consensus on the EU exit terms. -
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Britain's May promises to listen on Brexit as queen presents government program
ReutersBritish Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Wednesday to listen more to businesses' concerns about Brexit as Queen Elizabeth formally opened parliament by announcing the government's program for the next two years. -
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Deal between May and DUP unlikely this week - source
Reuters UKTalks between Prime Minister Theresa May's ruling Conservatives and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to support the government are continuing but a deal this week "does not look likely", a DUP source told Reuters. -
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EU sure about that hat, your majesty?
Reuters UKCoincidence or a subliminal message? Britain's Queen Elizabeth stirred up social media on Wednesday when she opened parliament in a hat looking very much like a European Union flag. -
In Brussels, weakened May to outline guarantees for EU expats in Britain
Reuters UKPrime Minister Theresa May will outline on Thursday her approach to the "hugely important issue" of reassuring EU expatriates about their futures in Britain, at a summit that is her first Brexit test since an election sapped her authority. -
Brexit uncertainty is hurting business investment - Hammond
Reuters UKLarge amounts of business investment is being postponed because of uncertainty over the future outcome of Brexit negotiations so Britain should seek clarity as early as possible over a transition arrangement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said. -
UK offer to EU citizens "very fair", "very serious" - May
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday the offer she had made on the rights of EU citizens to live in Britain after Brexit was very fair and very serious and that her government would set out more detailed proposals on Monday. -
"Fair" or "vague"? EU sizes up May's Brexit rights offer
Reuters UKTheresa May said her offer to fellow EU leaders to guarantee the rights of their compatriots living in Britain after Brexit was "very fair and very serious" but her peers sounded sceptical, with Belgium's leader calling it "particularly vague". -
Britain's finance industry warns of threat from Brexit law changes
Reuters UKBritain's finance industry will warn the government next week to limit ministers' powers to change legislation when it begins the mammoth task of converting European Union laws into domestic legislation in preparation for its exit from the bloc, according to a draft report seen by Reuters. -
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Britons were endlessly lied to during Brexit campaign - Schaeuble
Reuters UKGerman Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday that Britons were lied to during the campaign before the Brexit referendum last year and he lashed out at those behind the 'Out' campaign for not taking responsibility when they won. -
Some UK ministers want Hammond as caretaker PM - Sunday Times
Reuters UKSome leading members of Britain's ruling Conservative Party want Chancellor Philip Hammond to become prime minister, replacing Theresa May and steering the country through the Brexit process, the Sunday Times reported. -
Brexit commission needed to draw poison from debate - Archbishop
Reuters UKThe Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, called on Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday to set up a cross-party commission to "draw much of the poison" from the debate over Britain's decision to exit the European Union. -
Davis 'pretty sure' he'll get good deal to leave EU
Reuters UKBritain's Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday he was "pretty sure" he could negotiate a good deal to leave the European Union, something that would require a transitional arrangement for around one or two years. -
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Factbox - Where DUP plans to spend 1 billion pound windfall
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to 1 billion pounds (1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province's biggest Protestant party. -
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Sinn Fein says DUP, May deal a "blank cheque" for damaging Brexit
Irish nationalists Sinn Fein said a deal struck by their pro-British rivals to prop up British Prime Minister Theresa May's government provides a "blank cheque" for a Brexit that threatens peace in Northern Ireland. -
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May tells Scotland: take your demand for independence vote off the table
Reuters UKBritish Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon should take a demand for a second independence referendum off the table. -
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Hammond warns of "petty politics" threat to good Brexit deal
Reuters UKPetty politics are the biggest threat to a good divorce deal between Britain and the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said on Tuesday, warning that a bad Brexit agreement could harm the economic interests of both sides. -
UK government will set out intensive engagement with business in weeks
Reuters UKThe British government will set out its plans to engage more intensively with business in the next weeks and months, a spokeswoman for Theresa May said on Tuesday, repeating the prime minister's desire to avoid any "cliff edge". -
Labour Party to force vote in parliament on pay cap
Britain's opposition Labour Party will force a vote in parliament over a pay cap for public sector employees, the first test of whether Prime Minister Theresa May can muster enough lawmakers to rule. -
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"Profound implications" if Northern Ireland parties fail to agree deal - Britain
Reuters UKThere would be "profound and serious" implications if parties in Northern Ireland failed to agree on the creation of a new executive to govern, Britain's minister for the province said on Wednesday. -
UK may need Brexit transition period, but it will not be unlimited - May
Reuters UKBritain may need an implementation period to smooth its exit from the European Union but there will be no unlimited transition, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday. -
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Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
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