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  1. What happens now that a deal's been done?published at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    The UK and EU begin a new relationship on 1 January 2021.

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  2. EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs standpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2016

    A summary of which MPs have publicly said they will support either the Remain or Leave campaigns in the forthcoming EU referendum.

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  3. UK and the EU: Better off out or in?published at 08:15 British Summer Time 26 May 2016

    With an EU referendum on the horizon, we look at the main economic arguments for and against Britain's membership.

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  4. Round-up of Friday's headlinespublished at 15:47 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Here's a recap of the main headlines so far this Friday.

    • Iain Duncan Smith says the "spin and smear" tactics being used by the campaign to stay in the EU risk long-term damage to the government.
    • Only the Tories can challenge the SNP and prevent Scotland becoming a "one party state", David Cameron says.
    • An inquest into the death of a young Conservative activist will not look at allegations of bullying in the party, a coroner rules.
    • Wales is "crying out for new leadership" after 17 years of Labour rule, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says.
    • The Home Office is told by MPs to get a grip on a scheme to secure the UK's borders, which is set to be at least eight years late and cost £1bn.  

    Referendum campaigning is set to continue apace over the weekend, with a major Grassroots Out rally in Northern Ireland. There is also plenty to look forward to on the weekend talk shows, with Boris Johnson and Germany's finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble among Andrew Marr's Mothering Sunday guests. 

  5. Ashcroft to PM: I'm 'fighting fit again'published at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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  6. Plaid offers 'ambitious' election pledgespublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Plaid Cymru says its election manifesto pledges will be independently verified.

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  7. Harman responds to Corbyn prostitution commentspublished at 15:16 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Comments that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reportedly made about prostitution are causing a bit of a stir. The Labour leader reportedly told students at Goldsmith's University on Thursday that he was personally in favour of decriminalising sex work. This is how the Guardian is reporting, external what he said. 

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    I am in favour of decriminalising the sex industry. I don’t want people to be criminalised. I want to be [in] a society where we don’t automatically criminalise people. Let’s do things a bit differently and in a bit more civilised way."

    Harriet Harman, Mr Corbyn's predecessor as Labour leader, and other Labour MPs have now responded. Ms Harman has championed a campaign to criminalise those who pay for sex and seems none too pleased about what her party leader has been saying. 

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  8. Lewis' fearful review of the week in politicspublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Helen Lewis talks claims of Project Fear as she reviewed the week in Westminster.

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  9. Do voters trust Osborne or Johnson over EU?published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Moodbox vote on which politicians can be trusted over the UK's future links to the EU.

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  10. Michael Fallon addresses Scottish Conservative conferencepublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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  11. David Cameron's humble pie over Scottish accentpublished at 14:28 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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  12. Watchdog begins EU designation processpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    The Electoral Commission has begun the process for designating lead campaigners for either side in the EU referendum. The watchdog will make a decision by 14 April at the latest. 

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  13. EU campaign kicks off in the Eastpublished at 14:27 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    The eastern region sees visits from high profile campaigners including the Prime Minister promoting the case to remain in the European Union.

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  14. Tebbit: PM would 'probably' quit if UK votes Leavepublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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    Lord Tebbit also suggests David Cameron would stand down as prime minister if the UK votes to leave the EU.

    Mr Cameron has already said he will not seek a third term as PM, and Lord Tebbit says that if there was a Leave vote, "he would I suppose feel that he probably should (stand down)" - saying it would be hard for him to negotiate the UK's exit "having said it would be a disaster if we did leave".

  15. UK defence secretary says renewal of Trident 'should be an election issue' in Scotlandpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

    Michael Fallon dismissed Nicola Sturgeon's claim that theConservatives feared an SNP campaign against renewal of the nuclear weapons system in the run up to May's Holyrood election.

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    Mr Fallon said: Tories "stand alongside the Scottish trade unions in wanting to see those jobs and skills retained in Scotland".

    The UK defence secretary made the comment during a visit to small defence software firm SeeByte in Edinburgh.

  16. Tebbit on 'silly' Remain campaignpublished at 13:52 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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    Former Conservative Party chairman Lord Tebbit says there is a "good deal of silliness" coming from the Remain campaign. If voting to leave the EU is such a "leap in the dark", he asks, why was David Cameron willing to consider if if his reform demands had been rejected?

  17. Are there Scottish lessons for the EU referendum campaign?published at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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    Andrew Neil spoke to the SNP's Stephen Gethins and Conservative Liam Fox about claims of negative campaigning.

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  18. Margaret Hodge on Facebook's taxpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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    Labour MP and former head of the Public Accounts Committee Margaret Hodge says Facebook's tax announcement may be "a small step in the right direction".

    But she says it is "shrouded in secrecy" with "so many unanswered questions" it is hard to know whether the company is paying "a proper amount" of tax.

  19. 'Awesome' Evans praised after sackingpublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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  20. Lord Tebbit talks Europe on World at Onepublished at 13:14 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2016

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