Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. A simple guide to the Scottish National Partypublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Everything you need to know about the Scottish National Party ahead of the Holyrood election.

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  2. James Dyson says Brexit has given him 'freedom'published at 18:01 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Sir James Dyson defends moving his firm's headquarters to Singapore and says Dyson is a British firm.

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  3. Unite contest: Who's running and what's at stake?published at 16:32 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Iain Watson looks at the candidates to succeed Len McCluskey as leader of the union.

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  4. Dyson: 'Brexit gives us freedom of spirt'published at 12:34 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    The inventor tells the BBC that he believes leaving the EU was a good thing for the EU.

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  5. What is behind the violence in Northern Ireland?published at 10:05 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Brexit, paramilitaries and the fallout from an IRA man's funeral lie behind rising loyalist tension.

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  6. UK Brexit minister to meet EU over NI Protocolpublished at 09:11 British Summer Time 14 April 2021

    Lord Frost and Maros Sefcovic will discuss the UK's "work plan" for the NI part of the Brexit deal.

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  7. UK exports to EU rebound after January's slumppublished at 23:52 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Despite the improvement, exports still remain below 2020 levels, the UK statistics body says.

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  8. Top civil servant 'joined Greensill before quitting'published at 22:49 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Bill Crothers's position was "agreed" to by the Cabinet Office, a letter from a lobbying watchdog reveals.

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  9. Going out, dressing uppublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Recent financial results show there are contrasting fortunes in the business of fashion and apparel.

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  10. Border control posts must progress 'without delay'published at 17:01 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    UK agriculture secretary tells DUP minister Edwin Poots he must provide facilities for goods checks.

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  11. Strike 'possible' over longer job centre openingpublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    A union calls a return to normal hours a health risk, but the government says it takes safety seriously.

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  12. UK exports to Ireland partially recoverpublished at 14:27 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The trade figures were the first since new rules came into force as a result of Brexit.

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  13. Gmail 'safer than parliament's email system'published at 13:34 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    Tom Tugendhat, Foreign Affairs Select Committee chair, says he was advised Gmail was 'more secure'.

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  14. Brexit prompts JD Sports to open Dublin facilitypublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 13 April 2021

    The firm's imports to GB now incur tariffs when they are distributed onward to its stores across Europe.

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  15. Holyrood bills to be challenged by UK governmentpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    UK ministers wants the Supreme Court to rule on whether aspects of the bills are beyond Holyrood's powers.

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  16. MSPs in minute's silence before Prince Philip tributepublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    MSPs pay tribute to Prince Philip in a special session at Holyrood after parties suspend election campaigning.

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  17. Former Labour MP Ian Gibson dies aged 82published at 11:17 British Summer Time 12 April 2021

    Dr Gibson served as the MP for Norwich North from 1997 to 2009 when he was forced to resign.

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  18. EU and UK 'still at odds' over subsidy rulespublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    MPs on the European Scrutiny Committee examine the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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  19. NI riots: What is Brexit doing to Northern Ireland?published at 09:55 British Summer Time 9 April 2021

    Anger over post-Brexit trading rules is a factor in the violence that has erupted, writes Adam Fleming.

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  20. Freight traffic between Welsh and Irish ports risespublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 8 April 2021

    Traffic through Welsh ports had halved at the start of 2021 after the UK fully left the European Union.

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