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. Some tobacco products withdrawn in NI over Brexitpublished at 06:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 March 2021

    Two cigarette firms say they have "delisted" some products due to the cost of different packaging.

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  2. UK to consider sending asylum seekers abroadpublished at 21:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    The idea is expected to be included as part of government plans to overhaul the UK's asylum laws after Brexit.

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  3. British exports to Ireland fall by almost €1bnpublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    That is a fall of 65% in a year, with the decline of GB food imports even steeper, down by 75%.

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  4. NI firms 'disappointed' over cash-back delaypublished at 06:47 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March 2021

    The scheme affects those trading goods between GB and NI at risk of being used in the EU.

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  5. Brexit 'forces' NI supplier to buy less from GBpublished at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Lynas Foodservice says it is "naturally being forced" to buy more from the European Union.

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  6. Cummings reveals his deal with PMpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Dominic Cummings says the deal to come and work in government was agreed with Boris Johnson in his living room.

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  7. Technology moves to the heart of UK securitypublished at 08:51 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The UK government wants the country to be an innovation "superpower" - but that will be a challenge.

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  8. Brexit trade change 'challenging' for car industrypublished at 07:24 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    Industry experts say changes to custom rules will lead to further disruption for the sector.

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  9. 'Level of uncertainty' for automotive industrypublished at 07:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2021

    The industry responds to new checks on imports and new rules over where car parts can come from.

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  10. Cross-border medics 'must register in both states'published at 15:44 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    More than one hundred medics and nurses must now be registered in both UK and Republic of Ireland.

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  11. PM: 'Most comprehensive review since Cold War'published at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Boris Johnson says Britain needs to "relearn the art of competing against states with opposing values".

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  12. Green Brexit didn't happen, say environment groupspublished at 10:51 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    But the government says Brexit enables the UK to set its own rules to deliver better environmental outcomes.

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  13. UK to shift foreign policy focus after reviewpublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    The reassessment of security and defence also paves the way for the UK to increase stocks of nuclear weapons.

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  14. Why are flowers getting more expensive?published at 00:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Increased demand, Brexit costs and Covid-related supply issues have all pushed the price of flowers up.

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  15. EU to begin legal action over NI Protocol 'breach'published at 20:50 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    PM Boris Johnson says the UK's actions "temporary and technical measures that we think are very sensible".

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  16. Parties' LGBT groups unite on conversion therapy banpublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2021

    Supporters from eight parties have signed a letter to Liz Truss, who faces pressure to ban the practice.

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  17. Covid-19 'biggest issue for local election voters'published at 01:38 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2021

    The survey from the University of Essex also reveals the impact of the pandemic on mental health.

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  18. Social and political distancing on PM's NI visitpublished at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2021

    The optics were different on his last visit when he met both the first and deputy first ministers.

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  19. PM visits Northern Ireland amid unionist tensionpublished at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    Sinn Féin snubs what it calls a "PR exercise" by Boris Johnson, while the DUP raises NI Protocol concerns.

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  20. Turing Scheme: What is the Erasmus replacement?published at 12:39 Greenwich Mean Time 12 March 2021

    What will Brexit mean for students in the UK wanting to work or study abroad?

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