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. Shellfish producers call for water grading changepublished at 19:37 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    There are calls for the UK to use "more flexible" EU coastal water testing regimes instead.

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  2. Actor Laurence Fox announces mayoral election bidpublished at 15:52 Greenwich Mean Time 7 March 2021

    The actor says if elected he would end lockdown more than a month earlier than has been announced.

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  3. Further trade rules relaxed between GB and NIpublished at 23:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    The UK government is taking the step to ease the movement of plants without the agreement of the EU.

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  4. Government 'poking EU in eye' over grace periodspublished at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2021

    Tony Blair's former chief of staff says the Northern Ireland Protocol is the least worst option.

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  5. EU legal action imminent over UK extensionspublished at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    The UK says it will unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks on parcels and agri-foods.

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  6. Loyalist group withdraws support for peace dealpublished at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    It says it will not support the Good Friday Agreement unless changes are made to the NI Protocol.

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  7. How did so many Tory-held towns get funding?published at 17:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    There has been controversy about the 45 towns sharing just over £1bn from the Towns Fund.

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  8. Stormont leaders at odds over UK-EU protocol rowpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Arlene Foster says the EU is ignoring unionist concerns, but Michelle O'Neill says Number 10 is acting in bad faith.

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  9. Mayor 'disappointed' after freeport bid rejectedpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Tim Bowles believed the customs free zone would create thousands of jobs.

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  10. Legal advice sought on halt to Brexit trade postspublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    A top civil servant wants guidance on whether he can comply with an instruction from his minister.

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  11. Brexit: Why is Ireland bypassing Britain?published at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.

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  12. How does Westminster Budget affect Scots?published at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 4 March 2021

    What is the politics of direct spend in Scotland, and of Brand Rishi? Some questions answered.

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  13. EU says UK grace period extension breaches lawpublished at 21:09 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2021

    The latest Brexit flare up is over checks on goods to NI, which remains in the EU's single market.

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  14. Minister hits back at executive approval callspublished at 23:19 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Gordon Lyons says he will bring many issues to executive if all protocol decisions need ministerial approval.

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  15. Fishing firms could go bust over Brexit, MPs toldpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    Industry figures warn extra costs could see British firms relocate to Europe or stop trading.

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  16. Council chief executive 'didn't know threat source'published at 13:24 Greenwich Mean Time 2 March 2021

    The chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council did not know where threat to workers had come from.

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  17. SNP MP returns to Commons after brain haemorrhagepublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Amy Callaghan spent four months in hospital and had two life-saving surgeries after collapsing last June.

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  18. Swinney agrees to publish Salmond row legal advicepublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    The deputy first minister was facing a vote of no confidence over the government's advice from Alex Salmond's civil case.

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  19. New Scottish Labour leader unveils frontbench teampublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    Anas Sarwar names leadership rival Monica Lennon among those in his "campaign cabinet".

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  20. West Midlands sees pandemic job losses reach 100kpublished at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 1 March 2021

    By one measure, unemployment benefit claims are higher in Birmingham than anywhere else in the UK.

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