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. NI in 2020: What shared the headlines with Covid-19?published at 07:39 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2020

    The pandemic dominated the news but there were other major stories during the year.

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  2. May 'not ousted' as PM by ERG, deputy chair sayspublished at 00:08 Greenwich Mean Time 29 December 2020

    Former Brexit minister David Jones denies the Eurosceptic group brought down the ex-prime minister.

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  3. NI parties to vote against Brexit deal in Commonspublished at 22:39 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    The trade deal does not address "many issues that are damaging to Northern Ireland", says a DUP MP.

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  4. UK set for 'bumpy' period as new EU rules come inpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    Ministers warn of "practical and procedural changes" when the Brexit transition period ends this week.

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  5. Brexit traffic measures introduced at portpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    The contingency plan for any disruption at Holyhead includes "stacking" lorries along the A55.

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  6. Some GB-NI travellers will need to declare cashpublished at 13:40 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    Cash of €10,000 or more will have to be declared entering NI as a requirement of the Brexit deal.

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  7. EU ambassadors approve post-Brexit trade dealpublished at 13:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    The landmark EU-UK deal is on its way to becoming law provisionally on 1 January.

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  8. Erasmus withdrawal 'huge blow' for Scotlandpublished at 12:35 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    The educational exchange programme will no longer include Scottish, English or Welsh universities following Brexit.

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  9. Brexit lorry park plan agreed for Scottish portpublished at 12:29 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    A former military airfield could accommodate 240 lorries if there are delays at Cairnryan port.

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  10. 10 things to look for in the Brexit dealpublished at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    A post-Brexit agreement has been announced. Here are 10 key questions.

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  11. How to get ready for Brexit in 2021published at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    Here are some of the things you can do to get prepared for the Brexit changes.

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  12. How Brexit will change your holidays in 2021published at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    A simple guide to how leaving the EU will affect travel to Europe.

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  13. Politics 'too intolerant of compromise' - Kinnockpublished at 00:38 Greenwich Mean Time 28 December 2020

    Labour MP Stephen Kinnock calls for a "progressive patriotism" to heal post-Brexit divisions.

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  14. SNP MPs to vote against Brexit trade dealpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    The party's Westminster leader describes the deal as a "disaster for Scotland" and says SNP MPs will not back it.

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  15. Jersey government backs Brexit dealpublished at 18:15 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Jersey's parliament approves the island's participation in the UK's Brexit trade deal.

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  16. Guernsey backs UK Brexit agreementpublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Guernsey deputies vote unanimously to include the island in the UK's Brexit agreement with the EU.

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  17. PM vows to focus on 'levelling up country'published at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Boris Johnson promises "big changes" after Brexit, but fishermen's leaders accuse him of "caving in".

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  18. Tesco: Brexit impact on food prices 'very modest'published at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    The deal means any changes would "hardly be felt" by shoppers, says the supermarket's chairman.

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  19. Drakeford: Wales has less influence on Johnsonpublished at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

    Relations between the four UK nations were closer under Theresa May, Wales' first minister says.

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  20. Gutted: Europe's fishing deal with the UKpublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 27 December 2020

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