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. Spotlight team scoop financial journalism awardpublished at 22:46 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Team behind Spotlight: The Irish Sea Border named Journalist of the Year at the Wincott Awards.

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  2. Welsh identity at risk over Australia deal says FMpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Free access to UK markets for lamb and beef threatens our rural communities, Mark Drakeford warns.

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  3. Tory MP wins Commons new law lotterypublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Mark Jenkinson tops the MPs' annual ballot to propose new laws of their own choice.

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  4. NI Protocol 'narrows common ground' - Fosterpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    NI First Minister Arlene Foster says this is her real concern as she prepares to leave office.

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  5. No 'off-the-shelf' solution for NI Protocolpublished at 06:58 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    The NI Protocol rules must be risk-based and appropriate, a major agri-food report has found.

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  6. 'Levelling up' must be more targeted, say peerspublished at 00:54 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lords warn Boris Johnson's pledge will leave deprived areas "short-changed" if not focused correctly.

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  7. PM prepared to throw farmers under the bus - SNPpublished at 22:47 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Ian Blackford attacks a proposed Australian trade deal, but the PM says it is a "massive opportunity".

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  8. Supermarkets face 'severe problems' over Protocolpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A retail representative is concerned there are no measures to replace the NI Protocol grace period.

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  9. Decision 79 - The Morning Afterpublished at 18:20 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Another chance to see the historic 3rd May 1979 General Election which swept Margaret Thatcher to power. David Dimbleby presents the BBC's Decision 79 election results programme, with analysis by David Butler and Robert McKenzie and interviews by Robin Day.

  10. Decision 79 - Election Nightpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Another chance to see the historic 3rd May 1979 General Election which swept Margaret Thatcher to power. David Dimbleby presents the BBC's Decision 79 election results programme, with analysis by David Butler and Robert McKenzie and interviews by Robin Day.

  11. Violence 'a last resort', loyalists tell MPspublished at 16:45 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Loyalist Communities Council members appear before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

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  12. How much power do UK farmers have over trade deals?published at 16:06 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    The UK wants a quick trade deal with Australia, but concerns over agricultural tariffs could get in the way.

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  13. SNP: UK throwing farmers and crofters under Brexit buspublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    A UK-Australia trade deal would be the “final nail in the coffin" for Scottish crofters, says Ian Blackford.

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  14. Surge in cross-border trade continuespublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    The value of goods exports from NI to RoI rose by 62% from 176m euros to 285m euros in March.

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  15. EU agri-food deal 'difficult to reach' - Frostpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Lord Frost said it is an "issue of principle" that the UK will not align with EU rules.

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  16. Cummings accuses government of Covid secrecypublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The PM's ex-adviser posts tweets calling the handling of the pandemic "part disaster, part non-existent".

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  17. 'No breach' of legislation through NI Protocolpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The NI Protocol is an "orthodox application of Parliamentary sovereignty", a judicial review hears.

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  18. Fishermen say incomes lost over licence delayspublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    There has been a delay in issuing licences for NI fishermen to access Irish waters.

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  19. Foreign aid: What is it used for?published at 00:42 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The UK's foreign aid spend will come down from 0.7% of national income to 0.5%.

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