Summary

  • May speaks about Brexit at Davos

  • Says UK to lead world on free trade

  • Audience is mainly business leaders

  • IMF's Lagarde warns UK of Brexit pain

  • UK to trigger EU exit talks by April

  1. What happens now that a deal's been done?published at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 30 December 2020

    The UK and EU begin a new relationship on 1 January 2021.

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  2. Arron Banks launches news websitepublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 20 January 2017

    The businessman who bankrolled the Brexit campaign reveals his latest venture to shake up the political landscape.

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  3. Thursday's headlinespublished at 23:04 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    Here's a round-up of today's top stories in politics:

  4. Friday's papers: Daily Mailpublished at 22:55 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  5. Friday's papers: The Telegraphpublished at 22:52 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  6. Friday's papers: Financial Timespublished at 22:51 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  7. Friday's papers: Metropublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  8. Friday's papers: The Timespublished at 22:48 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  9. Friday's papers: The Mirrorpublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  10. Friday's papers: The Guardianpublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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  11. Labour selects Copeland candidatepublished at 22:01

    Labour has announced it has chosen its candidate to stand in the Copeland by-election - which was called after Labour MP Jamie Reed announced his resignation.

    Councillor Gillian Troughton will stand in the seat - which has been held by Labour since 1935.

    Meanwhile Politics Home is reporting, external that Labour is planning to hold both the Copeland and Stoke-on-Trent Central by-elections on the same day next month, "likely" to be 23 February.

    Both contests, in seats currently held by Labour MPs, will be seen as a test of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership. 

  12. 'Very good discussion with banks'published at 20:00 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    Prime Minister Theresa May has had "very good, positive discussions" with big banks about how they might be encouraged to stay in the the City of London.

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  13. Corbyn 'to ask MPs to back Article 50'published at 19:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he will ask his MPs to vote in favour of the Article 50 process, which gets Brexit talks with the European Union under way.

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  14. McGuinness will not stand in NI electionpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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    Martin McGuinness, former IRA leader turned peacemaker, has confirmed he will not stand in the Northern Ireland Assembly election.

    He quit as deputy first minister in a row over a botched green energy scheme, sparking an election on 2 March. 

    He had been in the post since entering NI's power-sharing assembly in 2007 with ex-political enemy Ian Paisley. 

     Mr McGuinness, 66, has been ill for a number of weeks and said this was a factor in his decision. 

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  15. Corbyn aide Seumas Milne quits Guardian for permanent Labour jobpublished at 17:40 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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    Seumas Milne, one of Jeremy Corbyn's closest advisers, will not be returning to the Guardian, external where he was a columnist and associate editor, the newspaper's staff were told by email.

    Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner wrote: 

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    I'm writing to let you know that, following a period of unpaid leave from Guardian News & Media, Seumas Milne has decided to continue in his role as the Labour Party's strategy and communications director, and is leaving the staff of the Guardian. I would like to thank Seumas for his brilliant Guardian journalism, and we hope he'll write for us again in the future."

  16. Graphic: UK's top ten trading partnerspublished at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    Bar chart of trade
  17. Watch: Irish ambassador sees Brexit opportunitypublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    UK's loss might be Ireland's gain, says ambassador Daniel Mulhall.

  18. Theresa May: Countries dicussing future UK trade tiespublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    During her speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she was pleased that Britain had already started discussions on future trade ties with Australia, New Zealand and India.

    She added that countries including China, Brazil, and the Gulf States have already expressed their interest in striking trade deals with the UK.

  19. May: UK will lead world on free tradepublished at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

    The prime minister says mainstream politicians must tackle a backlash against globalisation.

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  20. Watch: Theresa May on 'positive discussions' with bankspublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 19 January 2017

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