Salmond: SNP still wants EU membershippublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Alex Salmond says the SNP still supports an independent Scotland being a member of the EU despite reports it may ditch the policy.
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MPs back Brexit bill by 498 votes to 114
Bill gives go-ahead for Article 50
White Paper on Brexit published
It sets out UK's Brexit talks strategy
Salmond: SNP still wants EU membershippublished at 10:03 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Scottish man mistaken for Trump adviserpublished at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
BreakingA Scottish man comes in for some unwanted online attention after being mistaken for one of Donald Trump's closest advisers.
Read MoreWatch: State visit puts Queen in a 'difficult position'published at 09:48 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Today Programme
BBC Radio 4One of the nation's most senior diplomats, Lord Ricketts, former head of the Foreign Office and national security adviser, has said that Theresa May should downgrade the State invitation to President Donald Trump because it puts the Queen in "a very difficult position".
Lord Ricketts says because of the controversy surrounding the early days of his presidency the Queen will be unable to receive Donald Trump with the necessary warmth and celebration.
Hague: PM must stand firm over Trump visitpublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Image source, ReutersWilliam Hague has defended the offer of an early state visit to Donald Trump, arguing it is in the UK's long-term national interests to welcome the president.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, external, the former foreign secretary - who is now a Conservative peer - said he profoundly disagreed with the travel ban and other announcements made in Mr Trump's first week, describing the presidency so far as "a bad dream" from which he hoped to wake up.
But he said Mr Trump, although highly unconventional, was the legitimate president of the UK's closest ally and must be treated as such.
Cancelling the state visit might be a easy way of people making their feelings known but it would be "misguided", he said, and a sign that the UK was a country that could be "blown about in the wind".
Quote MessageOffering a state visit was part of a very successful approach by Theresa May to her first encounter with Trump. By being first to visit him, extracting significant agreements on Nato and UK trade, and establishing a good relationship with room to disagree where necessary, she played a blinder. Above all, she acted in the interests of this country and everyone who lives in it...Just as Trump is attached to his own credibility, so should we British protect the credibility of our own country."
Ricketts intervention 'fascinating'published at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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End of twitter post 2Apprenticeship targets 'poor value for moneypublished at 08:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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Image source, PAThe government's target to rapidly increase the number of apprentices risks being "poor value for money", says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
The think tank warns that it could devalue the "brand" of apprenticeships by turning it into "just another term for training".
The government has a target of three million apprenticeships and is imposing a levy on employers to fund it.
They want apprenticeships to raise skills and tackle youth unemployment.
Report co-author Neil Amin-Smith says there is a "desperate need" for better vocational training - and the government's industrial strategy has emphasised the need to improve technical education. Read more
Labour MP: People being 'lied to' over Brexitpublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Image source, PAFormer Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith says he will defy Jeremy Corbyn's orders and vote against triggering Article 50, as he accused the prime minister of "dissembling" on the issue.
Mr Smith is among 22 Labour MPs to lend their support to an amendment designed to wreck the government's Brexit Bill. Although this is highly unlikely to pass, Mr Smith defended the move.
Quote MessageI fear that we are still being lied to, like during the referendum campaign, and lied to still about how easy this is going to be."
Morgan: Parliament should respect Brexit votepublished at 08:57 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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Ex-education secretary and leading Remain campaigner Nicky Morgan has said she is not planning to vote for any amendments to the government's Brexit Bill when MPs start debating it later, including a Labour amendment calling for the invoking of Article 50 to be blocked.
"My instinct is no at the moment, not to support any amendments," she told Radio 4's Today.
Quote MessageRegardless of how people voted or campaigned last year, there was a fair and democratic vote in June 2016. And whatever we think, more people voted to leave and I think it is right that the government should honour that, that the Article 50 process should be triggered - and that MPs like me should respect and accept that result and support the Bill."
Listen: Nicky Morgan 'will not vote for amendments'published at 08:47 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Conservative MP on Brexit bill debate
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BBC Radio 4Latest from the White House: Trump sacks legal chiefpublished at 08:44 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ms Yates, right, was appointed by Barack Obama and remained in an acting role
Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general, after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban.
Sally Yates, who had been appointed under Barack Obama, earlier ordered justice department lawyers not to enforce the president's executive order.
Dana Boente, US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replaced her as acting attorney general.
He has directed the department to enforce Mr Trump's order.
In a statement, the White House said Ms Yates had "betrayed" the department.
Queen a 'consummate professional' with foreign leaderspublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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BBC Radio 4Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen says it would be "unusual" if Theresa May had not offered Donald Trump a state visit in return for being the first world leader invited to hold talks with him in Washington.
Mr Bridgen does not think the visit will happen during the next 90 days, predicting the row over his migration crackdown will have died down by the time he arrives.
He adds that the Queen and her staff are "consummate professionals" when it comes to meeting foreign leaders.
Downing Street 'standing pretty firm' on Trump visitpublished at 08:26 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
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BBC Radio 4BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale says the timing of Mr Trump's visit has not been "nailed down" - but adds that at the moment Downing Street is "standing pretty firm".
In previous times state visits have been used for deliberately political purposes to court controversial allies, he adds, so the idea that such occasions should be entirely free of politics is wide of the mark.
Former Foreign Office chief on Trump visitpublished at 08:21 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
BBC Radio 4The former head of the Foreign Office Lord Ricketts is in the news today after he said the state invitation to Donald Trump to visit the UK puts the Queen in a "very difficult position".
On Today, he says the invitation was issued too early, during the "early turbulent period" of Mr Trump's tenure, meaning the visit is likely to be a controversial event.
He does not think the state invitation can be cancelled, but says it should be delayed for a few years so it can be a "celebratory, warm" occasion.
In pictures: Trump travel ban protestpublished at 08:17 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Thousands of people across the UK protest against President Trump's immigration crackdown.
Read MoreEU exports 'crucial' for Welsh citiespublished at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Cardiff and Swansea are amongst the 10 UK cities most dependent on trade with the European Union, according to research from a think-tank.
Read MoreTrump's fear of stairs: What's it all about?published at 08:11 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
When the US president grabbed Theresa May's hand, insiders blamed a fear of stairs and dirty handrail. Is that a thing?
Read MoreMay wants 'seamless' border after Brexitpublished at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 31 January 2017
Theresa May says she wants to see a "seamless, frictionless border" between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
Read MoreTuesday's papers: Daily Mailpublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017
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End of twitter postTuesday's papers: The Timespublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017
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End of twitter postTuesday's papers: The Guardianpublished at 22:40 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2017
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