UK news
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Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including Brexit secretary David Davis’s statement to the Commons on the government’s latest plans for leaving the EU
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Brett Smitheram, from east London, beat fellow Briton Mark Nyman in the 2016 final held in Lille, France
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Proposal is seen as attempt to outflank calls for return of shadow cabinet elections that could weaken the party leader’s authority
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Former deputy PM reveals relationship with onetime education secretary soured so much Clegg refused to deal with him
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A 120-meter long model of the 17th century London skyline burns to ashes to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London
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In this exclusive extract from his new book, the former deputy prime minister talks about how difficult it is to get things done in Whitehall. Especially when you’re up against an ideologue education secretary with a team of ‘unhinged’ advisers
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If non-EU countries’ economic interests continue to be threatened, 15-page report may well be the first of many warning shots
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Tokyo’s G20 letter clearly shows it wants arrangements to stay the same for Nissan, Hitachi and other firms invested in Britain
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Theresa May promised on the steps of No 10 to help our social mobility problem. How can she then justify this cut to apprenticeship funding?
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Women’s Aid says planned government cuts risk destroying finances of refuges for victims of domestic violence
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NHSNHSI'm a better doctor for accepting that I have a mental health problemI denied I was struggling with my workload as a GP until depression hit and I resigned
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CrimeCrimePolice officer investigating killing of Samia Shahid arrestedOfficer investigating death of Bradford-born Shahid held on suspicion of suppressing evidence and allowing suspects to flee
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André Greipel wins the opening stage of the Tour of Britain in Scotland on Sunday, as Mark Cavendish crashes on the final corner
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The crucial word braconid, meaning a parasitic wasp, helps Brett Smitheram from Chingford, east London, win the 2016 World Scrabble championship in France on Sunday
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Shami Chakrabarti, the former director of Liberty, appears on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday and denies allegations that her recent nomination for a peerage was transactional
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US president Barack Obama holds a joint press conference with UK prime minister Theresa May ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou
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Thousands of people, including comedian Eddie Izzard, attend a rally in London on Saturday to oppose the UK government’s plans to leave the European Union
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Green party MP Caroline Lucas and its work and pensions spokesman Jonathan Bartley speak following their election as joint leaders of the party
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Andy Murray describes his second round US Open victory over Marcel Granollers as tricky at times and says he could have served better
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G20 May refuses to guarantee Brexit pledges on NHS and immigration
Martin Roth V&A director reportedly set to resign over Brexit