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General Election 2017 – The Liberal Democrat Manifesto
The Liberal Democrat Manifesto fights against a "hard" Brexit, commits more to health and education, an extra £100bn for infrastructure…
General Election 2017 – The Labour Party Manifesto
The Labour Party Manifesto includes nationalisation, tax rises and a continuation of Help-To-Buy Labour's tagline: "For the many, not the…
UK General Election called for 8 June 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote in the UK Parliament to hold a General Election The vote…
Article 50 : What do Britons want from Brexit?
Today UK Prime Minister Theresa May signs the Article 50 letter and delivers it to the EU. Why? The short…
Lord King: Scotland could be independent
Scotland could be an independent country but would risk a hit to its public finances, the ex-governor of the Bank…
Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management agree £11bn merger
All-share deal to create the UK’s largest asset manager Standard Life has struck a deal to acquire rival Aberdeen Asset…
IFS: Growth in UK living standards worst in 60 years
Britain is in the midst of the weakest growth in living standards in at least 60 years, with low income…
‘This Is Spinal Tap’ creators reunite for $400m lawsuit
Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner and Harry Shearer say they have been denied "their rightful stake in the production’s…
Liam Fox launches Brexit trade crusade confirming informal talks already under way with 12 countries across the world
Britain has already begun informal trade negotiations with 12 countries across the world Britain has already begun informal trade negotiations…
May Pledges Vote on Brexit Taking U.K. Out Of EU’s Single Market
Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to pull Britain out of the European Union’s single market while seeking a new arrangement…