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Former British PM David Cameron to head UK Belt and Road investment fund

FormerBritishprimeministerDavidCameronwillleada750millionpounds(onebillionUSdollars)investmentfundlinkingtheUKwithChina’sBeltandRoadInitiative,inhisfirstmajorro

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Brexit has created a political climate no budget can fix

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UK budget to weigh austerity as Brexit clouds gather

Britain'sConservativegovernment,facingseverepressureoverBrexitandbattlingasluggisheconomy,launchesabudgetfightbackWednesdaythatisexpectedtoseesomescalingbackofu

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British Chancellor between a rock and a hard place in latest budget

BritisheconomicgrowthhasbeenheldbackbytheuncertaintiesofBrexit,butitisamoreprofoundfaultwiththeeconomythatlookssettomakethingsdifficultfortheChancelloroftheExch

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Britain to submit 'Brexit bill' proposal before December EU meeting

BritainwillsubmitproposalsonhowtosettleitsdivorcebillwiththeEuropeanUnionbeforeanEUsummitnextmonthandisexpectedtonegotiatehard,financeministerPhilipHammondsaido

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UK minister calls EU negotiators 'enemy'

ThechancellorhaslabelledtheEuropeanUnion'sBrexitnegotiatorsas"theenemy"-aremarkhesubsequentlydescribedasa"poorchoiceofwords".Duringatelevisioninterview,PhilipHa

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UK will not cut taxes below European average after Brexit

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Ally of UK's Johnson criticizes Hammond's Brexit plan

AnallyofForeignSecretaryBorisJohnsonhascriticizedtheBrexittransitionplansofChancelloroftheExchequerPhilipHammond,anewspapersaid,inthelatestsignoftensionswithint

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Britain should stress jobs, prosperity in Brexit talks: Philip Hammond

BritishfinanceministerPhilipHammondsaidonFridaythatBritainshouldprioritizejobsandprosperityintalksduetostartnextweekonitsdeparturefromtheEuropeanUnion."Asweente

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Ex-Top Gear star Richard Hammond says sorry to wife after horror crash

TV presenter Richard Hammond has apologised to his wife and daughters after he crashed a super car and ended up seconds from being "incinerated".

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Ex-Top Gear star Richard Hammond says sorry to wife after horror crash

TVpresenterRichardHammondhasapologisedtohiswifeanddaughtersafterhecrashedasupercarandendedupsecondsfrombeing"incinerated".TheproducerofhisshowTheGrandToursaidth

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Ex-Top Gear star Richard Hammond injured in serious car crash

FormerTopGearstarRichardHammondhasbeenairliftedtohospitalafterescapingaseriouscarcrash.ThepresenterwasinvolvedintheaccidentataSwissmountainracewhilefilmingforhi

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Brexit to spark UK slowdown, blow hole in public purse

Brexit will spark an economic slowdown and ravage public finances, forcing a multi-billion-pound spike in state borrowing over the next five years, a gloomy mini-budget revealed Wednesday.

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Hammond gives help to UK low earners, focus stays on budget gap

Britain's Chancellor will say on Wednesday that he is raising the minimum wage and taking the edge off a benefits squeeze for low earners, but fixing the public finances will be a bigger priority as the country gets ready for Brexit.

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Infrastructure to be key focus of Britain's post-Brexit budget

Britain's first post-Brexit budget will focus on infrastructure and could spell an end to the previous government's rigid fiscal targets, according to a treasury statement released yesterday.

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Britain to guarantee EU business grants beyond Brexit: Hammond

​Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced plans Monday to ease concerns of British industry over European aid from Brussels.

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British FM visits Cuba for 1st time since 1959

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Thursday became the country's first foreign secretary to visit Cuba in more than half a century, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said.