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Britain's general election: a gamble too far for Prime Minister May

AsBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaygambledherpoliticalfutureoncallingasnapgeneralelectionsevenweeksago,resultsfromThursday'selectionshowthatherpartycannotformamajo

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Five challenges facing the UK's Prime Minister

WhoeverendsupbecomingBritain'snewprimeministerfacesadauntingfiveyearsinoffice,withthenegotiationsofthecountry'swithdrawalfromtheEuropeanUniontoppingthelistofpri

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Pound plunges as shock exit poll announced

ThepoundplungedasfinancialmarketswererockedbytheshockexitpollsuggestingTheresaMaycouldloseheroverallmajority.Earlieronelectionday,sterlinghadhitatwo-weekhighof$

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Poll will influence UK attitude to Brexit

AmidfearsandconfusionovertheLondonBridgeterrorattack,inwhichsevenpeoplewerekilledand48injured,theUnitedKingdomissettogotothepollsonThursday.Undauntedbythethreet

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A risk worth taking? The rationale behind May's early election gambit

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaysprunganEastersurpriseonmuchoftheBritishelectoratebycallingforaJune8“snap”election.Thisproposalwasconfirmedthefollowingdaybyawidem

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.

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EU to convene summit on April 29 to approve guidelines on Brexit

European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday announced that he will convene a summit on April 29 to approve the European Union(EU)'s guidelines on Brexit.

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UK's May defeated as lawmakers demand power to reject final Brexit terms

Britain's upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of the country's exit from the European Union, ignoring pleas from Prime Minister Theresa May's government not to hamstring their negotiations.

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Brexit bill faces delay in House of Lords

One of British Prime Minister Theresa May's predecessors attacked her Brexit strategy on Monday as a bill to start the EU divorce also hit opposition in the House of Lords.

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Britain's House of Lords begins debating Brexit bill

Britain's House of Lords is to begin debating a bill empowering Prime Minister Theresa May to kickstart Brexit -- a potentially tricky test given her Conservatives do not hold a majority there.

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Brexit vote: Clive Lewis quits shadow cabinet as MPs back bill

MPs have overwhelmingly agreed to let the government begin the UK's departure from the EU as they voted for the Brexit bill.

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British economy shrugs off Brexit worries to record robust growth

The British economy grew at the fastest pace against any of its G7 peers in 2016, despite the second half of the year passing under the shadow of Brexit.

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Brexit plans unlikely to be slowed by Article 50 defeat

Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to start the process of Britain leaving the European Union by the end of March are unlikely to be hindered or slowed by Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling the government must seek parliamentary approval.

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Spotlight: British gov't to put bill before Parliament within days to start exit process

​Theresa May's government will put a bill before the British parliament within days to trigger the country's exit from the European Union, the House of Commons was told Tuesday.