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British PM recalls ministers for emergency meeting, weighs Syria action

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayholdsanemergencycabinetmeetingThursdayamidspeculationshewillbackUSactionagainstSyria,despitedivisionsinacountrystillhauntedbyitsin

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Brexit: MPs set to do battle over EU (Withdrawal) Bill

MPsaresetforhoursofwranglingbetweennowandChristmasastheydebatethesmallprintofthegovernment'sBrexitlegislation.LabourandrebelToryMPsaregearinguptoinflictdefeatso

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Parliament to get binding vote on final Brexit deal

Parliamentistobegivenatake-it-orleave-itvoteonthefinalBrexitdealbeforetheUKleavestheEU.BrexitSecretaryDavidDavissaidthetermsoftheUK'sexit,suchasmoney,citizenrig

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British PM May reacts to calls for her to quit Downing Street

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaygaveherfirstreactionFridaytoaplotbyagroupofConservativeMPstoendherreignat10DowningStreet.Formerministerandone-timepartychairmanGra

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Tories divided on Theresa May after nightmare speech

TheresaMayisfacinganewbattletosurviveafteradisastrouspartyconferencespeechthathasleftsomeMPsclaimingsheisonborrowedtime.DowningStreethasconfirmedthatCabinetmini

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Big Ben's bongs fall silent amid renovations ding dong

HundredsofpeoplehavegatheredtowatchBigBenfallsilentforcontroversialrenovationsthatwilllastfouryears,thelongestperiodinits157-yearhistory.AlargecrowdofMPs,parlia

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S. African President Zuma survives secret ballot to remove him

SouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumaonTuesdaysurvivedanoconfidencemotionbysecretballot.ParliamentSpeakerBalekaMbeteannouncedthat198MPsvotedagainstthemotion,while177vo

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S. African President Zuma survives no confidence motion by secret ballot

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a no confidence motion by secret ballot.

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British PM May narrowly wins Queen's Speech vote

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMaywonavoteontheQueen'sSpeechinparliamentbyanarrowmarginonThursday,herfirstmajorpoliticaltestsinceherConservativePartylostitsmajority

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British PM says she takes responsibility for election result

British Prime Minister Theresa May met her backbench MPs at Westminster Monday night and told them she took the blame for the Conservative's poor showing in last week's general election.

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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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Brexit rebellion avoided after 'meaningful vote' offer

The government has seen off an attempt to add conditions to its Brexit bill as a Conservative rebellion was avoided.

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80 women elected MPs in Morocco's parliament

A total of 80 women have been elected as MPs following Friday's parliamentary elections in Morocco, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Grassroots members prepare to decide future of "at war" Labour Party

In a week's time members of Britain' s Labour Party will receive ballot papers that could determine whether the party survives or disappears.

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Britain's Labour leader Corbyn holds out hand of friendship to his estranged MPs

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said Thursday he would end the party's current civil war if he is re-elected leader, by holding out a hand of friendship to his estranged MPs.

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British Labour leader to face single challenger after Angela Eagle quits race

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party, is to face just one challenger for his job, after the withdrawal of British MP Angela Eagle on Tuesday.

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S. African deputy president warns against disruption of Parliament

​South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Wednesday that the efforts of a small minority of MPs to impose, through force and intimidation, their will on Parliament reflects a contempt for the principles of democracy.