British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a blueprint for Brexit on Thursday after agreeing a strategy with senior ministers last week that prompted the resignations of two senior ministers.
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Both are expected to be senior ministers in the cabinet.
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A new business advisory group meets regularly with senior ministers.
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Since then, several senior ministers who supported Turnbull changed sides.
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They left only after senior ministers agreed to hear their demands.
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To make matters worse, senior ministers are jockeying to succeed Mrs.
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Dutton and senior ministers on Thursday called for a second ballot.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's senior ministers will eventually decide how to proceed.
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Dutton and senior ministers on Thursday called for a second leadership contest.
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Also on Thursday, senior ministers from Britain, France and the Netherlands withdrew.
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However one of his senior ministers called for more clarity from London.
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Earlier, three of his senior ministers announced they had tendered their resignations.
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A government official confirmed Belgium's decision after a meeting of senior ministers.
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Senior ministers have put out contradictory statements about what they want from Brexit.
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Muhammad Khatami reappointed many of Mr Rafsanjani's senior ministers to his cabinet in 1997.
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Earlier, May's divided cabinet of senior ministers had met to discuss a way forward.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior ministers on Friday to discuss the situation.
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Israel's security cabinet, a forum of senior ministers headed by Netanyahu, discussed the situation.
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Talks have been slow, held back by political wrangling among May's own senior ministers.
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They have risen to senior military positions and have served as senior ministers and diplomats.
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Meanwhile, Netanyahu told senior ministers he is lifting restrictions on settlement building in East Jerusalem.
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Supporters, including her most senior ministers, said she should remain in charge to deliver Brexit.
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Johnson will chair a COBRA meeting of senior ministers and health officials on Thursday afternoon.
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"We can build where we want and as much as we want," Netanyahu reportedly told senior ministers.
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"In Sudan, Kenya and Libya, that meant going after heads of state and senior ministers," he said.
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Illustrating the high stakes, the Sunday Times reported that senior ministers were plotting a "coup" against May.
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Some of her senior ministers have been praising the deal in public, and courting opposition lawmakers in private.
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He will update senior ministers at a Cabinet meeting at 1000 GMT and announce the referendum date soon afterwards.
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Mahathir on Friday announced his cabinet of 0003 senior ministers who will take their oath of office on Monday.
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Critics say it is an outdated waste of time, others argue it offers a rare chance to lobby senior ministers.
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She resigned from May's team of senior ministers in November last year to be able to vote against May's deal.
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They have been meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen and her senior ministers, a dialogue likely to offend Beijing officials.
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The prime minister said on Wednesday night that her cabinet of senior ministers had "collectively" decided to approve the deal.
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He said he would convene a meeting of senior ministers has soon as he returns to discuss how to respond.
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On Wednesday, May said she had obtained enough support from her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal to move forward.
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Last week, May said she had obtained enough support from her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal to move forward.
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Their resignations came after May said she had obtained enough support from her senior ministers for the proposal to move forward.
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Prime Minister Theresa May said earlier she had won the backing of senior ministers for her draft European Union divorce deal.
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Earlier this week, a body that monitors civil servants said four senior ministers and one junior minister had yet to sign.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and senior ministers from France, Britain and the Netherlands have abandoned plans to attend an Oct.
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The debate will come to a head on Thursday when May will host senior ministers to try to broker an agreement.
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Earlier this week, May said she had obtained enough support from her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal to move forward.
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SYDNEY, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle following the resignations of two senior ministers.
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Some senior ministers and lawmakers are also seeking a Brexit strategy that takes more account of the economic impact of limiting immigration.
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Those in favor of the voting process say the division lobbies are a rare chance to catch senior ministers unaccompanied by aides.
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Theresa May could be told to quit as early as this week with senior ministers and aides now openly discussing her departure.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership looked doomed on Thursday after several senior ministers tendered their resignations and called for a second ballot.
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The British leader met with senior ministers and Brexit-supporting lawmakers on Sunday to discuss the planned departure from the European Union.
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However, the Attorney General and other senior ministers have insisted the prime minister has now assured them he will not do this.
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Most of the senior ministers of Netanyahu's Likud party refrained from appearing on TV or even issuing statements of support for hours.
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This small, focused group met monthly, usually chaired by the president and attended only by the most senior ministers and largest aid agencies.
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Below are the key points from a government statement issued following a meeting of senior ministers: Broadly, the conclusions cover three areas: 1.
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Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam will relinquish their roles of deputy prime ministers but will remain in the cabinet as senior ministers.
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The anti-corruption campaign and decision to arrest senior ministers and even princes is therefore targeting the very structure of the Saudi state.
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Questions over the future of one of May's most senior ministers come as he is due to present a budget plan on Nov.
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The leaked document suggested May was trying to control major Brexit questions, senior ministers were divided and the civil service was in turmoil.
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Under the headline "Boris sparks cabinet war" the Sunday Times said four unnamed senior ministers were dismayed at May's handling of the situation.
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In the coming days, as is expected, a crush of junior and senior ministers will resign and be replaced by Johnson's hardline allies.
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May's spokesman said she was holding a teleconference with her cabinet of senior ministers on Thursday morning to update them on the negotiations.
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Below are the key points from a government statement issued following a meeting of senior ministers: Broadly, the conclusions cover three areas: 1.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet of senior ministers will meet on Wednesday to discuss Brexit, The Times political editor said.
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"We have received direct communication from senior ministers in the cabinet conveying the government's full faith and support for the company," he said.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of the National Security Council, which includes senior ministers and intelligence chiefs, on Monday.
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But Hammond's vision is opposed by other senior ministers within May's government who want a cleaner break with the club Britain joined in 1973.
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Their resignations came hours after May said she had obtained enough support from her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal to move forward.
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The Aussie was down sharply against the dollar after Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership looked doomed following the resignation of three senior ministers.
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Despite opposition from some in her party, senior ministers agreed at a cabinet meeting earlier to press ahead with the talks, May's spokesman said.
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The Cabinet is the top decision making body in a parliamentary system, composed of the prime minister and his or her most senior ministers.
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While two senior ministers have said an extension to the Article 50 negotiation period may be needed, May has stuck to the March 29 date.
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While other senior ministers rallied round her after the resignations which left Westminster reeling on Monday, rumblings of discontent among rank and file lawmakers remained.
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May's draft Brexit agreement with the European Union has triggered an uprising against her within her own party and the resignation of two senior ministers.
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"With these senior ministers, there is no need for the time being for a deputy prime minister to be appointed," Muhyiddin told a news conference.
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Two-thirds of Johnson's cabinet of senior ministers attended private school and David Cameron, who was prime minister from 2010-2016, also went to Eton.
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Two-thirds of Johnson's cabinet of senior ministers attended private school and David Cameron, who was prime minister from 2010-2016, also went to Eton.
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Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, which still needs parliamentary approval.
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"Empowering women and girls ... improves peace and stability, economic growth and poverty reduction," senior ministers said in a National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security.
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The attack happened hours before Saudi Arabia was due to announce the country's annual budget in a news conference expected to be attended by senior ministers.
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A promised white paper on Britain's overall negotiating objectives is now not expected before July, and not before a special meeting of senior ministers at Mrs.
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It had slumped 1.4 percent overnight as political uncertainty mounted in Australia after several senior ministers resigned and put Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's leadership back in play.
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The emir of Kuwait and senior ministers from the United States, Britain, France and Germany have visited the area to try to resolve the crisis without success.
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Reports had suggested up to a quarter of her ministers might go, but in the end few changes were made as senior ministers clung to their jobs.
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The coalition has also been hit by a wave of high-profile retirements, with two senior ministers saying earlier this month they would not contest the election.
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Details of the proposal have not been revealed publicly but senior ministers will discuss it at Chequers, the prime minister's country retreat, on Friday, the BBC said.
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But May soldiered on Friday, re-appointing senior ministers to her Cabinet and holding talks with a small Northern Irish party about shoring up her minority government.
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Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this year police had foiled an IS plot to kidnap Prime Minister Najib Razak and other senior ministers last year.
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Dutton called for a second ballot on Thursday, while three senior ministers backed the call, saying Turnbull had lost the majority support of the ruling Liberal party.
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With even senior ministers relegated to the edges of a policymaking machine run by a tight group around him, few people know what Mr Modi has in mind.
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Investigating officers said both the owner and Chowdhury had met senior ministers, politicians and government officials to get licenses and grants required to run the child care home.
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Having tried for months to chip away at Mr Abadi's authority by impeaching his senior ministers, Mr Maliki has recently switched tack in favour of bolstering the PMF.
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On Tuesday, May called an extended meeting of her senior ministers to try to formulate a plan as the clock ticks down to Europe's next deadline — April 22.
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The election produced no clear outcome, making Ireland the latest euro zone state to face a prolonged political stalemate which senior ministers say could take weeks to break.
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In March, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said police had foiled an Islamic State plot to kidnap Prime Minister Najib Razak and other senior ministers last year.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will discuss Brexit with her cabinet of senior ministers at their regular Tuesday meeting next week, May's spokesman told reporters on Wednesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Environment Secretary Michael Gove said Thursday's meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May and her senior ministers on Brexit went well with agreement on strategy reached.
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Hammond's tone, meanwhile, is sharply different that of some other senior ministers in May's cabinet who want a cleaner break with the EU including swift controls on immigration.
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The Australian dollar fell 1.36 percent after several senior ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday and demanded that besieged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull call a second leadership vote.
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M.B.S. spoke in English, while his brother, Prince Khalid, the new Saudi ambassador to the U.S., and several senior ministers shared different lamb dishes and spiced the conversation.
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"We are going to make sure that we get this deal done in time," Michael Gove, one of the most senior ministers in Johnson's government, told the BBC.
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Sterling settled at $1.3272, flat on the day, as news that Prime Minister Theresa May had the support of senior ministers calmed markets after big resignations earlier this week.
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Speaking at the British Embassy, Macron said he would chair a "defense cabinet" of senior ministers on Wednesday to work on setting up a task force against Islamic State.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May had said she won the backing of her senior ministers for an EU divorce deal on Wednesday but many in her government are unconvinced.
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It was a stunning personal victory for Morrison, who largely flew solo during campaign as senior ministers stayed close to home to defend seats thought to be at risk.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will retaliate against a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on two senior ministers over the imprisonment of Pastor Andrew Brunson, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers she would respond quickly to Tuesday's evening's vote in parliament on her proposed Brexit deal, her spokesman said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt is leaving the role and will not serve in new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's team of senior ministers, she said on Wednesday.
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Johnson met his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers for the first time on Thursday to plan how to persuade the EU to agree to a new withdrawal deal.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt is leaving the role and will not serve in new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's team of senior ministers, she said on Wednesday.
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Speaking at the British Embassy, Macron said he would chair a "defence cabinet" of senior ministers on Wednesday to work on setting up a task force against Islamic State.
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Israel's security cabinet, a forum of senior ministers, made the decision on Sunday, enacting what it said would be a permanent policy for dealing with the bodies of militants.
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The Australian dollar dropped 1.12 percent, last at $0.726 as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clung to power after several of his senior ministers called for a second leadership vote.
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Steven Swinford said that Gove was still weighing up whether to quit May's cabinet, following the resignations of two senior ministers earlier on Thursday, including Brexit minister Dominic Raab.
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The UK government confirmed reports that May's most senior ministers would read the details of the draft agreement on Tuesday evening before a special Cabinet meeting at 2 p.m.
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The summit, attended by several senior ministers from both countries, focused on the bilateral relationship rather than Brexit negotiations but May also updated her Polish counterpart on Britain's preparations.
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Huawei: Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain is scheduled to meet senior ministers today to decide whether to ban or restrict equipment made by the Chinese telecom giant Huawei.
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The dropped 1.28 percent and was last at $0.725 as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clung to power after several of his senior ministers called for a second leadership vote.
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LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A government committee of senior ministers unanimously decided on Tuesday to allow Heathrow airport to build a third runway, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokeswoman said.
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LONDON — Britain's government was plunged into fresh crisis Thursday after Prime Minister Theresa May lost two senior ministers over the deal she had struck to withdraw from the European Union.
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The prospect of failure has financial markets on edge, with sterling traders watching for any signs of progress at a regular meeting between May and her senior ministers on Tuesday.
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Australian shares slipped 2191.0 percent, falling victim to political uncertainties surrounding Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after several senior ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday and demanded a second leadership vote.
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The government of Theresa May has now lost six senior ministers from a cabinet of 22 (including one who left because of health reasons) since it was formed last June.
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Some of May's senior ministers and lawmakers from the Northern Irish party that props up her government were seen entering her Downing Street residence on Wednesday, a Reuters photographer said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Senior ministers will consider the merits of whether lawmakers should hold indicative votes on Brexit options when Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet meets on Tuesday, her spokesman said.
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Four senior ministers, the bosses of three state-owned enterprises and a senior civil servant took to the stage to try to drum up private investment in roads and railways.
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The BBC reported some senior ministers, some of whom are likely facing the sack for their opposition to a no deal if Johnson wins, were considering resigning to support this.
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Johnson will meet his Brexiteer-dominated team of senior ministers for the first time on Thursday to discuss how to persuade the EU to agree to a new Brexit deal.
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The latest Novichok incident comes while British Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to deal with a cabinet crisis on how to handle Brexit, which has seen senior ministers resign.
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Johnson has set up a "war cabinet" of six senior ministers to make decisions on Brexit and is preparing for a no-deal emergency budget in the week of Oct.
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Trump's trip coincides with a tumultuous week for May after two senior ministers resigned in protest at her plans for trade with the European Union after Britain leaves next March.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond told senior ministers last week that Brexit could have to be delayed beyond March 29 in order to pass new laws, The Sun newspaper said on Saturday.
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But senior ministers in the country's conservative coalition government have often aggressively challenged climate science in recent years, especially when Tony Abbott, a vocal climate-change skeptic, was prime minister.
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A few days later it was Saudi Arabia's turn, with Crown Prince Mohammed launching a wave of dismissals and detentions of senior ministers and fellow members of the royal family.
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Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers that in order to win parliament's support for her Brexit deal, the agreement she negotiated with Brussels would have to be reopened.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Most of British Prime Minister Theresa May's senior ministers think her Brexit plan is dead and are discussing different options including a second referendum, The Times newspaper reported.
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On Sunday, Israel announced plans for hundreds of new homes in East Jerusalem, and the right-wing Netanyahu told senior ministers he was lifting restrictions on settlement construction across the board.
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Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria.
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Some of her senior ministers, such as Brexiteer Michael Gove, want to see the verdict of British government lawyers on how a post-Brexit plan for Northern Ireland's border might work.
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The prospect of failure has financial markets on edge, with sterling traders GBP= watching for any signs of progress at a regular meeting between May and her senior ministers on Tuesday.
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LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Britain's Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt is leaving the role and will not serve in new Prime Minister Boris Johnson's team of senior ministers, she said on Wednesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union and Britain have agreed a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement and Prime Minister Theresa May will present it to her senior ministers on Wednesday.
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After a short lull, violent Palestinian attacks on Israeli citizens both within Israel and in the West Bank have resumed, while his senior ministers have been bickering over the correct response.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May's senior ministers agreed on the need for action at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, but Downing Street did not specify what measures the UK would take.
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Some of May's senior ministers, such as Brexiteer Michael Gove, want to see the verdict of British government lawyers on how a post-Brexit plan for Northern Ireland's border might work.
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It casts Britain's top team in a chaotic light: May is trying to control key Brexit questions herself while her senior ministers are divided and the civil service is in turmoil.
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A senior official working with the Afghan president said Khalilzad had briefed Ghani about his meetings with senior ministers and top diplomats in four countries who could play a key role.
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Two senior ministers in the Sri Lankan cabinet told Reuters that China had offered to build houses, roads, and water storage facilities at a cost lower than offered by its competitors.
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The Australian dollar dropped 0.8 percent to as low as $0.7283 as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clung to power after several of his senior ministers called for a second leadership vote.
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With the United Nations General Assembly taking place a week after the scandal broke, Trudeau didn't show, and nor did any of his senior ministers, leaving the Canadian delegation effectively leaderless.
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Chief whip Julian Smith, speaking in an interview with the BBC released on Monday, also criticized senior ministers for "the worst example of ill-discipline in cabinet in British political history".
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has canceled a meeting of her cabinet of senior ministers which had been scheduled for later on Wednesday, her office said in a statement.
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The Irish Times reported that Coveney, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and other senior ministers including Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe have repeatedly told their British counterparts that concrete proposals are needed soon.
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In London, the BBC said the EU and Britain had agreed a draft Brexit divorce deal text and Prime Minister Theresa May would present the agreement to her senior ministers on Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers on Tuesday that in order to win parliament's support for her Brexit deal, that agreement would have to be reopened, her spokesman said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Two members of Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet of senior ministers, Penny Mordaunt and Esther McVey, will resign on Wednesday, the chief political correspondent of the Telegraph said on Twitter.
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The Times newspaper reported on Thursday that senior ministers were urging May to delay the vote for fear of a rout but her spokesman has said it would go ahead as planned.
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LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Senior ministers will consider the merits of whether lawmakers should hold indicative votes on Brexit options when Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet meets on Tuesday, her spokesman said.
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Earlier on Tuesday Prime Minister Theresa May's government said it had agreed a draft text of the Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, which May will present to her senior ministers on Wednesday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began appointing his senior ministers on Wednesday shortly after taking office, naming the team he hopes will help him to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31.
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LONDON — Theresa May's premiership hangs in the balance with senior ministers and aides now plotting to force her to quit as prime minister as early as this week, according to multiple reports.
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A source told Reuters last week that Janot would seek authorization from the Supreme Court to investigate senior ministers in President Michel Temer's Cabinet and senators from his PMDB party for corruption.
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Griffin said he was considering filing a motion of no confidence in Kenny at Fine Gael's weekly party meeting on Wednesday, but senior ministers came out in support of the prime minister.
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After four militant attacks in Britain that killed 36 people this year, senior ministers have repeatedly demanded that internet companies do more to suppress extremist content and allow access to encrypted communications.
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That has led to speculation some senior ministers will throw their weight behind Macron as the best bet to beat Le Pen rather than Socialist candidate Benoit Hamon, who is polling poorly.
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The Australian dollar dropped 1.4 percent and was last at $0.724 AUD= as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clung to power after several of his senior ministers called for a second leadership vote.
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May's de facto deputy, argued that a referral was not necessary, suggesting that Mr. Williamson was not being accused formally of breaking the official secrecy laws that senior ministers promise to obey.
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Americans urged to cheer from windows In the capital, New Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind and senior ministers from Modi's Cabinet stood in their respective courtyards, expressing gratitude with a standing ovation.
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President Ram Nath Kovind and senior ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet stood in their respective courtyards in the capital, New Delhi, on Sunday, showing their appreciation with a standing ovation.
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In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday was expected to chair an emergency meeting of senior ministers and officials as his government prepared for a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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But senior ministers are still at odds about what type of post-Brexit customs arrangement will be best for Britain, meaning talks on the future are unlikely to move far in June.
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That has played a role in the departure of two of May's senior ministers after former Defence Secretary Michael Fallon resigned in November saying his past conduct had fallen below the required standard.
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Companies have become increasingly vocal about the risks of Brexit, hoping to have an impact on the outcome of crunch talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May and her senior ministers on Friday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May agreed Britain's Brexit negotiating position on trade and customs with her cabinet on Friday at a make-or-break meeting with senior ministers at her country residence.
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Several British newspapers had reported that Leadsom was working with four other senior ministers and Brexit enthusiasts - Michael Gove, Liam Fox, Chris Grayling and Penny Mordaunt - to pressure May to change the deal.
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A final decision by the British cabinet of senior ministers was due to have happened in recent weeks but May's pledge to step down as prime minister has stalled the process, sources said.
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After she lost her majority in a botched election gamble, some senior ministers have resorted to public bickering over Brexit and state spending as they manoeuvre in expectation she will soon be toppled.
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The warning came from Jyrki Katainen, vice-president of the European Commission and a former prime minister of Finland, after he met senior ministers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in New Delhi.
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His trip coincides with a tumultuous week for the British prime minister after two senior ministers resigned in protest at her plans for trade with the European Union after Britain leaves next March.
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Hammond, who is seen as one of the most pro-European members of May's cabinet, said on Sunday that the majority of senior ministers now agreed on the need for a transition period.
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Led by retired senior ministers, they were sent out to every province and region, starting in the pollution hotspot of Hebei province, to check how well China's policies and standards were being enforced.
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Senior ministers and critics had earlier called for Namewee to be investigated and arrested over the video titled "Like a Dog", which they said was obscene and had disrespected Malaysia's religious and cultural norms.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has lost the confidence of her senior ministers, lawmakers and party members, and should step down, said Andrew Bridgen, a Conservative lawmaker who supports a hard Brexit.
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European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told CNBC on Wednesday she hopes that EU member states will support the new draft Brexit deal that U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May secured among her senior ministers.
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Belgium's national security council, a grouping of senior ministers, police and intelligence chiefs, earlier acknowledged it could simply force police to work at the airport, but that it would be unwise to do so.
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Senior ministers said on Sunday the British government is working on the assumption that the European Union will not renegotiate its Brexit deal and is ramping up preparations to leave the bloc on Oct.
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Hammond is widely viewed as the most pro-EU of Prime Minister Theresa May's senior ministers, and earlier this month Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson described the finance ministry as "basically the heart of Remain".
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European markets tried to stabilize as British Prime Minister Theresa May fought for survival after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and mutiny in her party.
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South Africa's largest trade union federation COSATU said on Tuesday a meeting with Ramaphosa and senior ministers including Radebe over the plan to divide up Eskom had failed to resolve differences over the policy.
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LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Two members of Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet of senior ministers, Penny Mordaunt and Esther McVey, will resign on Wednesday, the chief political correspondent of the Telegraph said on Twitter.
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The newspaper cited 11 unidentified senior ministers and said they had agreed that the prime minister should stand down, warning that she has become a toxic and erratic figure whose judgment has "gone haywire".
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian police foiled a plot by the Islamic State (IS) militant group to kidnap Prime Minister Najib Razak and other senior ministers last year, the country's deputy premier said on Tuesday.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Security Cabinet, a forum of senior ministers headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has begun holding its weekly meetings in a secure underground bunker in Jerusalem, Israeli media said on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Theresa May will try to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft European Union divorce deal that opponents say threatens both her government and the unity of the United Kingdom.
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The campaigns of Fell and Workington&aposs Conservative candidate, Mark Jenkinson, have been boosted by high-profile visits from senior ministers in Johnson&aposs government, including Chancellor Sajid Javid and Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers on Tuesday that in order to win parliament's support for her Brexit deal, that agreement would have to be reopened, her spokesman said.
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The UK government is currently refusing to add concrete legal protections into the Agriculture Bill, on the grounds that Johnson and other senior ministers have already made verbal commitments to maintaining food standards after Brexit.
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Hard-line Brexiteers have let slip that, in order to keep them on board with Mr. Johnson's deal, senior ministers have promised that Britain would leave the bloc next year even without a trade agreement.
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This followed comments by senior ministers on Sunday that the government was working on the assumption that the EU would not renegotiate its withdrawal deal, so it was ramping up preparations to leave on Oct.
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The emphasis placed on the plan by Prince Mohammed is evident in the high-profile nature of its launch, with senior ministers expected to deliver rare briefings on how their departments will implement the program.
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Temerko also became part of Conservative Party donor club The Leader's Group, where £2000,22015 in annual membership fees grants access to the prime minister and other senior ministers at dinners, cocktail receptions and other events.
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LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has called an unscheduled meeting of her cabinet on Thursday in order to update senior ministers on a "fast-moving week," a spokesman for May said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May would rather go for a no-deal Brexit than halt the leaving process altogether, she will tell senior ministers on Tuesday, a reporter for the Financial Times said.
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Prince Mohammed will arrive in London on Wednesday for talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May and other senior ministers in his first trip to Britain since being named heir to the throne last summer.
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LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no intention of resigning, one of his senior ministers said on Thursday, dismissing media speculation that he might do to so to trigger an election.
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President Vladimir Putin approved a new Russian government on Tuesday which he called a break with the past and included a new economy minister and first deputy prime minister, but many senior ministers stayed on.
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The spokesman told reporters that Johnson and finance minister Sajid Javid briefed a meeting of senior ministers that the budget would focus on delivering on promises made in the campaign ahead of last month's election.
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On Wednesday, Prime Minister May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting for her political life after the draft divorce deal she agreed with the European Union provoked an exodus of senior ministers and open mutiny in her ruling Conservative party.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will gather her senior ministers for talks on Friday that she hopes will settle differences in her fractious cabinet about Brexit and unblock stalled talks with the European Union.
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Seeking to strike a balance between those who want a smooth Brexit and those who fear staying too close to the EU's orbit, May sought the approval of senior ministers for her plans on July 6.
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In Malaysia these changes were proposed and implemented by the independent Election Commission and subsequently approved by the judiciary, whose impartiality is evidenced by the fact that it frequently rules against the government and senior ministers.
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But perhaps most worryingly for the EU, senior ministers in Germany, the bloc's reluctant hegemon, are advocating shrinking the executive Commission, trimming its powers, and bypassing common European institutions to take more decisions by intergovernmental agreement.
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DUBLIN (Reuters) - Britain and Ireland will seek to hold regular summits between leaders and ministers after Brexit to maintain ties strained by Britain's decision to leave the EU, senior ministers from both governments said on Friday.
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Just hours after announcing that her senior ministers had collectively backed her divorce deal, May was thrust into her premiership's most perilous crisis when her Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday to oppose the agreement.
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LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May told her senior ministers on Tuesday that in order to win parliament's support for her Brexit deal, that agreement would have to be reopened, her spokesman said.
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May's advisers have come up with a new proposal for handling customs with the EU after Brexit, the BBC reported, as lawmakers in her party bicker before of a crunch meeting of senior ministers on Friday.
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After pressure on senior ministers or royals to match the Dutch and French visits, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has announced that he too is on his way to visit Britain's overseas territories in the Caribbean.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May was grappling with the biggest crisis of her premiership on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and mutiny in her party.
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With less than nine months until the UK is due to leave the EU, senior ministers in Prime Minister Theresa May's government are still at odds about what type of post-Brexit customs arrangement they want.
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Israel's security cabinet, a forum of senior ministers headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the Gaza situation on Wednesday and an Israeli "diplomatic official" said Hamas would have to prove its commitment to the truce.
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After a two-day summit in London, senior ministers from the group comprising the United States and allies Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said encryption should not come at the expense of the public's safety.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will continue to seek investment from around the world, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday after a meeting of senior ministers to discuss a new economic and industrial strategy.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to make a statement at around 1700 GMT on Wednesday outside her office after meeting senior ministers to discuss her Brexit deal, a Downing Street official said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Prime Minister Theresa May's senior ministers have undermined Britain's Brexit negotiations by publicly warning they could vote to delay Brexit to avoid a no-deal exit, Conservative lawmaker Iain Duncan Smith said.
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In making that decision, May must manage deep divisions at home, including among senior ministers, over whether to align Britain's economic future with the EU, or diverge from the bloc and seek a more global role.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Senior ministers called on Sunday for a truce in a heated debate on Britain's membership of the European Union, saying the ruling Conservative Party must be civil if it wants to stay in power.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
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The issue is hotly debated within the British government itself and Prime Minister Theresa May met with senior ministers on Thursday to agree on what sort of future trade deal to ask from Brussels to follow transition.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May is in the process of trying to convince senior ministers to accept a draft European Union divorce deal that opponents say threatens both her government and the unity of the United Kingdom.
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Just hours after announcing on Wednesday that her senior ministers had collectively backed her divorce deal, May was thrust into her premiership's most perilous crisis when Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday to oppose the agreement.
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If senior ministers oppose the government's position, it could be harder for Mr. Cameron to persuade the country to vote to stay in the European Union — and could give more credibility to those favoring a British exit.
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Earlier a Times newspaper reporter said on Twitter that some senior ministers had been invited to see May, who is battling to win over a deeply sceptical parliament ahead of that vote, at 1330 GMT on Thursday.
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The comments come as senior ministers meet to endorse an EU deal clinched by Prime Minister David Cameron which the government hopes will persuade Britons to vote in favor of remaining in the world's largest trading bloc.
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As hundreds of thousands of people marched across central London on Saturday to demand another Brexit referendum, May was the subject of what The Sunday Times said was a "coup" by senior ministers seeking to oust her.
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The questions come at a difficult time for Cameron's cabinet of senior ministers, who are split over whether Britain should stay in the European Union and have been criticized for failing to bail out the steel industry.
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LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faces the risk of resignations from senior ministers on both sides of Britain's Brexit divide, depending on what course she takes next week, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
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Prime Minister Theresa May will present the draft withdrawal agreement to her senior ministers on Wednesday for discussion and then decide on the next steps, her office said in a statement that confirmed several British media reports.
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Elsewhere in Asia, a U.S. congressional delegation from the Senate and House Committee on Armed Services is visiting Taiwan, meeting there with President Tsai Ing-wen and her senior ministers, a dialogue likely to irritate Beijing officials.
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Earlier a Times newspaper reporter said on Twitter that some senior ministers had been invited to see May, who is battling to win over a deeply skeptical parliament ahead of that vote, at 1330 GMT on Thursday.
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LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May would rather go for a no-deal Brexit than halt the leaving process altogether, she will tell senior ministers on Tuesday, a reporter for the Financial Times said.
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WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party on Tuesday reshuffled many of its senior ministers, replacing Finance Minister Teresa Czerwinska with her deputy Marian Banas, the head of the country's tax administration, state TV reported.
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From then on, Oliveira "was forced to work 15 hours a day, usually for no pay, first cleaning warehouses for the evangelical church and later working at businesses owned by the sect's senior ministers," the report states.
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The European Union and Britain have agreed to a draft text of a Brexit withdrawal agreement and Prime Minister Theresa May will present it to her senior ministers on Wednesday, after more than a year of tortuous negotiations.
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Four senior ministers have left for the backbenches in the past eight months—and if there is any justice then two more, Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, and Gavin Williamson, the defence secretary, will soon be following them.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government welcomes any progress toward an orderly Brexit, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft European Union divorce deal.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May faces one of the most the most dangerous moments of her premiership as she tries to convince senior ministers and parliament to accept a draft divorce deal agreed with the European Union.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May is likely safe from a leadership challenge despite losing two senior ministers, several Conservative lawmakers said Monday after she held a crunch meeting to sell her parliamentary party on her Brexit plan.
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LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Britain is following standard procedure by not publishing a parliamentary select committee report on alleged Russian meddling in British politics until after the election, one of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's most senior ministers said.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May and her senior ministers agreed on the need for action at a Cabinet meeting Thursday, while French President Emmanuel Macron said that France would target Syria's chemical capabilities if it conducted any strikes.
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Prompted by her poor election showing, particularly among pro-EU young people who fear losses of jobs and opportunity for Brexit, some of her most senior ministers and two former Conservative prime ministers have called for a rethink.
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ABERDEEN, Scotland/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May could reach a Brexit deal with the opposition Labour Party within days, a leading Conservative Party figure said on Saturday, after senior ministers urged compromise following poor local election results.
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Trump and May spoke after May's senior ministers gave her their backing to take unspecified action with the United States and France to tackle the use of chemical weapons by the government of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
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With banks refusing in recent days to accept the latest restructuring plan, May's senior ministers met around the clock, under pressure from the Labour Party and unions not to use taxpayer money to prop up the failing company.
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But France seems to be the main focus of her attention: She's sent four of her senior ministers there in the last week, and is now missing out on much-needed holiday time to plead with Macron himself.
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For now, despite differences, her team of senior ministers is at least pulling in the same broad direction, toward a clean break with the European Union that sees Britain out of the bloc's single market to prioritize controlling immigration.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May will give a short statement to media later on Wednesday after she finishes a meeting of her senior ministers to win their approval for a draft Brexit divorce deal, a Downing Street official said.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May persuaded most of her senior ministers to back the draft Brexit agreement that has finally been struck with the EU — now all she has to do get it approved by a largely hostile Parliament.
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"Senior ministers, who will decide on our positions, issue by issue, also need from you detailed, unvarnished - even where this is uncomfortable - and nuanced understanding of the views, interests and incentives of the other 27," Sir Ivan Rogers added.
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LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May was grappling with the biggest crisis of her premiership on Friday after a draft divorce deal with the European Union provoked the resignations of senior ministers and mutiny in her party.
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The Times newspaper reported that senior ministers were urging May to delay the vote for fear of a rout and several lawmakers said they suspected the government may try something to postpone what would be a game-changing defeat.
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On Monday, Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic called senior ministers and security chiefs for talks after European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said comparisons between Spain and Serbia could not be made as Kosovo had happened in "a very specific context".
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After four militant attacks in Britain that killed 36 people this year, senior ministers have stepped up demands over the past six months to make internet companies do more to suppress extremist content and allow access to encrypted communications.
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Sky said May's cabinet of senior ministers had approved the tariff plan, after environment and farming minister Michael Gove argued to keep food tariffs and business minister Greg Clark insisted car imports should still face a 10 percent tariff.
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"In Malaysia, these changes were proposed and implemented by the independent Election Commission and subsequently approved by the judiciary, whose impartiality is evidenced by the fact that it frequently rules against the government and senior ministers," the statement said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May has not scheduled an additional cabinet meeting for this week, her spokesman said on Tuesday, but senior ministers would meet again when the time is right to approve a Brexit withdrawal agreement.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, freeing her to tackle the much more perilous struggle of getting parliament to approve the agreement.
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The UK prime minister, who has come under growing criticism in recent weeks for refusing to visit flood-hit areas across the country, will hold a so-called emergency Cobra meeting with senior ministers and health chiefs on Monday.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A month after Cyril Ramaphosa took the helm of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) in December, he called an urgent meeting with then-President Jacob Zuma and senior ministers to save state power firm Eskom.
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Britain needs a transition period to soften its exit from the European Union, but it cannot be used to stop Brexit, two senior ministers said on Saturday, signalling a truce between rival factions in Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet.
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The Brexit crisis has taken a far higher toll on the Conservatives than Suez: the head of one prime minister, David Cameron; the loss of the party's majority in a botched election; and the resignation of a clutch of senior ministers.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will give a short statement to media later on Wednesday after she finishes a meeting of her senior ministers to win their approval for a draft Brexit divorce deal, a Downing Street official said.
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BERLIN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The German government welcomes any progress towards an orderly Brexit, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, as British Prime Minister Theresa May tries to convince senior ministers on Wednesday to accept a draft European Union divorce deal.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from senior ministers on Thursday for unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria after a suspected poison gas attack on civilians.
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LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond told senior ministers on Wednesday that the economy is strong and public finances are being repaired as he prepared to deliver his half-yearly budget update, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said.
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The government claims a "double lock" authorization process that loops in the judiciary to signing off intercept warrants for the first time in the U.K., along with senior ministers, bolsters against the risk of the "most intrusive investigatory powers" being misused.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Boris Johnson resigned on Monday, following former-Brexit minister David Davis out of the cabinet just days after Prime Minister Theresa May secured a hard-won agreement from senior ministers on an EU exit strategy.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will give a short statement to media later on Wednesday after she finishes a meeting of her senior ministers to win their approval for a draft Brexit divorce deal, a Downing Street official said.
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British media had reported late on Thursday that Carney had warned senior ministers earlier in the day that a chaotic Brexit could lead to house price falls of up to 35 percent over three years as well as spiraling interest rates.
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Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, pushing the euro and sterling up 0.8 percent and 1.2 percent against the dollar, respectively, from their intraday lows hit on Monday.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing from her senior ministers to take unspecified action with the United States and France to deter further use of chemical weapons by Syria after a suspected poison gas attack on civilians.
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Last week the culture minister, Jeremy Wright, said leaks from the NSC endangered the ability of the committee, which is made up of senior ministers and hears regularly from intelligence agency bosses, to get unequivocal and frank security advice from experts.
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On the safeguards front the government legislated for what it claimed was a "double lock" authorization process for interception warrants — which loops in the judiciary to signing off intercept warrants for the first time in the U.K., along with senior ministers.
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May's plans to keep a close trading relationship with the EU on goods thrust her government into crisis last month and there is speculation she could face a leadership challenge after two of her most senior ministers resigned in protest.
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But one of her senior ministers dampened that enthusiasm on Sunday, in a sign of the difficult task May faces in uniting her own party behind a single exit strategy as key legislation is due to enter parliament next week.
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He is the first member of May's government to resign since she won the backing of her senior ministers for her draft Brexit deal with the European Union on Wednesday, a deal which has so far been mauled by opponents.
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One of President Joko Widodo's most senior ministers, Luhut B. Pandjaitan, said at a news conference Monday night that the president had told him to begin gathering information about mass graves that are said to be scattered across the Indonesian archipelago.
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Prime Minister Theresa May is due to gather senior ministers on Friday to hammer out disagreements over customs plans, less than nine months before the country is scheduled to leave the EU. Reporting by David Milliken; Editing by William Schomberg
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British media had reported late on Thursday that Carney had told senior ministers earlier in the day that a chaotic Brexit could lead to house price falls of up to 35 percent over three years as well as spiraling interest rates.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May won the support of senior ministers and an endorsement from Europe's most powerful leader, Angela Merkel, on Tuesday, surviving the explosive resignations of two top cabinet members in protest at her Brexit plans.
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Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a European Union divorce deal on Wednesday, pushing the euro and sterling up 0.8 percent and 0.553 percent against the dollar, respectively, from their intraday lows hit on Monday.
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The odds look stacked against May's government winning the vote and The Times newspaper reported senior ministers were urging May to delay the vote out of concern that she risked a defeat so big it could bring down her government.
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This meeting of Johnson and his most senior ministers was designed as a public display of the government&aposs commitment to improve the lives of voters in Brexit-voting areas of the UK outside London and the southeast of England.
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Besieged Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday, as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party.
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WARSAW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki fired several senior ministers and visited Brussels on Tuesday in an effort to patch up relations with the European Union, but said he would not unwind the country's most-contested judicial reforms.
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Senior ministers in May's Conservative government, which had been expecting to lose the case, have already drawn up a series of options, including a short, tight bill which will quickly be put before parliament's lower chamber, the House of Commons.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May repeatedly refused on Friday to rule out allowing her senior ministers to get as so called free vote, which allows lawmakers to vote against the wishes of their party, on the draft Brexit deal.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British environment minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday he would not resign after the government was thrown into turmoil when two senior ministers quit in protest at plans for close trade ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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News that Britain's National Security Council, attended by senior ministers and spy chiefs, had agreed on Tuesday to bar Huawei from all core parts of the country's 5G network and restrict its access to non-core elements was leaked to a national newspaper.
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Prince Mohammed will arrive in London on March 7 for talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May and other senior ministers, his first trip to Britain since being named heir to the throne last summer when he effectively took over running the country.
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Leadsom, a member of Prime Minister Theresa May's team of senior ministers, acknowledged that it was up to the European Union to decide what, if any, delay it would allow to Britain's departure, but said she did not want a long one.
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May says she sees no alternative to the Brexit deal she presented earlier this week, amid reports that some of her senior ministers want her to renegotiate the draft agreement before meeting EU leaders next weekend.
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World British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting of her cabinet, seeking to unify her government a day after it was thrown into turmoil when two senior ministers quit over her plans for trade ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected by MPs on Tuesday night, and in a call with business leaders some of her senior ministers raised the notion that the March 29 date to exit the bloc might be pushed back.
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LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May is updating her cabinet of senior ministers on the state of Brexit negotiations, her spokesman told reporters on Thursday after negotiators said they had agreed in principle the terms of future Britain-EU relations.
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday only if he received a letter signed by a majority of ruling party members.
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May's plans to keep a close trading relationship with the EU on goods thrust her government into crisis this month and there is speculation she could face a leadership challenge after two of her most senior ministers, including Johnson, resigned in protest.
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Prime Minister Theresa May, who is meeting senior ministers to discuss the government's strategy, is under pressure to offer a detailed vision for future ties with the EU, but she is not expected to come up with a firm decision this week.
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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected by lawmakers on Tuesday night, and in a call with business leaders some of her senior ministers raised the notion that the March 29 date to exit the bloc might be pushed back.
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A promise from May to quit soon after the United Kingdom's exit on March 29 would help to pacify some Conservatives, including senior ministers, who want Britain to push for a Canada-style agreement, The Times quoted sources in the cabinet as saying.
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Earlier on Thursday, Governor Mark Carney -- whose own term was extended this week until January 2020 to help smooth the post-Brexit transition -- was spotted entering Prime Minister Theresa May's official residence before she met senior ministers to discuss a 'no deal' Brexit.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told senior ministers on Tuesday there was still more to be done in Britain's long-term response to Russia after blaming Moscow for the use of a nerve agent against a former Russian spy in England.
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Sisi, who was in New York this week attending the U.N. General Assembly, returned to Cairo on Friday morning, where he was greeted off his plane by senior ministers and later stopped to speak to a crowd of supporters on the roadside.
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In particular, Germany, the Netherlands and other countries have objected to Mr. Erdogan sending senior ministers on visits to Western Europe for overt or thinly disguised campaign rallies to support a referendum that could limit civil liberties in Turkey if it succeeds.
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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who was elected to the WEF board of trustees last year, is expected to attend, as are senior ministers from a range of other European countries, as well as top figures from the European Commission.
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CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday, as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party.
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May's senior ministers spent much of last week's cabinet meeting speaking about their support for the integrity of the United Kingdom, a spokesman said, signaling rising concern about the Scottish National Party's threats to break the three-century-old union between England and Scotland.
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Up to a third of Cameron's team of senior ministers have expressed Eurosceptic sentiments and there had been speculation that some would resign as ministers if he forced them to back remaining in the bloc when he completes a planned renegotiation of Britain's relationship.
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TEESPORT, England (Reuters) - Britain wants to benefit from European Union trade deals and have a say over EU laws passed during its transition out of the bloc, Brexit minister David Davis said on Friday, seeking to defuse tension between senior ministers over the interim deal.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and senior ministers from Britain and France pulled out of the event along with chief executives or chairmen of about a dozen big financial firms such as JP Morgan Chase and HSBC, and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde.
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LONDON, July 10 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting of her cabinet on Tuesday, a day after her government was thrown into turmoil when two senior ministers quit in protest at her plans for trade ties with the European Union after Brexit.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and senior ministers from Britain and France pulled out of the event along with chief executives or chairmen of about a dozen big financial firms such as JP Morgan Chase and HSBC, and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde.
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The comments by Trump, on his first visit to Britain as president, come at the end of a tumultuous week for May after two senior ministers resigned in protest at her plans for trade with the EU after Britain leaves the bloc next March.
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told senior ministers he is lifting restrictions on settlement building in East Jerusalem, a statement said on Sunday, immediately after the city's municipal government approved permits for the building of hundreds of new homes in the area.
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At least six pro-European Union members of her cabinet of senior ministers will resign if she heads for a no-deal Brexit, while Brexit-supporting ministers would resign if she backed a customs union with the EU or sought a delay to Brexit.
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BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's top prosecutor will seek authorization from the Supreme Court as soon as this week to investigate senior ministers in President Michel Temer's Cabinet and senators from his PMDB party for corruption, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday.
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CANBERRA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday, as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling Liberal party.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - It is too early to breathe a sigh of relief on Brexit after British Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal, Germany's Chambers of Commerce (DIHK) told a newspaper on Thursday.
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At the same location a week ago, May finally won agreement for her Brexit plans from her cabinet after two years of internal wrangling, but within days, two senior ministers had quit, departures which Trump said earlier in the week had left Britain in "turmoil".
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Senior ministers have already held private talks about forcing May out according to the Sunday Times, with her "Praetorian Guard" believing she should offer to stand down soon in order to persuade Brexiteers in her party to back her deal, according to the Mail on Sunday.
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READ: Turkey's Erdogan wants to make adultery illegal "The Trump administration's decision to impose sanctions against two senior ministers was really a shot across the bow — a warning shot that this issue could really escalate into a more serious confrontation between NATO allies," he told VICE News.
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LONDON — British and European Union officials reached a long-awaited draft agreement on Tuesday on Britain's troubled withdrawal from the bloc, opening the way for a high-stakes meeting of Prime Minister Theresa May's most senior ministers to consider the plans, the prime minister's office said.
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Macron and senior ministers walked to the British Embassy in Paris to sign the condolence book and affirm their solidarity with Britain after the Manchester attack, which had echoes of November 2015 Islamist attacks on the Bataclan concert hall and other parts of Paris that killed 130 people.
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He said senior ministers would be given on Monday morning papers on the different options before the United Kingdom: PM May's deal, no-deal Brexit, another referendum, revoking the Article 50 divorce papers, a free trade agreement with a customs union, and staying in the EU's Single Market.
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With that Fine Gael-Fianna Fail agreement set to run out early next year, Varadkar said he could not rule out a national election in the coming months although senior ministers have cautioned that Brexit will continue to weigh on any decision to go to the polls this year.
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In talking points about both allegations of human rights abuses and corruption at Getax, Bishop, the prime minister's office and other Australian senior ministers are instructed by the Department of Foreign Affair's Pacific Affairs Division to respond to the question of what the allegations mean for the bilateral relationship.
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Despite these clear, shared benefits for Beijing and Washington in particular, as countries send their senior ministers to Geneva in an attempt to finalize an agreement, China has arrived with a lengthy shopping list but little flexibility or currency in its pockets to pay for what it wants.
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Following a meeting of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's senior ministers on Wednesday, his office said Sunak had set out the measures the government would take to "ensure businesses, the public and those in public services working on the front line against the virus get the support they need".
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They said that unless Cunha is able to provide evidence against senior ministers to President Michel Temer, or against the president himself, it is unlikely they would be willing to negotiate any plea bargain with Cunha, given the amount of bribes and wide-ranging graft he stands accused of committing.
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Senior ministers have voiced concerns about the impact on his five-year term, with one telling Reuters the Elysee needed to get on top of the "nonsense", and expressing incredulity at the poor judgment that had allowed a young and inexperienced person to gain so much influence in the presidency.
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He said that the prospects for a deal had been improved after British Prime Minister Theresa May reached agreement at her Chequers country house with senior ministers on how Britain should approach Brexit "The is a bit more realism on the European side on just what they have to lose," he said.
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The "Panama Papers" add to a difficult few weeks for Cameron in which one of his senior ministers resigned, his government was forced to drop a key element of its budget and he has faced accusations of failing to protect Britain's industrial sector after Tata Steel put its entire UK operations up for sale.
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"What we've agreed is that we should aim for a model which is based upon a pattern of top level summits involving heads of government and senior ministers, probably alternating between the United Kingdom and Ireland year-by-year, and backed up by close bilateral work between ministers," Britain's Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington told a news conference.
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However, Brussels said last week a transition deal was not a certainty and that London needed to clarify what it wanted from the EU. May's government will aim to address that in a series of six speeches by the prime minister and other senior ministers in the next few weeks, which her office dubbed "The Road to Brexit".
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However, Brussels said last week a transition deal was not a certainty and that London needed to clarify what it wanted from the EU. May's government will aim to address that in a series of six speeches by the prime minister and other senior ministers in the next few weeks, which her office dubbed "The Road to Brexit".
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But the referendum will be decided not on the details of his deal but on the far bigger issue of whether voters believe that Britain is better off in or out of the EU. On this, a heavier blow for the prime minister came when six of his 29 senior ministers confirmed, after a special cabinet meeting on February 20th, that they would campaign to leave.
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But senior ministers in Theresa May's government are suggesting the problem can be solved by entering a permanent customs union with the EU. That kind of agreement would be a major political problem for Conservatives — those who want a hard Brexit say that a customs union would severely limit the UK. For one thing, it's so cold in Chicago that they're setting fires to keep the trains going.
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WARSAW, June 4 (Reuters) - Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party on Tuesday reshuffled many of its senior ministers, replacing Finance Minister Teresa Czerwinska with her deputy Marian Banas, the head of the country's tax administration, according to state TV. One of the leading figures to resign, Czerwińska had expressed skepticism of the government's ability to pay for new social spending programs earlier this year, according to local media.
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He noted that parliament took its decision shortly before May presented her cabinet's Brexit negotiating position on Friday - and well before two senior ministers resigned on Monday in protest at her plan to stay economically aligned with the EU. He said May's approach, now in doubt in the face of a possible revolt by hardline eurosceptic members of her party following the resignations, "would have been a good place to start negotiations two years ago".
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He noted that parliament took its decision shortly before May presented her cabinet's Brexit negotiating position on Friday - and well before two senior ministers resigned on Monday in protest at her plan to stay economically aligned with the EU. He said May's approach, now in doubt in the face of a possible revolt by hardline eurosceptic members of her party following the resignations, "would have been a good place to start negotiations two years ago".
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Underscoring the tough choices facing May to break the Brexit impasse, the newspaper said at least six pro-European Union senior ministers will resign if she opts for a potentially damaging no-deal departure from the EU. But at the same time, rival ministers who support Brexit were threatening to quit if May decides to stay close to the EU with a customs union or if she sought a long delay to Brexit, the Sunday Times said.
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Underscoring the tough choices facing May to break the Brexit impasse, the newspaper said at least six pro-European Union senior ministers will resign if she opts for a potentially damaging no-deal departure from the EU. But at the same time, rival ministers who support Brexit were threatening to quit if May decides to stay close to the EU with a customs union or if she sought a long delay to Brexit, the Sunday Times said.
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