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Convicted sex offenders have been housed in budget hotels, posing risk to public, warn inspectors
The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas
Convicted sex offenders are being housed in budget hotels and other temporary community accommodation, putting families and children at risk, a major investigation by inspectors has found. In a joint HM
Celebrity (UK)
NHS chiefs seek assurances over new Edinburgh children's hospital after two Glasgow deaths
The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson
NHS chiefs are seeking assurances over the construction of Edinburgh's new children's hospital after it emerged the same contractor was used to build a 'super-hospital' where a child's death has been to
Philip Hammond
Exclusive: How 19 Remain ministers dubbed 'hairshirt' club have met in secret in bid to stop no-deal Brexit
The Telegraph - By Steven Swinford
Nearly 20 ministers have been secretly meeting in Parliament to discuss plans to stop a no-deal Brexit, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. The group of ministers, which includes five members of the Cabinet,
Article 50
Labour plots to delay Brexit as Theresa May scrambles to save her deal with new bid to woo Tory MPs
The Telegraph - By Steven Swinford
The prospect of Brexit being delayed moved a step closer last night after Jeremy Corbyn signalled Labour will join Remain Tory ministers and MPs in blocking no deal. Mr Corbyn is expected to give his to
Calais
We in Calais are ready for no deal, why isn't Britain?
The Telegraph - By Xavier Bertrand
We can spend our time bemoaning the uncertainty arising from Brexit. We can talk forever about missed opportunities. Or we can collectively decide, as Europeans and Britons, to pull ourselves together
Remainers have sabotaged Mrs May's hopes of a Brexit compromise
The Telegraph - By Nick Timothy
Almost 30 years ago, Geoffrey Howe resigned from Margaret Thatcher’s government and mortally wounded the prime minister with a devastating attack on her Euroscepticism. “It’s like sending our opening to
Border Force
UK to pay French £6m for drones for 24/7 surveillance in bid to stop migrants crossing Channel
The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas and David Chazan
Britain is to pay the French £6m for drones, CCTV cameras and night-vision equipment to mount 24/7 surveillance of the North France coast in a new bid to prevent migrants crossing the Channel. Sajid Javid,
Great Britain
Dyson's move shows that the Thatcherite dream of a free-market Brexit is dying
The Telegraph - By Allister Heath
What was Sir James Dyson thinking?The decision by Britain’s most successful pro-Brexit entrepreneur to choose such a inopportune moment to relocate the HQ of his eponymous empire to Singapore is a gift
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Eurosceptics soften opposition to Theresa May's Brexit deal as Jacob Rees-Mogg hails 'outbreak of realism'
The Telegraph - By Jack Maidment
Jacob Rees-Mogg softened his opposition to Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement as he said there had been “outbreaks of realism” among Conservative Brexiteers. The chairman of the European Research Group
Scottish Parliament
'Impossible' to measure if SNP government is closing attainment gap in Scottish schools, experts warn
The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson
Nicola Sturgeon cannot know whether her government is meeting its flagship pledge to close the huge attainment gap between rich and poor pupils, education experts have warned a Holyrood inquiry despite
Sturgeon
Theresa May rules out indy ref 2 but angry Nicola Sturgeon accuses her of 'running scared'
The Telegraph - By Simon Johnson
Theresa May has issued her most strident rejection yet of allowing another "divisive" Scottish independence referendum, saying it was the "last thing" the country wants. Speaking ahead of a Downing Street
Angela Merkel
Forget talk of an EU army, the West needs NATO more than ever
The Telegraph - By Andrew Foxall
Much has been made of Angela Merkel’s announcement yesterday that her and Emmanuel Macron’s signing of an update to the 1963 Elysee Treaty could “contribute to the creation of a European army”. But where
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Is Jacob Rees-Mogg starting to panic that 'Europhile kamikaze MPs' could box him in?
The Telegraph - By Asa Bennett
One might have wondered if Tory Brexiteers were softening after Nadine Dorries suggested on Monday night that fellow Brexiteers could end up voting for Theresa May’s deal to save it from “these Europhile
This Tory MP has hit on a plan to save Brexit. There’s just one small snag
The Telegraph - By Michael Deacon
Peter Bone used to be such a cheerful chap. Only last spring he proclaimed to the Commons that, on the day Britain left the EU, Theresa May would be carried shoulder-high by cheering crowds through the
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Theresa May to shut down Parliament if MPs try to thwart Brexit
The Telegraph - By Harry Yorke and James Crisp and Jack Maidment
• Labour 'highly likely' to back plan to delay Brexit• Cabinet ministers round on Remain colleagues• George Osborne compares no deal to Russian roulette• Philip Johnston: The day six years ago when
Arcane
There is only one way to outsmart the wrecker Remainer MPs trying to stop Brexit
The Telegraph - By Frank Field
The result of the real ‘People’s Vote’, which took place in June 2016, is at risk of being stolen. But this is no usual highway robbery where we can see the assailant. This robbery is being conducted cleverly
Great Britain
Young people deserve the choice to live in the centre of our capital - and to sacrifice house space for it
The Telegraph - By Vera Kichanova
Welcome to Refresh – a series of comment pieces by young people, for young people, to provide a free-market response to Britain's biggest issues Refresh Banner You know the scene. You've been at work hours
UK Parliament
The British and Irish might have to be forced by a legal challenge to agree to no hard border
The Telegraph - By Austen Morgan
The successful Gina Miller case, in December 2016, though ultimately politically fruitless, haunted the start of the fixed two-year period for the UK to withdraw from the EU. Might there be another case
Article 50
If we extend Article 50, the EU elections will become a second referendum on Brexit
The Telegraph - By Theo Barclay
Theresa May has one weapon left in her armoury - the ticking clock. Her opponents fear she will win a repeat vote for her Brexit deal by delaying until there is no time left to run. Desperate to avoid
Tariffs
Is it time for us Leavers to call a truce with the Remainers?
The Telegraph - By Tom Harris
Who could have guessed that a referendum on something so dull and (previously) uninteresting would trigger such strong feelings among our compatriots? Before the referendum got fully underway, I judged
European Union
Spain uses EU 'no deal' Brexit plans to push claims for the 'decolonisation' of Gibraltar
The Telegraph - By Peter Foster
Spain is demanding that the European Union recognises its demand for the “decolonisation” of Gibraltar in all coming EU legislation for a Brexit ‘no deal’, the Telegraph can reveal. In a highly provocative
Referendums
How a second Brexit referendum could work: the question, when it will happen and who would win
The Telegraph - By Asa Bennett and Harry Yorke
Second referendum supporters are thrilled with Jeremy Corbyn for unveiling a plan which MPs could back calling on the Government to allow parliamentary votes on options such as as having a second referendum.
George Osborne
Why extending Article 50 looks inevitable, how it could happen and the consequences of delaying Brexit
The Telegraph - By Asa Bennett
Expectations are mounting that Brexit could be delayed amid the continuing impasse in Parliament over the best way forward. The fact Theresa May rarely bothers to promise that Britain will officially the
Theresa May
What is Theresa May's Brexit Plan B and when will Parliament vote on it?
The Telegraph - By James Rothwell and Daniel Capurro
Theresa May is under pressure to come up with an alternative Brexit deal that will win support from MPs across the political spectrum, following her humiliating defeat in the House of Commons on Tuesday
Downing Street
The day Cameron's big gamble let the Brexit genie out of the bottle
The Telegraph - By Philip Johnston
Six years ago today, David Cameron left 10 Downing Street bound for the City headquarters of the American market news service Bloomberg. There he was to deliver a speech that would shake British politics
Counterterrorism
Police counter-terror investigations are highest for ten years
The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas
Police are engaged in more terror investigations than at any time for at least a decade, Britain's most senior counter terrorism officer has revealed. Announcing a nationwide publicity campaign to encourage
Child Abuse
Record 105,000 websites forced to remove child sex abuse images
The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas
A record 105,000 websites showing children being sexually abused and tortured have been found and removed in the past year by UK investigators - with 40% involving children aged 10 or under. The Internet
Border Force
3,000 migrants desperate to cross Channel will not be deterred by Border Force patrols, say charities
The Telegraph - By Charles Hymas
Some 3,000 migrants are in northern France and Belgium “desperate” to get to the UK and will not be deterred by Britain’s Navy and Border Force patrols, refugee charities have told MPs. Clare Moseley,
Michael Gove
Cabinet ministers round on Remain colleagues amid backlash over plans to stop a no-deal Brexit
The Telegraph - By Steven Swinford
Cabinet ministers rounded on Amber Rudd and other Remainers over plans to stop a no-deal Brexit as Theresa May the UK must retain the option of leaving without an agreement. During Cabinet on Tuesday ministers