“Get closer to the EU”
By Martin Banks A new survey from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) says that both the European Union and Britain want closer ties.
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EUROPE
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POLITICS 
August 3, 2023 Goodwin’s ’10 reasons why Britain will not rejoin the EU’: some thoughts
The sight of more heavy rain outside the window tells me it’s high summer. This means all the important people have gone on holiday to somewhere sunnier, leaving us hoi polloi to discuss politics.
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CYPRUS
June 1, 2023 Association of Rizokarpasso in Britain holds AGM
The Association of Rizokarpasso in Britain was established in 1975 following the Turkish invasion and continued occupation of the northern part of the Republic of Cyprus. The population of over 3,000 in Rizokarpasso has now fallen to under 300 who are still enclaved in Rizokarpasso, whilst the homes and properties of those who have died […]
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UK NEWS
February 20, 2023 Britain faces tomato shortage as bad weather squeezes supply
Britain is facing a tomato shortage after bad weather in Morocco and Spain left importers struggling to find them.
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UK NEWS
February 14, 2023 Britain welcomes Air India deal with Airbus and Rolls-Royce
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed a mega deal by Air India to buy 250 jets from Airbus, saying it would create jobs and boost exports from Britain, where the French planemaker designs and makes aircraft wings.
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UK NEWS
January 10, 2023 Britain to join space race with first rocket launch from home soil
Britain is set to join an exclusive club of 10 countries capable of launching rockets into orbit when it sends up the first satellite payload from Spaceport Cornwall on Monday.
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UK NEWS
January 6, 2023 Train services across Britain disrupted as two-day RMT strike starts
Train services across Britain will be severely disrupted for another two days as the last of the currently scheduled strikes starts on Friday morning.
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UK NEWS
January 4, 2023 Britain says it is committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024
(Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it was committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024, dismissing a report by Berlin-based Table.Media that British delays had prompted the German defence ministry to look into extending its leadership beyond 2023.
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UK NEWS
December 1, 2022 Britain to suffer strike chaos every day until Christmas
Britain is to be disrupted by strikes every day until Christmas as trade unions seek to bring the country to a halt in a new winter of discontent.
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UK NEWS
November 2, 2022 Britain’s New Prime Minister Is Already Facing His First Crisis
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing the first political crisis of his premiership, less than a week on the job after around 200 Conservative MPs chose him to lead the country. The crisis for the U.K.’s first Prime Minister of color swirls around Home Secretary Suella Braverman, also from a South Asian background, over her hardline approach to […]
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