Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit
The Green party is also calling for the UK to rejoin the customs union. And rejoining would be “the best option” when there is political support for that, it says. But, in a statement issued to mark the fifth anniversary, the party also says the referendum showed the problem with “binary choices” and it calls for the use of citizens’ assemblies to chart a way forward.
Ellie Chowns MP said:
The Green party is very clear that people and planet would benefit from much closer relationships between our country and the European Union.
We will continue to press the Labour government to be braver and bolder in overcoming the negative impacts of Brexit.
We must repair the trading relationship with our neighbours that was so badly ruined under the Conservatives. Their deal has been an utter disaster for our country - for farmers, fishers and small businesses - caught up in red tape.
So far the Labour government has failed to show the urgency and ambition needed to fix our relationship with Europe. Ministers must be in a parallel universe if they think we can grow the economy without boosting trade with our nearest neighbours.
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Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, were reported missing by their landlady
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‘That was a doozy’, the actor remembered while promoting his new comedy film with Reese Witherspoon
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South Carolina prepares to execute third inmate as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners
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Palestinian militant group says Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas will be freed as part of ceasefire deal
Israeli gunboats killed a Palestinian fisherman in Gaza’s coastal waters, near the Nuseirat refugee camp, Al Jazeera reports.
The Israeli military has repeatedly shot at Palestinians, including fishermen, in recent weeks despite the ceasefire.
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Tory shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the UK "needs everyone to make a contribution" to keep up with countries like China and India
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The fall of Pokrovsk opens up Russia’s army s in the east, potentially opening avenues for attacks in several directions
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Sticking briefly to the German economy theme, regional data suggests that inflation fell across the country.
That matched a slightly lower than expected reading for French inflation this morning. French consumer prices rose by 1.4% in the year to January, slightly lower than the 1.5% expected by economists.
In Saxony, the inflation rate fell in January to 2.4% from 3.2% in the previous month, in Brandenburg it fell to 2.3% from 2.4%, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it fell to 2.3% from 2.6%, in North Rhine-Westphalia it fell to 2.0% from 2.5% and in Bavaria it fell to 2.5% in January from 3.0% in December.
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Bundestag to review Influx Limitation Act, which looks to tighten rules in existing laws on residence as Friedrich Merz grapples with rise of far right
And if you’re thinking, OK, Jakub, but what’s going on with Germany, aren’t they supposed to be starting any moment now?!
Don’t worry, I’m keeping an eye on this.
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