Summary

  • Barack Obama says David Cameron was 'distracted' after the 2011 intervention in Libya

  • In a magazine interview, the US president also says he told the PM to 'pay your fair share' on defence spend

  • The White House issues a statement praising the close relationship between the PM and the president

  • Labour is to announce a new "fiscal credibility rule" to balance "day-to-day" spending with the amount it raises in taxes

  • Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby says people worried about immigration are not racists

  1. Johnson's bike ride 'didn't break Covid rules'published at 13:57 GMT 12 January 2021

    Downing Street defends the PM, while the Met Police chief says he did not act "against the law".

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  2. SDLP calls for permanent Westminster proxy votingpublished at 12:35 GMT 12 January 2021

    Claire Hanna says the Covid-19 pandemic has brought about long-lasting changes to how people work.

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  3. Mixed food loads pose problems at Irish Sea borderpublished at 11:19 GMT 12 January 2021

    One NI business has had nine haulage firms refuse to collect groupage loads of meat from GB suppliers.

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  4. US envoy's 'last-minute' Taiwan visit angers Chinapublished at 06:13 GMT 12 January 2021

    The trip comes as Washington lifts long-standing curbs on official interactions with Taipei.

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  5. Brexit leaves Spain's Costa Brits facing dilemmaspublished at 00:18 GMT 12 January 2021

    British expats in Spain tell the BBC how the new post-Brexit rules have changed their lives.

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  6. 'Welcome to Brexit': Driver has sandwiches seizedpublished at 22:57 GMT 11 January 2021

    Dutch TV films officials confiscating ham sandwiches from UK drivers under new food import rules.

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  7. Super trawler docked as fishing rights run outpublished at 20:12 GMT 11 January 2021

    The owners of the Kirkella warn the UK will be increasingly reliant on cod and haddock imports.

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  8. New Spain expats: 'Brexit forced our hand'published at 19:25 GMT 11 January 2021

    Jan Miller and Sonia Martin dashed from the UK to Spain to get residency before Brexit.

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  9. New strangulation law planned to tackle abuserspublished at 16:12 GMT 11 January 2021

    Justice Secretary Robert Buckland says too many abusers' sentences are not tough enough.

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  10. Scottish exporters count cost of further EU delayspublished at 16:11 GMT 11 January 2021

    Firms report ongoing paperwork and IT problems as hauliers face further delays at UK ports.

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  11. Protect family incomes, Starmer urges ministerspublished at 13:50 GMT 11 January 2021

    The Labour leader calls for tougher coronavirus restrictions and says help for low earners must continue.

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  12. Online retailer Ocado warns of shortagespublished at 15:01 GMT 10 January 2021

    It said there may be "an increase of missing items and substitutions over the next few weeks".

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  13. Starmer: 'Status quo isn't working' for Scotlandpublished at 12:39 GMT 10 January 2021

    The Labour leader rejects a second independence referendum but calls for other changes to devolution.

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  14. Drop 'absurd' 5% council tax increase - Starmerpublished at 11:00 GMT 10 January 2021

    The Labour leader urges ministers to give councils more money instead to protect family budgets.

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  15. Can Welsh firms cash in on Brexit red tape?published at 16:30 GMT 9 January 2021

    Companies trading with the EU now face more barriers - but can Welsh manufacturers benefit?

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  16. House movers to NI may need customs declarationpublished at 08:40 GMT 9 January 2021

    A customs declaration is needed if you are using a removal company when moving house from GB to NI.

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  17. Brexit paperwork 'a nightmare' for small traderspublished at 07:07 GMT 9 January 2021

    Small business owners say they're facing supply uncertainty due to the new rules on importing goods.

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  18. Chocolates and beer: Buying from Belgium after Brexitpublished at 00:09 GMT 9 January 2021

    Companies that trade with the UK say higher prices and less choice are on the way.

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  19. Salmond accuses Sturgeon of misleading parliamentpublished at 22:04 GMT 8 January 2021

    He claims her evidence to an inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against him was "untrue".

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  20. Poots warns of Brexit job cuts and food shortagespublished at 21:47 GMT 8 January 2021

    Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says "work is ongoing" to improve trade from GB to NI.

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