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Tories and Lib Dems boycott Green arrest inquiry

The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats will boycott the inquiry into the arrest of shadow immigration Damian Green, derailing the entire political process surrounding the arrest. The government survived a vote on the committee, narrowly defeating attempts by opposition MPs to widen its remit and allow it to conduct its inquiries immediately. But immediately afterwards, Simon… Read more »

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British-born leader fights to become Thai PM

The British-born, Oxford-educated leader of Thai’s main opposition party is being put forward to become the country’s next prime minister. The Democrat party has requested an emergency session of parliament in order to form a new government with Newcastle-born Abhisit Vejjajiva, 44, as its head. According to the Democrats, including previous allies of the now… Read more »