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UK to receive £115m from Solidarity Fund
EU approves flood recovery money

The European Commission has recommended the UK receives £115 million to cover the cost of the summer floods. The funds still need to be formally approved by the European parliament but should be received by UK officials early next year. The government applied for funding from the European Solidarity Fund in August after the total… Read more »

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Tony Blair and George Bush signed the treaty earlier this year
MPs back US-UK arms treaty

A new US-UK treaty will help alleviate American controls over arms exports to Britain which are undermining UK sovereignty, MPs believe. The Commons’ defence select committee says current arrangements governing US arms exports controls “work against UK sovereign control” and are delaying British armed forces access to much-needed equipment. Its report on the latest attempt… Read more »