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Piece by piece, the case for severing Britain’s ties to Europe is falling apart

With Brexiteers' migration claims exposed as false, politicians must embrace the 'Norway option' of single market membership without delay Those who switched off with a sigh of relief in July may not have noticed. But something big is slowly stirring in the undergrowth of British politics. Fact by fact, announcement by announcement, the case for Britain to remain in the European Union's single market and customs union is growing stronger and more irresistible by the day. Such an outcome is most definitely not this government's policy. But, this autumn, something will have to give.

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25 Aug 2017
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Theresa May under fire as student visa myth exposed

Prime minister left looking isolated as figures show fewer than 5,000 foreign students stayed on in UK after visas expired Theresa May's determination to continue counting foreign students in the government's immigration target left her increasingly isolated on Thursday night, after official figures revealed that fewer than 5,000 a year stay on after their visa expires.

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Anita Day

Anita Day: A bad weekend for Grantham

Last weekend Grantham was in the news twice and for all the wrong reasons. First came the shocking images of the National Front march on Saturday, which made the national newspapers. Estimates vary of the number of alt-right supporters there - and some claimed that many were not local.

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24 Aug 2017
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