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Iran's supreme leader threatens to resume nuclear programme if Europe doesn't guarantee lost oil revenues

Iran’s supreme leader has threatened to pull his country out of the nuclear deal and resume enriching uranium if European countries do not promise to buy Iranian oil and to oppose all new US sanctions against Tehran.<p>Three days after US secretary of state Mike Pompeo delivered America’s extensive …

The man behind the official Leave campaign says Brexit is now a 'train wreck'

LONDON — The man who directed the official campaign to leave the European Union has described Brexit as a "train wreck" and suggested that Theresa May's government now "effectively has no credible policy and the whole world knows it."<p>In an open letter addressed to Conservative MPs and donors of the …

Bernard-Henri Lévy: ‘Brexit will not happen’

‘If Brexit happens, Europe will collapse. It cannot survive’<p>I meet Bernard-Henri Lévy in a colossally luxurious hotel on a tree-lined avenue just behind the Elysée Palace. The French philosopher is half-reclining on a sofa, with one ankle tucked under his thigh, beneath an ornamental bookcase …

After today's revelation, we can't deny it any longer: the price of Brexit will be the NHS

Anyone wanting a dagger to plunge into the Government’s Brexit policy can find a freshly sharpened one courtesy of the Institute for Fiscal Studies …

‘Max-fac’ is an idiotic idea that will bankrupt British businesses

The Brexiters’ absurd customs plan would cost around £350m a week. I don’t remember seeing that on any big red buses<p>I’m not a politician, I’m an entrepreneur. I don’t believe in false promises or rigid ideology. I believe in creating opportunities, good deals and looking out for the people who work …

Diplomacy is harder when you're simply shouting the loudest

<b>(CNN) —</b> Well, there goes the Nobel Peace Prize. But could President Trump ever have seen himself sharing such an honor with anyone else? Or, for that matter, could he be seen as sharing a global spotlight with someone he'd not so long ago been calling Little Rocket Man?<p>We also need to look at the …

U.K. slams Kremlin over 'childish' prank call

The U.K. is blaming Russia for a prank phone call to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, with Johnson's deputy, Alan Duncan, telling <i>Bloomberg News</i>: "If …

UK's Boris Johnson discusses Russia with hoax caller in latest gaffe

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talked international relations and rude poetry with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian Prime …

Being excluded from EU Galileo satellite system creates 'irreparable security risk' for UK, say ministers - Politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen<p>Afternoon summary

America 'could recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights within months', minister says

An Israeli minister has said that the United States could recognise Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights within months.<p>Yisrael Katz MK, …

Carney warns on 'disorderly Brexit' fallout

Kamal Ahmed @bbckamal on Twitter<p><b>The Bank of England governor has said a "disorderly" Brexit could delay rises in interest rates as the Bank would be obliged to act to shore up the economy.</b><p>Mark Carney made clear what he described as a "sharp Brexit" could mean a reassessment of whether an interest …

Will there be a World War 3 and who would win? Latest WW3 news as Russia and US tensions over Syria continue

THE world is on high alert with tensions between the US and Russia over Syria boiling over.<p>If you add North Korea's nuclear ambitions into the mix, …

UK Foreign Secretary victim of Russian prank phone call

Reaction to Donald Trump's cancellation of America's upcoming summit with North Korea, and the production of a commemorative coin now no longer relevant. Plus: UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson pranked in a phone call by two Russians claiming to be the new Armenian Prime Minister.

Our favourite responses to that Boris Johnson prank call

Boris Johnson has been duped by a pair of Russian pranksters pretending to be the recently appointed prime minister of Armenia, Niko Pashinyan.<p>The …

£350 million for the NHS: How the Brexit bus pledge is coming true

Vote Leave’s success has turned the Conservatives into big spenders<p>A fortnight before Philip Hammond delivered his last Budget, the chief executive of the NHS gave a speech making the case for more funding. Simon Stevens had brought with him picture of a Vote Leave poster, promising £350 million a …

Car industry steps up warnings on customs union

Car makers have demanded as a “minimum” that Britain remains in the customs union when the UK leaves the EU, warning “hundreds of thousands” are in danger without a deal.<p>Without frictionless trade, motorists face paying more for cars and less choice, warned the industry’s trade body.<p>Speaking as car …

WSJ City PM: Firms Set for Europe’s ‘Mammoth’ Privacy Law, Why Deutsche Bank Needs Radical Ideas

Good morning from the WSJ City desks in London. WSJ City is the app that delivers concise, smart news on business and finance for mobile. Download for iPhone or Android. Here’s essential reading on today’s developments. MUST READS FROM WSJ CITY As Europe’s new privacy law, known as GDPR, is set to …

Theresa May Has The Space To Change Her Immigration Policy - It Could Transform Her Premiership

Drop the target, drop the hostile environment and come up with something sensible that will facilitate the Global Britain you are committed to …

Prince William to visit Palestinian Territories, Israel in June

Prince William will be the first senior British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, as part of a tour in June …

Theresa May’s LGBT ‘Plan Of Action’ is empty, hypocritical PR

In Westminster, the power of LGBTQ issues as political capital is well understood. It is ‘cool’, it is ‘trendy’ and it can be used as many times as you like to mask the thousands of ‘uncool’ things politicians may or may not be doing otherwise. I’ve worked in the right wing sphere for almost two …

MPs ‘signing up to £420 Instagram training courses’ because their useless at social media

Some MPs are apparently so useless at social media they’ll be allowed to send staff to take Instagram training courses costing £420.<p>It seems posting …

The UK ignored the Irish abortion question for too long – it was a failure of solidarity

It took a trip to Belfast’s Marie Stopes clinic for me to see the shame and rage in the reproductive rights debate. How did it go unremarked upon for so many years?<p>Ahead of the vote on Ireland’s abortion laws tomorrow, gut-wrenching stories have poured forth: pregnant 15-year-olds coping, or dying, …

Iran using imprisoned British mom to con cash from U.K.

The British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker serving a five-year jail sentence, was told she faces new charges of "spreading …

Your Guide To The New Conservative Think-Tanks Hoping To Reboot The Tories

All you need to know about the centre-right's ‘ideas factories’<p>CPS<p>Tory MP Ben Bradley speaks at the launch of a new pamphlet from the Centre for …

Sketch: In a world first, Boris Johnson has been the victim of a prank, and thinks it's the pranksters that look stupid

The point of the Russian state information war, the reason it floods comments sections of popular news articles, or posts replies to viral tweets …

Simon English: Plans for Heathrow Hub should be taken seriously

The words “public spirited” and “hedge fund manager” don’t often go together, but perhaps Anthony Clake genuinely is both.<p>The Marshall Wace partner …

Yulia Skripal: Daughter of Russian ex-spy speaks for first time since nerve agent attack

Yulia Skripal has spoken for the first time since she and her father were poisoned by a nerve agent in Salisbury in March. Skripal said her recovery …

Brexit Bulletin: ‘Get On With It’

<i>Today in Brexit: Boris Johnson sets out his demands for Brexit, and warns the new Irish backstop proposal needs to be limited in time so Britain can</i> …

Theresa May slaps down Boris Johnson's hopes for a private Brexit business jet

Theresa May has slapped down Boris Johnson’s arrogant bid for his own private "Brexit plane".<p>The Foreign Secretary sparked outrage after he called …

Steve Bell’s If ... on the Malvinas treachery of Boris Johnson