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Reuters coverage of British politics. Curated from Westminster by @WJames_Reuters and @KylieMacLellan

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Vaccine shock: South Africa halts Astra shot on fears it does not stop mild illness

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Bank of England says banks need 6 months for any sub-zero rates https://t.co/SFHZXGLsO2

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UK sees serious problems with Northern Ireland trade, trust with EU damaged

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English lockdown set to last until at least March, Johnson indicates

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"I take full responsibility for everything that the government has done," Johnson said. "What I can tell you is that we truly did everything we could, and continue to do everything we can, to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering."

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UK surpasses 100,000 COVID deaths in grim new milestone

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PM Johnson: "It's hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic, the years of life lost, the family gatherings not attended, and for so many relatives the missed chance, even to say goodbye."

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UK to unveil hotel quarantine plans, public told not to book vacations

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One business owner asked HMRC for guidance, they told her to try ringing the French embassy. @forageplus

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Brexit butchers EU trade for Scottish beef producers

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“With these customers it takes years to build the relationship and get them on board, and it can take seconds to lose”

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@paulsandle @AndyMacaskill Brown continued: “Then, you watch the death toll rising whilst ministers pat themselves on the back and tell you what a good job they have done. It changes very quickly from a personal to a collective grief.”

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Anger and grief as United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll nears 100,000

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@paulsandle @AndyMacaskill “For me, it has been terrifying and harrowing to see everything that you hope for taken away. He will never be at my wedding; he will never meet any grandkids,��� said Jamie Brown, whose 65-year-old father died at the end of March

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UK could become 'a failed state' without reform, former UK PM Brown says

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Britain, EU at odds over bloc's diplomatic status in UK after Brexit

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UK hospitals like war zones as COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000

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UK health secretary Hancock says self-isolating until Sunday

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