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Arlene Foster faces a no-confidence vote over a botched heating scheme that could cost taxpayers £400m.

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Post Office workers lead week of strikes

Post Office and rail workers are striking in a week that could also see disruption to air passengers.

  • 19 December 2016
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Scale of suicide unacceptable, say MPs

The number of people taking their own lives in England is too high, according to MPs.

  • 19 December 2016
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Live Foster: 'I have nothing to hide'

MPs to grill minister on foreign aid

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Brexit: All you need to know

  • 12 December 2016
  • From the section Brexit

Who's Who: Theresa May's cabinet

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Features & Analysis

Fight for Labour's soul

What Unite's disunity means for Labour

Food for thought

An EU dinner with Brexit for each course

Katya Adler Europe editor
  • 15 December 2016
  • From the section Europe

Strike action

Is the UK facing a Christmas of discontent?

  • 16 December 2016
  • From the section Business

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Grim challenges for EU after rollercoaster year

  • 16 December 2016
  • From the section Europe

The Labour list

All Jeremy Corbyn's 198 questions to the PM in 2016

Bigger issues

The politics behind the Southern rail dispute

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How long will post-Brexit trade deal take?

Suggestions that a post-Brexit trade deal could take a decade may give rise to more nerves ahead of Theresa May's second EU summit.

15 December 2016
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Week ahead

Three days of Parliament remain in 2016 - including an appearance by Prime Minister Theresa May for questioning at the Liaison Committee.

16 December 2016
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Post-Brexit migration in 'national interest'

David Davis reassures British firms and universities their interests will not be needlessly harmed by migration controls after the UK leaves the European Union.

14 December 2016
John Pienaar Deputy political editor

EU referendum special report

The result in maps and charts

Meet the EU's chief Brexit negotiator

  • 3 October 2016
  • From the section Europe

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  • 24 June 2016

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