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May risks Brexit backers’ wrath with ‘customs plan’

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing the ground to keep the UK inside the European Union’s core trade rules for years after Brexit, a move that risks a rebellion from euroskeptics who could force her out. May’s inner Cabinet has agreed a plan to keep the UK aligned with the EU’s tariff rules for longer as a last resort ...

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Modi’s BJP fails to form govt in Karnataka

Bloomberg The three-day-old government of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party failed to prove its majority in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, dealing a blow to PM Narendra Modi’s plan to expand his party’s influence outside its strongholds ahead of a federal poll in 2019. The development sets the stage for the formation of a new coalition government of regional Janata ...

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League gives Italians chance to vote on coalition

Bloomberg All of Italy gets to have its say on the populist coalition’s policy program this weekend, when the League, one of two parties involved, opens up ad-hoc polling stations in towns and cities across the country. Matteo Salvini, the party’s 45-year-old leader, is offering Italians a chance to vote on the deal on Saturday and on Sunday, though his ...

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