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Brexit rift among Tories revealed in leavers’ WhatsApp messages

Bloomberg A leak of WhatsApp chats from a Conservative Party group that favours a complete UK withdrawal from the European Union shows the breadth of animosity among factions in the governing party and the possible threat posed to a uneasy truce. The messages, published by BuzzFeed on March 10, are from the WhatsApp forum of the European Research Group, which ...

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British government seeks public’s advice on cutting plastic use

Bloomberg UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond will seek the public’s view on how the country can be a leader in reducing plastic waste. Suggestions will be sought on how the tax system can be used to encourage new technology and bring about behavioral change required to cut the usage of single-use plastics, the Chancellor said. The consultation will ...

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Outsize gains in US employment show scope for economic growth

Bloomberg The US labour market still has plenty of room to run. That’s the message from government data on March 10, which gave multiple indications America’s jobs situation isn’t as tight as previously thought, sending stocks and bond yields higher. Employers added the most workers since mid-2016, the participation rate rose by the most in almost eight years despite downward ...

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