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‘EU reaches out to UK opposition as May battles’

Bloomberg The European Union has been meeting more frequently with the UK’s opposition Labour Party as doubts grow over whether Prime Minister Theresa May will remain in her post through the conclusion of Brexit negotiations, the Daily Telegraph reported without saying where it got the information. As May brushed off calls from some Conservative Party members this week to resign, ...

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Fire Johnson to show strength, Tories urge May

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is being urged to shake up her Cabinet and fire Boris Johnson to show she’s in charge, according to people familiar with the situation, as Tories demand an end to the government infighting that threatens to bring chaos to Brexit. Officials in May’s party, speaking on condition of anonymity, say she should act now ...

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Nigerian minister queries $24bn oil contracts

Bloomberg Nigeria’s oil minister sent a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari listing at least $24 billion of contracts involving the state oil company that he said were never discussed with him or the firm’s board, a copy of the document seen by Bloomberg shows. Emmanuel Kachikwu, the state minister for petroleum resources, complained in the seven-page, August 30 letter to ...

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