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Stories for August 28th 2017
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Monday, August 28th 2017 - 09:11 UTC
Labour proposes a post-Brexit short “transitional period” and fee movement for working people
Labour would keep the UK in the EU single market and customs union for a transitional period after leaving the EU, the party has said. Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer clarified Labor's position on leaving the EU in The Observer.
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Monday, August 28th 2017 - 08:56 UTC
Third round of Brexit talks in Brussels with not much flexibility from either side
Brexit Secretary David Davis is heading for a Brussels showdown, with a demand for the European Commission to be more “flexible” in negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. With the third round of formal talks beginning on Bank Holiday Monday in the Belgian capital, Davis is pushing for EU negotiator Michel Barnier to be less rigid in his refusal to discuss the post-Brexit relationship between the UK and Europe.
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Monday, August 28th 2017 - 08:39 UTC
Scottish cautious reply to Labour's “transitional period” proposal for Brexit
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has given a cautious welcome to a change of emphasis from Labour on Brexit, which has said it would advocate the UK remaining within the EU's single market and the customs union “for a transitional period”.
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Monday, August 28th 2017 - 08:30 UTC
Famous faces and new endemic Falklands species revealed at Birdfair
Famous names including Sir David Attenborough, Bill Oddie, Chris Packham, Simon King and Nigel Marvin were all attendees of Birdfair where Falklands organizations annually promote the wealth of wildlife around the Islands.
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Monday, August 28th 2017 - 07:52 UTC
Falklands: Premier Oil is asking for export funds to develop Sea Lion, reports Financial Times
The Financial Times is reporting that Premier Oil is negotiating with the UK government about securing export finance to fund just over half of the US$1.5bn investment needed to develop a large oilfield in waters north of the Falkland Islands. If all works out as planned first oil in the Falklands would be in 2021.
