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- The governor of the Bank of England has warned the cabinet that the impact of a no-deal Brexit could be as catastrophic as the financial crisis that crippled the UK economy a decade ago.
- Eurostar trains may stop running in the event of a chaotic no-deal Brexit, the French minister for Europan affairs has warned.
- The leaders of the EU will not impose new instructions on Michel Barnier to get a Brexit deal, a senior diplomat has confirmed, in a blow to the UK’s hopes of going over the chief negotiator’s head to secure approval for its Chequers plan.
- Jewish and Muslim leaders have criticised Conservative MEPs for voting against measures to censure Hungary, saying it was deeply worrying that they had declined to condemn the repressive policies of the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán.
- More than 100 constituency Labour parties have submitted motions to the Labour conference calling for the party to back a referendum on any final Brexit deal.
On Thursdays local council byelections take place. There were six yesterday. Britain Elects has the results.
Four Conservative defences and two Labour for tonight's set of council by-elections. Previews by @andrewteale: https://t.co/lpRT8gWRM4
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
St Mary North (Pembrokeshire) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
IND (Harvey): 32.5% (-5.9)
IND (Bush): 13.7% (+13.7)
IND (Nutting): 13.4% (+13.4)
LAB: 10.6% (-11.6)
IND (Boucher): 10.2% (+10.2)
CON: 7.8% (-31.6)
IND (Edwards: 7.3% (+7.3)
IND (Williams): 4.5% (+4.5)
Ind GAIN from Con.
Turnout: 36.6%
Headcorn (Maidstone) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
CON: 57.3% (-7.3)
LDEM: 34.1% (+30.1)
LAB: 5.3% (-2.2)
GRN: 3.3% (-1.4)
No UKIP (-19.2) as prev.
Chgs. w/ 2016.
Conservative HOLD.
Pennington (New Forest) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
CON: 42.0% (-10.1)
LDEM: 37.6% (+8.8)
IND: 12.2% (+12.2)
LAB: 8.2% (-10.9)
Conservative HOLD.
Birstall Wanlip (Charnwood) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
CON: 46.4% (+7.4)
LAB: 33.4% (+7.0)
LDEM: 12.1% (-22.4)
UKIP: 4.9% (+4.9)
GRN: 3.2% (+3.2)
Conservative HOLD.
Petersfield (Cambridge) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
LAB: 47.9% (-10.6)
LDEM: 36.4% (+16.2)
GRN: 9.4% (-3.1)
CON: 6.3% (-2.5)
Labour HOLD.
Coldharbour (Lambeth) result:
— Britain Elects (@britainelects) September 13, 2018
LAB: 58.2% (+2.3)
GRN: 30.5% (+12.2)
LDEM: 5.0% (+0.6)
CON: 4.0% (-1.5)
WEP: 1.6% (+1.6)
UKIP: 0.7% (+0.7)
No Independent (-15.9) as prev.
Labour HOLD.
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