UK brexit

Assistant general secretary Steve Turner says Labour should vote for the Johnson deal.
MPs could sit as late as New Year's Eve to clear legislation with just hours before transition period ends.
From Covid to devolution and trade, the PM knows his role is a delicate balancing act.
Boris Johnson’s official spokesperson says no deal is now simply a “potential” and “possible” outcome, a day after the PM said it was the “most likely”.
Veteran backbencher says the prime minister's position would be "untenable".
The government is accused of using a “revolting” reference to the Nazi Kristallnacht in a briefing blaming Germany for the Brexit deadlock.
The PM talks up the “clarity and simplicity” of no deal despite agreeing to continue negotiations.
Hopes of a deal remain alive as UK and EU agree to "go the extra mile".
Boris Johnson is "playing Russian roulette with jobs and livelihoods of people up and down the country" by flirting with no deal, he adds.