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The Domestic Abuse Bill will include a new legal duty for councils to provide secure homes.
"We are in politics to make a difference, and being in government is part of that."
“I find it very hard to see how that route can lead to any sensible resolution."
Sir Graham Brady has requested "clarity" regarding her plans.
Pro-choice activists said they will go to court over a controversial bill which was signed into Georgia law on May 7. The HB481 bill bans abortions where a foetal heartbeat is detectable, which can happen as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Similar laws have been passed in Ohio, Kentucky and Mississippi this year. Alabama’s state senate has delayed a vote on a similar bill following disagreements on the senate floor.
Justice Secretary plays down suggestion deal will be put to MPs next week.
The move will cost an estimated £200m.
Prime Minister will also hold showdown talks with Tory backbench high command on the 1922 Committee.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was “disgusted” to see politicians in Britain and the United States continue to support Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. He was responding to a question about the support shown for the Venezuela’s government by Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn.