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  • Brexiteers discuss leadership challenge

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    Conservative MPs opposed to Theresa May’s Brexit plan have met to discuss how and when they could force her to stand down as prime minister.

    Around 50 members of the European Research Group (ERG) openly discussed “how best you game the leadership election rules,” a source said.

    Later, the Eurosceptic MPs are to unveil what they say is a solution to the Northern Ireland border issue.

    They have been under pressure to come up with alternative Brexit plans.

    ‘She has to go’

    One MP present at the meeting on Tuesday evening said the group considered “possible scenarios over the Autumn” depending on the deal the prime minister did or didn’t get with the EU, BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake said.

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    The government says its plan for “harmonisation” with EU trade rules and a “combined customs territory” with the EU will avoid friction at the border.

    It says Parliament will be able to choose to diverge from the EU rules, “recognising that this would have consequences”.

    But critics say this would deny the UK the trade freedom it needs.

    The government’s Chequers plan has not yet been accepted by the EU. Both sides have also agreed on the need for a “backstop” to avoid new physical infrastructure on the border, irrespective of the final deal that is negotiated.

    Some Brexiteers have claimed the border issue is being “exploited” by the EU and Remain supporters to keep the UK closely tied to Brussels.

    Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Boris Johnson was among leading Tory MPs at an event discussing a “clean break”

    Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Mr Rees-Mogg said the border was the only thing standing in the way of the UK negotiating a free trade deal like the EU has with Canada.

    He added: “It is possible to move very swiftly to a Canada-plus style deal as long as we can come up with a scheme, which I think we have got for tomorrow, on how do you ensure a solution to the Northern Ireland problem that any reasonable person would accept?”

    Prime Minister Theresa May has said a free trade deal would not avoid a hard border and that this can only be achieved with “friction-free movement of goods” with no customs or regulatory checks.

  • Colombia anti-corruption referendum fails to satisfy quorum

    Two men voting at a polling station in in Bogota (26/08/2018) Image copyright Reuters Symbol caption Nearly 12 million other people went to the polls, however that was once too few for the referendum to be legitimate

    Colombia’s anti-corruption referendum has didn’t reach the minimal selection of votes required for it to be valid.

    Much Less that 12 million people went to the polls and the referendum wanted a little greater than 12 million to take part for it to be binding.

    Alternatively, an amazing majority of those who did vote approved the anti-corruption measures proposed.

    Each of the seven measures had more than 99% support.

    But for the referendum to be valid, a third of the rustic’s 36.4 million eligible electorate had to participate and the turnout fell just short of that.

    The proposed measures include a cut in wages of contributors of Congress, bans on alternative sentences like area arrest for corruption, forcing elected officials to submit their tax returns and a 3-term prohibit on local and nationwide lawmakers.

    Corruption is rife in the u . s . despite efforts to take on the problem through rules, more thorough investigations or even by way of elevating public awareness through campaigns.

    The outgoing comptroller common, Edgardo Maya, said not too long ago that corruption was once costing the country more than $15bn a year.

    “they’re stealing the whole thing,” he mentioned.

    Then Again, politicians will most certainly must consider that an awesome majority of these who did vote licensed the measures.

    Supporters said it showed Colombians were bored to death with the scandals and desired to cling politicians to account.

    “Citizens want a real and genuine change in political practices,” stated Angelica Lozano, a Green party senator who campaigned for “Sure”.

    Other members of Congress who supported the “Yes” marketing campaign stated they might present a selection of new rules in accordance with the seven measures in Congress this week.