#UK: PM Theresa May Gives Impassioned Defense Of Chequers Brexit Plan, Defends Party In Conference Speech

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Prime Minister Theresa May, who will likely soon to be fighting for her job against former Foreign Min. Boris Johnson, gave a rousing speech at the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham. After stumbles in past year's speeches, May joked and danced (to ABBA's "Dancing Queen") and hit back at critics, including Johnson. She defended her plan for leaving the EU, though not mentioning the Chequers Brexit Agreement by name, which has caused a mini-rebellion in Conservative Party ranks for allegedly giving too much to the EU after Brexit is finalized. Splitting from Europe's trade area was approved by voters in 2016 in a referendum. She urged party members to "hold our nerve" during negotiations with the EU, and pledged "To honor the result of the referendum. To come together to make a success of the decision we took."

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#UK: Chancellor Of The Exchequer Hammond Promotes PM May's Brexit Plan At Party Conference

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Chancellor of the Exchequer (a job comparable to America's Treasury Secretary) Philip Hammond has voiced support for Theresa May's Brexit plan, calling on colleagues to unite behind the prime minister to get the "best possible outcome" in negotiations with the European Union for Britain to leave the European trading bloc.

In his speech to the Conservative Party's conference in Birmingham, the chancellor said he shared May's "determination" to get her blueprint for Britain's EU exit approved, despite strong opposition within the Conservative Party itself. Some believe it leaves the UK too closely aligned with the EU's rules and regulations.

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#UK: Conservative Heavyweights Johnson And Rees-Mogg Launch Attacks On PM May Ahead Of Party Conference

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Former Foreign Minister Boris Johnson and popular member of parliament Jacob Rees-Mogg have launched a two pronged Brexit attack on Theresa May ahead of the Conservative Party conference. Johnson has repeatedly refused to rule out challenging May for the leadership of the party at the Birmingham event. Both Johnson and Rees-Mogg are attempting to scrap May's so-called Chequers Plan for the UK to leave the EU, a plan on which she has staked her legacy as Prime Minister. Johnson laid out his "Better Plan for Brexit" in a column in the UK's Telegraph newspaper.

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#AUSTRALIA: Tasmania Labor Party Wants To Raise Legal Age To Purchase Tobacco Products To 25

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The Tasmanian state's Labor Party will consider a motion to ban the sale of cigarettes to thoe under 25 at its conference next month. Labor members living in the Kingborough municipality will seek support for its motion to raise the age that tobacco products may be sold to 25 and "to regulate the content and engineering of tobacco products – including filters and additives." Issues as diverse as puppy farming, housing, recycling, seat belts on buses, and a motion to allow members to elect the parliamentary leader are among the issues to be debated during the meeting, which will be held on Sept. 8 and 9.

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#UK: Shadow Chancellor Says Labour Gov't Would Introduce £10 Minimum Wage

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Labour's John McDonnell has pledged that a Labour government would introduce a living wage that would likely be more than £10 an hour. The shadow chancellor told his party's conference in Liverpool that he would task a new body to set the wage at an appropriate level, which studies have suggested would be above £10.