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BrexitBriefing:ConservativeBackbiting
LabourCivilWarWelshRegrets?
BySEWELLCHAN

JULY5,2016

LONDONConservativelawmakersonTuesdaybegantheprocessofchoosing
Britainsnextprimeminister.
TheBankofEnglandannouncedstepstopropuptheeconomy,asthepoundhit
a31yearlowagainstthedollar.
Andthegovernment,whichhasnotnegotiatedatradedealsince1973whenit
joinedwhatbecametheEuropeanUnionisturningtotheprivatesectorforhelp.

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ConservativeLeadershipContest
TheresaMay,thehomesecretary,hasemergedastheclearfrontrunner
amongthecandidatesseekingtoreplaceDavidCameronasleaderofthe
ConservativeParty,andbyextensionthenextprimeminister.
ButoneofherTorycolleagueshasdescribedherasabloodydifficultwoman.
InanunguardedmomentcapturedbySkyNewscameras,KenClarke,aformer
homesecretaryhimself,hadchoicewordsforMs.Mayandherrivalsforleadership.

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Mr.Clarkedescribedtheprocessofchoosingaleaderasanutterfiasco.

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LawmakersbeganwhittlingdownthecandidatesonTuesdayinthefirst
ofaseriesofvotes.LiamFoxreceivedthefewestandwaseliminated,andlater
StephenCrabbalsoexitedtherace.Ms.Mayreceivedthemostvotes,with165,and
AndreaLeadsom,aministerforenergyandclimatechange,cameinsecondwith66
votes.MichaelGove,thejusticesecretary,wasthirdwith48.
Thepartysroughly150,000memberswillchoosebetweenthefinaltwo
candidates,inaprocesstobecompletedbySept.9.

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ALabourPartyCivilWar?
JeremyCorbyn,theembattledLabourPartyleader,issuedapleaforunity
onMondayinanonlinevideo,butarebellionbyfellowLabourlawmakersshowsno
signsofabating.
Thepartysdeputyleader,TomWatson,issettomeetonTuesdaywith
unionleadersacrucialpartofMr.CorbynsbaseofsupporttodiscussMr.
Corbynsfuture.
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WorriesOverthePoundandStocks
ManyofthepoorerplacesinBritainthatreceivethemostaidfrom
EuropealsovoteddecisivelytoleavetheEuropeanUnion.DannyHakimreported
fromNewport,Wales,whereevensomeofthe56percentofvoterswhochoseto
leaveknewwhattheyhadtolose.
NearlyhalfofallbusinessesinBritainarepessimisticabouttheeconomic
outlookoverthenext12months,accordingtopollresultsreleasedMondayevening
bythesurveyorganizationYouGovandtheCenterforEconomicsandBusiness
Research,aconsultancy.
TheBankofEngland,whichreleasedafinancialstabilityreporton
Tuesday,warnedofachallengingoutlookforthemarkets,andittookstepsthat
willletbankslendanadditional150billionpounds($200billion)tobusinessesand
householdstopreventcreditfromdryingup.

EuropeansinBritain,andBritonsinEurope
ThestatusoftheroughlythreemillioncitizensofEuropeanUnion
countrieswhoarenotBritishcitizensbutliveinBritainhasbecomeahugetopicof
politicalconcern.Thegovernmenthasrefusedtoguaranteethattheywillbeableto

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remaininBritainoncethecountryleavestheEuropeanUnion.Therehastobe
somesymmetrybetweenthetreatmentofU.K.nationalsinE.U.countriesandE.U.
nationalsinU.K.countries,ForeignSecretaryPhilipHammondtoldtheBBC,while
addingthatitwasmostunlikelythattheEuropeanswouldhavetoleave.
PeoplewhootherwiseagreeonverylittlelikeNigelFarage,oneofthe
foremostadvocatesofaBritishexitfromthebloc,orBrexit,andAndyBurnham,a
seniorLabourPartylawmakerhavecalledonthegovernmenttoclarifythestatus
oftheseEuropeans.Ms.LeadsomsaidonTuesdaythatEuropeanslivinginBritain
shouldnotbeusedasbargainingchips.
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UniversitiesDenounceXenophobia
TheRussellGroup,anassociationofleadingBritishuniversities,onTuesday
condemnedawaveofxenophobiathathasbeenreportedsincetheJune23
referendum.Wesimplywillnottolerateabuseofthissort,andanystudentorstaff
memberwhoexperiencesracismorxenophobiaonoroffourcampusescanbe
assuredthiswillbetakenextremelyseriously,thechairmanandexecutivedirector
ofthegroupsaidinastatement.
UniversityleadersinBritain,citingsubstantialresearchfundingfromthe
EuropeanUnionandthelargenumberofEuropeaninstructorsandstudentson
Britishcampuses,hadurgedBritonstovoteRemain.
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YourBrexitReadingList
RafaelBehr,apoliticalcolumnistatTheGuardian,offersabehindthe
scenesaccountoftheRemaincampaignsfailuretoturnoutvotersandinspirepro
EuropeBritonswithapositivemessage.
AnupsideofthecrisisforBritishjournalists:Thisisthestoryofalifetime.
Forjournalists,hasthereeverbeenabettertimetobealive?RoyGreenslade,a

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journalismprofessor,asksinTheGuardian.
Andadownside:PrintadvertisingisexpectedtoplummetasBritains
economyturnsdownward,puttingpressureonnewspapersthatwerealreadyfacing
financialdifficulties.
ForthehalfmillionAmericanslivinginBritain,thefallinthepound
couldpromptawaveofdemandsthatemployersraisesalaries,accordingtoThe
FinancialTimes.Manylargeemployershavesalaryprotectionplanstobuffer
employeesfromcurrencyfluctuations,andtheytypicallykickinwhenacurrency
falls7percentto15percent.Sofar,thepoundisabout10percentloweragainstthe
dollarfromwhereitwasbeforethereferendum.
Britishsoccer,rugbyandcricketteamsarebracingthemselves:IfBritain
withdrawsfromtheEuropeanUnion,theycouldfinditharderandmoreexpensive
toacquireplayersfromtheContinent.
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