Let’s get on with it – May on Brexit

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Haque, who groomed children as young as 11 for his plans, was found guilty of plotting terror attacks with help from two others. They will be sentenced at a later date. ONE of England’s biggest exam boards is to be fined £125,000 after partial solutions to GCSE computing tasks appeared in an endorsed textbook.

Exams regulator Ofqual announced it is imposing the penalty on OCR in a report that said the mistakes, which related to a form of coursework completed under strict conditions, meant some students had been given an “unfair advantage”.

OCR apologised, but insisted that the issues did not have an impact on students or exam results. THE rail line at Dawlish on the south Devon coast has been closed after the sea wall was breached.

Flooding and debris blocked the line after up to 15 metres of fencing and stones were displaced, Network Rail said.

A “substantial amount” of ballast has also been washed across the track along 150 metres of the railway. Trains are unable to run along the route, which suffered damage after the sea wall collapsed during storms in 2014.

A Network Rail spokesman said: “There is no structural damage to the sea wall, and the integrity of the railway itself has not been damaged, which is testimony to the THERESA May has issued a call for “common sense” to deliver a Brexit deal that will be good for Britain and Europe, as she sent a message to Brussels: “Let’s get on with it.”

In an apparent warning to hardline Brexiteers to temper their expectations, Mrs May used a high-profile speech in London to acknowledge that neither side would get “exactly what we want” in talks on the future UK/EU relationship.

But she also sent a blunt message to Brussels that the EU must face “hard facts” and resolve “tensions” in its own stance if it is to help deliver the best outcome for all.

She dismissed the European Commission’s insistence that it would not allow “cherry-picking” of rights and obligations, insisting this was a part of any trade talks.

With talks on the future relationship due to start this month and reach broad agreement by October, Mrs May offered reassurance to Brussels that she would not give in to calls from Brexit hardliners.

“We will not be buffeted by the demands to threaten a walk-out,” she said. “Just as we will not accept the counsels of despair that this simply cannot be done.”

But in response to questions, she stood quality of the strengthening works in 2014.”

No services operated on the route yesterday, with local Labour MP Luke Pollard accusing the Government of “vague promises” in the South West rail strategy.

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said on Wednesday that avoiding a repeat of the by her mantra that “no deal is better than a bad deal”.

After increasingly impatient appeals from EU leaders for more detail about Britain’s aims, Mrs May used her keenly awaited address at the Mansion House to put more flesh on the bones of her vision for “the broadest and deepest possible partnership” after Brexit.

Mr Barnier welcomed the speech for offering “clarity” on the UK’s aims and a recognition there would be “trade-offs”.

But German MEP Manfred Weber – an ally of chancellor Angela Merkel and leader of the centre-right EPP grouping in the European Parliament – said: “I don’t see how we could reach an agreement on Brexit 2014 disruption at Dawlish “has been a key priority” since he began his role.

Storms and cold weather continue to disrupt the UK, with the army being drafted in to help hospitals in the Midlands and West Country and more than 1,900 flights to or from British and Irish airports cancelled yesterday. if the UK Government continues to bury its head in the sand like this.”

Declaring that she was “confident” that a deal was “achievable”, Mrs May said her message to Brussels was: “We know what we want. We understand your principles. We have a shared interest in getting this right. Let’s get on with it.”

Mrs May was joined at the Mansion House by Cabinet ministers from both sides of the Brexit divide, including Philip Hammond, David Davis and Greg Clark.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “After 20 wasted months, Theresa May has once again failed to bring real clarity to the negotiations – and, worryingly, she admitted that her approach will reduce our access to European markets.

“She read out a long list of problems, but failed to provide solutions, particularly on the urgent question of preventing a hard border in Northern Ireland.

“We clearly set out our Brexit priorities in Coventry on Monday. Theresa May’s only clear priority today seemed to be to tie the UK permanently to EU rules, which are used to drive privatisation and block support for British industry.”