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PUBLISHED: 06:58 18 July 2018 | UPDATED: 07:02 18 July 2018 Great Yarmouth Conservative MP Brandon Lewis. Picture: James Bass Archant Norfolk MP Brandon Lewis has been accused of reneging on an agreement not to take part in key votes over Brexit. Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson MP. Photo: Bill Smith Angry Liberal Democrat deputy leader Jo Swinson criticised Great Yarmouth Conservative MP Brandon Lewis last night after he took part in two votes on the government’s trade bill, including one which defeated Conservative rebels. Ms Swinson was absent from the votes to look after her new-born son. And, under House of Commons tradition, an MP who is unable to attend a vote can ‘pair’ with an MP from another party, who agrees to also miss the vote. Ms Swinson said she had been ‘paired’ with Mr Lewis, who is also Conservative chairman, and accused the government of cheating when she realised he had voted. She tweeted: “Just how low will your … [Read more...] about Norfolk MP Brandon Lewis in Brexit crunch vote ‘cheating’ row, but says it was ‘honest mistake’

PUBLISHED: 06:00 18 July 2018 David Hannant A Bristow's helicopter. Photo: Bill Smith Archant © 2011 Proposals for a new multi-storey car park close to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital return to committee today. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Photo: NNUH Last month, members of South Norfolk Council’s planning committee delayed their decision over Norwich Research Park’s application to build a large car park on Colney Lane. The decision was made after fears were raised that the project would interfere with the flight path of the search and rescue helicopters, which serve the hospital. Committee members felt further work was required to find a solution which to suit the needs of both the applicants and Bristow Helicopters, which run the search and rescue service. A month on and the committee will once again discuss the plans, which include a 1,142-space multi-storey car park on the current
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Kim Chandler and Steve Peoples, Associated Press Updated 9:31 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Butch Dill, AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 Alabama Rep. Martha Roby waves to supporters during the watch party as she wins the runoff election, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. Roby won Alabama's Republican runoff on Tuesday, fighting through lingering fallout from her years-old criticism of then-candidate Donald Trump in a midterm contest that hinged on loyalty to the GOP president.. less Alabama Rep. Martha Roby waves to supporters during the watch party as she wins the runoff election, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Montgomery, Ala. Roby … [Read more...] about Ala. congresswoman wins runoff turning on loyalty to Trump

Jill Colvin, Associated Press Updated 9:31 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: AP Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 In this July 11, 2018, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, as French President Emmanuel Macron, center, watches on the sidelines of a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels Belgium. Plenty of U.S. presidents have created commotion in their travels abroad, none so much as President Donald Trump. Historians say Trump’s tumultuous trip across Europe smashed the conventions of American leaders on the world stage. The … [Read more...] about Historians say Trump upends norms of presidential behavior

Kim Chandler and Steve Peoples, Associated Press Updated 6:42 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: J. Scott Applewhite, AP Image 1of/10 CaptionClose Image 1 of 10 FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012, file photo, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, following a GOP strategy session. Roby is seeking Republican redemption in a runoff election that hinges on her loyalty _ or lack … [Read more...] about Onetime Trump critic Roby wins Republican runoff in Alabama

Updated 5:13 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Mickey Welsh, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 Voters make their way into the polling station at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Ala., on for the runoff election, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Rep. Martha Roby is facing Republican Bobby Bright on Tuesday. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) less Voters make their way into the polling station at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Montgomery, Ala., on for the runoff election, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Rep. Martha Roby is facing Republican Bobby Bright ... more Photo: … [Read more...] about The Latest: Polls close in Alabama primary runoff election

Eric Tucker, Associated Press Updated 3:32 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this March 8, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, left, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, walks with this wife Kathleen Manafort, as they arrive at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va. Special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking immunity for five potential witnesses in the upcoming trial of Manafort. Mueller's office told a federal judge in Virginia on July 17 that they were seeking to compel the witnesses to testify under condition of immunity. Prosecutors said the witnesses have indicated they won't testify "on the basis of their privilege against self-incrimination." Prosecutors say that if they do testify, they are requesting "use immunity." That means the government couldn't use their statements against them. less FILE … [Read more...] about Mueller seeks immunity for 5 witnesses in Manafort case

Updated 3:11 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Photo: Richard Drew, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this March 25, 2016 photo, Director of Chemistry Ravi Swamy, of Aqua Pro-Tech Laboratories, uses inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy to test drinking water samples at the facility, in Fairfield, N.J. A survey of school districts around the country finds that less than half test their water for lead, and among those that do more than a third detected elevated levels of the toxin, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The report, released by the Government Accountability Office, is based on a survey of 549 school districts across the United States. The report estimates that 41 percent of school districts, serving 12 million students, did not test for lead in the water in 2016 and 2017. less FILE - In this March 25, 2016 photo, Director of Chemistry Ravi Swamy, of Aqua … [Read more...] about GAO: Less than half of school districts test water for lead

Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Updated 2:20 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Diane Black, R-Tn., right, gestures as he listens to a question from a reporter as the media is escorted out of the Cabinet room of the White House, Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Washington. Trump says he meant the opposite when he said in Helsinki that he doesn't see why Russia would have interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections. less President Donald Trump, center, accompanied by House Ways and Means Committee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, left, and Rep. Diane Black, R-Tn., right, gestures as he listens to a question from a reporter ... more Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP … [Read more...] about Trump blames ‘double negative’ for furor over Putin meeting

By Alix Martichoux, SFGATE Published 12:26 pm PDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery … [Read more...] about Note in margins of speech reminds Trump to emphasize ‘THERE WAS NO COLLUSION’