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Johnson to tell new Tory MPs they have to change party for good

Boris Johnson will tell the next generation of more than 100 new Tory MPs that they have a responsibility to change the the party for good, as he sets out plans for a first vote on his Brexit bill before the festive season.
With just a week until Christmas, the UK prime minister intends to accelerate plans for his Brexit bill, carry out a minor cabinet reshuffle and present a Queen’s speech next week, before shifting his focus to reshaping Whitehall in the new year.
He will begin by telling his new Tory recruits, who mostly represent northern and Midlands seats, they must help him deliver for the voters in their areas.

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#Brexit | What To Watch For This Week As Vote On Johnson’s New Deal Is Blocked—Again

What happens now?

  • Johnson was hoping to get his deal through on Saturday, when lawmakers were gearing up to vote on the deal in a rare weekend sitting. But that did not happen, as lawmakers instead voted on an amendment that withholds their support for any deal until separate legislation is passed that ensures that any deal must be implemented in U.K. law.

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Borneo for New Indonesia Capital

Indonesia will build a new capital city on the island of Borneo, home to some of the world’s biggest coal reserves and orangutan habitats, as President Joko Widodo seeks to ease pressure on congested and sinking Jakarta.

The new administrative headquarters will be located between North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara in East Kalimantan, Jokowi, as the president is commonly known, told reporters in Jakarta on Monday. The relocation of the capital, some 1,400 kilometers away from Jakarta, will help spread economic activity outside the nation’s most-populous island of Java, the president said.

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