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The leader of Reform UK and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage launches his campaign for Britain's upcoming general election on July 4 in Clacton-on-Sea, where he will run to be local MP. Speaking to hundreds of gathered supporters, he says "we want to put voices in Westminster that truly believe in Britain." IMAGES
Maros Sefcovic, the European Commissioner responsible for handling the EU's fraught ties with the UK government, says "unilateral action is damaging to mutual trust" after the UK government on Monday introduced legislation proposing a unilateral overhaul to the post-Brexit trade deal it signed for Northern Ireland. "The Commission will now assess the UK draft legislation," Sefcovic adds. SOUNDBITE
The European Commission has launched legal action against the conservative governments of EU members Hungary and Poland in response to measures seen as discriminating against LGBTQ citizens. SOUNDBITE
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic warns the UK against taking further unilateral action on post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, promising tough measures if it does so. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says people taking part in far-right riots will "feel the full force of the law", following hundreds of arrests and ongoing convictions, while visiting a mosque and meeting members of the Muslim community in western England. "We need to make sure that in the coming days, we can give the necessary reassurance to our communities. Many of whom, I've been talking to some this morning, are very anxious about the situation," he tells reporters. IMAGES
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