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Skeptics say it is naïve to trust Taliban assurances. Mr. Joscelyn insisted that a potentially fatal flaw would be a failure to ensure that the Taliban, which he said have perfected “weasel” language, specifically name groups that they will shun. Another person familiar with the draft agreement said that had …

New chancellor Sajid Javid has said he is considering proposals to make house sellers pay stamp duty instead of buyers. The change is designed to help people get on to the property ladder and buy bigger homes for their families. However, the former banker indicated it was one of several …

COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s government is considering strengthening controls at its border with Sweden after a bomb attack aimed at a government agency in Copenhagen that led to two Swedes being charged, the Danish prime minister said on Wednesday. “We will look into the possibility of protecting our border with Sweden …

Good Monday. (Want this by email? Sign up here.) Business reckons with the latest mass shootings Two shootings that killed nearly 30 people in the U.S. over the weekend have again prompted political outrage — and forced some businesses to consider their role in promoting gun violence. The attacks, in …

A pro-EU Tory MP has said he is considering whether to defect to the Liberal Democrats, in a move that could wipe out the government’s Commons majority. Dr Phillip Lee said he feels “politically homeless” over his party’s shift towards a no-deal Brexit following Boris Johnson’s election as Conservative leader. The former justice minister, …