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Philip Hammond tells business no-deal Brexit will be stopped Read more In a letter to Corbyn on Thursday afternoon, written after the Labour leader dismissed her request for talks as a “stunt”, May said that she would be “happy to discuss” the Labour leader’s ideas. Referring to Corbyn’s instruction to Labour MPs not to meet with her, May asked: “Is it right to ask your MPs not to seek a solution with the government?” The proposed talks have been stymied by Corbyn’s insistence that a no-deal must be ruled out as a precondition and May’s insistence that doing so would not be workable. A number of Labour MPs have defied their leader’s instruction not to engage in discussions designed to find a plan that might command a majority. After the defeat of the no- confidence motion where does Brexit go from here? Could involve input from Brussels Revised deal presented to Commons on 21 January; MPs may table amendments MPs vote on revised deal and amendments on 29 January Parliament approves deal Parliament rejects deal UK leaves the EU on these terms on 29 March A rejected deal would probably lead to at least one of the following, any of which could take place at any time until 29 March ... Labour tables a second vote of no confidence Labour moves to support a further referendum Theresa May resigns or is forced out UK asks the EU for an extension on Article 50 ... the outcome of one, or possibly more of these events is unknown, but could potentially lead to ... New deal Could happen if EU enters into new negotiations and parliament accepts new deal No Brexit Possibly as a result of a second referendum No deal This will happen on 29 March if no deal can be reached After the defeat of the no- confidence motion where does Brexit go from here? Could involve input from Brussels Revised deal presented to Commons on 21 January; MPs may table amendments MPs vote on revised deal and amendments on 29 January UK leaves the EU on these terms on 29 March Parliament approves deal Parliament rejects deal A rejected deal would probably lead to at least one of the following, any of which could take place at any time until 29 March ... Labour tables a second vote of no confidence Labour moves to support a further referendum Theresa May resigns or is forced out UK asks the EU for an extension on Article 50 ... the outcome of one, or possibly more of these events is unknown, but could potentially lead to ... No Brexit Possibly as a result of a second referendum New deal Could happen if EU enters into new negotiations and parliament accepts new deal No deal This will happen on 29 March if no deal can be reached Cross-party talks held to inform ‘Plan B’ deal. Could involve input from Brussels Revised deal presented to Commons on 21 January; MPs may table amendments UK leaves the EU on these terms on 29 March MPs vote on revised deal and amendments on 29 January Parliament approves deal Parliament rejects deal After the defeat of the no- confidence motion where does Brexit go from here? A rejected deal would probably lead to at least one of the following, any of which could take place at any time until 29 March ... Labour tables a second vote of no confidence Labour moves to support a further referendum UK asks the EU for an extension on Article 50 Theresa May resigns or is forced out ... the outcome of one, or possibly more of these events is unknown, but could potentially lead to ... No Brexit Possibly as a result of a second referendum New deal Could happen if EU enters into new negotiations and parliament accepts new deal No deal This will happen on 29 March if no deal can be reached “The PM has set out over the course of many months now what she believes the British people voted for, and what she believes is necessary to honour the referendum. She stands by those principles.” On the specific issue of a customs union, which is a key demand of both Labour and backers of a Norway-style softer Brexit, he said: “The PM is absolutely clear on the importance of having an independent trade policy in order to honour the result of the referendum.” Members of the customs union cannot strike their own trade deals. May met Labour backbenchers and spoke to trade union leaders in the run-up to Tuesday’s vote to discuss beefing up workers’ rights in the hope of winning over support for her deal.

The guidelines that emerge from these meetings are sent out to 7,500-plus moderators around the world. Facebook has been accused of accelerating violence in the country. In many countries, extremism and the mainstream are blurring. The company never set out to play this role, but in an effort to control problems of its own creation, it has quietly become, with a speed that makes even employees uncomfortable, what is arguably one of the world’s most powerful political regulators. A 2016 document on Western Balkan hate groups, still in use, incorrectly describes Ratko Mladic as a fugitive. And Google Translate can be unreliable: Mr. Mladic is referred to in one slide as “Rodney Young.” The guidelines, said Mr. Mujanovic, the Balkans expert, appear dangerously out of date. Several months after Facebook said it had banned praise for Ma Ba Tha, a Myanmar supremacist group accused of encouraging ethnic cleansing, the company’s Myanmar guidelines stated that the group was allowed. Facebook users are prohibited from posting content that is deemed to support or praise them. Facebook says that any such practice would violate its rules, which include contingencies for reviewing posts in unfamiliar languages. But at company headquarters, the most fundamental questions of all remain unanswered: What sorts of content lead directly to violence?

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta convinced Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney to overrule the nation’s regulatory czar and release a controversial tip pooling rule despite data showing workers could lose billions in gratuities, according to a new report. Bloomberg Law, citing three current and former executive branch officials, reported that Mulvaney sided with Acosta over the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which is led by Administrator Neomi Rao. The rule would change the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow employers to pool the tips of workers who make at least the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 an hour. Employees who make less than the federal minimum wage and earn tips to supplement their pay were not part of the proposal. But progressive groups like the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) and the National Employment Law Project say the rule lacks a safeguard to stop an employer from stealing a percentage of the workers' tips. In a statement to The Hill, a Department of Labor (DOL) spokesperson said the department does not comment on deliberative processes. "We will make an exception now, as the premise of this reporting is false: there is zero daylight between Director Mulvaney and Administrator Rao on regulatory policy," he said. "Acosta should withdraw DOL’s proposal that would make it legal for employers to take workers’ tips," she said in a statement. "He should focus on things that promote DOL’s mission of serving working people, not undermining their earnings." --This report was updated at 1:06 p.m.