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Britain's Labour Party is ready to take charge of talks to leave the European Union and be "the grown ups in the room", the party's Brexit spokesman says.
1. Meh about Merkel: Angela Merkel won a fourth term as German chancellor but with a reduced share of the vote as a far-right party made major gains. Investors aren't batting an eye.
The European Union presidency says time is running out for Britain to seal an agreement on leaving the EU, with a fourth round of Brexit negotiations about to begin in Brussels.
