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Maik:

--- Quote ---'Not British enough': ex-high commissioner's baby denied UK passport in 2011
Arthur Snell says Home Office defaults to refusal of citizenship wherever possible to make it difficult for applicants

A former British high commissioner whose baby son was initially denied a British passport after being born abroad, said it demonstrated a Home Office that defaults to refusal wherever possible.

"You cannot be more British than the British High Commissioner but he wasn’t British enough".
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/25/arthur-snell-high-commissioner-baby-denied-uk-passport-2011

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Maik:

--- Quote ---Donald Trump UK visit set for July as mass protests planned

British officials are preparing for Donald Trump to come to the UK for a working visit in mid-July, raising the spectre of mass protests the moment he touches down.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-trump-uk-visit-date-us-july-protests-a8322596.html

Maik:

--- Quote ---Brexit: Britons set to be charged €7 fee to visit EU countries under new Brussels plans
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-traveller-charge-single-market-border-control-visa-european-union-a8321891.html

Maik:

--- Quote ---Fascinating images show original Windsor Castle after it was built to defend against medieval Home Counties
Research sheds new light on origins of England’s most famous royal palace outside London
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/windsor-castle-original-size-reconstruction-medieval-fortress-a8321766.html

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