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Former Labour prime ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair have endorsed their fellow Scot, Ian Murray, in his bid to become Labour's new deputy leader.

US president Donald Trump has publicised his peace plan for the Middle East, proposing an independent Palestinian state and the retention of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel.

The European Parliament is expected to see Brexit clear its final hurdle on Wednesday as it votes on approving the Withdrawal Agreement.

The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said that there will be some customs checks on goods moving between Northern Ireland and Great Britain after Brexit as an “indispensable” part of the Withdrawal Agreement.

Tuesday evening saw several senior royals, faith leaders and politicians attend Westminster for the UK commemoration of International Holocaust Memorial Day, 75 years on from the liberation of Auschwitz.

Labour leadership candidate Sir Keir Starmer will make the case for a “new political consensus” in East London on Monday, having said ahead of his speech that the “monopoly of power” in Westminster must end.

Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told the BBC that the EU will have greater leverage in negotiations over a future trade deal with the UK, ahead of a meeting with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier in Dublin.

Prosecutors in Angola have accused Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos of a range of offences including fraud, embezzlement and money laundering, urging her to return to the country to potentially face possible criminal proceedings.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has told business leaders in Davos that the UK will only seek to diverge from EU rules after Brexit where it is "in the interests of British business" to do so.

European Commission and European Council presidents Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel have signed the Withdrawal Agreement formally confirming Brexit, which will now be delivered to prime minister Boris Johnson to receive his signature.

Luigi Di Maio has stepped down as leader of Italy’s anti-establishment MS5 [Five Star Movement] party ahead of a key regional election in the north of the country this weekend.

Lord Lisvane has issued a complaint against former House of Commons speaker John Bercow this week.

Independent human rights experts at the United Nations have called for Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to be investigated over claims that he hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone.

Lisa Nandy has joined Sir Keir Starmer on the final ballot to be the next Labour leader, after winning the support of Chinese for Labour.