UK"s EU ambassador tells colleagues to challenge "muddled thinking"

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Ivan said negotiating experience was “in short supply in Whitehall” Britain"s outgoing ambassador to the EU has urged his UK colleagues in Brussels to keep challenging “ill-founded arguments” and “muddled thinking”.
In his resignation note, obtained by the BBC, Sir Ivan Rogers said ministers needed to hear “unvarnished” and “uncomfortable” views from Europe.
Earlier it was revealed Sir Ivan would be leaving his post early.
The government said he had quit so a successor could be in place before Brexit negotiations started.
BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale said the clear implication of Sir Ivan"s resignation note to his staff in Brussels was that he resigned because some of his advice was being ignored by his political masters in London.
Sir Ivan, who had sparked criticism from some MPs by warning ministers a UK-EU trade agreement might take 10 years to finalise, was due to leave his post in November.
His early departure was ..

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Image Caption: The error message told Mr Lee he had nine more attempts to submit a picture Twitter Facebook Google+ Whats App Mail A New Zealand man had his passport photograph rejected because facial recognition software thought his eyes were closed.
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Government tells companies to justify executive pay rates

Media captionThe Business Secretary Greg Clark speaks to Radio 4"s Today programme about executive pay The government is to outline moves later to make companies justify high levels of executive pay.
Among the measures under consideration are pay ratios, which would show the gap in earnings between the chief executive and an average employee.
Shareholders would also be handed more powers to vote against bosses" pay, while workers would have a “voice” on boards, under the consultation plans.
Theresa May has made tackling corporate excess one of her priorities in office.
The average chief executive of a FTSE 100 firm is now paid close to £5m, more than 170 times the average worker, according to the High Pay Centre.
“There may be some circumstances where that is defensible, but it should be for the boards of companies and executives to justify that,” Business Secretary Greg Clark told the BBC.
He said the UK was not alone in targeting pay ratios, with the US set to report them..

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