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UK: Busy day for UK politics today. 
- At 1030BST (1130CET, 0530ET) the Intelligence and Security Committee of
Parliament will publish the long-awaited report on Russian interference in UK
politics on the Committee's website here:
http://isc.independent.gov.uk/committee-reports
- Its publication comes 9 months after being sent to PM Boris Johnson for
approval. Daily Telegraph stating the report will say Russia tried to influence
2014 Scottish independence referendum, but there was no direct evidence of
Russian influence on 2016 EU membership election.
- On a separate topic, at 1200BST (1300CET, 0700ET) PM will meet with US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Downing St for talks ahead of lunch with
Foreign Sec. Dominic Raab. Before this Pompeo will hold talks with a group of
China hawks on the Conservative backbenches.
- Raab and Pompeo will hold joint press conference at 1500BST (1600CET, 1000ET).
- Pompeo seeking to put more pressure on UK gov't to keep up pressure on China
following U-turn on Huawei and suspension of extradition treaty to Hong Kong. 

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