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The National'Utterly compromised': Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to ditch controversial advisor
PRESSURE is mounting on the UK Government to sack an advisor due to conflicts of interest highlighted by campaigners.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Goes 0 for 2 with Back-to-Back Teleprompter Claims
Donald Trump, while giving a speech Friday in Colorado during which he used teleprompters, falsely claimed that he doesn’t use them.Not only that, but the chronically truth-averse candidate repeated a debunked assertion on the same topic: that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall the day prior.“Did you see where she did a town hall yesterday and she used a teleprompter? I never saw a town—you don’t use teleprompters. We don’t use teleprompters, period,
- The Independent
Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his
Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter
- The Telegraph
Spain warns of permanent hard border with Gibraltar after surprise checks cause chaos
Spain warned Britain it faces a permanent hard border on Gibraltar on Friday after imposing surprise checks on the Rock’s frontier that resulted in “huge” queues.
- The Independent
What is the mysterious advanced Russian weapon downed by Moscow’s own forces in embarrassment for Putin?
Wreckage of one of Russia’s newest pieces of military hardware is now in hands of Ukrainian forces
- The Telegraph
Labour is haemorrhaging seats and voter trust, figures show
Labour endured another smattering of defeats at the ballot box this week after a wave of 20 council by-elections were held on Thursday.
- The Telegraph
£1bn blow to Starmer’s push for growth
Labour’s push for growth has been dealt an embarrassing blow by the owner of P&O Ferries, which shelved a £1bn port expansion after the Transport Secretary branded it a “rogue operator”.
- The Telegraph
Starmer accused of using Louise Haigh as ‘scapegoat’ to rescue £1bn deal with P&O owner
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused by allies of the Transport Secretary of using her as a “scapegoat” to rescue a £1 billion deal with the owners of P&O.
- Manchester Evening News
Angela Rayner breaks silence on latest chapter of Tameside council fiasco
Tameside Council is now without a political or paid service leader
- The Hill
Obama sends stark warning message to Democrats
Former President Obama on Thursday night did what many Democrats had been craving. He said the quiet part out loud. For days, Democrats have been worried about a lack of enthusiasm among segments of their base. So when Obama made an unannounced campaign stop at a field office in Pittsburgh, he used the opportunity — with television…
- The Guardian
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
- The Independent
Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says
General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023
- Evening Standard
Labour struggles on ‘super Thursday’ of by-elections losing seats to Tories, Lib Dems and Green Party
It comes after polls last week, when Labour lost seats to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, the Greens and the SNP
- The Telegraph
Putin says growing ties with ‘very close’ ally Iran is top priority
Vladimir Putin said growing ties with Iran were a “priority” as he met the country’s president to discuss Middle East tensions in a surprise summit.
- The Telegraph
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged their cargo of commandos into a dried-out riverbed.
- The Hill
Opinion - The 4 reasons Harris is losing
I have spoken with three Democratic operatives behind the scenes who all believe the race is slipping away from Vice President Kamala Harris.
- The Telegraph
EU backtracks on border fingerprint checks
New EU border rules which would force British tourists to submit fingerprints and facial biometrics have been postponed indefinitely.
- RFI
Handover of Chagos Islands to Mauritius 'not an outright win'
The United Kingdom's recent decision to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former British colony, was a breakthrough, says Mauritian former foreign minister Jean-Claude de l'Estrac. But it isn't an unmitigated victory, he tells RFI, because the UK has been granted a long-term lease to maintain a military base on the archipelago's main island – something that will likely prevent islanders from returning. The British government has been under pressure for decades to hand over the Chagos
- Business Insider
War analysts argue the West needs to break the supply chains keeping Russia's deadliest guns firing before it's too late
A new report identified ways that the West can go after Russia's artillery supply chain. Analysts said this disruption should be a priority.
- The Guardian
James Cleverly warned MPs that tactical votes could kill his leadership hopes
Dismayed senior Tories predict second contest for head of party will be needed amid chaos after centrist’s shock ejection from race