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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells farmers he'll 'always have [their] backs' and promised to 'stand up and fight' for the industry.
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HuffPostAudio Of Trump Talking About Taylor Swift's Looks Is Creeping Everyone TF Out
The former president used one word five times when describing the pop icon.
- The Telegraph
Who won the BBC general election TV debate? Our writers give their verdicts
How did Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer – the two men who could be prime minister at the end of next week – fare in their final face-to-face clash of the campaign? Our commentators Tim Stanley and Tom Harris give their verdicts.
- The Telegraph
Keir Starmer is about to kill the Brexit dream for good
Sir Keir Starmer and his Labour team enjoy warm cuddly feelings about the European Union. Although Starmer has ruled out returning to the customs union or the EU’s single market, Labour says that it will improve the UK’s relationship with the EU by negotiating a veterinary agreement to reduce border checks and seeking mutual recognition agreements allowing touring artists and professionals to export their services to the EU.
- HuffPost UK
'Shouldn't Be Allowed To Make Stuff Up': James Cleverly Left Stuttering Over His Migration Claims
"It's invented, isn't it, James?" Labour's Yvette Cooper said.
- HuffPost
Newsmax Slaps Very Awkward Note On Screen During Donald Trump Interview
Critics on social media suggested the chyron meant one thing.
- The Telegraph
Sunak may have made the biggest electoral mistake in British history
When the history of this election campaign comes to be written, one question will perplex the compilers more than any other: why now? The Tory officials and police officers being investigated for alleged gambling law infractions by betting on a snap contest in July will have secured very good odds for the simple reason that no one was expecting it.
- Reuters
US, Russia defense chiefs speak as tensions rise over Crimea attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Russian defense chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday in rare communication between the two powers and with tensions rising after Moscow blamed Washington for a deadly Ukraine attack over the weekend on the Russian-annexed Crimea. The two sides gave widely divergent accounts of the conversation - the first one between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russia's new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, who replaced Sergei Shoigu in May.
- The Telegraph
Why the French state pension is about to bring down Macron
Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms have loomed over his second presidential term – and could now be his undoing.
- HuffPost
Social Media Predicts Outcome Of Trump-Biden Debate — And It's Hilarious
Pundits and politicians aren’t the only ones offering their hot takes on how Thursday’s CNN event will go.
- HuffPost
Ex-Trump White House Attorney Burns Docs Judge With What 'Seems To Be Her New Last Name'
CNN's Erin Burnett laughed at Ty Cobb's suggestion.
- HuffPost
Trump Literally Phones It In To Black Voter Event, Makes Wild 'Number One' Claim
Critics slammed the former president for his "insulting" attempt to appeal to Black voters.
- Business Insider
Ukraine destroyed columns of waiting Russian troops as soon as it was allowed to strike across the border, commander says
Ukraine is now able to strike military targets in Russia using Western-supplied weapons. One commander said Ukraine had destroyed columns of troops.
- HuffPost UK
'That's A Ludicrous Thing To Say': Sky News Presenter Clashes With Minister Over Labour Spending
Kevin Hollinrake was left squirming after Wilfred Frost's onslaught.
- Reuters
EU countries agree sanctions on Belarus to plug 'biggest loophole' in Russian measures
European Union countries agreed a sanctions package against Belarus on Wednesday, EU diplomats and Belgium said, to try to close off a route to avoiding restrictions on Russia. The EU adopted this week its 14th package of sanctions to punish Russia for its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which included clauses that increased responsibility on EU companies exporting via non-EU countries. "This package will strengthen our measures in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including combating circumvention of sanctions," Belgium, which holds the EU presidency until the end of June, said on X.
- The Telegraph
Farage prepared for ‘ding-dong with French’ over small boat crisis
For someone seeking to inspire a public revolt to topple the Tories, it was no surprise that Nigel Farage took to the sea in a catamaran on Tuesday in an attempt to embarrass Rishi Sunak over his “Stop the Boats” pledge.
- The Guardian
Labour ‘not putting up a fight’ against Farage in Clacton
Labour officials said to be upset that Jovan Owusu-Nepaul was gaining traction for viral social media posts
- The Telegraph
Reform candidate ‘said he wanted to slaughter migrants and have their family taken out’
A Reform UK candidate has reportedly said he would “slaughter” migrants arriving on small boats.
- The Telegraph
Macron may soon resign
With Britain swept up in its own election, it easy to miss the equally momentous one taking place across the Channel.
- The Hill
Trump, progressives suffer a rough night: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries
Tuesday’s contests in Colorado, New York, South Carolina and Utah saw the first incumbent House Democrat to lose in a primary this cycle, along with several losses for Trump-endorsed candidates. The progressive wing of the Democratic Party suffered a major blow when Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) lost to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a moderate,…
- The Independent
‘This party should fall’: MAGA candidate who didn’t win Boebert’s old seat calls Republican Party ‘irredeemable’
Volunteers and supporters of grassroots Colorado Republican Ron Hanks, who’d hoped to fill the congressional seat vacated by fellow MAGA diehard Lauren Boebert, gathered Tuesday night at a Grand Junction brewery for a watch party. Hanks lamented the results — and the state of the Republican Party. Sheila Flynn reports from the third congressional district