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Trump says he can do business with Burnham but criticises 'terrible' Chagos deal
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Reform MSPs walk out of parliament in protest against independence debate
The party's leader in Scotland, Malcolm Offord, describes the debate as an insult and a waste of time.
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UK politics: Trump says he has a better UK relationship with Burnham as PM – as it happened
US president says Burnham will be ‘a great PM’ in friendly first meeting on the sidelines of UN General Assembly but makes jibe at Starmer If Andy Burnham wanted to inject some edge into his meeting with Donald Trump later (which he doesn’t), he could bring along a copy of today’s Financial Times. This front page headline speaks for itself. Mortgages ‘on the front line’ as Iran war deals £840 blow to homeowners British homeowners are paying an average of £840 a year more when they refinance their mortgages, as the rising borrowing costs triggered by the Iran war start to impact consumers’ spending power. Approximately 1m households have rolled off fixed-rate mortgage deals since February, according to Bank of England data. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump praises ‘natural businessperson’ Andy Burnham after first meeting
US president says British PM has a ‘lot of assets on his side’ as pair meet at UN in New York Donald Trump has praised Andy Burnham as a “natural businessperson” and said the UK was “more up” than under Keir Starmer. But he berated the UK for its decision to give up the Chagos Islands. In their first face-to-face meeting, Trump gave a warm assessment of the relationship, saying he thought Burnham had a “lot of assets on his side” and would be a “great prime minister”, adding: “We talked about everything from Rolls-Royce to energy to immigration – we covered a lot.” Continue reading...
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Reform UK-led council ends support for Show Racism the Red Card
Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups Anti-racism education in some schools will be scrapped after a city council now led by Reform UK ended its 30-year support for the charity Show Racism the Red Card. Announcing the decision last week, the Reform leader of Sunderland city council, Christopher Eynon, said it would no longer support “politically charged organisations with an agenda”. Continue reading...
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Laura Anne Jones elected Reform's deputy Welsh leader
She fills the vacancy left by Helen Jenner becoming leader on Monday.