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Pressed on the rising Tory threat, Phillipson told the “Politics at Sam and Anne’s” podcast: “I think history would show how electorally successful they are. But what I would say is that they have never reconciled with why they lost so badly in 2024.” Donor move Elsewhere in her POLITICO pub interview, Phillipson threw her weight behind moves to limit how parties can spend donations in the run-up to an election. Labour is currently grappling with how to fight back against a mega-haul of donations to Reform from crypto entrepreneurs. There is currently no limit on the amount individual donors…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 21:34 GMT+2•Updated 21:41 Sweden’s Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said she had failed to form a government with the country’s election-winning centre-left bloc. “I can conclude that there is currently no possibility for me to form a government,” she told reporters on Monday, adding that she would inform the speaker of parliament that she was “returning the mandate entrusted to me.” Andreas Norlén, the speaker, announced that he would talk with party leaders on Wednesday as they work to find the most suitable candidate to attempt to form a government. “I envision that after those deliberations,…
A popular Turkish comedian has gone on trial at an Istanbul court on Monday on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and other offences during a stand-up performance in June. Deniz Göktaş, a 32-year-old comedian known for his dry wit and political satire, was arrested by police on 3 July, a week after releasing a YouTube video of his show that was watched nearly 9 million times. Held in pre-trial detention ever since, Göktaş is facing charges of insulting Erdoğan and incitement to public hatred, with prosecutors later adding an extra charge of praising crime and criminals, according to…
After Chancellor John Healey shed light on his own advice from Brown over the weekend, Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the POLITICO Pub he and Brown’s most recent interaction was a phone chat while Miliband was in New York at the U.N. General Assembly. “I had a late-night phone call with him actually last week,” Miliband said. “They come thick and fast.” Scotland Secretary Douglas Alexander told us he felt like consoling Healey about Brown’s stream of ALL-CAPS messages by telling him “the first 35 years is the worst and then you get over it.” 3) We’re starting to tease…
SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time on Monday during its 14th test flight, despite one of its engines shutting down early during the ascent. The spacecraft then deployed 26 next-generation Starlink satellites, marking the first orbital deployment of the new satellites. SpaceX had planned a flight lasting around 10 hours, but controllers cut the mission short after about three hours. Starship later re-entered over the Pacific and splashed down north of Hawaii. The flight provided SpaceX with another test of the giant spacecraft as the company works towards future missions.
Published on 28/09/2026 – 12:16 GMT+2 Europe’s desire to build as many data centres as quicky as possible could strengthen the argument to invest more in nuclear power as the bloc looks for more sustainable and reliable ways to power AI infrastructure, according to research by JP Morgan. Data centres make up about 1.5% or 415 Terawatt-Hours (TWh) of the global energy consumption each year, with consumption projected to more than double to 945 TWh by 2030, driven primarily by AI computing needs. In Europe alone, data centre electricity consumption is about 70 TWh and could rise to around 115…
“C’est un coup de maître de ne pas ancrer dans le dur la sous-indexation ou le gel mais seulement de le permettre, ce qui peut le rendre votable, et de prévoir que par défaut, en l’absence de décret avec un autre coefficient, c’est le gel qui s’applique”, commente l’experte déjà citée. Concrètement, le gouvernement ne demanderait pas aux parlementaires de voter directement une absence de revalorisation, mais de voter un dispositif qui lui laisse le soin de fixer les chiffres. D’après le projet d’article, ces coefficients seraient d’ailleurs fixés par le gouvernement “au regard des perspectives financières du système de…
Published on 28/09/2026 – 17:01 GMT+2•Updated 18:38 Russian forces hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv on Monday as Moscow launched another wave of deadly strikes across the country that killed at least seven people and wounded dozens more, according to officials. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Emergency Service told a Euronews reporter on the ground that there was a direct hit by a jet-powered [drone] on the building at around 1:30 pm local time, with no military targets in the vicinity. Another attempted attack on the area was intercepted by Ukrainian air defences high above the site…
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Intentions de votes à la présidentielle, résultats aux sénatoriales, enlisement du bloc central : tout semble rouler pour Marine Le Pen. Mais tous les voyants sont-ils réellement au vert à sept mois du premier tour ? Comment faut-il analyser la contre-offensive de Jordan Bardella et de sa compagne dans la presse ce week-end ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Sarah Paillou et Marcelo Wesfreid, journalistes à POLITICO, dans la podcast Playbook Paris. N’hésitez pas à vous abonner et à laisser vos commentaires.