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Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy preview how the day will play out in British politics. After Labour’s migration plans were announced yesterday, Sam and Anne discuss Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s rhetoric and its populist overtones. But how authentic is it? Also, the Tories launched their deportation bill in parliament yesterday. What’s in it, and is it all a bit of a stunt? And Sam reflects on his interview with Nigel Farage, where he pressed the Reform leader on a loophole in the party’s manifesto, which could allow an unknown number of people to come into the…
Radio Schuman spoke with outgoing Brussels Mobility Minister Elke Van den Brandt about Brussels being without rule for almost a year. She told us how this damages Brussels’ reputation, hurts locals and why it is so difficult to come to an agreement.Van den Brandt also touched on the uncertain future of the Metro 3 project, aimed at connecting the city’s northern and southern neighbourhoods, and the criticism of her vision to make Brussels liveable.We also head to the Western Balkans for the start of European Council President’s four-day tour as part of diplomatic efforts to keep candidate countries on an…
The Met said of the fire at Starmer’s home: “As a precaution and due to the property having previous connections with a high-profile public figure, officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command are leading the investigation into this fire. Enquiries are ongoing to establish what caused it.” They added: “All three fires are being treated as suspicious at this time, and enquiries remain ongoing.” While Starmer is based in Downing Street as prime minister, he still retains his north London residence. Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, but nobody was hurt, according to police. A resident of the street…
Donald Trump has recently stepped up his threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying he would “love” to deport “homegrown” US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.“I would love to do that if it were permissible by law,” Trump said in an interview with Time magazine last month. “We’re looking into that.”Apparently, that legal research hasn’t brought a clear answer yet, as Trump has also been on the lookout for more domestic space to house America’s top criminals.“I’m talking about violent people. I’m talking about really bad people. Really bad people,” Trump said,…
But this presents Bibi with a problem. For Trump, money speaks louder than anything else, and Gulf leaders will be looking for quid pro quos. Ending the war in Gaza will be high on their list — a war that Bibi, largely for the maintenance of his own rambunctious coalition and to avoid elections, is determined to continue, if not expand. The Gulf countries have also underlined, time and again, the need for a return to two-state negotiations. Saudi leaders, for instance, have insisted there can be no “normalization” of relations with Israel without clear diplomatic movement in that direction.…
Youtubeur sportif ou politique ? Ces derniers mois, Thibaud Delapart, alias Tibo InShape sur Internet, a pris le parti de faire les deux et de l’assumer. Après une première vidéo au mois de janvier pour parler de ses idées à ses 26 millions d’abonnés, c’est directement à Emmanuel Macron que le vidéaste le plus suivi de France s’adressera ce mardi soir, lors d’un grand oral présidentiel sur TF1. Au cœur de son intervention : la place du sport à l’école et la jeunesse, selon un membre de son équipe à POLITICO. Une quasi consécration pour l’influenceur, devenu peu à peu…
Friedrich Merz bereitet seine erste Regierungserklärung vor – die Wirtschaftswende steht im Zentrum. Katherina Reiche will die Energiepolitik umbauen und Bürokratie abbauen. Was die ersten 100 Tage der CDU-Wirtschaftspolitik bringen werden, bespricht Gordon Repinski mit Romanus Otte. Der exklusive Testzugang für unser Premium Briefing POLITICO Pro Industrie & Handel am Morgen ist hier zu finden. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Gitta Connemann.Mit ihr geht es um psychologisches Wachstum, Steuerpläne und Mindestlohn. Und: Die neue Entschiedenheit Deutschlands im Auftreten gegenüber Russlands. Hans von der Burchard mit der Analyse. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team…
The future of testing and prevention programs is even less certain. They are affected not only by dwindling commodities such as rapid test kits but also by new U.S. rules on diversity, equity, and inclusion and reproductive health. The Chernihiv testing service worked with HIV-vulnerable groups like men who have sex with men and people involved in sex work, who fall into new exclusions. In early April the service restarted on a smaller scale and with a new policy. “Now we don’t highlight the groups that raise concerns,” Moiseyenko said. Although planned to run until 2026, the service’s funding has…
Despite his troubles, Nawrocki strikes a chord with the nationalist, religious and more conservative voters who are PiS’s core supporters. Adriana, 49, a teacher from Warsaw, says she’s been worse off with Trzaskowski as mayor since 2018. “Nawrocki represents views close to mine: Christian, Catholic. Even if not everything about him appeals to me, at least I know who he is. With Trzaskowski, I don’t know what values he will say he stands for tomorrow,” she said, asking not to give her full name. “I also think not all power should belong to the government coalition because I think they govern Poland poorly,” she added.…
Meanwhile, the main opposition party, the Democrats — who look to have secured around 52 seats in the parliament — blamed the outcome on what they called the Socialist Party’s entrenched grip on institutions and alleged efforts to sway voters. “If tens of thousands of people are employed in return for their vote … if the polling stations are surrounded by party loyalists on all sides … then we know what to call these elections,” Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha said in a statement. Hoping to stage a political comeback akin to Trump’s 2024 return, Albania’s center-right Democratic Party brought on…