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The chancellor has already brought forward £14 billion of spending cuts this year, with more set to follow in June and autumn. | Andy Rain/EFE via EPA They added: “People will see it as a political failure in the short term. But in the long term, it may set us up for year five when we can say ‘it’s all been worth it’.” There are also questions about the broader purpose of Reeves’ chancellorship, after all but junking a “securonomics” economic platform cultivated for nearly two years in opposition. This was centered around a Joe Biden-inspired package of heavy state…

“In a deeply polarized society, anything is possible and that is the most fitting answer as to why this is happening,” said Anna Siewierska-Chmaj, a political scientist from the University of Rzeszów. “These scandals may have actually helped Nawrocki since PiS abandoned the narrative of [his] being a ‘citizens’ candidate’ and closed ranks behind him as a de facto party candidate. This has put the unconvinced PiS voters firmly behind Nawrocki.” Pulling no punches Tusk has pulled no punches in combatting Nawrocki, accusing PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński of backing an unsuitable candidate. “You knew about everything, Jarosław. About the connections…

In dieser Folge trifft Gordon Repinski auf Paul Ronzheimer, stellvertretender Chefredakteur von BILD und einer der erfahrensten deutschen Kriegsreporter. Ronzheimer berichtet regelmäßig aus der Ukraine, auch in seinem Podcast RONZHEIMER. Im Gespräch geht es um Merz’ Treffen mit Selenskyj, die Symbolpolitik deutscher Waffenhilfe und die erneut aufgeflammte Taurus-Frage. Ronzheimer analysiert, warum Russland auf Zeit spielt, wie Putin die Friedensbemühungen unterläuft und wo Friedrich Merz aufpassen muss, dass seinen starken Worten auch wirklich Taten folgen. Ein Gespräch über Kriegsrealität, strategische Glaubwürdigkeit – und die Frage, was jetzt wirklich zählt. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon…

The EU delegation brought their usual toolkit: big, fat folders of bureaucratic jargon; passive aggression; and gift baskets of rules. The Brits responded in kind: tea, tight smiles, and vague allusions to “taking back control” — now rebranded as “common understanding.” Not quite as catchy. Big wins, aka “dynamic alignment,” were claimed by both sides on youth mobility and easing food exports — concepts so gloriously noncommittal, they could have been borrowed from a Tinder bio. In short: Britain agreed to let French boats chase haddock around the Channel for the next 12 years, but only if they received in…

Host Sascha O’Sullivan goes for lunch with Jo Coburn as she leaves her position as presenter of Politics Live, the BBC’s lunchtime political programme. Over a carafe of Picpoul de Pinet, Coburn tells Sascha about keeping calm amid the din of politicians rowing with one another live on air. She discusses the most poignant episodes – and the rowdiest. And Coburn reflects on 28 years at the BBC and how it’s political programming has changed to reflect a more “visceral” environment in Westminster post-Brexit. Jo hints at how she might approach her life after the BBC, explaining that “old habits…

Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog say they haven’t seen any signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official has said after Greenpeace raised concerns about Moscow building power lines near the facility.The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, has been a focus of concern for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the war in Ukraine amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.The plant has been held by Russia since the early days of the war following Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, although it isn’t producing power.The city of…

Just two weeks before the meeting with Altman, Kyle told an AI industry conference in California that the U.K. would be “an agile, proactive partner” to tech firms, and invited them to train and deploy their technology in the country. But Kyle admitted “regret” last week over the U.K. government’s messaging around AI and copyright. The U.K. government described proposals to require copyright holders to “opt out” of AI model training as its “preferred option,” causing uproar among artists and creative sector groups. OpenAI, meanwhile, has argued an “opt out” model doesn’t go far enough to encourage AI investment in…

Chinese students studying in the US are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.The US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields” and “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party,” according to the announcement.China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India.In the 2023-2024 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the US.Rubio’s announcement was a…

Kažimír, who has repeatedly failed to show up in court for the trial, has not commented but is expected to hold a press conference later, the newspaper SME reported. He is expected to appeal. The news is a fresh blow to the image of the European Central Bank (ECB), which has been plagued by the financial improprieties of its Governing Council members over the years. Last year, Edward Scicluna, governor of the Central Bank of Malta, was forced to step down over allegations that he acquiesced to a corrupt hospital privatization deal while finance minister. Kažimír’s conviction also represents another…