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It’s official: Reform has slumped in the polls Prime minister Farage? The danger has receded… for the moment.

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Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster | Jonathan Freedland Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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‘Could be the making of him’: Starmer’s allies praise stance on Trump and Iran Refusal to kowtow to US president has won public backing – and left Badenoch and Farage playing catch-up

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I couldn't appear on the Laura Kuenssberg show as I'm in the US doing important work for my Clacton constituents, who want me to undermine the UK by sucking up to an unhinged authoritarian pedo.

I thought the best person to talk to Laura Kuenssberg about the important moral and ethical issues of the day would be Robert Jenrick, the man who overruled a planning decision to save a billionaire pornographer £45m in exchange for a £12,000 donation.

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the Iran war: confusion reveals a lack of serious thinking | Editorial Editorial: The Tories and Reform UK have abandoned British interests to become ideological satellites of radical US conservatism

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Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer’s decision-making PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

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Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmer’s decision-making PM knew of US ambassador’s ‘close relationship’ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

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Elevating injured Mojtaba Khamenei to supreme leader shows Iranian war machine can run on autopilot Lack of public appearances prompted speculation about new leader’s mortality after multiple family members died

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The quislings of the right have abandoned patriotism Their mud-slinging over Iran shows that Farage, Badenoch and the Mail prefer to side with US extremists than back their own country

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Badenoch, Harrogate and the Ayatollahs The Tory party gathered for its spring conference this weekend – the party is now so extreme that it is on the verge of becoming sinister

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The Iran oil crisis has proved Ed Miliband right on green energy. But households still need more help | Mathew Lawrence Britain’s whole energy economy needs to be reformed – decarbonising the grid is only part of the mix, says director of Common Wealth, Mathew Lawrence

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Trump’s ego-trip war has collided with economic reality but he can’t undo the damage | Rafael Behr The US president’s doctrine of lawless military adventures harms American interests and boosts Vladimir Putin, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Iran is becoming more defiant in face of US-Israeli onslaught Tehran spurns Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and insists on guarantees it will not be attacked again

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Trump’s war of blood and oil The president’s attack on Iran is about building an American dynasty – and stuffing his family’s coffers yet further

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You are right. However, IMV the inequality needs addressing.

No I don’t and that is the problem with wealth taxes.

Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’ After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed – to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end

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Why not tax them £9m (or down to £1m) vs Prison ?
£1m is still a lot of money.

I’ve flagged it for tmrw. Excited already !

Less is almost always more but I’m not sure we can expect Trump to understand this.

I agree. Just a single win would be so wonderful !

On the Road With Zelensky, Weathered, Weary and Fighting On

We should NOT be fighting Iran, we should be fighting Russia in Ukraine.
Gift Article:
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Blair has handed Starmer the best PR any embattled PM could wish for Sir Keir has the chance to win hearts and minds on the back of public rebukes from two men loathed by the public. Will he take it?

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Is Badenoch leading the Tories down no-win alley? Tory leader Kemi Badenoch issues an ultimatum to party moderates, but wherever the Tories head now is fraught with challenges

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Starmer speaks with Trump after president criticises lack of UK support for Iran strikes Leaders discuss military cooperation day after US president hit out at PM over lack of immediate backing for attacks

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Why New Labour was the last good government Tarnished by Iraq and Mandelson – but two new books show they made millions of lives better

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US spy chief: Trump is repeating the mistakes of Vietnam and Iraq Trump’s Iran war has been launched with no evidence, no intelligence and no plan

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‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war Critics say brash, bombastic Fox News host out of his depth to guide US military through murky new Middle East conflict

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Pete Hegseth – the secretary of WTF It is hard to imagine a more unsuitable, callous and dunder-headed person to lead the US into war. He is a misogynist, frat-boy, booze-swilling fantasist. One day his favourite slogan, FAFO, might wel...

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