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Trump’s threat of 100% import tariff on UK ‘not a bluff’, US trade tsar warns

Donald Trump issued the threat in June over the UK’s digital tax on American companies - but has so far not followed it up

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Lessons from No 10: When government comms go badly wrong | Lee Cain

“It's a comms problem” is the diagnosis politicians, pundits and the public often reach for whenever a prime minister flounders. It was arguably Keir Starmer’s biggest undoing. From the beginning, he failed to articulate what kind of prime minister he would be. In the end, nobody really knew what he…

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Random Musing: The UK 'PM-in-waiting' just beat a guy wearing a trash can – and that sums up post-Brexit politics

Farcical by-election victory for ‘PM-in-waiting’ Nigel Farage epitomises Britain’s post-Brexit funk.

The Times of India · Aug 14

‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring voters back in Labour heartlands?

With questions over Farage’s finances and a new face in No 10, could Barnsley council be a bellwether for changing Labour fortunes?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14

Scottish Labour 'lost access to tools' after Anas Sarwar urged Keir Starmer to quit

Scottish Labour activists lost access to campaign tools ahead of the Holyrood election after Anas Sarwar called for Keir Starmer to quit, according…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 14

Andy Burnham's influencer act hasn't won over voters in Scotland

ANDY Burnham has embraced social media influencer culture at the beginning of his premiership, but that hasn’t translated into trust.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13

Burnham better suited than Starmer to ‘world of social media’: Cooper

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The Independent UK · Aug 13

Labour’s immigration policy has been an ‘abject failure’, says Burnham-backing pressure group

Exclusive: A Labour Party pressure group has attacked the government’s approach to immigration, criticising it for adopting a ‘Reform/Conservative style immigration policy’

The Independent UK · Aug 13

Yvette Cooper panned over interview with husband Ed Balls's podcast

YVETTE Cooper has been blasted after “doing one of her first big interviews” as Health Secretary on with her husband’s podcast.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13