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Digested week: BuzzBallz signed by Tory leader builds excitement for conference

One of mine, it turns out, is the belief – no, surely more than that? The sure and certain knowledge, in my bones if never alas vouchsafed by my mere mortal eyes – that Bruce Springsteen does not wear pyjamas. This is…

British MPs to tackle UK crisis — why it does so badly in Eurovision

It also automatically qualifies for the contest’s final because the BBC is one of the largest contributors to the event’s organizer, the European Broadcasting Union. Despite this, the U.K. has repeatedly finished in the…

Badenoch says she is instructing lawyers to challenge government after Tory-run council's 94% tax hike

She told BBC Newsnight the proposed 94% hike in Wandsworth, a south-west London borough run by the Tories, was "outrageous" but that "they're not doing it because they want to". Badenoch said the Conservative Party had…

Far-right Zemmour lets slip French presidential bid

The leader of the far-right party Reconquest — who advocated in the past for the mass deportation of immigrants, state spending cuts and banning Muslim headscarves in public spaces — told BFMTV : “I am a candidate for…

Blake Stephenson: Immigration reform must go beyond small boats

He is a Shadow Home Office Minister and has worked in the City. Public confidence in our immigration system has been eroded over many years. Whether the issue is illegal Channel crossings, rising asylum backlogs, record…

New beginnings, old problems, different solutions

But when it comes to the leadership of Labour (or, in our case, Labour-facing) organisations I am a comparatively old hand. Over the summer Labour got a new national leader in Andy Burnham and a new Welsh leader in Ken…

Slovakia’s Fico casts doubt over NATO mutual defense clause

If that ally requests or consents to a collective response, others must come to its defense, triggering a political process that can end with military action. Article 5 has only been activated once, after the Sept. 11…

US will come around on EU-Canada deal, Irish finance minister says

Meanwhile, the head of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño, will head to Ottawa on Sunday to lay the groundwork for Europe-Canada cooperation on critical raw materials. Harris said: “It's a real vote of…

Can Britain build a sovereign military AI?

One speaker with expertise in military AI suggested that this would not be feasible, at least initially, given the cost involved. The Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, said that Project…

Slowly then all at once: this emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK | Simon Jenkins

Never before have three of the four "nations" of the United Kingdom jointly demanded freedom to vote for its dissolution. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have lost confidence in England. They declared in Cardiff…