Graham Lanktree

Henceforth the red robes will only be worn as an away kit when the Canadian Supreme Court is playing the US one.

‘Worse than Trump’s tariffs’: EU steel protections are poised to pummel British industry The EU is preparing to reduce foreign steel quotas by almost half as part of new measures set to be proposed next week.

‘Worse than Trump’s tariffs’: EU steel protections are poised to pummel British industry

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British Airways looks to increase number of flights to India Every flight we operate strengthens a bond or enables a business deal, says airline chief executive Sean Doyle

British Airways plans to expand services to India, as it seeks to capitalize on new UK-India trade deal, Chairman says.

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Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi eye closer tech ties at Mumbai summit The U.K. PM‘s first India visit comes just months after the two nations closed their long-desired trade deal.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet India’s Narendra Modi in Mumbai next week to drive forward their tech and security partnership, multiple people familiar with the planning told POLITICO.

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Brits want Nigel Farage to step away from the Brexit shredder Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows wide public support for Labour’s EU reset.

Brits want Nigel Farage to step away from the Brexit shredder

Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows wide public support for Labour’s EU reset.

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Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143% Carmakers from the EU’s biggest economy suffer decline in Chinese market while China’s models boom in Europe.

Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143% – SCMP: ‘Europe is buying Chinese hybrid vehicles by the shipload – imports are up more than 400 per cent this year – while Germany’s car exports to China have slumped’

France ready to make next-gen fighter jet alone if talks with Germany fail “If the needs are divergent [between France, Germany and Spain], we must say so,” a French official told reporters.

FCAS latest — France is now also floating a plan B in case talks with Germany fail on the next generation fighter jet: Build the warplane alone www.politico.eu/article/fran...

EU steps up ‘drone wall’ talks after Russian incursions A new round of discussions will involve seven bloc nations, Ukraine and the European Commission.

Talks are intensifying about a so-called drone wall to protect Europe's eastern borders from the Kremlin after a series of airspace violations by Russian warplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles.

UK proposes using billions in frozen Russian cash for Ukraine loans The controversial plan could mirror a similar proposal being considered by the European Union.

The British government is considering funding a new wave of loans to Ukraine with billions of pounds of Russian state assets frozen in the U.K.

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Farage pledges to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants Reform says mass deportation would save £234bn as it warns ‘Boriswave’ of migration will take critical toll on welfare system

Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)

Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.

Starmer’s state visit honeymoon may be short-lived Israel-Gaza politics and a tricky party conference season lie ahead for the British PM.

Hopes the visit would provide a breakthrough on efforts by UK negotiators to axe the 25% tariffs facing Britain’s beleaguered steel and aluminum industry were dashed even before Trump landed.

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Headlines on the Bloomberg Terminal from Air Force One:

*TRUMP: TV LICENSES SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY IF BAD PUBLICITY FOR ME
*TRUMP: IF TV SHOWS 'HIT TRUMP' SHOULD BE DISCUSSED ON LICENSES
*TRUMP ON TV SHOWS CRITICIZING HIM: THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO

China tests an express route to Europe through a thawing Arctic “Climate change is rapidly and actively changing the geopolitical dynamics” in the region, an Arctic researcher says.

A Chinese company is preparing to sail a cargo ship along Russia's northern coast to Europe — a test run made possible by melting ice and accelerating climate change, and one that has implications for both international trade and the environment.

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Trump visit brings £750m Palantir deal for military AI technology The agreement, timed to coincide with US president’s trip to the UK, will allow British forces to identify battlefield targets and improve readiness for war

Britain to pay Palantir £750m in defence contract as Trump visits
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Trump wants to ‘help’ Britain get a better trade deal but hopes of steel relief fade The U.K. has given up hope of securing a zero-tariff deal for steel and aluminum exports in the near future.

Trump wants to ‘help’ Britain get a better trade deal but hopes of steel relief fade

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What Britain needs from Donald Trump Keir Starmer will be keen to shout about tech and nuclear deals during Donald Trump’s U.K. state visit — but Ukraine, steel and other issues remain thorny

What Britain needs from Donald Trump

Keir Starmer will be keen to shout about tech and nuclear deals during Donald Trump’s U.K. state visit — but Ukraine, steel and other issues remain thorny

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US Official Offers Regrets Over Detention of South Koreans US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Sunday expressed regret over the recent detention of hundreds of South Korean workers in Georgia.

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau expressed regret on Sunday over the recent detention of hundreds of South Korean workers in Georgia and said those who returned home will face no disadvantage when re-entering the US

Trump’s state visit must be more than ceremonious Only a U.S.-U.K. bargain, forged during this trip, can safeguard Western leadership through tomorrow.

Trump’s state visit must be more than ceremonious

Only a US-UK bargain, forged during this trip, can safeguard Western leadership through tomorrow, writes Parliament's Business and Trade Committee Chair @liambyrnemp.bsky.social for POLITICO.

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Here comes the money: UK lands Trump tech deals Britain’s quest for AI sovereignty is made in the USA.

Here comes the money: UK lands Trump tech deals

Britain’s quest for AI sovereignty is made in the USA.

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I was expecting the Reichstag Fire parallel to be made, but I did not expect it to come from the right.

UK and US restart steel talks ahead of Trump’s state visit The talks are politically sensitive for Britain’s governing Labour Party.

British officials are hoping for a breakthrough on steel tariffs as Donald Trump prepares to travel to the U.K. for a historic second state visit next week.

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Peter Mandelson sacked as British ambassador to US over Epstein friendship Britain’s envoy to Washington departs shortly before a state visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to London.

Peter Mandelson sacked as British ambassador to US over Epstein friendship

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Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency records

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Exc - The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after leaked files revealed he gave extensive crisis support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser.

Lewis spent two days with Johnson in No10 as part of a team battling to save him.

UK ambassador Mandelson says more exchanges with ‘liar’ Epstein likely to emerge Peter Mandelson admitted he “fell for his lies” and felt his association with the financier “like an albatross around my neck.”

Britain’s ambassador to the United States said he felt profound regret and embarrassment for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, after a birthday note he wrote for the disgraced financier in 2003 calling him “my best pal” was published by US lawmakers.

Keir Starmer is headed to India in early October, where he's expected to speak alongside Narendra Modi at the at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2025 in Mumbai.

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Pentagon plan prioritizes homeland over China threat This marks a major departure from the first Trump administration, which emphasized deterring Beijing.

A draft of the newest U.S. National Defense Strategy, which landed on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s desk last week, places domestic and regional missions above countering adversaries such as Beijing and Moscow.

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