"Put simply, the international rules-based order is based on the idea that everyone would want to be nice to each other post-war" is a truly, spectacularly dumb thing to believe.

Katie Lam made a case against, in principle, treating UK government promises *if made to foreigners* as promises to keep. Given "sacred duties" to Brits

So can grant people permanent status but renege. Can agree treaties + renege. Argues it may be naive to play by the rules of a multilateral system

Petro objected to the US bombing a Columbian fishing vessel that had the emergency beacon on because they were broken down, that we subsequently bombed. One Columbian fisherman survived the attack.

This is the official US response to Petro's comments.

Omg

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Jenrick casting 1980s British football hooliganism as something that was easily dealt with by police and not an era defining issue which we're still living with the consequences of today... He's genuinely the most unserious person in British politics rn