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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine being the UK diplomat having to respond to these "concerns" about how intel is handled, knowing that on the other side the people in charge are Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Donald Trump.

White House anger over UK spy case fiasco
US warns of damage to shared intelligence
Caroline Wheeler Political Editor
George Grylls
Washington Correspondent
Gabriel Pogrund Whitehall Editor
The White House has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the failure to prosecute two alleged Chinese spies risks undermining the special relationship and could threaten intelligence-sharing between Brit ain and the US.
President Trump is understood to be concerned about the UK's reliability after charges against two Britons accused of spying for Bei jing were dropped. The case against Chris Cash, 30, a former parliamentary researcher, and Christopher Berry, 33, an aca demic, collapsed last month after the government failed to provide evidence that China was a threat to national security.
A senior Trump administration official said: "The United States has been warning allies about the Chi nese threat to our combined national security since Preside Trump first came into office in 2017. The US government exercises mation with foreign governments subject to adversarial coercion and influence. We are especially
careful in jurisdictions where our adversaries can act with impunity." Senior Republicans insisted that
the prosecution go ahead. John Moolenaar, chairman of the House of Representatives' China commit tee, said: "As a target of [Chinese state) espionage, it is my hope that the UK government will not allow this case to falter and will take the steps necessary to ensure a clear message is sent and proper justice is served."
Trump's administration has pre viously warned against allowing a Chinese mega-embassy to be built near London financial centres. The American president is understood to have raised the matter person ally with Starmer.
While the prime minister is sof tening Britain's position on China, Trump reignited his trade war with Beijing on Friday, raising tariffs to 130 per cent after China blocked the export of critical minerals used in the defence and tech industries.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21h

Can't resist.

How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?

Caerphilly!

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'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

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Brian Moore @briantrumpet.bsky.social · 21h

Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes

Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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Mayfair Cynic @mayfaircynic.bsky.social · 2d

Marco Rubio supported Maria Corina Machado's nomination.

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Green Central Banking @greencb.bsky.social · 2d

Our Sustainability Omnibus Podcast, hosted by @moriahcosta.bsky.social & @nixonsimon.bsky.social, set the stage for the debate

From asset managers to MEPs, warn that simplification could weaken the EU’s sustainability framework & global leadership

The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast

The Sustainability Omnibus Podcast is a limited edition series to help listeners understand the complex nuances of the EU simplification agenda on

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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Sonia Purnell FRHistS @soniapurnell.bsky.social · 3d

I’m sure other political journos will come out in support? No?

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 3d

Byline Times journalists are now blacklisted by Putin and the Tories. A double badge of honour that shows that it is not afraid to expose the hypocrisy of authoritarian bullies

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 3d

Deeply troubling.

Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 3d

Belarus rarely makes Western headlines — but it should this week.
A quiet move by the Trump administration has just handed Alexander Lukashenka, and indirectly Vladimir Putin, an unexpected gift.
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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 4d

Washington has asked Brussels to scrap requirements for non-EU companies to provide “climate transition plans” and to change supply chain legislation to exclude US companies “with high-quality corporate due diligence”, according to a document seen by @financialtimes.com

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US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

[FREE TO READ] Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 4d

The new front cover of The New World magazine.

A man has been arrested in London tonight for silently holding the magazine up in the street.

The front cover headline is “Sign of the Times” and is a picture of the protest placard which says “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
Palestine Action has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by UK government and anyone holding a sign of support is arrested for terrorism offences.

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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 4d

Thank goodness we have the FPC to tell us these things

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 4d

BANK OF ENGLAND FPC: RISK OF A SHARP MARKET CORRECTION HAS INCREASED || EQUITY MARKETS ARE PARTICULARLY EXPOSED SHOULD EXPECTATIONS AROUND AI BECOME LESS OPTIMISTIC

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 6d

Ducks for cover....

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 6d

The Tories will not return to government until they wear Union flag trousers to match the jacket. At the moment it's like they don't even love our country.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 6d

In place of a speech by Victoria Atkins, the shadow Defra secretary, she is holding a “rally for the countryside” in the main exhibition hall. Her Union Jack jacket is back from the dry cleaners again.

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 6d

Conservative and Unionist Party, you say?

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 6d

CBI welcomes Tory shadow chancellor's calls for fiscal prudence but adds: “Business will however be concerned by reactionary proposals to scrap key pieces of legislation, like the Climate Change Act, that have done much to boost confidence and underpin investment in high growth sectors."

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 6d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 6d

Love this image by @nixonsimon.bsky.social: what Europe needs is a drone wall for economic security and reducing dependencies.

(As we currently don't have clarity on what a drone wall would actually entail, the comparison perhaps works a little too well)

From: nixons.substack.com/p/brave-new-...

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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Europe's future in a world of weaponised interdependence, counting the cost of Chinese involution and how the coming robot revolution will allow us all to live like Kings - my latest

Brave New World

Thoughts on Europe's future in a world of weaponised interdependence, counting the cost of Chinese involution, and how the coming robot revolution will allow us all to live like kings

open.substack.com

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 6d

Looks like Lecornu's government may be stillborn. And Macron may find it impossible to name a 6th prime minister in less than three years

FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 6d

Gouvernement de Sébastien Lecornu, en direct : à peine nommé, déjà fragilisé

Le Premier ministre français, Sébastien Lecornu, a dévoilé dimanche soir une première salve d'une quinzaine de ministres. Critiqué de toutes parts et fragilisé de l'intérieur par la fronde des Républicains de Bruno Retailleau, ce nouveau gouvernement paraît déjà proche de l'implosion. Suivez notre direct.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 6d

This detailed demolition of @gullyfoyleuk.bsky.social's "75 Brexit Benefits" by @alanbeattie.bsky.social deserves wider circulation.

Intellectual garbage disposal is a valuable public service!

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 6d

OK, let's take this seriously. I had an odd half an hour and via Apple Books had a quick look at the three claims I knew most about - two re the post-Brexit bilateral preferential trade agreements replicated from the EU versions and one about cheaper bananas. All are wrong or wildly implausible. 1/n

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 6d

Why the Democrats were right to force the Republicans hand on the gov't shutdown. Trump is freaking out because the GOP will be blamed for bankrupting many Americans over healthcare. The Democrats should force a full and humiliating climb down on Trump and the GOP.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 7d

Barely a fortnight has passed since Kemi Badenoch’s reflexive and incredibly OTT hostility to the government’s proposals for digital ID.

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 7d

Just noticed the Conservatives’ British ICE proposal also involves using mass deployment of facial ID – still an unproven and unreliable technology that particularly struggles with non-white faces – to enable deportations.

Which would inevitably mean false positives leading to detention of citizens

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 6d

Latest post from by far the best analyst of global economic issues

Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 7d

Europe's future in a world of weaponised interdependence, counting the cost of Chinese involution and how the coming robot revolution will allow us all to live like Kings - my latest

Brave New World

Thoughts on Europe's future in a world of weaponised interdependence, counting the cost of Chinese involution, and how the coming robot revolution will allow us all to live like kings

open.substack.com

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