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Could North Sea drilling be the key to Burnham getting a âMamdani momentâ with Trump? (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. When Starmer met Donald Trump, he came well-prepared. The then-prime ministerâs charm offensive in February 2025 included a historic invitation to a second state visit and a letter from the King, which Trump called âbeautifulâ. When Andy Burnham met Trump for the first time yesterday, he had none of the same tricks up his sleeve. In fact, there was every chance it would
Reformâs path to No 10 is being overhyped, says former Downing Street adviser (opens the original)
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Nigel Farageâs chances of becoming prime minister are being overstated, according to a former Downing Street adviser, who believes the next general election remains âLabourâs to loseâ. Speaking on the In The Room podcast, Peter Hill, Theresa Mayâs former principal private secretary, argued that predictions of an inevitable Reform UK victory overlook one crucial electoral reality: younger voters and tactical voting. âIf youâre polling the late twenties, tactical voting is an enormou
Lee Cain: We found 4,000 government comms staff we didnât know existed (opens the original)
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Lee Cain, the former No 10 director of communications, has revealed that attempts to cut the size of the governmentâs communications operation were blocked after an audit uncovered thousands more staff than previously thought. Mr Cain, who served as Boris Johnsonâs communications chief from July 2019 to December 2020, said he was initially told there were around 4,000 people working in government communications. But after asking for an audit, he discovered the true figure was closer to 8,000
Count Binface on Farage, Flakes, Ferraris, and Clacton (opens the original)
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Count Binface has suggested Nigel Farage should spend his “£5 million unconditional gift” on a Ferrari if he suffers a shock defeat in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election. Speaking to The Independent’s In The Room podcast ahead of Thursday’s vote, the satirical candidate offered some financial advice to his Reform UK rival should things not go to plan at the ballot box. But Count Binface joked that Farage, who has styled himself as an anti-establishment figure, may struggle to bring himself to visit
Jimmy McLoughlin: Labourâs lack of business experience is a problem (opens the original)
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Andy Burnhamâs new cabinet has already notched up several milestones. It is the most northern cabinet since the Second World War and includes more women than any before it. There is, however, one kind of experience in notably short supply: running a business. Few of the new governmentâs senior figures have spent significant time building companies or working as entrepreneurs. Jonathan Reynolds, who has returned as business secretary after previously holding the role between July 2024 and Sep
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