US Congress and White House agree ‘best deal ever’ to replace Nafta December 10, 2019 US President Donald Trump and Nancy Pelosi have agreed on a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) with Canada and Mexico. The Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives gave her support for the USMCA this afternoon. Read more: US and Canada quash fears with last-minute deal to revamp Nafta In exchange [...]
Amazon sues Pentagon over claims Trump to blame for failure to win $10bn defence contract December 9, 2019 Amazon has opened legal proceedings against the Pentagon, alleging that the online giant was denied a $10bn (£7.6bn) US defence contract due to US President Donald Trump’s personal vendetta against chief executive Jeff Bezos. In a court filing made public today, Amazon claimed that its failure to secure the contract was result of improper pressure [...]
North Korea brands Trump an ‘erratic old man’ December 9, 2019 A senior North Korean official has called US president Donald Trump a “heedless and erratic old man” as the rekindled war of words between the two countries heats up. In a statement carried on state media, ruling party vice chairman Kim Yong Chol described Trump as impatient and rebuked him over his rhetoric. Read more: [...]
Our divided country can’t even agree on who our enemies are December 4, 2019 Aristotle wrote that “a common danger unites even the bitterest enemies”. So what hope of unity is there for a nation where the very perceptions of danger become contested? Ahead of this week’s Nato meeting, the British Foreign Policy Group conducted a public opinion survey with pollsters at Opinium, exploring perceptions of the most pressing [...]
Nato summit 2019: World leaders appear to mock Donald Trump at Buckingham Palace reception December 4, 2019 Footage from last night’s reception at Buckingham Palace for the Nato summit appears to show world heads of state mocking Donald Trump. The coverage shows a conversation between Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian premier Justin Trudeau and Princess Anne. Read more: Nato summit 2019: Trump-Macron tensions mar 70th anniversary of alliance When Johnson [...]
Nato summit 2019: Everything Donald Trump said in his freewheeling press conference December 3, 2019 Donald Trump vowed to stay out of the UK General Election on his arrival in London for the Nato summit today, but still managed to voice his support for Boris Johnson. Trump again backed Brexit and said he had even predicted it as he defended himself against claims he should be impeached, calling his controversial [...]
Jeremy Corbyn throws spotlight back on NHS during Donald Trump’s Nato summit visit December 3, 2019 Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged Donald Trump to confirm the NHS is “genuinely off the table” in post-Brexit trade talks between the US and UK. The US President landed at Stansted overnight for London’s Nato summit this week. Read more: Nato summit 2019: London’s road closures as Trump arrives in UK His visit comes [...]
Nato summit 2019: London road closures map as Trump arrives in UK December 2, 2019 World leaders are set to descend on London this week for the 2019 Nato summit. The main event will take place on Wednesday 4 December at the The Grove Hotel at Chandler’s Cross in Watford, Hertfordshire. Read more: Angela Merkel says Europe cannot do without Nato The heads of state from 28 countries will gather [...]
Five memorable times Donald Trump interfered with British politics December 2, 2019 With Donald Trump set to arrive in London tonight for a planned Nato summit on Wednesday, Boris Johnson has asked the US President not to interfere with the UK’s general election. Johnson told reporters last week that it would be “best” if Trump steered clear of speaking about UK politics, with senior Tory figures concerned [...]
China rages after Trump signs bills in support of Hong Kong protesters November 28, 2019 China has reacted with fury to Donald Trump’s decision to sign bills in support of the Hong Kong protesters. The US President has approved legislation that threatens sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials for human rights abuses in the territory. Read more: Pro-democracy candidates win 90 per cent of council seats in Hong Kong [...]