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John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy

Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech

The Guardian - UK

Ex-PM Major warns of ‘dangerous world’ if US does not stand behind allies

Former prime minister Sir John Major said a US retreat into isolationism could create a vacuum which China or Russia could fill.

Evening Standard

Lord Davies of Stamford obituary

Maverick Conservative MP who defected to Labour in 2007 as a result of the Tory party’s mounting antipathy towards Europe

The Guardian - UK

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Commons Speaker pays tribute to his father, former Labour MP Doug Hoyle

Sir John Major was among the dignitaries who attended a memorial service for Lord Hoyle in Westminster on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Former Tory minister in stark racism warning to party on Holocaust Memorial Day

A FORMER Tory minister has warned the Conservative Party it will never get back into power if it panders "to the likes of Nigel Farage".

The National (Scotland)

Voices: Rachel Reeves is heading for the brick wall of an emergency Budget

COMMENT: The chancellor has only herself to blame for failing to give herself any escape routes from humiliation, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

Major urged Blair to halt ‘morally repugnant’ Zimbabwe cricket tour

Files show John Major said the government should ‘indemnify’ England if they were hit with ‘catastrophic’ sanctions for pulling out.

The Independent UK

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US attorney general wanted to stop Gerry Adams fundraising trip

US president Bill Clinton overruled his advisor, newly released records show.

Evening Standard

Years of curiosity caught up with me – and I called that mysterious motorway helpline

Going down a private equity rabbit hole was the last thing I thought I’d encounter when I finally dialled the number, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK

I no longer keep the coal in the bath. I keep it in the bidet – Prescott quotes

The former deputy prime minister was never short of a pithy comment.

The Independent UK

King leads nation’s tribute to war dead as Kate watches ceremony from balcony

The Queen was missing from the ceremony in Whitehall, London, through illness.

The Independent UK

King lays wreath at Cenotaph as nation falls silent in remembrance

The Princess of Wales watched on from a balcony over Whitehall.

The Independent UK

How the poll tax paved the way for council tax – and Margaret Thatcher's downfall

CONSIDER for a second if the Scottish Government introduced a replacement for council tax that was so unpopular it led to riots across the country…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Keir Starmer has just wrecked the UK's relationship with Donald Trump

I am starting to wonder if Keir Starmer is naïve or foolish, or both. Presenting himself as a seasoned technocrat, he has shown himself to be embarrassingly callow in the political arts: first, by announcing in isolation, significant cuts to the winter fuel allowance; second, by so woefully handling the…

Evening Standard

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Margaret Thatcher's Westminster refuge comes on the market for £3.65m

The Westminster townhouse used as a bolt-hole by Margaret Thatcher when she was ousted from power in 1990 has come on the market priced at £3.65 million.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Ancram obituary

Veteran Conservative politician who served as a Northern Ireland minister and chairman of the party

Evening Standard

OPINION - Robert Peston: Keir Starmer is fast approaching his big moment of judgment

In the day job, I’ve tried to get the measure of most party leaders and prime ministers since the Eighties. There was one so dull that I nodded off in an upright position over lunch. Mostly I’ve had an idea of what makes them tick: Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher…

The Guardian - UK

How UK leaders’ spouses have negotiated clothing in the media age

Not all prime ministerial partners have followed in Keir and Victoria Starmer’s footsteps

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The Guardian - UK

Tom Tugendhat’s call for review of Huw Edwards’ sentence backfires after experts tell him law doesn’t allow it – as it happened

Tugendhat used to be a minister in the Home Office, and he is now shadow security minister

The Guardian - UK

John Major criticises Rwanda asylum plan as ‘un-Conservative and un-British’

Former prime minister says previous Tory government’s immigration policy would not have acted as a deterrent

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the incredible juggling act of Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Superb series following Ukraine’s leader comes to an end. Plus: John Major chats with by Amol Rajan. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

John Major backs Tony Blair over Brexit’s immigration impact

The former Conservative prime minister gave his damning verdict on the consequences of Brexit which has left the UK a less powerful player on the world stage

The Conversation

Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control.

The National (Scotland)

Why are we talking about PFI now?

The public finance initiative was brought in under John Major’s government between 1992 and 1997 but was considerably expanded after that point…

The Guardian - UK

The big idea: why we need to stop former prime ministers cashing in

Ex-PMs once ran cricket clubs and bred cattle, but the role is now a trampoline to self-enrichment

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