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“Trump threatened to impose a “big tariff” on Britain if it refused to scrap its digital services tax on U.S. tech companies in April.”
“If we took just half of what we spent on wars, prisons, and policing and spent it on education, health care, and jobs, we could make prisons obsolete.”
“Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Sanderson said the council was "pulling together some officer time to start building a proper business case" to ask the government to reconsider.”
“The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted on Tuesday to advance the digital euro legislation, clearing the way for a full plenary vote and subsequent negotiations with member states.”
“Around 60,000 people attended the Unite the Kingdom rally in May.”
“six out of ten Europeans remain optimistic about the Union's future, and a narrow majority still trust its institutions.”
“Burnham argued last year that Trump’s return to office had shaken global politics.”
“all three of the far-left insurgent candidates he endorsed in the city’s congressional primaries defeated opponents—including two incumbents—championed by party leaders.”
“Voters across Greater Manchester will head to the polls on Thursday 30 July”
“The Commission's legislative proposal, published in June 2023, went further.”
“More than 110,000 demonstrators descended on London for another Unite the Kingdom rally in September 2025.”
“In a 2016 interview after Trump won his first presidential election, Burnham said he found Trump’s rhetoric troubling, but he suggested politicians should shoulder the blame for Trump’s success rather than the voting public.”
“Within minutes of the polls closing, Mamdani acolyte Brad Lander was declared the winner in his challenge to Rep. Dan Goldman in the city’s 10th district.”
“The by-election was triggered when Andy Burnham resigned as mayor following his return to the House of Commons after winning the Makerfield by-election on 18 June.”
“Britons voted decisively for Brexit a decade ago, with 17.4 million people voting to leave the Brussels bloc and 16.1 million opting for the status quo.”
“In 2017, Burnham rejected the idea of potentially meeting Trump during a U.K. visit, describing the decision as “a matter of principle” after the President reposted videos shared by far-right figures in Britain.”
“In Brooklyn, Assemblywoman Claire Valdez—like Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist—triumphed over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to claim the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez.”
“Labour's Burnham won the first mayoral election in 2017 and secured two further terms in office.”
“"Politics is getting more polarized. And the path we're on, if we are not careful, is a path towards the politics of the United States of America," he warned on June 13.”
“And in a stunning upset in northern Manhattan, Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Democratic Socialist with unusually controversial leftist views, even for New York City, defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a longtime establishment warhorse.”
“People living in all 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester will elect his successor on 30 July.”
“Starmer’s Labour government came into power aiming to phase out fossil fuels from the U.K.’s electricity generation by 2030.”
“In New York’s 12th district, Assemblyman Micah Lasher beat back more liberal opponents, including Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg.”
“In his speech Burnham said he wanted to enable all parts of the UK to take "greater public control" of the water and energy sectors, with the government producing 10-year plans to reduce costs.”
“Last year, it announced its intent to ban new North Sea oil and gas licenses.”
“And in the Bronx, Rep. Ritchie Torres, a staunch supporter of Israel, handily defeated a challenge from Michael Blake.”
“He has also called for the entire 10-year £39bn affordable housing budget for England towards homes for social rent”
““I’ve got something of an open mind, you know. I don’t have a sort of fixed position,” he said in early June.”
“saying "Now is the time of monsters," a quote by a Marxist philosopher, to describe the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.”
“he also said he wanted to "have a proper look" at potentially raising the £12,570 starting threshold for income tax.”
“Andy Burnham after being sworn in as a Member of Parliament in Westminster, London, on June 22, 2026.”
“And federal election records also show he has also donated to Maine's far-left Democratic Senate candidate, Graham Platner.”
“an idea he has been advocating since as far back as 2010.”
“If Andy Burnham’s planned leadership bid remains unchallenged, the newly sworn-in Member of Parliament for Makerfield could be the U.K.’s new Prime Minister in a matter of weeks.”
“Mukhamadkulov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan who is a donor to far-left Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner...”
“In a speech in 2023, he suggested this could be funded by replacing inheritance tax with a new "national care levy".”
“Reform ultimately lost to Burnham in Makerfield, where he secured 55% of the vote.”
“an immigrant from Uzbekistan who is a donor to far-left Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and who, closer to home, has publicly complained that his Brooklyn neighbors were not tipping enough.”
“commissioned a review of funding that is not due to report until 2028.”
“Burnham said 'We have to look closer to home, and say, well, how about the parties that have represented the areas that are feeling this? Are we doing enough in representing them, and what are we doing to respond to their concerns?'”
“Goldman, a two-term incumbent representing downtown Manhattan and a swath of Brooklyn, is trailing a progressive primary challenger, former New York City comptroller Brad Lander, in the polls, with the primary vote taking place Tuesday.”
“The 56 year-old has said he would like the UK to rejoin the EU within his lifetime, but he did not want to "re-run the [2016] referendum now".”
“"Politics is getting more polarized. And the path we're on, if we are not careful, is a path towards the politics of the United States of America," he warned on June 13. "A polarized, poisonous politics where people in communities don't wo…”
“Lander has been endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has frequently denounced Israel throughout the campaign.”
“as soon as mid‑July”
““There was a risk that we would carry on seeing Britain and the politics of our country go down a path towards greater darkness and division and ending up somewhere like the United States of America, where people don't talk to each other i…”
“Bill and Melinda Gates gave a combined $100,000 to Kristof's abortive 2022 Oregon gubernatorial campaign, gifts Kristof did not acknowledge in his columns praising the former couple.”
“between 100,000 and 150,000 homes annually, around 10 times the rate of more recent years”
“Four Republican Losers”
“The Obama administration... Private experts repeated similar warnings. 'Of all the things that could kill 10 million people or more, by far the most likely is an epidemic,' Bill Gates warned in 2015.”
“the entire 10-year £39bn affordable housing budget for England”
“the war may have already cost about $40 billion, according to the D.C.-based thinktank Center for Strategic and International Studies.”
“20 NewsGuard executives and advisers contributed to Democratic candidates between 2015 and 2022, while just 6 gave to Republicans”
“£12,570 starting threshold”
“The resolution—which passed 50-48 thanks to GOP Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul of Kentucky breaking ranks and joining all Democrats except for Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsyl…”
“Steven Brill, suggested in 2020 that the New York Post's Hunter Biden laptop story was a 'hoax'”
“around £17bn in additional funding by 2035/36”
“Two Republican Senators, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania, missed the vote.”
“Gene Hamilton, the president of America First Legal, which in 2025 released documents showing ties between NewsGuard and the State Department’s Global Engagement Center”
“around £7bn by 2035/36”
“Trump claims that his war on Iran doesn’t need congressional approval because a cease-fire that took effect on April 8 effectively ended it.”
“60th birthday party”
“cut in business rates for pubs and music venues by 20%”
“The terms of the two countries’ “memorandum of understanding” included waiving sanctions on Iranian oil and working toward setting up a $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran.”
“"She likes power," presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said of Jill in February 2024”
“Tuesday’s Senate vote marks the first time both legislative chambers have passed a concurrent resolution to limit Trump’s Iran war powers.”
“30,000 jihadis traversed Turkish soil, establishing the so-called jihadi highway”
“Trump claims that his war on Iran doesn’t need congressional approval because a cease‑fire that took effect on April 8 effectively ended it.”
“working toward setting up a $300 billion fund to rebuild Iran.”
“The resolution—which passed 50-48 thanks to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Rand Paul of Kentucky breaking ranks and joining all Democrats except for Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylv…”
“The Senate adopted the resolution that the House passed earlier this month.”
“All three candidates that had New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s backing won Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primaries for the U.S. House”
“won two‑thirds of the vote in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District”
“the DSA has a higher net favorability among Democratic voters than Democrats in Congress by 13 points, according to a poll highlighted by CNN”
“Gallup polling from September found that 66% of Democrats—up from 50% in 2010—view socialism more positively than capitalism.”
“All three candidates that had New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s backing won Tuesday’s Democratic congressional primaries for the U.S. House, marking a victory for the democratic socialist movement over the party establishment.”
“Former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander won two-thirds of the vote in the Democratic primary for New York’s 10th District, defeating two-term Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman.”
“The 36-year-old, who moved to New York City in 2015, ran a campaign centered on “Medicare for All,” public housing, and labor issues...”
“Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old community organizer, narrowly won New York’s 13th District against five-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat.”
“Espaillat, also the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, had the backing of top Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. The 71-year-old was the first Dominican-American to be elected to Congress...”
“The three districts were among those where Mamdani performed best in the November mayoral election, when he defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had the backing of top establishment Democrats.”
“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a primary-night watch party for Democratic Congressional candidate Claire Valdez in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on June 23, 2026.”
“Two of Mamdani’s endorsees—Lander and Avila Chevalier—unseated Democratic incumbents, including the powerful chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.”
“only five lawmakers voting against the legislation.”
“Ten other Senators did not vote.”
“The House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a 358-32 vote on Tuesday after the Senate approved the measure 85-5 a day earlier.”
“Among a host of over 50 provisions”
“In a Fox News poll that closed June 1, Husted was trailing Brown by eight points.”
“In that same poll, a remarkable 57% of Ohioans carry an unfavorable view of the President.”
“Trump had a 52-46% positive rating in 2024, when he won the White House.”
“Schumer has seen his unfavorables jump from 52% at the start of Trump’s second term, to 68% earlier this year.”
“Republicans over the last 20 years—with the help of demographics and redistricting commissions—moved the state from a 10-8 Democratic split in 2009 when Obama moved into the White House to the current 10-5 GOP advantage.”
“Population loss in Ohio and growth in other states accounts for the loss of three House districts.”
“the 73-year-old Brown doesn’t have to spend a lot of time introducing himself to the state’s voters.”
“Brown already represented Ohio for almost two decades in the U.S. Senate, and notched more than 30 years in Ohio politics before that.”
“the U.K. this month announced plans to start one in 2027.”
“Nearly 40 other countries are currently considering similar legislation.”
“who in March called for all governments to ban social media for kids under 16 in an op‑ed for TIME.”
“Alan Greenspan makes a keynote speech at the G7 as Chairman of the U.S. Fed in London on February 4, 2005.”
“came into effect at the start of 2026”
