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Liz Webster: BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy...

🆘 BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy governor Huw Pill acknowledges that Brexit has made inflation worse in the UK The structural changes: new customs checks, rules of origin, supply chain friction and a permanently weaker pound have added lasting cost pressures. This confirms what independent studies have shown for years: leaving the Single Market and Customs Union was a negative supply shock that made controlling inflation harder. 🧵

Bushra Shaikh: I don't think people fully...

I don't think people fully appreciate what has happened. Iran demonstrated that its strategic position in West Asia - particularly its influence over the Strait of Hormuz - forces even the U.S. to factor its responses carefully. Whether you agree with Iran or not, that's a significant display of regional leverage. The balance of power in West Asia has shifted. Iran is still standing. All Gulf Arab nations are aware of this realisation and are due to work with Iran to protect their own security and economic interests in the region. Israel's attempt to dominate is coming to a close. Israel knows this, as does the U.S. If they choose aggression, the next blockade will be to Haifa, where 80% of Israel's imports get to and this would significantly affect their economy. Israel will inevitably end up as a lonely island state. It's happening...

Deborah Haynes: So much for defence...

So much for defence being the first priority of government. The housing vision set out today by Andy Burnham is all very well for peaceful times. But as every military chief and former military chief and defence secretary and former defence secretary is warning, these are not peaceful times. Without security, there is little point in investing in good homes… “If you don’t give people a good home what chance have they got of having a good life? Everything starts with a good home and this country finally has to put that at the top of its priority list.”

Pouria Zeraati: Israel's Defense Minister...

Israel's Defense Minister has said the army will not leave Lebanon until Hezbollah is "completely disarmed." Israel also carried out attacks in Lebanese territory today. The regime, however, has not stopped negotiations. Despite the bluster and after Trump announced that the meetings will take place in Doha, Witkoff and Kushner are heading to Qatar today, and representatives of the Islamic Republic and the United States are set to begin technical negotiations starting tomorrow in Doha, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. The downward trend in oil prices is also continuing.

Kathy Gyngell: The resignation of yet another prime...

The resignation of yet another prime minister should not be viewed as an isolated event. It is part of a broader historical transition. Institutions designed for the slow age of newspapers, magazines and broadcast television are attempting to function in an environment that never sleeps, never forgets and works at light speed. The age of digital ungovernability has only just begun, writes Gustavo Jalife https://conservativewoman.co.uk/the-digital-revolution-is-changing-how-were-governed/ via @theconwom

Liz Webster: 👏 @piersmorgan on fine form, calls it straight...

👏 @piersmorgan on fine form, calls it straight: “Brexit has been a pretty well unmitigated disaster.” It triggered the political chaos that’s given us seven Prime Ministers in ten years He pins primary responsibility on Nigel Farage, the “snake oil salesman” who sold impossible promises. Morgan’s advice for @andyburnham . Call a referendum to rejoin the EU. He believes it would be a landslide because the country now knows the truth

Dale Vince: The one thing we all need, to get energy...

The one thing we all need, to get energy bills down, permanently - is something we can't do ourselves. We need government to ‘break the link’ - the link which allows the global price of gas to set the price of our own wind and sun. DESNZ blamed the link for high energy costs (among the highest in Europe) just this week - they know what the problem is. But they failed to deal with it. After refusing to break this link for years, they then pretended to some weeks ago - and now blame the link (they said they broke) for high bills. It’s all bit messed up. We can't ‘Break the Link’ ourselves, only government can. Will Andy Burnham do it? It’s precisely the kind of radical but fair policy that will impact the cost of living and lift millions from energy poverty - that the country needs. And arguably Labour needs, to get back on the front foot.

Deborah Haynes: Former UK military chief...

Former UK military chief @AdmTonyRadakin_ says @JohnHealey_MP , the previous defence secretary, (who he served under), had wrongly assured the PM & chancellor that the 2025 Strategic Defence Review was "balanced and affordable" on a budget of 2.5% of GDP rising to 3% at some point in the next parliament. He says most assessments put true cost at at least 4% of GDP It is a shame that Admiral Radakin didn't choose to ring the alarm so loudly and publicly when he was actually in office or resign in protest as Healey eventually did
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