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@alexwickham "BREAKING: China warns Keir Starmer he faces consequences if he doesnt approve its embassy in London Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian launches a broadside against the UK as Starmers thaw with Beijing threatens to break down. Olly Robbins meetings in Beijing do not appear to have gone well. MOFA spox expresses grave concern and strong dissatisfaction at embassy decision being delayed to December Says UK must immediately fulfill its obligations and honor its commitments otherwise the British side shall bear all consequences Says UK has shown disregard for contractual spirit acting in bad"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-17T08:17Z 114.7K followers, 1.2M engagements

"Exclusive: Nigel Farage floats replacing Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey in a sign he could interfere with the Banks independence if he becomes prime minister. Hes had a good run. We might find someone new Farage tells @MishalHusain whose hour-long interview with the Reform leader goes live on Bloomberg today. Baileys term is up in 2028 but its Farages clearest indication yet that hed emulate Trump in applying political pressure on the BOE. In the full news-packed Bloomberg interview Farage: suggests hed abolish the Financial Conduct Authority: They are utterly useless. disowns the"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-24T06:46Z 114.7K followers, 109K engagements

"NEW: Bloomberg Saturday read (with great reporting from @EllenAMilligan) Keir Starmers China thaw is at risk of failure after Beijing publicly threatened the UK. People in government recognise it will now be politically difficult to approve the new Chinese embassy and say it is up in the air. They stress no decisions have been taken. Before the last two weeks Starmer had been likely to say yes. The security services told the govt it would pose new risks although they said they could mitigate them if necessary. The foreign office is concerned about a tit-for-tat that means consequences for the"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-18T08:00Z 114.7K followers, 38.8K engagements

"NEW: Sergei Lavrov says Russia does not agree to the current line of contact being the starting point of Ukraine negotiations He says that would mean forgetting the causes of the war Thats a clear break between Russias position and Trumps position over recent days that talks should start at the current frontline Lavrov says Russias position hasnt changed since Anchorage - ie it has not moved from its maximalist demands So after Trumps call with Putin Russia isnt budging. Lets see what Trump does when he wakes up but this may give Europeans some optimism they can show Trump it is Russia that"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-21T09:43Z 114.7K followers, 77.6K engagements

"NEW: Bloomberg @economics estimates that lower government borrowing costs caused by falling bond yields over the past week could have saved Rachel Reeves up to XXX billion at the budget Good news: a slightly smaller fiscal hole to fill Via @PhilAldrick"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-22T11:37Z 114.7K followers, 53K engagements

"EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer says Ukraines prospects are improving after Donald Trumps pivot against Russia Were in a better place Starmer tells Bloomberg in an interview tonight. Last week there were really significant developments. His comments suggest months of diplomacy by European leaders to persuade Trump to turn against Putin may finally be bearing fruit. Kyivs allies are of course wary of the risk Trump could fluctuate again but theres cautious optimism that the US shift may be a turning point. The one Id pick out as the biggest development is what weve done on sanctions. We sanctioned all"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-27T17:25Z 114.7K followers, 31.1K engagements

"Exclusive with @PhilAldrick: Rachel Reeves attempt to blame Brexit for the budget productivity downgrade has been criticised as misleading by economists. It is also dividing Downing Street with some senior figures believing the claim is unwise. Much of the slump in fact happened before the referendum and was mirrored across the EU economists say. It means the chancellors key pre-budget message is being disputed by experts. @Frencheconomics says the productivity hit began in 2008. He says Brexit is just one of many factors including government policies on energy housing pensions and post-2008"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-22T07:09Z 114.7K followers, 112.9K engagements

"A Tory MP Makes 100000 A Year From A Company That Is Selling Private Coronavirus Tests For XXX Each"
X Link @alexwickham 2020-03-25T14:08Z 114.7K followers, XX engagements

"Boris Johnson Is Planning A Series Of Extreme Measures To Force Through Brexit"
X Link @alexwickham 2019-08-28T21:40Z 114.7K followers, XXX engagements

"Ministers Wants Downing Street To Overhauls Its Coronavirus Communications Strategy After Confusion"
X Link @alexwickham 2020-03-15T20:59Z 114.7K followers, XX engagements

"Breaking: *BESSENT: WILL ANNOUNCE SUBSTANTIAL PICKUP IN RUSSIA SANCTIONS *BESSENT: WILL ANNOUNCE RUSSIA SANCTIONS TODAY OR TOMORROW We are going to either announce after the close this afternoon or first thing tomorrow morning a substantial pickup in Russia sanctions""
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-22T19:28Z 114.7K followers, 20.6K engagements

"BREAKING: XX year old Dylan Earl has been sentenced to XX years in prison for assisting Russias intelligence services over the warehouse fire Jake Reeves gets XX years Huge sentences under the new National Security Act a warning to anyone considering being a Russian proxy"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-24T14:59Z 114.7K followers, 119.7K engagements

"EXCLUSIVE: Keir Starmer vows he wont bow to pressure from China to approve its new embassy hitting back at threats of consequences from Beijing if its rejected Asked if hell be pushed around by China PM says: No. The decision on the embassy will be taken in the proper way regardless of any views or pressure from anyone He was speaking in a Bloomberg interview in which he took a harder line against China than he has previously. It comes as his thaw faces increasing challenges. Starmer also expressed concern at Beijing imposing export controls on rare earths which could force Western companies"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-28T09:02Z 114.7K followers, 32.1K engagements

"Great feature from Ellen with the army in Latvia free to read here"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-28T09:28Z 114.7K followers, 11.5K engagements

"Keir Starmer appears to signal the government could raise income tax national insurance or VAT at the coming budget a move that would breach Labours manifesto. Asked by Kemi Badenoch if hed keep Labours promise not to hike those taxes the PM said: The budget is on the 26th of November and we will lay out our plans but I can tell the House now that we will build a stronger economy. When he was asked the same question in July Starmer replied simply that yes he would stick to the pledge. Significant moment four weeks out from the budget. The Resolution Foundation think tank which is increasingly"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-29T12:27Z 114.7K followers, 24.8K engagements

"NEW: No10: Following a review of emails sent and received by the chancellors husband new information has come to light. This has now been passed to the prime minister and his independent adviser. The prime minister has full confidence in the chancellor"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-30T16:13Z 114.7K followers, 27.7K engagements

"EXCLUSIVE Nigel Farage tells Bloomberg that if he led Britain he: would support shooting down Russian fighter jets entering NATO airspace use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine may even put British troops on the ground there as part of a UN peacekeeping force he also vowed that no more Reform politicians had corrupt relationships with Moscow. These are by far Farages strongest comments yet on Russia and mark a major pivot after he came under cross-party criticism that he is soft on Putin. He made the comments in an interview for the @MishalHusain Show a new video podcast from"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-16T21:04Z 114.7K followers, 508.9K engagements

"EXCLUSIVE with @AlbertoNardelli @EMPosts European nations are working with Ukraine on a 12-point proposal to end Russias war along current battle lines A peace board chaired by President Trump would oversee implementation of the proposed plan After a ceasefire along the current point of contact children and prisoners would be returned Ukraine would receive security guarantees funds to repair war damage and a pathway to rapidly join the EU Sanctions would be gradually lifted on Russia. Frozen central bank reserves would only be returned once Moscow agrees to contribute to Ukraines"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-21T16:27Z 114.7K followers, 136.5K engagements

"NEW: Bloomberg Saturday read Brexit is back. Some in Keir Starmers govt are starting to think what has previously been unthinkable: that he should make a premiership-defining decision to take the UK much closer to the EU. There has been a shift on Brexit in recent weeks. Starmer Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting have abandoned Labours previous reluctance to talk about its costs. Reeves is blaming Brexit for coming tax rises (misleadingly say economists). Theres been a move on youth mobility. Previously the govt denied wanting such a programme. Now Reeves openly supports it. Govt figures say"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-25T08:04Z 114.7K followers, 169.5K engagements

"NEW: The UK has signed an X billion deal to sell XX Typhoon fighter jets to Turkey Keir Starmer tells Bloomberg its a show of force to Putin on NATOs long-term unity This is a really important signal of European and NATO strength Starmer says in an interview in Ankara. (More coming this evening and tomorrow) Turkey is vital for the southeastern flank of NATO and therefore for Putin it sends a strong message that NATO is stronger than ever the PM says. Britain is selling this as a way of using its defence and security prowess to hold close a country that is a NATO member but also has ties to"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-27T16:00Z 114.7K followers, 76.5K engagements

"Russia is caught in a bind: any attempt to rapidly cut defense expenditures would trigger economic collapse but maintaining current military spending levels would perpetuate stagnation. Moscow can neither sustain indefinite military spending nor safely transition back to a civilian economy without demobilizing and getting some relief from sanctions"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-29T10:37Z 114.7K followers, 13.3K engagements

"Rachel Reeves letting agent takes responsibility and appears to bail her out Gareth Martin owner of Harvey Wheeler said: "We alert all our clients to the need for a licence. In an effort to be helpful our previous property manager offered to apply for a licence on these clients' behalf as shown in the correspondence. That property manager suddenly resigned on the Friday before the tenancy began on the following Monday. "Unfortunately the lack of application was not picked up by us as we do not normally apply for licences on behalf of our clients; the onus is on them to apply. We have"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-30T17:33Z 114.7K followers, 128.4K engagements

"Heres the email chain between Rachel Reeves husband and their lettings agent. The lettings agent offers to apply for the license. Her husband says yes please. The agent says theyll do it"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-30T17:52Z 114.7K followers, 280K engagements

"Tories now backing Rachel Reeves"
X Link @alexwickham 2025-10-30T18:20Z 114.7K followers, 46.6K engagements