NickAMc

Trump has just lost a war to Iran. I would liken it to the Suez débâcle except that, at Suez, Britain successfully swept Egyptian resistance aside. We were defeated by Eisenhower’s hostility, not Nasser’s tanks. This time, the US just flat out lost - and the world is vastly worse off for it.

“I think within the next two to three weeks you will see physical shortages” Drilling North Sea oil “won’t change the whole crisis situation” but it will help to maximise our supply and reduce the likelihood of oil shortages, says Nick Butler, former vice president for strategy and policy at BP and Gordon Brown advisor.

Sir Keir Starmer says that Britain must move closer to the single market. He argues it will drive down costs and lead to greater security. He says the status quo is not working “This includes looking again at closer economic alignment. We are already aligned with the single market in some areas, to drive down the prices of food and energy. “We are trusted partners and as the Chancellor of the Exchequer said this week, deeper economic integration is in all of our interests. “So we must look at where we could move closer to the single market in other sectors as well, where that would work for both sides. “The prize here is greater security, stronger growth for the United Kingdom and the EU which will fuel increased defence spending and the chance to place the UK at the centre of a wave of European industrial renewal. “I understand the politics very well. It will mean trade-offs. But the status quo is not fit for purpose ... I will always fight for what’s best for my country.”

🚨 JUST IN: In a bombshell speech, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz just called the EUROPEAN UNION A COMPLETE FAILURE in front of global elites by stating, "Germany and Europe have wasted incredible potential. We have become the world champion of over-regulation and zero growth."

BREAK: President Trump tells me he no longer supports the British deal to hand over chagos islands