The King marked a historic occasion by honouring earlier generations, urging renewed unity, and fondly recalling his mother’s spirited celebration in 1945, highlighting the importance of preserving hope.
Britain has secured a trade agreement with the “Don,” raising questions over potential effects on public services and sparking debate among political figures.
Critics claim the trade arrangement negotiated by Starmer disadvantages Britain, sparking concern over reduced tariffs on American goods without reciprocal concessions.
The new US pontiff, adopting the name Leo XIV, has pledged to “build bridges” by emphasising compassion for displaced people and critiquing hardline refugee measures, signalling a more inclusive approach to global leadership.
The PM secured a new US trade arrangement that supporters claim will boost British car and steel exports post-EU exit, though some detractors label it a “Diet Coke deal, not the Real Thing.”
The PM has granted the US a decisive say over any prospective arrangements with China, marking a significant post-Brexit shift in foreign trade policy and sparking debate on broader economic implications.
In a deal hailed as “historic” by the PM and Donald Trump, the UK has secured relief from the most severe US tariffs affecting key industries such as car and steel, although concerns persist over America’s push for hormone-treated beef and chlorinated chicken.
Starmer has secured the UK’s first trade deal with the US since a contentious period, agreeing concessions on car and steel exports while retaining a flat 10% tariff on most goods.
A new pontiff has been elected in an unusually swift conclave, marking a historic first with an American taking the papal seat.