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“There aren’t going to be any singalongs at conference this year,” says a Reform aide. “Or any COVID deniers.”At last year’s event, regional mayor Andrea Jenkyns sang a self-penned rock song on stage, and a guest speaker claimed that Covid vaccines were linked to the cancers of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales. This time, the party is hoping to project a far more serious image.Farage has also finally surmounted many of the internal problems that bedevilled his previous parties. Ukip in particular had significant struggles with money, resources and organisation.In contrast, Reform UK has oodles of cash…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a “fireside chat”, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., September 1, 2026. Sam Wolfe | ReutersU.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised the European Union for formally joining “Operation Economic Outcast,” the U.S.-led sanctions campaign aimed at severing Tehran from the global financial system, as Washington widens its war to include economic pressure. “We appreciate their strong and early stance,” Bessent said in a social media post Thursday evening stateside. “The world is sending a clear message to the Iranian regime: We will not…
Customers pump gas at a Freedom Fuel Network station on July 8, 2026 in Dresher, Pennsylvania. Joe Lamberti | Getty ImagesThe Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of gas stations that launched in July with steeply discounted prices touted by President Donald Trump, has expanded with a new location in Detroit as a lawsuit over the chain’s alleged supply heats up in Philadelphia federal court.The Detroit location, where a gallon of regular unleaded was selling for $3.47, is the cheapest gas in Michigan, where the average price is $4.09 per gallon, according to the price tracking site GasBuddy. The Harper Avenue…
Nigel Farage’s senior aide suggested a way to get around electoral law to secure a foreign donation of £500,000 for Reform UK, according to undercover filming broadcast by Channel 4.Dan Jukes was filmed meeting a man posing as the British-based son of a rich American businessman.Electoral law sets out that to be a permissible donor to a UK political party you must be a UK registered voter, or a company registered in the UK.In this instance, the son would be a permissible donor, his father would not be.The undercover filming was done by a group called Verbatim Investigations, which was…
The Federal Reserve should cut interest rates to make homes more affordable, Vice President JD Vance said Thursday, adding to the pressure President Donald Trump has placed on the central bank to cut borrowing costs.The remarks came days after Trump’s handpicked Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, hinted at the possibility of doing the opposite: addressing persistently high inflation by hiking rates.”Obviously the president cares a lot about interest rates,” Vance said at a White House press briefing when asked by CNBC’s Eamon Javers for the Trump administration’s view on the volatile U.S. bond market.”One of the main reasons he cares a…
Jenrick is due to give a major speech to the conference on Saturday but speaking at a fringe event with journalist Allister Heath, he sought to reassure voters that Reform’s policies would be affordable. He said it was important to “learn the lessons of [former Prime Minister] Liz Truss” who he said “basically went into a sweetie shop, took everything off the shelves and stuck it into a budget”.”Quite rightly the markets reacted very negatively to that.”Jenrick was a health minister in 2022 when Truss’s plan to deliver large energy bill subsidies and £45bn of tax cuts shook market confidence…
Robinhood signage during a media event at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 4, 2026.Adam Gray | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRobinhood could see a sizable boost to its prediction market revenue as football season begins next week, according to a Wednesday note from Piper Sandler.Earlier this summer, the World Cup paved the way for explosive volume growth in prediction markets, and it suggests strong numbers could show up during football season, according to analyst Patrick Moley. “Given Kalshi & HOOD’s US-centric user base, and the large gap in popularity between Soccer and Football in the US, we…
Elon Musk’s super PAC is putting its first midterm money behind some of the GOP’s most important election battlegrounds, spending more than $800,000 across seven Senate races and a handful of competitive House districts, according to a new Federal Election Commission disclosure.The spending by America PAC offers the clearest look yet at where the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is directing his political operation, after the billionaire who previously supported Democrats reportedly authorized the group to spend as much as $120 million on an effort to help elect Republicans this November.Nearly 90% of the $800,475 disclosed Wednesday night went toward Senate…
Donald Trump has hinted he would not come to the UK’s aid in a potential future conflict with Argentina over the Falkland Islands.In an interview with GB News, the US president said that Britain had “not been there to help me” with his country’s war with Iran, despite later saying his military did not need any support.Trump’s latest remarks come after he previously said the US could revise its neutral position on the islands’ sovereignty if the UK failed to increase defence spending.Argentinian President Javier Milei is due to make a televised statement on Thursday night about what he describes…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Giorgia Meloni on Friday notches up 1,413 days in charge of her rightwing coalition government. Hers becomes the longest continuous Italian administration since the second world war, surpassing the longest of Silvio Berlusconi’s three stints in office. It is a considerable achievement given the government instability that has plagued postwar Italy. It also stands out in today’s Europe, where stability and long-termism have become sadly underrated.Britain has just acquired its fifth prime minister in four years. France is on its fourth since…