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Nigel Farage has stated he used a dinner with Dominic Cummings to ask the chief aide-turned-nemesis of Boris Johnson about “not being able to do what you want to do” when coming into authorities.

Challenged “why on Earth” he met Mr Cummings, Mr Farage informed the broadcaster: “Well, I met him to talk about the blob. And what were the practical problems of coming into government and not being able to do what you want to do.”

The Reform UK chief added: “He and I have never got on. So it’s never a bad thing to sit and talk to someone you’ve not got on with and try and find some sort of peace. But I was interested in what he had to say.”

He added: “He’s not joining the team, or anything like that … We had a dinner, and we agreed on one thing, which is the Conservative Party’s dead – it’s done, it’s over, and it needs to be replaced.”

The enterprise secretary is anticipated to lift the pursuits of Britain’s metal business in talks on a possible UK-US financial deal as he visits Washington after Donald Trump stated there can be no exemptions to his steel tariffs.

Jonathan Reynolds will search to advance “pragmatic and positive” discussions on transatlantic commerce as he meets his White House counterpart on Tuesday, the federal government stated.

Mr Reynolds will maintain the primary in-person talks with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and US commerce consultant Jamieson Greer to happen below the brand new Trump administration.

It comes after the US president informed reporters aboard Air Force One there can be no exemptions from a 25 per cent tax on world metal and aluminium imports.

The Department for Business and Trade stated Mr Reynolds would “represent the interests of key industries including the UK steel sector and will kick off talks on securing a wider economic deal” on the go to.

Civil Service bank cards shall be frozen this week below plans to scale back their numbers by 50 per cent and slash authorities spending.

Days after Sir Keir Starmer vowed to reshape the “flabby” state and slash the price of forms, the Cabinet Office will order nearly all the 20,000 procurement playing cards utilized by civil servants to be frozen.

The spend on the bank cards jumped from £155m in 2020-21 to £675m in 2024-25.

To regain entry to the playing cards, civil servants might want to reapply and justify why they want them – or they are going to be cancelled on the finish of the month.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stated the so-called authorities procurement playing cards ought to solely be supplied to officers when it’s “absolutely essential”. Those utilized by diplomatic employees in unstable environments shall be amongst a small quantity exempt from the freeze.

The King welcomed Canadian prime minister Mark Carney to Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon, in an viewers which comes amid Canada’s commerce battle with the US and Donald Trump’s vow to make the nation America’s 51st state.

Charles, who’s King of Canada, met with Mr Carney, former governor of the Bank of England, within the 1844 Room of the royal residence in London. The King was pictured grinning as he shook Mr Carney’s hand.

They have encountered each other a number of instances earlier than, however that is first time since Mr Carney grew to become chief of the Liberal Party and Canada’s prime minister, rather than Justin Trudeau.

Foreign secretary David Lammy has stated a London assembly this week shall be used to debate the “operational detail” of British troops in Ukraine.

Conservative shadow overseas secretary Dame Priti Patel requested a couple of “peacekeeping initiative” in jap Europe and stated: “What will our contribution to peacekeeping consist of? Over what timeframe would deployment be launched and how will our armed forces be supported?”

Mr Lammy stated in his response: “The UK is prepared of course to consider British committing troops on the ground but there must be a US backstop.

“There is a further meeting in London this week to continue to get into the operational detail.”

Mike Amesbury has triggered the method that may result in a parliamentary by-election in Runcorn &, Helsby, a seat he gained for Labour on the 2024 basic election with a majority of 14,696.

It was one of many 50 largest majorities achieved by Sir Keir Starmer’s get together on polling day.

Mr Amesbury took 53% of the vote, with Reform in a distant second place on 18%, adopted by the Conservatives (16%), the Greens (6%) and the Liberal Democrats (5%).

Runcorn & Helsby is a brand new constituency that was fought for the primary time on the 2024 election.

Had the seat existed on the earlier basic election in 2019, notional knowledge suggests Labour would have gained however on a barely decrease share of the vote (49%) than Mr Amesbury achieved in 2024, with the Tories in second place.

Based on the 2024 consequence, Reform would want a swing within the share of the vote of 17.4 share factors to achieve Runcorn & Helsby.

This is the equal of a internet change of 18 in each 100 individuals who voted Labour in 2024 switching to Reform.

A date has but to be introduced for the by-election in Runcorn & Helsby, which would be the first such contest because the 2024 basic election.

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The UK is having “pragmatic” discussions with the US on commerce, Number 10 has stated, after Donald Trump stated that there can be no exemptions to steel tariffs.

Downing Street stated on Monday it could proceed to maintain “all options on the table” after the US president was reported to have informed journalists on Air Force One that he has no intention of making exemptions.

Mr Trump has applied a 25 per cent tariff on world metal and aluminium imports.

Asked in regards to the feedback, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman stated on Monday: “We’re engaged in pragmatic discussions with the US on securing a wider economic deal, when it comes to the global tariffs we’re assessing all options.

“As the Prime Minister said last week we’re keeping all options on the table but we’re going to take a pragmatic approach to this and we’ll be continuing to have these discussions.”

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds is anticipated to fly to the US later this week for talks with representatives in Mr Trump’s authorities.

Two protesters have been kicked out throughout a speech by Kemi Badenoch at London’s Guildhall.

The Conservative chief started to talk when a lady holding a banner that stated “Abolish Billionaires” held up a banner and commenced to shout. She was quickly ejected from the Central London corridor by members of the viewers.

A second protester was additionally kicked out, and appeared to shout in regards to the cost-of-living disaster as she was ejected from the room.

At the occasion, which marked 50 years since Margaret Thatcher helped to arrange the assume tank, Ms Badenoch might be heard to say: “I hardly think Mrs Thatcher can be blamed for the cost-of-living crisis.”