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US and UK in talks on trade deal that could spare Britain from tariffs

Donald Trump says America is looking to forge pact as ‘quickly as it can be done’

Financial Times - 18h

FirstFT: Trump says UK could be spared tariffs

Also in today’s newsletter, Citi sends client $81tn in ‘near miss’ and Mexico extradites prisoners to the US

Financial Times - 6h

Britain is struggling to accept the end of Atlanticism

The ‘special relationship’ has underpinned the UK’s security since the Suez Canal debacle — but the world has changed

Financial Times - Feb. 21

The Tories discover that Britain is located in Europe

The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimed

Financial Times - 2d

Britain’s new right should beware misplaced triumphalism

Hope is not built on over-reach or abandoning conservative principles

Financial Times - 6d

Britain’s household energy bills to rise from April

Regulator Ofgem lifts quarterly price cap 6.4% following increase in wholesale costs

Financial Times - 3d

Finding a way to restore trust in Britain’s water industry

The system is a natural monopoly but has become a regulatory maze

Financial Times - 1d

Friday Briefing: Trump Met With Britain’s Leader

Plus, remembering Gene Hackman.

The New York Times - 20h

State Dept. says some life-saving efforts spared from massive USAID cuts

The State Department said it would keep funding life-saving treatments for diseases like HIV, malaria and tuberculosis while ending over 90% of its contracts.

CBS News - 15h

Britain accuses Russia of planning to interfere in upcoming Central African Republic elections

Britain accused Russia of planning to interfere in upcoming elections in the Central African Republic, and the U.S. alleged that Moscow was seeking to steal the gold and diamond-rich country’s ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Irish citizenship applications from Britain hit post-Brexit peak

‘Harsh’ realities of travel and work restrictions are pushing people to seek backdoor EU access, say lawyers

Financial Times - 4d

In Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy

The national government has intervened in a local planning squabble, which has become a symbol for how far it will go to use development as a way to revive the British economy.

The New York Times - 3d

Trump accepts invitation to visit Britain from King Charles

U.K. leader Keir Starmer's meeting with President Trump focused on securing Ukraine from Russian aggression, and shielding Britain's economy from tariffs.

CBS News - 22h

Britain set to host men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027

The UK is set to host the men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027, BBC Sport has learned.

BBC News - 38m

Martin Rowson on Britain desperately clinging to the US while Trump abandons Ukraine – cartoon

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot

The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal. If the Trump project implodes, it might take with it the extreme and far-right European ...

The Guardian - 6d

Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise | Robert Skidelsky

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change course. On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...

The Guardian - 3d

Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blocked. It would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every ...

The Guardian - 1d

The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gates. All the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves ...