Underscoring that any peace for Ukraine needed to be lasting and secure, the prime minister said no one wanted peace more than Ukraine.
The leaders agreed to stay in close touch in the coming days.
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on social media. Here is an excerpt.
Europe’s aims would be better served if Starmer ditched the @BBCr4today et al for @joeroganhq [the Joe Rogan podcast]. This is the audience he needs to convince – both in the US and in the UK.
Our report (http://talkingtothenation.com) found that a staggering ten per cent of Brits get their news from the Joe Rogan Experience – just three per cent lower than Radio 4’s entire output.
So why isn’t @10DowningStreet putting the Prime Minister on new media outlets like Joe Rogan? Is it because they are stuck in an outdated mode of communication or are they concerned the PM couldn’t communicate effectively in a long form podcast?
Either way, this is a serious issue for No10. New media demands different skills from politicians – including real (not manufactured) authenticity. The ‘line-to-take’ is dead, ‘the grid’ is redundant. Trump is a master at this.
on Bluesky.
Shadow business sec Andrew Griffith gets a hard time at Make UK’s conference, from an audience he might’ve hoped would be friendlier as Labour hikes taxes
One speaker lays into 14 years of economic damage. Another asks what Tories would do to balance the books – to laughs when no clear answer comes
The first audience question: “You said it was a miracle that some of us are still in business. I think you’re right. After the last 14 years we’ve had – we’ve had a party that has given us Brexit, no industrial strategy, a policy of managed decline of industry… we’ve had Liz Truss…” etc…
most recent calls for further diplomatic efforts to achieve the swiftest possible end to the war, the prime minister welcomed President Zelenskyy’s steadfast commitment to securing peace.
Underscoring that any peace for Ukraine needed to be lasting and secure, the prime minister said no one wanted peace more than Ukraine.
The leaders agreed to stay in close touch in the coming days.
polling by YouGov.
This helps to explain why the crisis has been so difficult for Reform UK, which in the past was happy present itself as the British version of Trump’s Maga movement, and why the Liberal Democrats are increasingly vocal in attacking Trump and his administration.
resisted calls to proscribe the IRGC because, given its state links, this could be seen as the UK designating the entire Iranian regime as a terrorist organisation, leading to the collapse of diplomatic relations.Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon, Downing Street has said. A readout of the call is expected to be released soon.a story by Jack Elsom in the Sun today, “China will not be included [in the enhanced tier] to avoid a diplomatic spat with Beijing.”
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to sign a minerals and security agreement with the United States and to work under president Donald Trump’s “strong leadership”. Tom Ambrose has the details on our Ukraine live blog.
Source: theguardian.com
