It was wonderful to visit Venice Bakery & Restaurant on Small Business Saturday as we honor the work that small business owners and employees are doing across the nation to grow our economy and support our communities. When we invest in small businesses, we invest in America.

HAPPENING TOMORROW: open data, transparency, anti-corruption and EU democracy. All this and more at our Integrity Watch final event in Brussels. Buffet and drinks included! Don't miss out 👇 transparency.eu/event-integrit…

Left: Sadiq Khan explains how after meeting with Chris Whitty and having seen cases rise, he cancelled the St Patrick's Day celebration in Trafalgar Square Right: At the same time Boris Johnson's Conservative government gave the Cheltenham festival the go ahead If Sadiq Khan

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Turkey’s exports to Russia of goods vital for Moscow’s war machine in Ukraine have soared this year on.ft.com/3sXXvWn

The UK's first human case of flu strain H1N2 - which has been circulating in pigs - has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency says For more on this and other news visit trib.al/Rx0iR33

Exclusive from Oliver Wright Simon Case advised Rishi Sunak he should authorise pre-election talks between the civil service and Labour before taking a medical leave of absence Sunak said to have rebuffed proposal from his cabinet secretary amid fears it would sent signal that

Geert Wilders’ coalition negotiator steps down over alleged fraud on.ft.com/49XN2ev

NHS consultants in England to vote on pay deal to end strikes on.ft.com/3RhrhyQ

Cummings said of Johnson he didn’t know when he was lying and when telling the truth. Sunak is following the same pattern …

Sky's chief political correspondent Jon Craig analyses Home Secretary James Cleverly and his ministers' answers to questions from fellow MPS on criminal gangs, domestic affairs and immigration 👇 Latest: trib.al/YKanzN3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

📸Here’s what you missed from this year's Autumn Concert! Our musicians even delighted the audience with an early Christmas surprise. Thank you to sponsors; Spain Culture & Science UK, Perez Lorca, Mahou, Codorniu UK, Farandula Group, Hamish Johnston, & Broken Eggs for your support

UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds. Britain in the 1970s was one of the most equal of rich countries. Today, it is the second most unequal, after the US. theguardian.com/inequality/202…

Striking pays mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Finance is set to be at the heart of #COP28, the UN climate summit starting on Thursday in Dubai, with economists saying that around $1 trillion per year is needed to support developing countries in their fight against climate change. euronews.com/my-europe/2023…

"We speak out together in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice and equal rights," reads the letter signed by thousands of musicians under the collective Musicians for Palestine. euronews.com/2023/11/23/mus…

💡 #CriticalThinking article | No quick end to the #war in #Ukraine: so how do we get ready for the long haul? 💬 "Ukraine needs game changers that can turn the war around quickly." ⤵️ Learn more in the full piece, by our Senior Fellow, Jamie Shea. friendsofeurope.org/insights/criti…

The resignation of Gom van Strien, the 'coalition scout' of the populist Dutch leader Geert Wilders, illustrates the challenges his party (PVV) faces in forming a government euobserver.com/eu-political/1…

The prime minister clearly hoped Cameron’s heft would prevent him becoming a source of division, writes ALASTAIR CAMPBELL theneweuropean.co.uk/alastair-campb…

Our very own Policy Officer for EU Political Integrity, Shari Hinds, will be providing a comprehensive review of the EU Transparency Register at the European Parliament tomorrow. Details on tuning in below 👇