Yes, the levels of infective are pretty high! It’s a sign of how divided the US is about Britain’s foreign policy approach – and that will only sharpen as the election gets closer.

Roh roh: Trump ally Elbridge Colby doesn't just have a pop at David Cameron for 'lecturing' US politicians over Ukraine funding, he also tells anne mcelvoy he's a big fan of David Lammy. Check out her Power Play pod here:

A win for Susan Hall would be improbable and unwelcome in many ways. But this is a crass tweet. Wes Streeting MP is a quality politician, who should avoid this kind of clickbait hyperbolic stuff going out in his name.

'It is possible languishing Tory turnout, a landslide of council seats to Labour and possible signature mayoralties, Sunak simply loses the final shreds of authority,' explains @AnneMcElvoy

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I like the sparkly cheerfulness of the early evening of the New York Met. I’m developing a fondness for modern opera houses.

I like the sparkly cheerfulness of the early evening of the New York Met. I’m developing a fondness for modern opera houses.

Woe re demise of Readers' Digest, on which I gorged on 'Laughter, the Best Medicine'/ 'I am John's liver' on rainy days at aunties' houses. Also contributed once from Moscow - and had the biggest reach of my entire writing career. So goes the media
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In fact, our POLITICO livestream is being watched by more than 100,000 people as we speak - and that’s just one platform.

Thanks for watching though!

Kristi Noem's career problems after recalling the dispatch of her wirehair pointer triggered me into revisiting Martin McDonagh's brilliant Lieutenant of Inishmore - with a pivotal role for the cat, Wee Thomas.
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Our Power Play podcast looks at the Transatlantic relationship in the Putin era & asks where the #WHCD2024 fits into a history of US political socialising. With John F. Harris. Defo one for Eugene Daniels playlist

From DC as the White House correspondents wkd in full swing, my Power Play pod guest is the UK Ambassador Dame Karen Pierce. Can 🇺🇸support for 🇺🇦 hold – and is she in the middle of a diplomatic succession struggle? Makers Cristina Gonzalez @pasnowdom & Callan Tansill-Suddath

Ah Klute . Scene of sticky dance floors, stickier teenage clinches - if you work from County Durham in the late 80s , peak of disco sophistication.our. Our Studio 54

New Power Play pod from 🇺🇸opens the White House Correspondents' jamboree weekend. My guest Dame Karen Pierce looks to her final months n DC and talks about Putin and 🇺🇦, while John F. Harris casts a veteran eye over the trans-Atlantic relationship - now eyeing a Trump return .

Opinion | Humza Yousaf’s split with the Greens may be too late to save his leadership

This progressive alliance turned into an unhappy co-dependency

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SO well said. This isn’t just a plug for my political podcast The Power Test obvs… but there are many brilliant, sharp women podcasting on politics including anne mcelvoy Beth Rigby Jess Phillips MP Ruth Davidson Jacqui Smith Rachel Wolf & many more. Lend us your ears.

Pretty strong pitch from Macron to massively subsidize the European space and defense industries.

'It's the only thing that will allow us to respond to massive subsidies from the United States and China.'

Shrewd from Daisy Goodwin . A LOT of podcast chaps which repeats the previous 'authority' skew at Radio 4 , NPR etc. But there are options. I host POLITICO's Power Play and Westminster Insider has 2 female hosts - try us out!
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Word. And at some point, Labour may indeed feature a senior figure at less than average UK height. Descend to Trump-level attacks is unattractive and Starmer needs to stop this stuff.

As Labour gets closer to power, it will face this question more insistently on the invidious choices re handling immigration and asylum. My bit for the i

Why the Rwanda plan poses so many questions as Labour prepares for power. My take for the i