Trump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’

President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran…

 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/15/trump-us-uk-trade-deal-starmer-iran

 

UK rejects tolls on Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned countries must not “hijack” international transit routes and unilaterally apply tolls...

 https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-rejects-tolls-on-strait-of-hormuz-yvette-cooper/ 

Conversation View Starmer urged to limit US access to UK bases after ‘dangerous’ Trump threats

Lib Dems, Greens and some Labour MPs demand UK block US from using its airbases for Iran missions…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/pressure-starmer-curb-access-trump-threat-iran

 

Reform party would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say

The Labour party's chair, Anna Turley, said the policies were "a direct attack on settled families and fundamentally un-British". She added: "Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse nation, which stands in opposition to the kind of divisive politics stoked by Reform."…

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/22/reform-uk-ice-style-agency-end-leave-to-remain-zia-yusuf

 

Social media still pushing suicide-related content to teens despite new UK safety laws | Internet safety | The Guardian

Researchers who set up dummy accounts as 15-year-old girl were bombarded with self-harm and depression posts…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/19/social-media-still-pushing-suicide-related-content-to-teens-despite-new-uk-safety-laws 

 

Canada to recognise Palestine at UN general assembly, joining France and UK in push for new state

New Zealand and Australia were signatories to a declaration that indicates they could follow suit in the coming months…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/30/palestinian-statehood-recognition

 

Trump backs Israel and rebukes Starmer over Palestinian state recognition

US president says UK move would 'reward Hamas' after appearing to endorse recognition plan in Scotland meeting…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/30/trump-israel-rebukes-starmer-palestinian-state

 

UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to a ceasefire | Foreign policy | The Guardian

The UK will formally recognise the state of Palestine this September as a result of the "increasingly intolerable" situation on the ground in Gaza, unless Israel abides by a ceasefire and commits to a two-state solution in the Middle East...

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/29/uk-to-recognise-state-of-palestine-in-september-unless-israel-holds-to-a-ceasefire 

 

Detroit Three automakers blast Trump UK trade deal | Reuters

"Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a UK vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts," said the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents the Detroit Three automakers. "This hurts American automakers, suppliers, and auto workers."…

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/detroit-three-automakers-blast-trump-uk-trade-deal-2025-05-08/ 

 

US and UK complicit in detentions at camps where torture rife, says Amnesty

Report says thousands of people held in little-reported facilities where authorities are violating human rights on a large scale…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/us-uk-complicit-detentions-syria-camps-torture-rife-amnesty-international

PolitiFact | A UK health official misspoke when he said 60% of hospitalized patients had been fully vaccinated

Partly or fully vaccinated individuals made up about 40% of people who were hospitalized in the U.K. between February and July. Public health officials said that's due to the U.K.'s high rates of vaccination and the spread of the delta variant…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/30/facebook-posts/uk-health-official-misspoke-when-he-said-60-hospit/

US evangelical group takes legal action against UK venues | Evangelical Christianity | The Guardian

...Peter Tatchell, the LGBT rights campaigner, told openDemocracy: "US evangelicals, funded by secret donors, are exporting homophobia around the world … When they say they are defending religious freedom, what they are really defending is the right of religious people to discriminate against LGBTs."...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/27/us-evangelical-group-takes-legal-action-against-uk-venues

Trump announces he will deploy hundreds of scarce ventilators — to the United Kingdom – Raw Story

At Tuesday’s coronavirus task force press briefing, President Donald Trump opened by discussing the allocation of ventilators, which are critical to taking care of patients with breathing problems. He suggested that he will start deploying ventilators overseas, to the United Kingdom. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/trump-announces-he-will-deploy-hundreds-of-scarce-ventilators-to-the-united-kingdom/

Hillary Clinton warns of path to 'fascism' after MPs stand down

Online threats which intimidate people into standing down as MPs are “the path to authoritarianism [and] fascism”, Hillary Clinton has said. Speaking to an audience in London, Clinton said she took “very seriously” the fact that significant numbers of female MPs had opted not to run again for parliament in the coming election, in many cases citing online intimidation and threats against their safety.....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/13/hillary-clinton-warns-of-path-to-fascism-after-mps-stand-down

Renewables generated more power than fossil fuels in UK for first quarter ever - The Hill

Electricity generated from wind, solar and hydroelectric plants beat out traditional fossil fuel plants as the top source of power for the United Kingdom during a three-month period for the first time, according to an analysis released Monday. ....
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/465744-renewables-generated-more-power-than-fossil-fuels-in-uk-for-first

As an American living in the UK, here are 5 ways Britain's National Health Service is superior to US healthcare - Business Insider

When I lived in the US, I rarely went to the doctor. I didn't have work-provided health insurance and I couldn't afford any of the plans with exceptionally high premiums offered to individuals on the marketplace. ....
https://www.businessinsider.com/ways-britain-national-health-service-superior-us-healthcare-2019-1

Silent, water-emitting trains fuelled by hydrogen ‘to be introduced to UK railways in two years’ | The Independent

Upgrading existing rolling stock means diesel can be phased out without costly electrification of railways....
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/hydrogen-trains-replace-diesel-electric-alstrom-eversholt-air-pollution-a8715861.html

American Woman Lives in UK for Health Care

This American woman experienced what it's like to have universal health care in the UK, and now she doesn't want to move back to the United States....
 https://youtu.be/Cen5fkIwFjU

Trump demonstrates for the world how propaganda is done—bypasses CNN, goes straight to Fox - Daily Kos

Donald Trump and British PM Theresa May conducted a joint press appearance on Friday outside May's country home. In between embroidering lies about his prediction of how the Brexit vote would win—Trump never made such a prediction—he also answered some questions concerning the interview he did with The Sun tabloid, an interview in which he savaged May's handling of Brexit, promoted his fellow blowhard Boris Johnson for prime minister, and adopted language straight of neo-Nazi disinformation ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1780181

Being black in the US vs the UK: There's a big difference | Alvin Hall

Author and award-winning TV presenter Alvin Hall explains to us the differences between being black in the UK versus America. He feels that he wasn't able to break through in American media because America, he feels, still has a lot of inbuilt racial prejudice....
https://youtu.be/3zlIUeQt5XU