35 h. ago Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet?

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silenceSo you really want to know how Prime Minister Farage would pan out? Well, speculate no longer. An excellent test case is unfolding right now, in a country that just so happens to be run by one of Nigel’s heroes. Javier Milei is “amazing”, said the CEO of the private company he calls Reform. “Cutting and slashing doing all the things he’s done that’s leadership.”You may know some of this story, about how a political outsider took power in Argentina. You’ve seen photos of El Loco, the self-styled madman, in a black leather jacket, with sideburns like hedges and wielding a giant red chainsaw – all the better to slash the public sector with. Taking over Latin America’s second-largest country made Milei the poster boy of the international hard right. Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.” Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.” Donald Trump: “My...

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35 h. ago Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silenceSo you really want to know how Prime Minister Farage would pan out? Well, speculate no longer. An excellent test case is unfolding right now, in a country that just so happens to be run by one of Nigel’s heroes. Javier Milei is “amazing”, said the CEO of the private company he calls Reform. “Cutting and slashing doing all the things he’s done that’s leadership.”You may know some of this story, about how a political outsider took power in Argentina. You’ve seen photos of El Loco, the self-styled madman, in a black leather jacket, with sideburns like hedges and wielding a giant red chainsaw – all the better to slash the public sector with. Taking over Latin America’s second-largest country made Milei the poster boy of the international hard right. Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.” Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.” Donald Trump: “My...

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7 d. ago Netanyahu’s son takes shot at UK & ‘recognises Falklands as part of Argentina’ after Starmer’s Palestine move

BENJAMIN Netanyahu's son has lashed out at Keir Starmer for welcoming a Palestinian State - by recognising the Falkland Islands as Argentinian in a baseless social media post. The kneejerk claims came just days after Sir Keir's appeasing announcement - and followed a fresh bid from Argentina to annex the British territory. Using the Argentinian...

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8 d. ago Argentinian president Javier Milei relaunches 'irrenunciable' claim to take control of 'illegally occupied' Falkland Islands from Britain in fiery UN speech

The firebrand Argentinian leader told the summit that his country's claim to the South Atlantic island was 'legitimate' and 'unrenouncable' - in a move that shocked a former Royal Navy boss.

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9 d. ago Women allegedly abused by Andrew Tate decry ‘misleading’ Spectator article

Complaint sent to Ipso over interview with ‘misogynist influencer’ and brother in Michael Gove-edited magazineFour alleged survivors of sexual abuse by Andrew Tate have complained to the press regulator about an interview with the self-proclaimed misogynist influencer and his brother in the Spectator magazine.The women, who have filed a high court claim accusing Tate of rape, coercive control and assault and battery, claim that the article, written by the deputy editor, Freddy Gray, is inaccurate and misleading. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Bessent says US in talks with Argentina over $20bn swap line

Proposed measure comes as Trump administration seeks to support Javier Milei’s libertarian government

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1 week ago Trump administration offers financial lifeline to Argentina’s Javier Milei

US Treasury secretary proposes support package during market volatility

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2 w. ago Benn rejects claim of handling ‘dual control’ of legacy issues to Dublin

Irish deputy premier Simon Harris also pushed back on unionist criticism that his government had been given too much say on the new legacy framework.

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2 w. ago Trump threatens national emergency to force Washington DC police cooperation

Mayor halted support for immigration enforcement after president’s 30-day police takeover endedUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump on Monday threatened to again take control of Washington DC’s police department if the city did not cooperate with his plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.The president’s threat came days after the expiration of a 30-day takeover of the Washington Metropolitan police department (MPD), which Trump ordered in response to his claim that the capital was experiencing an “out of control” crime wave. He also ordered in national guard troops and federal agents, who remain present in the city. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Milei has transformed the Argentinian economy — if only Labour would take note

A long-term economic basket case, the country has been revived by the radical policies of its controversial president. So what can we learn from them?

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2 w. ago Reform candidate who vows to reduce number of HMOs in town... manages three HMOs

He insists that none of the shared houses have been occupied by illegal migrants or used as a halfway house for former prisoners

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel

Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of trade with Israel, as she spoke of Europe’s “painful” inability to respond to the war on Gaza and ensuring humanitarian disaster.In her most extended condemnation yet of the Israeli government, von der Leyen criticised plans for illegal settlements that would split the occupied West Bank in half, as well as incitement of violence by extremist Israeli ministers, as a “clear attempt to undermine the two-state solution”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU free trade with Israel

Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for a suspension of free trade with Israel, as she spoke of Europe’s “painful” inability to respond to the war on Gaza and ensuing humanitarian disaster.In her most extended condemnation yet of the Israeli government, von der Leyen criticised plans for illegal settlements that would split the occupied West Bank in half, as well as incitement of violence by extremist Israeli ministers, as a “clear attempt to undermine the two-state solution”. Continue reading...

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