29 h. ago Milei’s win in Argentina had Trump’s fingerprints all over it. But just how long will their friendship last? | Jordana Timerman

The Argentine president’s libertarian experiment is in tatters, and his hold on power seems increasingly dependent on volatile US supportJordana Timerman is a journalist based in Buenos Aires; she edits the Latin America Daily BriefingIn 1946, Argentina was emerging from military rule, an empowered labour movement was reshaping politics and Col Juan Perón, a leftwing leader who had introduced a raft of popular workers’ rights decrees, was rising fast in the polls. The then US ambassador, Spruille Braden, had other ideas about who should win the national election that year, and he openly campaigned against Perón in Buenos Aires. Braden’s action stands out as one of the most brazen instances of US interference in Argentina’s politics. Until now.The Argentine president, Javier Milei, who won a resounding midterm victory on Sunday, has received ample support from Donald Trump. Ahead of the congressional elections, Trump endorsed Milei and warned: “If he loses, we are not going to be gen...

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46 h. ago Workers rights bill and living wage rise 'will lead to a jobs bloodbath', Tories warn... as even left

In its Employment Rights Bill, Labour has also proposed introducing nine-month legal 'probation' periods to address concerns, but the think-tank said this was a 'messy compromise'.

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52 h. ago 'Out of touch' peers warned against blocking workers rights for millions

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak accused opponents of the workers rights' reforms of trying to "side with bad bosses" and warned they were out of step with the public

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52 h. ago Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat

Health secretary urges party to take Caerphilly result to heart as Lucy Powell gets to work as deputy leaderSenior Labour figures including Wes Streeting have said the government must project optimism and delivery after losing a Welsh Senedd byelection amid rising concern about midterm fatigue and a loss of momentum.The health secretary warned that the party must counter a “growing sense of despair” and show voters tangible proof of change after its defeat last week in Caerphilly, a town that had been Labour for more than 100 years. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Wes Streeting delivers grim warning about voters 'despair' and says Labour must act

Health Secretary Wes Streeting compared the Caerphilly by-election result to the loss of Hartlepool in 2021, which prompted Keir Starmer to consider his future as party leader

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3 d. ago Rachel Reeves' mansion tax raid plot: Class war plan will punish hard work and aspiration, say critics who warn NOTHING is safe from Labour

Chancellor Rachel Reeves could hit homeowners with a new mansion tax costing thousands of pounds a year as part of a class war plan being considered for next month's Budget.

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3 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Will Keir Starmer see out his term as Prime Minister?

Keir Starmer suffered another hammer blow today as Lucy Powell was named as his new Labour deputy - and warned that he is not being 'bold' enough.

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4 d. ago Rent crisis will keep breaking new records without action, Labour warned

Council spending on temporary accommodation has doubled in a decade to £2.8bn, a new report shows

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4 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you feel safe in your area, as Tories warn of 'massive crimewave'?

Britain is heading for a 'massive crimewave', the Conservatives have warned after the impact of Labour 's soft justice masterplan was highlighted in a damning official report.

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4 d. ago MPs deliver 'grim' verdict on Labour's oil and gas strategy amid 'heaving job losses' warning

Labour ministers have been warned the “scale-up of clean energy is progressing more slowly than the decline of the oil and gas sector” with jobs being lost as a result.

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4 d. ago 'Massive crimewave' is heading for Britain and the public WILL be in 'danger', Tories warn in wake of Labour's plans to lock up fewer criminals

Tory Robert Jenrick said an official report showed probation officers 'won't be able to cope' with huge numbers of criminals handed community punishments instead of jail.

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5 d. ago Trade unions will gain right to enter workplaces every week in latest stage of Labour's Employment Rights Bill

Union officials are being granted 'statutory right of access' to all but the smallest of businesses under the Employment Rights Bill to 'meet, support, represent, recruit or organise workers'.

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5 d. ago Pressure mounts on Jess Phillips as victims warn grooming gangs inquiry will FAIL unless Labour minister is sacked

Four women who stepped down from the probe's liaison panel delivered the stark message amid 'cover-up' claims.

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6 d. ago Fifa strike agreement to ensure ‘safe conditions’ on World Cup construction sites

Human rights organisations have previously warned migrant workers will die in preparing Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 finals without major reform

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7 d. ago Back to the Seventies: Firms brace for more strikes as Labour's workers' rights bill wreaks havoc

Labour has been accused of taking Britain 'back to the 70s' amid mounting fears crippling new employment laws will lead to more strikes, cost jobs and damage the economy.

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8 d. ago We must turn Labour around, deputy leadership frontrunner warns Starmer as she hits out at ‘mistakes’

Exclusive: Frontrunner for deputy leadership takes aim at PM over ‘mis-steps and mistakes’, saying she was sacked for opposing cuts and that the party must reconnect with lost voters - but not by copying Reform

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8 d. ago Neil Kinnock gives Keir Starmer warning and hits out at Labour's 'basic errors'

Neil Kinnock, who led the Labour Party between 1983 and 1992, said he had 'reservations' about some of Mr Starmer's aides in Downing Street and 'basic political skills'

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8 d. ago Failing Keir Starmer only has 'months' to show he can stop Labour's collapse, former leader Lord Kinnock warns

Lord Kinnock delivered a stark message about the lack of 'basic political skills' in No10 amid rising alarm about the damage from policy bungles and scandals.

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9 d. ago ‘Money runs out quickly’: Nearly 300,000 disadvantaged young children set to miss out on free meals

Exclusive: Experts warns Labour’s free school meal expansion will skip over a key cohort of disadvantaged children

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9 d. ago How are unions pushing back against Trump’s attacks on labor and layoffs?

Unions are battling in court to halt firings and ensure workers retain their collective bargaining rightsAs Donald Trump continues his drive to cull the federal workforce and consolidate his power, labor unions have emerged as some of his staunchest opponents.Unions are battling the administration in federal courtrooms nationwide, after filing dozens of lawsuits to try to halt attempts to shed hundreds of thousands of government employees, strip collective bargaining rights from over a million workers, and gut some federal agencies. Continue reading...

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