19 h. ago US applications for British citizenship skyrocket after Trump election win

Nearly 2,000 Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of 2025

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25 h. ago US applications for British citizenship hit record high after Trump win

Immigration lawyers report surge in Americans looking to move to UK

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2 w. ago Cometh the hour, cometh the Mandelson: UK ambassador rides crest of a trade deal | Patrick Wintour

The Labour veteran looked an awkward choice for the court of Trump, but now the president is holding his hand and complimenting his beautiful accentPeter Mandelson, with his elegant suits, smooth patter and high-end lifestyle, has always had a dark secret: an interest in the minutiae of trade deals, left over from his period as EU trade commissioner, a period when he could bore for Europe on the virtues of the Mercosur trade deal. Alongside his networking skills, and political antennae, it was his knowledge of trade that possibly persuaded Keir Starmer to take the political risk of appointing him ambassador to Washington.A pro-European social democrat with a full record of insulting remarks about Donald Trump’s racism, Lord Mandelson might not have been the obvious man to open previously closed doors in the US administration. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Leo XIV looks like a Never Trumper Republican, based on his voting record

New pope voted in string of Republican primaries – until Donald Trump came to dominate GOP politics

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2 w. ago Ministers’ plans to stop small boat refugees getting British citizenship hit by legal challenge

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2 w. ago US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs

The U.S. trade deficit soared to a monthly record of $140.5 billion in March, signaling a rush for imports from businesses and consumers alike ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest — and most sweeping — tariffs taking effect

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3 w. ago Five of the wildest things Donald Trump has done since becoming US president again

The Daily Record runs through some of the craziest moments of Trump's early months in office.

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3 w. ago US goods trade gap hits record high as Trump tariffs prompt import surge

Companies rushed to purchase foreign products ahead of imposition of wide-ranging levies

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