News Round-Up

“Was Starmer’s summit enough to shift the diplomatic dial?” – While Europe’s summit at Lancaster House may have shown unity in supporting Ukraine, the question remains whether it’ll be enough to win over Trump, says James Landale for BBC News.
“Starmer’s bridging approach is right, but the gulf is ocean-wide” – European leaders must ask themselves whether they are prepared to defend Ukraine without America, writes Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
“Keir Starmer seeks ‘coalition of the willing’ to bring peace to Ukraine” – The Prime Minister has told European leaders that they must “do the heavy lifting” to end the war with Russia, reports the Sunday Times, promising to put British troops on the ground.
“This summit was an exercise in wishful thinking” – Pledges to back Ukraine will remain hollow so long as we fail to fix our under-funded and under-resourced armed forces, says Con Coughlin in the Telegraph.
“The idea that we cannot afford to increase defence spending is a sick joke” – The Telegraph’s Roger Bootle argues that scrimping on defence while splurging on welfare is a sick joke.
“Rachel Reeves unlocks billions for Ukraine and UK defence” – Rachel Reeves has announced a multibillion-pound funding package to bolster British defence and arm Ukraine as the PM warns we are at a “turning point” in the conflict, reports the Sunday Times.
“Starmer says Trump’s state visit invite ‘a matter for the King’” – Keir Starmer has pooh-poohed suggestions that Donald Trump’s state visit should be cancelled in the wake of his spat with Volodymyr Zelensky, says the Mail.
“Zelensky and King Charles snapped beaming side-by-side at Sandringham” – Volodymyr Zelensky and King Charles have been photographed side-by-side at Sandringham after European leaders came together in London to back the Ukrainian leader in the wake of his White House bust-up with Donald Trump, reports the Mail.
“Did Zelensky call J.D. Vance a ‘b**** f***’ under breath at Oval Office?” – Ukraine’s President Zelensky has sparked suggestions he branded US Vice-President J.D. Vance a “b****” during their explosive White House row, says the Mail.
“Hundreds of protesters descend on Vermont ski town to ambush J.D. Vance” – Hundreds of protestors have ambushed J.D. Vance as he arrived at a ski resort town following his war of words with President Zelensky, according to the Mail.
“Mike Myers mocks Elon Musk in comedy sketch of Trump-Zelensky showdown” – The Austin Powers star made his debut as Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live, reports the Mail.
“Billionaire Elon Musk calls for US to leave both NATO and the UN” – Elon Musk has struck fear into the heart of the European establishment after he spoke out in support for the US leaving both the UN and NATO, says the Mail.
“Chagos deal ‘to be sealed this week after Trump backing’” – Kemi Badenoch insists the “surrender” of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius is not in the UK’s interest, regardless of President Trump’s support, according to the Telegraph.
“Britain gave Minh Pham asylum. His response? A plot to bomb Heathrow” – In the Sunday Times, Dipesh Gadher reports how Minh Pham, a Vietnamese refugee given asylum by Britain, repaid the kindness by plotting a Christmas suicide bombing with Al-Qaeda at Heathrow.
“Angela Rayner’s plan to give workers ‘right to switch off’ faces axe” – Angela Rayner is facing humiliation after reports that the “right to switch off” will be dropped, according to the Mail.
“Shameless Waspi women don’t have a leg to stand on” – Pensioners are hardly overlooked in the era of the unaffordable triple lock, writes Michael Mosbacher in the Telegraph.
“The Tories cannot recover while ‘One Nation’ grandees continue preaching the politics of yesteryear” – On Substack, Patrick O’Flynn argues that the Tories are doomed to failure if their “One Nation” old guard keeps preaching yesterday’s politics.
“Labour council targets motorists who park on their own driveways” – Labour-run Lambeth council has been accused of using motorists as “cash cows” after targeting residents “illegally” parking cars on their own drives, reports GB News.
“British carmakers’ switch to electric has descended into chaos” – Why are we unilaterally destroying our car industry on the altar of Net Zero? asks Liam Halligan in the Telegraph.
“China’s diplomatic coup against Taiwan pushes Trump into a corner” – China’s diplomatic charm offensive has 89 countries backing its Taiwan takeover bid, leaving Trump in a tight spot, reports James Reinl in the Mail.
“81 year-old suffered anaphylactic reaction after vaccine, court told” – A woman from Bury St Edmunds has died from an anaphylactic reaction caused by her Covid vaccine, says the East Anglian Times.
“When do vaccine incentives become coercive?” – On the Free Mind Substack, Laura Dodsworth asks when vaccine incentives cross the line into coercion.
“NHS calls mothers ‘birthing people’ in defiance of Wes Streeting’s anti-woke demands” – The NHS is routinely calling mothers “birthing people” in defiance of Wes Streeting’s anti-woke crackdown, reports the Telegraph.
“Woke British university tells students not to say ‘a piece of cake’” – Cardiff University has told students not to use colloquial phrases such as “kill two birds with one stone” or “a piece of cake” because they are “very British-English” and won’t be understood by other cultures, says the Mail.
“How neo-Marxists’ anti-racism destroyed British education – part two” – In TCW, Dr. Frank Palmer recalls warning in 1986 that “anti-racism” would turn British schools into ideological boot camps – 40 years on, the revolution is complete.
“The new theological politics” – We are in need of Christians who can understand the problems around immigration, or any of the other pathologies of modern British society, and can seriously engage with them, says the Pimlico Journal on Substack.
“‘Young people not drinking is killing music venues’” – In an interview with York Membery in the Telegraph, Sex Pistols agent John Giddings, the man behind the Isle of Wight Festival, reveals his best and worst financial decisions.
“Behold! The leader of the free world!” – A video on X of Keir Starmer hitting a punchbag during the General Election campaign fails to inspire confidence…

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