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The Brexit Headlines 

EU

Brussels orders probe of Mandelson's Epstein ties while EU trade rep

The European Commission has asked its anti-fraud watchdog to examine Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein during his time as the EU’s trade chief

Gibraltar

Why Spain can refuse British passport holders entry to Gibraltar

All you need to know about extra Brexit red tape, including fingerprinting, as Rock aligns with Schengen area formalities

Iceland

Island nation moves to restart EU membership talks after Trump threats

A rise in the cost of living and the war in Ukraine have helped rekindle the country’s interest in joining the bloc

 

Opinion of the week

With the annual number of asylum seekers dipping only slightly, and those arriving on small boats actually going up, home secretary Shabana Mahmood must concede that the government’s flagship ‘one in, one out’ policy is not working as described – nor enough of a deterrent, says John Rentoul:

Unless Labour reduces migrant crossings, the next election is lost

 

What you might have missed

  • Two Reform councillors have left the party less than one year after being elected, with one saying she can no longer continue as a result of what she said were “misogynistic undertones” in the way she had been treated
  • Inspired by a visit to Denmark, the home secretary is pressing ahead with huge changes to rules on refugees and migrants that could set her up for a clash with Labour backbenchers, as Sean O’Grady explains
  • Donald Trump’s interviews have revealed that his close relationship with Keir Starmer is finished, political editor David Maddox explains that the breakdown is much more than a disagreement over Iran
 
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Trump and Starmer

Trump lambasts Starmer again and says UK-US relationship is ‘not what it was’