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<p>US Border Control Commander Gregory Bovino during a protest against ICE in Minneapolis</p>
Rosa Brooks

Trump’s enforcers have unleashed a fascist fairytale on America

Following the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, even the US president’s most ardent supporters can no longer ignore the widening gap between rhetoric and reality in Trump’s America, says Rosa Brooks

<p>Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election</p>
John Rentoul

‘Same old’ Labour promised change – now it’s tearing itself apart

<p>Bruising on the president’s hand has been subject to frenzied debate</p>
Sean O'Grady

Saying Trump may have Alzheimer’s is no way to bring him down

<p>The RAF F-35B Lightning jet, on the flight deck of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, is part of an ageing defence system</p>
Robert Fox

America is the unreliable partner the UK really needs to worry about

<p>Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans for a major overhaul of policing in England and Wales </p>
The Independent View

Shabana Mahmood’s policing shake-up will be felt in our neighbourhoods

<p>At least Suella Braverman and Nigel Farage seem to be having fun</p>
Julian Glover

Reform UK is filling up nicely with all the ‘wrong’ Tories

<p>Nigella Lawson will bring a ‘mouthwatering charm’ to ‘Bake Off’... pity she has to content with ‘stale’ co-stars like Paul Hollywood</p>
Claire Cohen

Nigella Lawson cannot save Bake Off from its real problem – men

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer blocked Andy Burnham’s bid to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election</p>
Sean O'Grady

‘Burned out’ Burnham was never the answer to Labour’s problems

<p>Approval for Trump’s signature policy has plummeted even among those who voted for it – so why is an appetite growing elsewhere?</p>
Victoria Richards

What’s happening with ICE in America could happen in Britain, too

<p>Women-only carriages would not make public transport safer</p>
Olivia Petter

Sorry, but women-only carriages will only make things worse

<p>‘A temporary divorce from sex helped repair cracks in my sexual foundation and broadened my worldview</p>
Hannah Shewan Stevens

I had a ‘sex divorce’ for a year – it fixed my libido and my life

<p>A fired-up Prince Harry arrives at the Royal Courts of Justice with a point to prove </p>
Alan Rusbridger

In hacked-off Harry, the press has created its own worst nightmare

<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer needs to communicate Labour’s message better</p>
The Independent View

Starmer needs to focus on Labour’s message to stop in-fighting

<p>Much of social media is accessed through phones</p>
Kat Brown

Don’t clobber under-16s with a clumsy social media blanket ban

<p>Dogs can now be found in places once reserved for humans only</p>
Jack Burke

Britain has replaced children with dogs – and it’s not healthy

<p>US president Donald Trump is due to speak at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday</p>
Chris Blackhurst

Is ‘toddler’ Trump on the brink of completely losing it?

From Chagos to Greenland, the US president’s outbursts follow a pattern: shock, withdraw, demand. Like a child denied a sweet or a toy, whatever he wants, he screams until it is his, says Chris Blackhurst – and Davos will be another stage for his performance

<p>Installing solar panels in the UK for an average home costs between £5,000 and £8,000 on average</p>
James Moore

Solar panels ruined my home – now my electric car is being penalised

<p>Trump has developed a close friendship –some would say unhealthily so – relationship with head of Fifa Gianni Infantino</p>
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Could a US World Cup boycott over Trump’s Greenland threat work?

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<p>Suella Braverman told the crowd that Nigel Farage was the only man in UK politics who has been ‘courageously consistent’ </p>
UK Politics

‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Britain’s broken political system

UK Politics

‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Britain’s broken political system

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<p>Suella Braverman told the crowd that Nigel Farage was the only man in UK politics who has been ‘courageously consistent’ </p>
<p>Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity</p>
UK Politics

‘Open goal’: Why readers think Brexit should define the next election

<p>Catherine, Princess of Wales, wears Russell & Bromley during a tour of Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham in 2017</p>
Voices

What does Russell & Bromley’s fate mean for the ‘Kate effect’?

<p>The legacy of the Covid 19 vaccine should not be squandered</p>
Voices

5 years ago UK unis gave us a Covid jab – let’s keep the legacy alive

<p>‘Trump is a T-rex,’ said Newsom. ‘You mate with him or he devours you’</p>
Voices

The Gavin Newsom I know is ready to take on ‘T-rex’ Trump

<p>‘Trump is a T-rex,’ said Newsom. ‘You mate with him or he devours you’</p>
Voices

The Gavin Newsom I know is ready to take on ‘T-rex’ Trump

<p>Something of the night?: Robert Jenrick may suffer the same ignominious fate as another aspiring right-wing prime minister, Michael Howard</p>
Voices

Robert Jenrick has a fatal ‘something of the night’ image problem

<p>At the Reform UK conference on Thursday, Farage said, following Jenrick’s defection: ‘This is a big day in the realignment of the genuine centre-right of this country’</p>
Voices

Why would anyone vote for a dumping ground for disappointed Tories?

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US warns it will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal fails

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Ukraine war latest: Germany preparing for Putin attack in two years, says army chief

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Former Tory home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform

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Minnesota ICE latest: Border Patrol chief Bovino sent home over Alex Pretti shooting

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<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage unveils Nadhim Zahawi as the latest Tory defector</p>
Voices

Why Farage may live to regret welcoming ‘loyal’ Zahawi into the fold

<p>Tying Trump’s hands won’t be easy – but a growing number of Republicans are eager to try</p>
Voices

It’s time for Washington to step up and stop Trump

<p>’How many national leaders will be tempted to ask themselves why, if the US can mount such unilateral action against a sovereign country in pursuit of what it may justify in terms of its own national security, they should not do the same?’</p>
Voices

How the capture of Nicolas Maduro will upend the global order

<p>US President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland</p>
Voices

Trump has chickened out again. And I think I know why…

<p>Donald Trump can try to push him around all he likes, but Keir Starmer will do anything rather than get out of the way</p>
Voices

Donald Trump’s ambition is up against Keir Starmer, diplomatic bollard

<p>A supporter of the National Citizen Party, formed in the wake of the youth-led 2024 uprising</p>
Voices

As Bangladesh heads to the polls, human rights must come first

<p>US President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland</p>
Voices

Trump has chickened out again. And I think I know why…

<p>Donald Trump can try to push him around all he likes, but Keir Starmer will do anything rather than get out of the way</p>
Voices

Donald Trump’s ambition is up against Keir Starmer, diplomatic bollard

<p>A supporter of the National Citizen Party, formed in the wake of the youth-led 2024 uprising</p>
Voices

As Bangladesh heads to the polls, human rights must come first

<p>Andy Burnham has been blocked from contesting the Gorton and Denton by-election by Labour’s NEC (James Manning/PA)</p>
Voices

Andy Burnham blocked: Keir Starmer is ruthless but right

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Andy Burnham blocked: Keir Starmer is ruthless but right

John Rentoul
<p>Andy Burnham has been blocked from contesting the Gorton and Denton by-election by Labour’s NEC (James Manning/PA)</p>
<p>Andy Burnham challenging Keir Starmer would not help Labour’s government</p>
The Independent View

Now is not the time to undermine the prime minister

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Starmer must block Burnham’s return if he wants to remain PM

<p>What is under consideration, at the behest of a clutch of small businesses and some US states, is the legality of Donald Trump’s ‘<a href="/independentpremium/voices/gavin-newsom-donald-trump-davos-europe-politics-b2904584.html" title="The Gavin Newsom I know isn’t just a slick salesman – he’s ready to take on ‘T-rex’ Trump"></a>emergency’ tariffs </p>
Voices

Why Trump is panicking about the Supreme Court and tariffs

The Independent View

Donald Trump has insulted and humiliated America’s closest allies

The Independent View

Donald Trump has insulted and humiliated America’s closest allies

<p>Starmer must now contend with his predecessor – the most successful Labour leader in generations, with an agenda and ideas of his own – having a direct line to Trump </p>
Voices

Trump’s ‘board of peace’ puts Blair on a collision course with the PM

<p>Andy Burnham, carpetbagger?</p>
Voices

Who the hell does Andy Burnham think he is…

<p>Andy Burnham could make a return to Westminster</p>
UK Politics

‘Burnham could save Labour’: Readers back potential Westminster return

<p>Trump has made the false claim that British and Nato troops avoided front line action in Afghanistan</p>
Voices

Trump’s slur against British troops is a new low for the US president

<p>Perhaps next time Donald Trump questions whether Britain and other Nato countries would shed ‘blood, sweat and tears’ for the US, perhaps he should be sent a list of the names of those who gave their lives in Afghanistan</p>
Voices

You’re wrong, Mr Trump, Nato DID stand by America in its hour of need

<p>‘Trump’s passing reference to Denmark’s short-lived resistance to the Nazis shows that such ingrained historical truth outweighs the more recent Danish losses in the US-led intervention in Afghanistan – especially, but perhaps not exclusively, to Americans of Trump’s generation’</p>
Voices

Donald Trump is set to get exactly what he really wanted all along

<p>The artist and poet Frieda Hughes stands in front of some of her paintings</p>
Voices

I’m not vain about ageing, but these veins in my legs have got to go

<p>Glaringly absent from the board –other than women –were Palestinians and Arab-speakers</p>
Voices

Can anyone else spot the glaring thing wrong with this photo?

<p>Keir Starmer has stood firm on Greenland and faced down the White House tariff threats</p>
The Independent View

Starmer’s success in bringing Trump’s U-turn shows his strength as PM

<p>‘It was, as one EU veteran foreign minister put it, “like being locked in an abusive relationship, in which you end up being grateful that you escaped a beating”.’</p>
Voices

I was there to see Trump crumple – but the madness isn’t over yet

<p>‘I don’t usually advocate petty revenge, but in Robot Baldrick’s case, I’m prepared to make an exception’</p>
Voices

You’re not fooling anyone by getting Kemi’s surname wrong, Mr Jenrick

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You’re not fooling anyone by getting Kemi’s surname wrong, Mr Jenrick

Rowan Pelling
<p>‘I don’t usually advocate petty revenge, but in Robot Baldrick’s case, I’m prepared to make an exception’</p>
<p>The Sussexes – and the Peltz Beckhams</p>
Voices

Brooklyn Beckham’s caught in the Harry trap – but was he pushed?

<p>There has been much debate about second homes in St Ives</p>
Property

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<p>The actions of US president Donald Trump mean that the US can no longer be treated as a dependable ally</p>
Voices

Without the United States, Nato must be Europeanised

<p>Sir Keir Starmer said he ‘will not yield’ to President Trump in his stance on Greenland</p>
Voices

‘I will not yield’: at last, Keir Starmer has stood up to Donald Trump

<p>Sir Keir Starmer said he ‘will not yield’ to President Trump in his stance on Greenland</p>
Voices

‘I will not yield’: at last, Keir Starmer has stood up to Donald Trump

<p>US TV series ‘Gossip Girl’ was iconic for its relationships (and its rows)</p>
Voices

Help! My teenage daughter has an evil ‘frenemy’

The Independent View

Abandon your Greenland fantasies, Mr President, and remember Ukraine

<p>Kemi Badenoch dramatically fired of Robert Jenrick</p>
UK Politics

‘Farage effect fading’: Readers say Reform slump helps Badenoch

<p>Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary in front of his ‘big “idiot” sale’ press conference screen showing a cartoon Musk and O’Leary</p>
Voices

Starlink’s Musk vs Ryanair’s O’Leary: Guess who’s come out on top...

<p>Did Nigel Farage persuade Donald Trump to scupper the Chagos Islands treaty?</p>
Voices

Farage despises Davos. So what on earth is he doing there?

<p>After 20 years of warnings and now research on what social media might be doing to our brains, naturally, the biggest human concern is for the youngest generations – Gen A and Gen Z</p>
Voices

Why those calling for a teen social media ban need to check privilege

<p>Donald Trump’s fury keeps spilling over as he insults allies, leaks confidential conversations, and ridicules nations</p>
The Independent View

After an irascible first year, Trump is more dangerous than ever

<p>The chancellor is taking every opportunity at Davos to stress that Britain has kept its head while all around are losing theirs</p>
Voices

At Davos, Rachel Reeves has finally had a sensible idea

<p>US president Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on the UK and other Nato countries as part of his efforts to seize control of Greenland</p>
Voices

Trump is xenophobic and paranoid – and he’s too old to change his mind

<p>Brooklyn Beckham, pictured with his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham, has launched an astonishing attack on his parents, David and Victoria Beckham</p>
Voices

The Beckham family feud is every mother’s worst nightmare

<p>The High Court has deemed the use of Pava spray in youth offenders’ institutions to be lawful </p>
Voices

Using pepper spray in youth prisons is not a solution – it’s a failure

Voices

Using pepper spray in youth prisons is not a solution – it’s a failure

Andrea Coomber
<p>The High Court has deemed the use of Pava spray in youth offenders’ institutions to be lawful </p>
<p>Only politicians who really matter get booed – and it turns out that Robert Jenrick did not </p>
Voices

Robert Jenrick was heckled at his own rally? At least someone cares

<p>French president Emanuel Macron has been at the sharp end of Donald Trump’s tongue</p>
Voices

Why does Trump treat his enemies better than his friends?

<p>For now, Donald Trump must be managed by Keir Starmer in the national interest</p>
The Independent View

Can the steady diplomacy of Keir Starmer win the day?

<p>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank during the loss against West Ham</p>
Football

‘It’s the culture’: Readers say Spurs’ problems run deeper than Frank

<p>Tottenham manager Thomas Frank during the loss against West Ham</p>
Football

‘It’s the culture’: Readers say Spurs’ problems run deeper than Frank

<p>Donald Trump, right, seems ready to rehabilitate Vladimir Putin’s standing on the world stage by inviting him to join a ‘board of peace’ </p>
Voices

For Putin, Trump’s second term just keeps on getting better and better

<p>With his trusty Staffordshire bull terrier ‘Spike’, the dog bedecked in a union jack waistcoat, Andrew Rosindell hardly conveyed an image the inclusive Tory party wanted to send</p>
Voices

The latest Tory MP to defect to Reform is a new low for Farage

<p>More young adults have been staying at home with their parents due to property costs</p>
Voices

At last some good news! Rental house prices are coming down

<p>Nigel Farage, left, with Nadhim Zahawi </p>
UK Politics

‘Voting Reform is now like voting Tory’: Readers slam defectors

<p>In academic circles in the US, there is an active debate going on about whether the word ‘fascist’ should now be applied to Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Trump is an authoritarian who believes in his divine right to rule

<p>Trump’s letter was apparently forwarded to multiple European ambassadors in Washington before being leaked to PBS News</p>
Voices

Donald Trump is now using the language of an abusive husband

<p>Let’s talk: ‘We are systematically shutting children out of public life, and social media is one of the few spaces left where they can exist’</p>
Voices

Banning under-16s from social media will do more harm than good

<p>People in Greenland protest against Trump’s attempt to make the island part of the US</p>
UK Politics

‘No quick fix’: Readers split on Greenland threat and rejoining the EU

<p>Prime Minister Keir Starmer can no longer sit on the fence following Trump’s threats of tariffs over Greenland takeover</p>
The Independent View

Starmer must choose between Trump and Europe after Greenland tariffs

<p>A protester holds a poster with an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon on 13 March 2021</p>
Voices

Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 20 years imprisoned – will she see freedom?

<p>Nigel Farage described Reform mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s comments about David Lammy as ‘over the top’</p>
Voices

Farage and Reform cannot claim respectability while excusing racism

Voices

Farage and Reform cannot claim respectability while excusing racism

Calvin Bailey
<p>Nigel Farage described Reform mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s comments about David Lammy as ‘over the top’</p>
<p>A woman fixes her makeshift tent in Zawaida, central Gaza</p>
Voices

A hundred days of Gaza ceasefire? For us, the war continues

<p>Protesters demonstrate against the proposed new Chinese ‘super-embassy’ (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)</p>
Voices

I had to flee China – don’t let them build a ‘super-embassy’ here

<p>Men are racing to embrace AI, while women are more cautious</p>
Voices

The men I know love AI and the women don’t – and I understand why

<p>Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has countered Reform’s argument that Britain is ‘broken’</p>
The Independent View

Good for Kemi Badenoch: no, Britain is not broken

<p>Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has countered Reform’s argument that Britain is ‘broken’</p>
The Independent View

Good for Kemi Badenoch: no, Britain is not broken

<p>Keir Starmer’s allies have rounded on health secretary Wes Streeting, accusing him of disloyalty</p>
Voices

Starmer is undermined by his allies saying Streeting is disloyal

<p>Esme Gordon Craig: ‘I found his profile, messaged him asking for career advice, we went for a coffee – and sparks flew...’</p>
Voices

I’ve deleted the dating apps – now, I’m looking for love on LinkedIn

<p>Robert Jenrick denied personal ambition played a role in his decision to join Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet</p>
Voices

The ambitions of Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage spell trouble ahead

<p>Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in Sky Atlantic’s gay hockey romance, Heated Rivalry</p>
Voices

As in ‘Heated Rivalry’, I didn’t come out – I was found out

<p>‘Despite the UK tax burden being at close to record highs, outcomes keep getting worse – we are spending more and getting less’</p>
Voices

One thing could improve all public services… and it’s not more money

<p>Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon</p>
Electric Vehicles

Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon

<p>One partnership was sternly criticised in the fallout from the Post Office Horizon scandal</p>
Voices

Top law firms are doing very nicely by behaving badly

<p>Aung San Suu Kyi herself has not escaped accusations and blame for the fate of the massacre of the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, many fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh for their lives and giving first-hand accounts of the mass killings</p>
The Independent View

Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 20 years imprisoned – she must be freed

<p>Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon</p>
Electric Vehicles

Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon

<p>One partnership was sternly criticised in the fallout from the Post Office Horizon scandal</p>
Voices

Top law firms are doing very nicely by behaving badly

<p>Aung San Suu Kyi herself has not escaped accusations and blame for the fate of the massacre of the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, many fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh for their lives and giving first-hand accounts of the mass killings</p>
The Independent View

Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 20 years imprisoned – she must be freed

<p>‘You can give me the cutthroat Rachel, or cheeky chappy Stephen any day over a Faithful’</p>
Comment

I’m raising my kids to be little Traitors – lying is a vital skill!

<p>A standard British adult passport costs £94.50, but ordering one overseas may cost more</p>
News & Advice

‘Money-spinner:’ Readers slam new UK passport rules for dual citizens

<p>Past defectors have spoken about the loneliness of losing a network of friends and the difficulty of gaining acceptance in their new party</p>
Voices

Robert Jenrick’s great betrayal: ‘Treachery with a scowl on its face’

<p>Robert Jenrick was depicted as a Traitors character by the Liberal Democrats</p>
Voices

Party ‘Faithfuls’? Kemi’s ‘TraiTories’ must face a tricky round table

<p>Jenrick’s star has been falling and Badenoch’s rising for some months</p>
The Independent View

Badenoch and Starmer are the winners in Robert Jenrick’s Tory betrayal

<p>Donald Trump told Iranians ‘help is on the way’ – so where is it?</p>
Voices

America’s new Iran policy? Keep the ayatollahs guessing

<p>Green shoots?: ‘There may well be a reason for Britain’s beleaguered chancellor to smile, or perhaps to breathe a sigh of relief’</p>
Voices

Whisper it, but we might have reasons to be cheerful about the economy

<p>Labour’s membership has shrunk by almost 200,000 since its peak in 2019</p>
Voices

Labour forgets the first rule of politics: let the people have a say

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