Former Bank of England governor and Remainer-in-Chief Mark Carney has been sworn in Canadian prime minister. He swore allegiance to King Charles III in both French and English…
Canada must hold a general election before October, though it could be held as early as spring. He’s already come out swinging against President Trump, saying he had brought “dark days” from “a country we can no longer trust”, vowing to keep retaliatory tariffs “until Americans show us respect”. Some reports suggest he may start looking to his old friends in Downing Street for support in a trade war…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”