Dear John,

‘Change’ continues to sweep the country but it appears the football team didn’t get the memo after another disappointing result by England in the Euro’s final. 

While the wait for silverware goes on, lucky for you there will be no such wait for Weekend Wire as your next edition is here right now!

The King's Speech



Pull out your 18-foot red velvet cape and put on your Imperial State Crown, (encrusted with a mere 2,868 diamonds) because this week King Charles was in Westminster to deliver the King's Speech, kicking off the Government’s legislative agenda for the next 12 months. It has been 15 years since a monarch last read out a Labour programme for government, and although the announcement came with very few surprises, it was nevertheless a refreshing change from the last 14 years of austerity, populism and mismanagement.

Unsurprisingly for anyone who followed the campaign trail, economic growth and stability appears to be at the heart of Labour's plans over the next year. Housing and Planning is also incredibly prominent with new laws to make it easier to build housing on what the Government calls “the grey-belt” as well as increased nationalisation of the railways and the setting up of GB Energy. Some legislation from the previous administration has also been picked up such as the smoking ban, the Football Governance Bill and Martyn’s Law - a commitment to anti-terrorism legislation. The King also confirmed to the many hereditary peers present that his government will abolish hereditary peerages… awkward.

But the best breath of fresh air came in the Government’s commitment to strengthen our relationship with Europe <[link removed]> - something you may be aware that we here at Best for Britain have been working toward for a long time. 

Gething, going, gone!



This week also saw the resignation of Wales First Minister Vaughan Gething after just four tumultuous months leading the Labour Party in the Senedd. Despite surviving calls for his resignation from the get go over his accepting of £200,000 donation for his campaign from a controversial waste company, and losing a vote of no confidence in his leadership, it was the events of this week that made his position untenable. On Tuesday, four of Gethings ministers quit in unison in protest of his leadership. 

The only show in town



The overriding smell of fake tan and balloons mixed in with the offensive amount of golden statues and bleached teeth can only mean one thing - the Republican National Convention is here. After the shocking events of last weekend with the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Republicans have gathered together in Milwaukee. 

As expected, the convention was a large helping of crazy with the unexplainable slow stumble of Rudy Giuliani on the conference room floor and the frankly bizarre speech by a West Virginia Senator complete with on-stage bulldog <[link removed]>. Normal politics if I have ever seen it.  And after a baffling endorsement from disgraced wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, Trump himself took to the stage on Thursday in a rambling address where he played fast and loose with his vow to bring the country together after the attempt on his life.But with many now agreeing that November’s election is now Trump’s to lose, all eyes are on Biden as rumours grow he may remove himself from the race as early as today!

Vance given his chance



On Tuesday, all eyes were back on America with the grand unveiling of President Trump’s Vice Presidential pick JD Vance. Unsurprisingly for the Trump campaign, the pick comes with its own controversy. Vance has repeatedly in the past called himself a “Never Trumper” even going as far as describing him as “America's Hitler” <[link removed]> so inevitable he has fallen four square behind the man he now want to be commander in chief.

Vance’s worrying views include but are not limited to: the Russia Ukraine war <[link removed]> - “I gotta be honest with you, I don't really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another”, and the UK - ‘the first Islamist country <[link removed]> to hold nuclear weapons’. More evidence therefore, if more was needed, showing how crucial a close relationship with our EU allies will be over the coming years.

🫣 Cringe Column 😬

No love for Boris and Liz

The Republican National Convention was also home to many UK ‘political stars’ of the past with not one but two ex-PMs in attendance who received somewhat… lukewarm responses.



During his speaking event at the convention, Boris Johnson performed to a room of admirers. Unfortunately for Boris, the number of admirers that remain seem to be a very small cohort. <[link removed]>

And what of Liz Truss I hear you cry? Well it seems the danger of her being stopped in the street and asked for a photo in the US seems very slim <[link removed]>…



That’s all from us this week so until next time, have a great weekend!

Regards,

Ben Stead Lewis
External Affairs Officer
Best For Britain

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