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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!
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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 - something you may
be aware that we here at Best for Britain have been working toward for
a long time.
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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
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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. 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!
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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” 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 - “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 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.
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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.
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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. |
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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… |
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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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