thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Blue collar tories demand Boris revitalise northern heartlands taken from Labour

The Prime Minister will this week use a major speech to lay out his ambitions to transform the country , and the MPs are in no doubt about the changes needed to improve the lives of the men and women who gave the Conservatives their biggest landslide since the days of Margaret Thatcher .
They want nothing less than an infrastructure revolution which will see radical improvements in transport links and measures to ensure that growing demand for green technology leads to a boom in manufacturing jobs .
Their constituents expect to see real improvements to the state of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and there is strong pressure for more affordable homes and better educational opportunities .
Conservative MP Lee Anderson , who won the Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield from Labour , said that across the new “ blue wall ” there is a desire to see Britain restored as a manufacturing powerhouse .
He said : “ We still have that in our DNA and we want to get back to that .
We ’ re wasting people and we ’ re wasting talent , and we ’ re a great innovating country.
” Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pressing for an “ infrastructure revolution ” which would deliver real improvements to local train and bus services but also give Britain the chance to “ lead the world in green technology ” .
He sees a “ real opportunity ” to “ reset the narrative and be that country we once were ” .
But he also stresses that people in his constituency switched to the Tories because his campaign made “ law and order ” a top issue .
He welcomes pledges to deliver extra police and would like to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and he is unafraid to call for tougher action against criminals in the community .
Describing the changes he wants to see by the next election , he said : “ I want to see more doors kicked-in in places like Ashfield and druggies dragged out and sent to the local nick and sentenced ; I want people to know it ’ s not acceptable to walk about the streets smoking spliffs and joints , that they ’ re going to be locked into a van and dealt with swiftly .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where normal , decent , hardworking people – which is 99 percent of the population – feel safe when they leave their house , and if can do that then we ’ re winning the battle.
” Mark Fletcher , who stood against Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner and won Bolsover for the Tories , also sees green technology as key to reviving parts of the country that were centres of Britain ’ s manufacturing base .
He has pushed for Bolsover to be designated a “ green enterprise zone ” in the hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manufacturing and research .
Mansfield ’ s Ben Bradley wants to see the “ levelling up agenda supercharged ” .
Mr Bradley paved the way for the collapse of Labour ’ s red wall when he won Mansfield for the Tories in 2017 and he held onto it in December with more than 60 percent of the vote .
He argues that bold action will be needed to support education and apprenticeships to ensure that people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic are able to get back into the workforce .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ debt , he says it should do the same for further education colleges .
He wants colleges to “ offer premises and staff time and expertise to support budding entrepreneurs ” and calls for the creation of new courses – offered free to anyone who has lost a job – that will give them the skills they need to find work in growing parts of the economy .
Conservative MP Alexander Stafford , who took Rother Valley from Labour for the first time ever last year , met with the Chancellor a fortnight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost its enthusiasm for the “ levelling up ” agenda .
He said : “ There is no backsliding , as far as I ’ m concerned , from the Government .
They are committed to this.
” Esther McVey , who heads up the 169-strong group of Blue Collar Conservative MPs , has in recent weeks made the case to scrap business rates to save the high street , and provide super fast broadband to all homes in her weekly podcast .
She said : “ Digital inclusion is a must .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ every home much more than HS2 , especially if people are going to be working from home more in the future .
“ Also , it is clear that we need to invest to save our high streets which are the heart of our communities .
That needs to include replacing business rates which are outdated with a fairer sales tax that would apply to companies like Amazon as well.
” Warrington South Conservative MP Andy Carter also wants help for local retailers , saying : “ There ’ s no doubt that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have a profound impact on our town centres ; speaking to retailers , they say the last three months of lockdown have had a massive acceleration in moving people online for their purchasing .
“ We ’ ve got to be bold in our approach to redesigning what we think of as the traditional town centre in places like Warrington .
Whilst retail will continue to play a big part , so too does providing space for leisure , affordable housing and service such as health and education .
“ Government has to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of greenfield development and we need joined up thinking with anchor tenants such as universities and hospitals in major sites , rather than department stores and supermarkets.
” North West Durham Conservative MP Richard Holden hopes that constituencies such as his will soon reap the benefits of Brexit .
He said : “ The Government have really stepped up throughout the global coronavirus pandemic to help save jobs and businesses across our communities .
`` It has been great to hear of the progress we ’ re making in our trade talks with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that we ’ re now speeding up work on a Free Trade deal with the EU .
`` What we are all now looking to the government for is how we can make the most of those new opportunities for our country and focus on that levelling-up agenda as we do that to continue repaying the trust the British people across the North of England placed in us .
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The Prime Minister will this week use a major speech to lay out his ambitions to transform the country, and the MPs are in no doubt about the changes needed to improve the lives of the men and women who gave the Conservatives their biggest landslide since the days of Margaret Thatcher. They want nothing less than an infrastructure revolution which will see radical improvements in transport links and measures to ensure that growing demand for green technology leads to a boom in manufacturing jobs.
Their constituents expect to see real improvements to the state of the high streets and law and order, and there is strong pressure for more affordable homes and better educational opportunities. Conservative MP Lee Anderson, who won the Nottinghamshire seat of Ashfield from Labour, said that across the new “blue wall” there is a desire to see Britain restored as a manufacturing powerhouse. He said: “We still have that in our DNA and we want to get back to that. We’re wasting people and we’re wasting talent, and we’re a great innovating country.” Mr Anderson, a former Labour activist, is pressing for an “infrastructure revolution” which would deliver real improvements to local train and bus services but also give Britain the chance to “lead the world in green technology”. He sees a “real opportunity” to “reset the narrative and be that country we once were”.
Blue collar tories are calling for more support for northern heartlands
But he also stresses that people in his constituency switched to the Tories because his campaign made “law and order” a top issue. He welcomes pledges to deliver extra police and would like to see prisoners serving their full sentence – and he is unafraid to call for tougher action against criminals in the community. Describing the changes he wants to see by the next election, he said: “I want to see more doors kicked-in in places like Ashfield and druggies dragged out and sent to the local nick and sentenced; I want people to know it’s not acceptable to walk about the streets smoking spliffs and joints, that they’re going to be locked into a van and dealt with swiftly. "We need to get back to a society where normal, decent, hardworking people – which is 99 percent of the population – feel safe when they leave their house, and if can do that then we’re winning the battle.”
Boris Johnson faces new pressure to deliver on his northern promise
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Mark Fletcher, who stood against Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner and won Bolsover for the Tories, also sees green technology as key to reviving parts of the country that were centres of Britain’s manufacturing base. He has pushed for Bolsover to be designated a “green enterprise zone” in the hope it will become a centre for low-carbon manufacturing and research. Mansfield’s Ben Bradley wants to see the “levelling up agenda supercharged”. Mr Bradley paved the way for the collapse of Labour’s red wall when he won Mansfield for the Tories in 2017 and he held onto it in December with more than 60 percent of the vote. He argues that bold action will be needed to support education and apprenticeships to ensure that people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic are able to get back into the workforce. Just as the government wiped out NHS debt, he says it should do the same for further education colleges. He wants colleges to “offer premises and staff time and expertise to support budding entrepreneurs” and calls for the creation of new courses – offered free to anyone who has lost a job – that will give them the skills they need to find work in growing parts of the economy.
Conservative MP Alexander Stafford, who took Rother Valley from Labour for the first time ever last year, met with the Chancellor a fortnight ago and insists the Government has not lost its enthusiasm for the “levelling up” agenda. He said: “There is no backsliding, as far as I’m concerned, from the Government. They are committed to this.” Esther McVey, who heads up the 169-strong group of Blue Collar Conservative MPs, has in recent weeks made the case to scrap business rates to save the high street, and provide super fast broadband to all homes in her weekly podcast. She said: “Digital inclusion is a must. We need a superfast digital highway to every home much more than HS2, especially if people are going to be working from home more in the future.
Esther McVey scrapped business rates to save the high street
“Also, it is clear that we need to invest to save our high streets which are the heart of our communities. That needs to include replacing business rates which are outdated with a fairer sales tax that would apply to companies like Amazon as well.” Warrington South Conservative MP Andy Carter also wants help for local retailers, saying: “There’s no doubt that the impact of Covid-19 is going to have a profound impact on our town centres; speaking to retailers, they say the last three months of lockdown have had a massive acceleration in moving people online for their purchasing. “We’ve got to be bold in our approach to redesigning what we think of as the traditional town centre in places like Warrington. Whilst retail will continue to play a big part, so too does providing space for leisure, affordable housing and service such as health and education. “Government has to take steps to prioritise this regeneration ahead of greenfield development and we need joined up thinking with anchor tenants such as universities and hospitals in major sites, rather than department stores and supermarkets.”
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Brexit will see Britain chart OWN future for first time since 40s, writes JOHN LONGWORTH

This week was also the three month anniversary of the declaration of lock down and the government chose it to announce the lifting of restrictions on July 4th , American Independence Day .
There is a connection between these events and that is a love of liberty .
Whether the U.K. gains it ’ s liberty will be very much determined by the negotiations in relation to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement over the next few weeks and months .
Another anniversary this week was the eighty years since France capitulated to Germany in World War 2 .
Churchill said that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while those that fight on , even if defeated , re emerge .
Arguably the origins of the eu can be traced to this event .
Britain fought on alone against the evil that was Nazi Germany and then the totalitarian regime in Japan but we were bankrupt by 1942 and emerged from the war unable to resist the American pressure to hand over to them our global economic system .
The USA saw Germany as the rightful industrial power of Europe and its entire national debt was written off .
By contrast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defend Europe , and was beholden to American war loans .
We won the war and lost the peace .
France emerged wanting to find a role in Europe and to contain Germany .
The EU was essentially a French project favoured by the Americans at that time and with Germany anointed as the engine room , provided with the great economic advantages of an artificially low competitive currency , debt free and with US Marshall Plan investment .
By contrast the UK was marginalised .
As a consequence our weak and failed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our backs on our friends in the Commonwealth and signed up .
Now , for the first time since 1940 and perhaps the last time in our long island history , we have an opportunity this year to chart our own independent course , trading across the globe , but over dependent on no one , reconnecting with parts of the world in this age of the World Wide Web that we did business with when business was driven by the wind and steam .
Crucially , this all depends on our freeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has placed upon us in the withdrawal agreement through which Monsieur Barnier wishes to continue to have our money , control our laws and prevent us from competing with an independent economic and trade policy , so fearful are they that we will be successful .
The government must not give in and must secure our liberty by the end of this year , deal or no deal .
History has many twists and turns and future history will be no exception .
Given an increasingly uncertain world and the global Corona crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic growth as we recover looms large .
Control of our own foreign and security policy is critical .
It has never been more important that the U.K. has the total freedom that we need to find an independent and prosperous future .
John Longworth is the Director General of the Centre for Brexit Policy , an entrepreneur , businessman and former Conservative MEP .
He was DG of the British Chambers of Commerce .

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This week was also the three month anniversary of the declaration of lock down and the government chose it to announce the lifting of restrictions on July 4th, American Independence Day. There is a connection between these events and that is a love of liberty. Whether the U.K. gains it’s liberty will be very much determined by the negotiations in relation to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement over the next few weeks and months.
Another anniversary this week was the eighty years since France capitulated to Germany in World War 2. Churchill said that countries that capitulate never rise again, while those that fight on, even if defeated, re emerge. Arguably the origins of the eu can be traced to this event. Britain fought on alone against the evil that was Nazi Germany and then the totalitarian regime in Japan but we were bankrupt by 1942 and emerged from the war unable to resist the American pressure to hand over to them our global economic system. The USA saw Germany as the rightful industrial power of Europe and its entire national debt was written off. By contrast Britain had to pay its way, defend Europe, and was beholden to American war loans. We won the war and lost the peace. France emerged wanting to find a role in Europe and to contain Germany.
This week marked the fourth anniversary of Brexit
The EU was essentially a French project favoured by the Americans at that time and with Germany anointed as the engine room, provided with the great economic advantages of an artificially low competitive currency, debt free and with US Marshall Plan investment. By contrast the UK was marginalised. As a consequence our weak and failed political establishment sold out, we turned our backs on our friends in the Commonwealth and signed up. Now, for the first time since 1940 and perhaps the last time in our long island history, we have an opportunity this year to chart our own independent course, trading across the globe, but over dependent on no one, reconnecting with parts of the world in this age of the World Wide Web that we did business with when business was driven by the wind and steam. Crucially, this all depends on our freeing ourselves from the shackles that the EU has placed upon us in the withdrawal agreement through which Monsieur Barnier wishes to continue to have our money, control our laws and prevent us from competing with an independent economic and trade policy, so fearful are they that we will be successful.
Michel Barnier is negotiating Brexit for Europe
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Britain 'fought on alone against the evil that was Nazi Germany'


thedailyexpress--2020-06-27--Corbyn humiliated: Starmer appoints critic of former leader as successor to Long-Bailey

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Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Kate Green as the new Shadow Education Secretary after Corbynista Ms Long-Bailey was dismissed from the Labour frontbench .
Ms Long-Bailey who served as Shadow Business Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn , was removed from the Shadow Cabinet after sharing an article on Twitter which contained an anti-semitic conspiracy theory .
Sir Keir said he had made it his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Jewish community following years of allegations of anti-semitism within the Labour Party .
He said : “ I do not consider sharing that article furthered the cause of rebuilding trust with the Jewish community and that 's why I stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down .
`` I did n't do that because she is anti-Semitic , I did it because she shared the article which has got - in my view - anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in it .
“ I 've made it my first priority to tackle anti-Semitism and rebuilding trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one priority for me . ''

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Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Kate Green as the new Shadow Education Secretary after Corbynista Ms Long-Bailey was dismissed from the Labour frontbench. Ms Long-Bailey who served as Shadow Business Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn, was removed from the Shadow Cabinet after sharing an article on Twitter which contained an anti-semitic conspiracy theory.
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Sir Keir said he had made it his "primary objective" to rebuild trust with the Jewish community following years of allegations of anti-semitism within the Labour Party. He said: “I do not consider sharing that article furthered the cause of rebuilding trust with the Jewish community and that's why I stood Rebecca Long-Bailey down. "I didn't do that because she is anti-Semitic, I did it because she shared the article which has got - in my view - anti-Semitic conspiracy theories in it. “I've made it my first priority to tackle anti-Semitism and rebuilding trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority for me."
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed a critic of Jeremy Corbyn to the shadow cabinet
Kate Green has been appointed Shadow Education Secretary
Ms Long-Bailey later apologised and said sharing the story “was not intended to be an endorsement of all aspects of the article”. Ms Green, the MP for Stretford and Urmston replaces Ms Long-Bailey and has been a critic of Mr Corbyn’s leadership and attempted to lead a coup to oust him as Labour leader in 2016. In June 2016 following the EU referendum, Ms Green quit as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities and was later appointed Chair of Owen Smith’s failed Labour leadership bid. In an interview with the University of Exeter’s student newspaper Exepose’, she took a huge swipe at Mr Corbyn.
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Rebecca Long-Bailey was removed from the Labour frontbench
When speaking about Owen Smith’s leadership challenge, she said: “Owen and I were elected together in 2010, we’re good friends and our politics are very similar. “We’re both politicians of the left, but we’re also great pragmatists, we want to get things done, not simply to talk in slogans. “I think Owen Smith immensely able and personable, and the Labour Party needs someone who can unite the party and provide an effective team in parliament that can take on the Tories.” READ MORE: Coronavirus map LIVE: Last second change causes worry for tourists
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to stamp out anti-semtism
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-27--Kate Green announced as shadow education secretary - but who is she?

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Kate Green MP as his new shadow education secretary .
The Stretford and Urmston MP replaces Rebecca Long-Bailey , who was sacked from the opposition front bench this week .
Sir Keir said : `` I 'm delighted to appoint Kate Green as shadow education secretary .
Kate has spent a lifetime campaigning against child poverty and educational inequalities .
I look forward to working with her in this new role . ''
Kate Green MP , the newly-appointed Labour shadow cabinet member , said : `` It 's a privilege to have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secretary .
`` The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on children 's education .
`` I look forward to working with teachers , unions , parents and councils to help ensure we get our children back in school as soon as possible . ''
The news comes after the Labour leader fired Rebecca Long Bailey after she shared an article on Twitter in which actor Maxine Peake linked the death of George Floyd with US police training supposedly done by Israeli forces .
He sacked Mrs Long-Bailey , MP for Salford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday after she tweeted that actress and Labour supporter Maxine Peake was `` an absolute diamond '' , adding a link to an interview with her on the Independent website .
In the article Ms Peake suggested US police learned violent tactics from Israeli secret services - a claim she subsequently described as `` inaccurate '' .
Sir Keir decried the allegation as anti-semetic and called it a `` conspiracy theory . ''
A spokesperson for Mr Starmer said on Thursday night : “ The article Rebecca shared earlier today contained an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Labour Party , Keir has been clear that restoring trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority .
`` Anti-Semitism takes many different forms and it is important that we all are vigilant against it . ''
Rebecca Long-Bailey had tweeted : `` Today I retweeted an interview that my constituent and stalwart Labour Party supporter Maxine Peake gave to the Independent .
Its main thrust was anger with the Conservative government 's handling of the current emergency and a call for Labour Party unity .
`` These are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement and millions of people in our country .
`` I learned that many people were concerned by references to international sharing of training and restraint techniques between police and security forces .
`` In no way was my retweet an intention to endorse every part of that article . ''
Kate Green is the MP for Stretford and Urmston and was elected in 2010 .
Ms Green was employed as Director of the National Council for One Parent Families between 2000 and 2004 , then taking up the post of chief executive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2009 .
Alongside this , the MP was a member of the London Child Poverty Commission , eventually serving as the commissioner chairing the body .
She also served as a magistrate in the City of London between 1993 and 2009 .
For Ms Green , it is a return to the shadow cabinet after serving as shadow minister for women and equalities under Mr Corbyn 's leadership .
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Jewish groups and some MPs welcomed Sir Keir 's decision but Ms Long-Bailey 's allies on the party 's left said it had been an overreaction .
A report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission into the party 's antisemitism problems is expected to be published soon , with a damning verdict expected .
It became a constant backdrop to the tenure of former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stood as his successor on a platform of being tough on anti-Semitism in the party .

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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Kate Green MP as his new shadow education secretary. The Stretford and Urmston MP replaces Rebecca Long-Bailey, who was sacked from the opposition front bench this week. Sir Keir said: "I'm delighted to appoint Kate Green as shadow education secretary. Kate has spent a lifetime campaigning against child poverty and educational inequalities. I look forward to working with her in this new role."
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Kate Green MP, the newly-appointed Labour shadow cabinet member, said: "It's a privilege to have been asked to serve as shadow education secretary. "The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on children's education. "I look forward to working with teachers, unions, parents and councils to help ensure we get our children back in school as soon as possible." The news comes after the Labour leader fired Rebecca Long Bailey after she shared an article on Twitter in which actor Maxine Peake linked the death of George Floyd with US police training supposedly done by Israeli forces.
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READ MORE RED WAR: Labour MP rages at left-wingers for defying Keir Starmer He sacked Mrs Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles, from his frontbench team on Thursday after she tweeted that actress and Labour supporter Maxine Peake was "an absolute diamond", adding a link to an interview with her on the Independent website. In the article Ms Peake suggested US police learned violent tactics from Israeli secret services - a claim she subsequently described as "inaccurate". Sir Keir decried the allegation as anti-semetic and called it a "conspiracy theory." A spokesperson for Mr Starmer said on Thursday night: “The article Rebecca shared earlier today contained an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory.
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Kate Green was elected in 2010
"As leader of the Labour Party, Keir has been clear that restoring trust with the Jewish community is a number one priority. "Anti-Semitism takes many different forms and it is important that we all are vigilant against it." Rebecca Long-Bailey had tweeted: "Today I retweeted an interview that my constituent and stalwart Labour Party supporter Maxine Peake gave to the Independent. Its main thrust was anger with the Conservative government's handling of the current emergency and a call for Labour Party unity. "These are sentiments are shared by everyone in our movement and millions of people in our country. "I learned that many people were concerned by references to international sharing of training and restraint techniques between police and security forces. "In no way was my retweet an intention to endorse every part of that article."
Sir Keir Starmer sacked Ms Long Bailey earlier this week
Who is Kate Green? Kate Green is the MP for Stretford and Urmston and was elected in 2010. Ms Green was employed as Director of the National Council for One Parent Families between 2000 and 2004, then taking up the post of chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group until 2009. Alongside this, the MP was a member of the London Child Poverty Commission, eventually serving as the commissioner chairing the body. She also served as a magistrate in the City of London between 1993 and 2009.
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-27--Britain needs Trump - Biden would put Germany ABOVE UK, says NIGEL FARAGE

He was riding high , with the best approval ratings thus far in his term of office , a booming stock market and some experts contemplating a Trump landslide in the November Presidential Election .
Things look very different right now , with Joe Biden showing a clear lead in the polls .
Just what would a Biden victory look like for the USA , the UK and the wider Western world ?
One of the main campaign assets the Democrats believe they have is the likability of their candidate over the outspoken and often combative President Trump .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes in middle-class suburbia .
But , the US Presidential Election is not about which candidate offends you the least , but who is best suited to the country .
However much Joe Biden may look like a kindly uncle , he clearly no longer possesses the robust mental faculties needed to take on the top job .
He ’ s often forgetful and his speeches verge on incoherence .
He is clearly just too old and war-weary to be capable of leadership .
This at least raises the prospect of a President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ term and would then have to hand over to his Vice President .
That selection has not yet been made but the front runners come very much from the left of the party and will be in sympathy with the people from the extreme-left Black Lives Matter movement .
Even if he stays as President , I believe it to be highly unlikely that he can control the growing socialist move within the party .
“ It ’ s the economy , stupid ” was the phrase that Bill Clinton repeated to himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extent , that will apply too in 2020 .
Trump ’ s achievement has been a booming US economy , increased wages , tax cuts and deregulation .
The little guy is , at last , getting an even break .
The Biden formula is more regulation , higher taxes and more centralised control .
He may not be Jeremy Corbyn , but outside of the big cities it is difficult to believe that the United States of America wants any form of socialism .
Provided that there are no more dramatic falls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on people ’ s personal pension savings , I believe that middle America will worry deeply about the US economy under Biden .
There are deep black-white divisions present today in US society .
The economic and social inequalities have now been seized upon by the radical left , who regularly now tear down statues of former US Presidents .
Mob rule is now becoming a reality and yet , all Biden can do is support the protests and their aims .
He feels that he needs to do this to keep the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead to even greater lawlessness and deeper divisions within US society .
Yet over 70 per cent of Americans do not approve of mob rule and tearing down statues .
It could be law and order , if we have a long hot summer , that becomes a key issue and Biden ’ s weakness will be there for all to see .
On the international stage , I have no doubt that we have now entered the new Cold War with China .
Their ambitions to dominate the world has become clearer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a globalist and will do nothing to arrest the onwards march of the Chinese Communist Party .
So supportive is he of the post-war world order , that I would also expect him to follow President Obama in making Berlin his first point of contact in Europe and not London .
A Biden win would be a move back away from Brexit and for us , closer relations with our most important ally .
It would be turning back the clock as the global financial conglomerates once again dominate the agenda .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be the first to say , following my visit to the Tulsa rally , that his campaign needs to sharpen up .
But this is not a popularity contest , it is about who is best for the economy , law and order and the global challenges posed by China .
As with all Presidential Elections , since the epic Kennedy versus Nixon confrontation , the key will be the head-to-head live at televised debates .
It is here that I believe Biden ’ s weaknesses will be exposed .
If not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pre-Brexit world , where bureaucracy triumphs over democracy .

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He was riding high, with the best approval ratings thus far in his term of office, a booming stock market and some experts contemplating a Trump landslide in the November Presidential Election. Things look very different right now, with Joe Biden showing a clear lead in the polls. Just what would a Biden victory look like for the USA, the UK and the wider Western world?
One of the main campaign assets the Democrats believe they have is the likability of their candidate over the outspoken and often combative President Trump. This, they believe, will win many votes in middle-class suburbia. But, the US Presidential Election is not about which candidate offends you the least, but who is best suited to the country. However much Joe Biden may look like a kindly uncle, he clearly no longer possesses the robust mental faculties needed to take on the top job. He’s often forgetful and his speeches verge on incoherence. He is clearly just too old and war-weary to be capable of leadership. This at least raises the prospect of a President that may not complete a full four-year term and would then have to hand over to his Vice President. That selection has not yet been made but the front runners come very much from the left of the party and will be in sympathy with the people from the extreme-left Black Lives Matter movement.
Nigel Farage is calling for Britain to back Trump
Even if he stays as President, I believe it to be highly unlikely that he can control the growing socialist move within the party. “It’s the economy, stupid” was the phrase that Bill Clinton repeated to himself in his re-election campaign and to some extent, that will apply too in 2020. Trump’s achievement has been a booming US economy, increased wages, tax cuts and deregulation. The little guy is, at last, getting an even break. The Biden formula is more regulation, higher taxes and more centralised control. He may not be Jeremy Corbyn, but outside of the big cities it is difficult to believe that the United States of America wants any form of socialism. Provided that there are no more dramatic falls in the Dow Jones with an impact on people’s personal pension savings, I believe that middle America will worry deeply about the US economy under Biden. There are deep black-white divisions present today in US society. The economic and social inequalities have now been seized upon by the radical left, who regularly now tear down statues of former US Presidents.
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Mob rule is now becoming a reality and yet, all Biden can do is support the protests and their aims. He feels that he needs to do this to keep the black vote. A Biden win will lead to even greater lawlessness and deeper divisions within US society. Yet over 70 per cent of Americans do not approve of mob rule and tearing down statues. It could be law and order, if we have a long hot summer, that becomes a key issue and Biden’s weakness will be there for all to see. On the international stage, I have no doubt that we have now entered the new Cold War with China. Their ambitions to dominate the world has become clearer with every passing day. Biden is a globalist and will do nothing to arrest the onwards march of the Chinese Communist Party. So supportive is he of the post-war world order, that I would also expect him to follow President Obama in making Berlin his first point of contact in Europe and not London. A Biden win would be a move back away from Brexit and for us, closer relations with our most important ally.
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-27--Tory row explodes: Therese Coffey erupts in cabinet over sack claims

The Sunday Express has learnt that the senior minister who is told the Prime Minister and colleagues that every time her name comes up in reshuffle speculation civil servants in her Whitehall department “ go slow on work ” because they think there will be a reset .
The revelation of the cabinet meeting showdown last Tuesday comes as Downing Street has played down speculation that there will be a summer reshuffle in the wake of coronavirus .
In particular they have dismissed speculation about Ms Coffey , justice secretary Robert Buckland and education secretary Gavin Williamson are to lose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ It ’ s all total nonsense .
None of these people are going to lose their jobs , the Prime Minister likes them a lot and is pleased with what they are doing in cabinet.
” There had been suggestions too that health secretary Matt Hancock might move department while attorney general Suella Braverman has been tipped for promotion .
The briefing from Downing Street follows reports that Boris Johnson ’ s chief of staff Dominic Cummings told a meeting of special advisors recently that suggestions Mr Williamson would lose his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There has been anger in Downing Street that briefings on a reshuffle are being made to undermine the government .
Home Secretary Priti Patel has been singled out by critics as someone who will lose her job but after her impressive performances on the immigration bill and “ putting Labour in its place over racism ” with the Black Lives Matter protests , she is understood to be “ as safe as houses ” .
The rightwing of the party have also made it known they would be “ very unhappy ” if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was to lose her job .
Similarly , briefings have been coming out about whether the Prime Minister may quit next year and cabinet ministers are preparing for a leadership contest which have been similarly dismissed .
Boris Johnson only had his last reshuffle in February once he had “ got Brexit done ” and Britain had left the EU .

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The Sunday Express has been told by cabinet sources the senior minister told the Prime Minister and colleagues that every time her name comes up in reshuffle speculation civil servants in her Whitehall department “go slow on work” because they think there will be a reset. The claims of the cabinet meeting showdown last Tuesday have been denied by a spokeswoman for Ms Coffey. But it comes as Downing Street has played down speculation that there will be a summer reshuffle in the wake of coronavirus.
In particular they have dismissed speculation about Ms Coffey, justice secretary Robert Buckland and education secretary Gavin Williamson are to lose their jobs. A senior source said: “It’s all total nonsense. None of these people are going to lose their jobs, the Prime Minister likes them a lot and is pleased with what they are doing in cabinet.” There had been suggestions too that health secretary Matt Hancock might move department while attorney general Suella Braverman has been tipped for promotion. The briefing from Downing Street follows reports that Boris Johnson’s chief of staff Dominic Cummings told a meeting of special advisors recently that suggestions Mr Williamson would lose his job were “invented b******s!”
Outraged Therese Coffey has slammed Tories for speculation over whether she will lose her job
Tories have denied that Robert Buckland could be ousted
There has been anger in Downing Street that briefings on a reshuffle are being made to undermine the government. Home Secretary Priti Patel has been singled out by critics as someone who will lose her job but after her impressive performances on the immigration bill and “putting Labour in its place over racism” with the Black Lives Matter protests, she is understood to be “as safe as houses”. The rightwing of the party have also made it known they would be “very unhappy” if “a true conservative Home Secretary” was to lose her job. Similarly, briefings have been coming out about whether the Prime Minister may quit next year and cabinet ministers are preparing for a leadership contest which have been similarly dismissed. Boris Johnson only had his last reshuffle in February once he had “got Brexit done” and Britain had left the EU.


thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Brexit bombshell: Tony Blair says no deal now VERY likely after talks with 'EU contacts'

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Mr Blair who is spending the coronavirus lockdown at his home has described his current thoughts on the Brexit process .
The former Labour leader has campaigned to have a second referendum on Brexit , but now he is less hopeful of the UK securing any deal with the EU .
The former Prime Minister now admits Brexit is a reality and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deal .
Keir Starmer deliberately aiming at 'scream of pain ' from Labour left How EU states ‘ conspired ’ to block Tony Blair ’ s presidential campaign Mr Blair said that no deal was `` the most likely thing now '' .
He added that he had knowledge of the trajectory of negotiations from insider sources in Brussels .
Speaking to The Sunday Times he said : `` The information I have from the European side certainly is that they ’ re expecting this now .
`` They assume it is actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ N'T MISS : Brexit fishing : UK has 'bargaining leverage ' to catch EU off guard

Tony Blair labels Brexit a 'total and complete disaster'
Mr Blair who is spending the coronavirus lockdown at his home has described his current thoughts on the Brexit process. The former Labour leader has campaigned to have a second referendum on Brexit, but now he is less hopeful of the UK securing any deal with the EU. The former Prime Minister now admits Brexit is a reality and the result will most likely be a no deal.
Mr Blair said that no deal was "the most likely thing now". He added that he had knowledge of the trajectory of negotiations from insider sources in Brussels. Speaking to The Sunday Times he said: "The information I have from the European side certainly is that they’re expecting this now. "They assume it is actually what the government would prefer.” DON'T MISS: Brexit fishing: UK has 'bargaining leverage' to catch EU off guard
Tony Blair predicts a no deal Brexit
But Mr Blair's worries about the consequences of a no deal scenario have been eclipsed by the financial strive that is to befall the UK because of the coronavirus crisis. But now Mr Blair is anxious about how the UK will recover from the financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus crisis. He said he was terrified of "the economic damage" that will result from the pandemic lockdown. Mr Blair believes that the only way for the UK to recover from the current pandemic is to perform mass testing on a scale the UK "hasn’t yet come close to". READ MORE: Macron’s snide comments about Boris Johnson exposed: 'It's a crime!' [REVEALED]
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He described the Government's reticence to perform mass testing because of the cost. He described mass testing as "the single biggest decision the government’s got to take at the moment". He added: "We are not even debating it”. The New Labour leader then hit out at Boris Johnson's cabinet decisions.
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--EU exposed: VDL's biggest fears proves Brexit success for UK, says ex-MEP

Former Brexit Party MEP Jake Pugh said the European Union 's fears of having the UK as a competitor endorse the country 's reasons to leave the bloc .
He noted that the if they did n't see Britain as a competitor after Brexit , they would n't have had these concerns .
It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeated his threat to leave Brussels with a no deal after months of trade negotiations .
Speaking to Brexit Watch , Mr Pugh said : `` If the EU is so worried about a competitor on its doorstep .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ opportunity for the UK .
`` It 's almost endorsing our position wanting to be outside the single market .
`` If they had no concerns about that , they can see the opportunity for us perhaps more than we can see it for ourselves . ''
READ MORE : Brexit FURY : Deal is 'FAR TOO LATE ' - Frost in angry warning UK German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Britons would have to `` live with the consequences '' of Mr Johnson rejecting predecessor Theresa May 's plan to continue close @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ms Merkel spoke with six European newspapers ahead of Germany assuming the rotating presidency of the EU council on July 1 , and a day after Mr Johnson 's senior Brexit adviser signalled the next phase of talks with the bloc would be tough .
Negotiations are still deadlocked after months of virtual talks - held by teleconferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic - with fishing rights and EU calls for a so-called `` level playing field '' proving to be major stumbling blocks .
In comments carried by The Guardian , Mrs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boris Johnson , the British Government wants to define for itself what relationship it will have with us after the country leaves .
`` It will then have to live with the consequences , of course , that is to say with a less closely interconnected economy .
`` If Britain does not want to have rules on the environment and the labour market or social standards that compare with those of the EU , our relations will be less close . ''
Ms Merkel , 65 , who has led Germany since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her fourth term as chancellor ends next year , also said a no-deal Brexit would not be a personal defeat for her .
She said Europe could only respond appropriately to `` reality '' as Britain sets out what it wants at the negotiation table .
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Brexit: EU is 'worried' about competitors claims Jake Pugh
Former Brexit Party MEP Jake Pugh said the European Union's fears of having the UK as a competitor endorse the country's reasons to leave the bloc. He noted that the if they didn't see Britain as a competitor after Brexit, they wouldn't have had these concerns. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeated his threat to leave Brussels with a no deal after months of trade negotiations.
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Speaking to Brexit Watch, Mr Pugh said: "If the EU is so worried about a competitor on its doorstep. "They clearly think that creates an opportunity for the UK. "It's almost endorsing our position wanting to be outside the single market. "If they had no concerns about that, they can see the opportunity for us perhaps more than we can see it for ourselves." READ MORE: Brexit FURY: Deal is 'FAR TOO LATE' - Frost in angry warning UK
Brexit has exposed the EU's biggest fears
Former MEP Jake Pugh said the European Union's fears of having the UK as a competitor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Britons would have to "live with the consequences" of Mr Johnson rejecting predecessor Theresa May's plan to continue close economic links with Brussels after Brexit. Ms Merkel spoke with six European newspapers ahead of Germany assuming the rotating presidency of the EU council on July 1, and a day after Mr Johnson's senior Brexit adviser signalled the next phase of talks with the bloc would be tough. Negotiations are still deadlocked after months of virtual talks - held by teleconferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic - with fishing rights and EU calls for a so-called "level playing field" proving to be major stumbling blocks. In comments carried by The Guardian, Mrs Merkel said: "With Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the British Government wants to define for itself what relationship it will have with us after the country leaves.
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"It will then have to live with the consequences, of course, that is to say with a less closely interconnected economy. "If Britain does not want to have rules on the environment and the labour market or social standards that compare with those of the EU, our relations will be less close." Ms Merkel, 65, who has led Germany since 2005 and will retire from politics when her fourth term as chancellor ends next year, also said a no-deal Brexit would not be a personal defeat for her. She said Europe could only respond appropriately to "reality" as Britain sets out what it wants at the negotiation table. DON'T MISS 'Brexit will see Britain chart OWN future for first time since 40s' [COMMENT]
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Police vow to crackdown on parties as violence on streets increases

Boris Johnson is expected to use a speech on Tuesday to lay out his vision of using infrastructure to `` level up '' opportunity around the nation and to fire up the economy as it emerges from the worst of the coronavirus crisis .
Dubbed Project Speed in Downing Street , his plans will create a taskforce headed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak , with the aim of removing bottlenecks and slashing the time it takes to bring schemes to realisation .
Mr Johnson has already committed to more than £250billion of projects but is to spend billions more accelerating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prisons and a revamp of the road network .
It comes as the MPs who helped him sweep away Labour 's `` red wall '' in December issue a 10-point unofficial manifesto of what Mr Johnson needs to do to repay the trust of new Tory voters in the north of England , Midlands and Wales .
Their demands include fast broadband for every household , urgent investment in transport and high streets , a tougher approach to law and order , more apprenticeships and an acceleration of the `` levelling up '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set to be pleased with Mr Johnson 's announcement , as the new taskforce will ensure projects are `` dramatically accelerated '' to `` revitalise the UK economy '' .
Sources close to the Prime Minister have noted his recognition that the Government was elected on a manifesto `` committed to uniting and levelling up the country '' , and he has always placed high-quality infrastructure at the heart of delivering this pledge to boost jobs , productivity and growth .
He will point out in Tuesday 's speech that the UK `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infrastructure - from the Victorians ' pioneering railways , to the Thames Barrier that protects millions of Londoners from flooding '' .
But it is understood that he is worried that in the past , it has often taken years - if not decades - to take a project from idea to completion , so people have not seen the benefits until far too late .
The Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce will look across the full range of public investment projects and cut delivery times .
It will address outdated practices and identify blocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more quickly and efficiently to best meet the needs of the people they are designed for .
This approach will be applied to trailblazer projects including 40 new hospitals , 10,000 prison places and school rebuilding .
A Downing Street spokesman said : `` The coronavirus response has shown that it does n't have to take years to get essential projects off the ground - the Nightingale hospitals and ventilator challenge were up and running in weeks .
`` As we recover from the pandemic we must apply that same urgency to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country and get them done right , to level up opportunity across the UK .
There 's now no excuse for delays .
Infrastructure has the power to rebuild and repair our country - and we will do it better , faster and more strategically than before . ''
Meanwhile , the new generation of Conservative MPs who won the trust of voters in Britain 's former industrial heartlands have set out how Mr Johnson can deliver for their communities .
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson , an ex-miner , wants Britain restored as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We still have that in our DNA and we want to get back to that . ''
He welcomes pledges to deliver extra police and would like prisoners to serve full sentences .
Mark Fletcher , who stood against Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner , has pushed for Bolsover to be designated a `` green enterprise zone '' in the hope it will become a centre for low-carbon manufacturing and research .
Mansfield 's Ben Bradley wants to see the `` levelling up agenda supercharged '' .
He wants colleges to `` offer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support budding entrepreneurs '' and calls for the creation of new courses - offered free to anyone who has lost a job - that will give them the skills they need to find work in growing parts of the economy .
Alexander Stafford , who took Rother Valley from Labour , met with the chancellor a fortnight ago and insists the Government has not lost its enthusiasm for levelling up .
Esther McVey , who heads up the 169-strong group of Blue Collar Conservative MPs , has made the case to scrap business @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide superfast broadband to all homes .
North West Durham MP Richard Holden said : `` We want to focus on that levelling-up agenda to continue repaying the trust the British people placed in us . ''

Priti Patel: Public need to continue to follow the guidance
Boris Johnson is expected to use a speech on Tuesday to lay out his vision of using infrastructure to "level up" opportunity around the nation and to fire up the economy as it emerges from the worst of the coronavirus crisis. Dubbed Project Speed in Downing Street, his plans will create a taskforce headed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, with the aim of removing bottlenecks and slashing the time it takes to bring schemes to realisation.
Mr Johnson has already committed to more than £250billion of projects but is to spend billions more accelerating plans for new schools, hospitals, prisons and a revamp of the road network. It comes as the MPs who helped him sweep away Labour's "red wall" in December issue a 10-point unofficial manifesto of what Mr Johnson needs to do to repay the trust of new Tory voters in the north of England, Midlands and Wales. Their demands include fast broadband for every household, urgent investment in transport and high streets, a tougher approach to law and order, more apprenticeships and an acceleration of the "levelling up" agenda. However, those MPs look set to be pleased with Mr Johnson's announcement, as the new taskforce will ensure projects are "dramatically accelerated" to "revitalise the UK economy". Sources close to the Prime Minister have noted his recognition that the Government was elected on a manifesto "committed to uniting and levelling up the country", and he has always placed high-quality infrastructure at the heart of delivering this pledge to boost jobs, productivity and growth.
Police vow to crackdown on parties as violence on streets increases
Boris Johnson is expected to use a speech on Tuesday to lay out his vision of using infrastructure to 'level up' opportunity around the nation
He will point out in Tuesday's speech that the UK "has a proud heritage in building outstanding infrastructure - from the Victorians' pioneering railways, to the Thames Barrier that protects millions of Londoners from flooding". But it is understood that he is worried that in the past, it has often taken years - if not decades - to take a project from idea to completion, so people have not seen the benefits until far too late. The Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce will look across the full range of public investment projects and cut delivery times. It will address outdated practices and identify blocks to progress, so projects are delivered more quickly and efficiently to best meet the needs of the people they are designed for. This approach will be applied to trailblazer projects including 40 new hospitals, 10,000 prison places and school rebuilding. A Downing Street spokesman said: "The coronavirus response has shown that it doesn't have to take years to get essential projects off the ground - the Nightingale hospitals and ventilator challenge were up and running in weeks.
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Boris Johnson's plans will create a taskforce headed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak
"As we recover from the pandemic we must apply that same urgency to the major projects at the foundations of this country and get them done right, to level up opportunity across the UK. There's now no excuse for delays. Infrastructure has the power to rebuild and repair our country - and we will do it better, faster and more strategically than before." Meanwhile, the new generation of Conservative MPs who won the trust of voters in Britain's former industrial heartlands have set out how Mr Johnson can deliver for their communities. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, an ex-miner, wants Britain restored as a manufacturing powerhouse. He said: "We still have that in our DNA and we want to get back to that." He welcomes pledges to deliver extra police and would like prisoners to serve full sentences. Mark Fletcher, who stood against Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner, has pushed for Bolsover to be designated a "green enterprise zone" in the hope it will become a centre for low-carbon manufacturing and research. Mansfield's Ben Bradley wants to see the "levelling up agenda supercharged". He wants colleges to "offer premises, staff time and expertise to support budding entrepreneurs" and calls for the creation of new courses - offered free to anyone who has lost a job - that will give them the skills they need to find work in growing parts of the economy. Alexander Stafford, who took Rother Valley from Labour, met with the chancellor a fortnight ago and insists the Government has not lost its enthusiasm for levelling up. Esther McVey, who heads up the 169-strong group of Blue Collar Conservative MPs, has made the case to scrap business rates to save the high street and provide superfast broadband to all homes. North West Durham MP Richard Holden said: "We want to focus on that levelling-up agenda to continue repaying the trust the British people placed in us."


thedailyexpress--2020-06-29--Brexit POLL: What would you sacrifice for a trade deal with the EU? VOTE HERE

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Britain ’ s Brexit negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier will kick off the fourth round of post-Brexit negotiations from the EU Commission headquarters on Monday .
Following the third round of negotiations earlier this month , both sides remained polls apart in finding a deal with several outstanding areas remaining .
Disagreements remain over fisheries , a level-playing field @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the UK wants to ends it membership of the controversial Common Fisheries Policy ( CFP ) and become and independent coastal state- however the bloc wants to maintain access for European trawlers into British waters .
Michael Barnier has insisted the EU wants to ensure the UK follows a so-called “ level playing field ” on trade in order to protect the single market from being undercut by other agreements with nations around the world .
On fishing and level-playing field , Mr Frost said : “ Any such deal must , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK ’ s well-established position on the so-called ‘ level playing field ’ , on fisheries , and the other difficult issues .
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Britain’s Brexit negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier will kick off the fourth round of post-Brexit negotiations from the EU Commission headquarters on Monday. Following the third round of negotiations earlier this month, both sides remained polls apart in finding a deal with several outstanding areas remaining. Disagreements remain over fisheries, a level-playing field, governance and security. THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED. CLICK HERE FOR THE RESULTS.
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On fishing, the UK wants to ends it membership of the controversial Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and become and independent coastal state- however the bloc wants to maintain access for European trawlers into British waters. Michael Barnier has insisted the EU wants to ensure the UK follows a so-called “level playing field” on trade in order to protect the single market from being undercut by other agreements with nations around the world. On fishing and level-playing field, Mr Frost said: “Any such deal must, of course, accommodate the reality of the UK’s well-established position on the so-called ‘level playing field’, on fisheries, and the other difficult issues.”
Brexit poll: What would you sacrifice for a trade deal with the EU?
David Frost and Michel Barnier will resume talks on Monday
Following the transition period the UK wants to be governed by courts in the Britain rather than the European Court of Justice mediating any future disagreements. On security arrangements Michael Barnier also warned the UK could be excluded from European Arrest Warrant and EU crime databases after it leaves the bloc. Earlier this month Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove confirmed the deadline for an extension had passed and the UK would be ending negotiations at the end of the year. Ahead of the crucial round of talks Mr Frost said: "We will go to Brussels in good faith to engage with the EU’s concerns.
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Boris Johnson has threatened to abandon talks
"This needs to be a real negotiation and some of the EU’s unrealistic positions will have to change if we are to move forward. "UK sovereignty over our laws, our courts, or our fishing waters, is of course not up for discussion. "Equally we do not seek anything which would undermine the integrity of the EU’s single market." Meanwhile Boris Johnson has threatened to walk away from negotiations if a breakthrough could not be reached. READ MORE: Coronavirus map LIVE: Boris issues second lockdown warning
Angela Merkel has hit out at the UK
The Prime Minister made the comments after German chancellor Angela Merkel taunted the UK and said Britain had to "live with the consequences" of abandoning close ties. Mrs Merkel said: "With Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the British Government wants to define for itself what relationship it will have with us after the country leaves. "It will then have to live with the consequences, of course, that is to say with a less closely interconnected economy. "If Britain does not want to have rules on the environment and the labour market or social standards that compare with those of the EU, our relations will be less close." DON'T MISS Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in medical community - death toll [ANALYSIS]
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Mass gatherings are a HUGE risk to Britain - Patel rages at ‘unacceptable’ behaviour

The Home Secretary described recent street parties , including some that have led to clashes with the police , as “ unacceptable ” breaches of social-distancing rules that could trigger a fresh coronavirus surge .
She was ready to provide “ more resources ” to the Metropolitan Police and other forces to “ enforce the law ” , she said .
“ The fact of the matter is we still have this disease in our communities , in society .
We need people to be conscientious and act responsibly , ” the Cabinet minister said .
Ms Patel spoke out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a series of television interviews yesterday .
“ What concerns me is the fact that we are seeing people in mass gatherings .
“ We are in the midst of a global pandemic still , a health crisis and a health emergency .
“ People are still gathering in quite inappropriate ways and obviously we have seen in recent weeks protests , demonstrations that have turned ugly and violent .
“ I ’ ve seen far too many assaults on our hard-working , outstanding police officers .
That is unacceptable , ” she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other mass gatherings seen over the past week had been “ just not right and not proper.
” Speaking out about attacks on police attempting to shut down street parties in South London , the Home Secretary said : “ What we saw was unacceptable .
Police officers were assaulted and injured .
“ There are a number of police officers that were injured that night which is absolutely shocking .
We ’ ve seen violent behaviour .
Violent behaviour will be met with law enforcement.
” She added : “ I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I ’ ve made it quite clear if more support was required or needed for the police , more resources then , quite frankly , we will do whatever ’ s needed .
“ Thuggishness and violent behaviour is simply unacceptable and the police will do the right thing , they will enforce the law.
” Ms Patel also appealed to football fans not to congregate in public following seens of mass celebrations on Merseyside following Liverpool ’ s Premier League triumph last week .
“ Congratulations to Liverpool for winning and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they did not need to go to the football ground and congregate outside the stadium , ” the Home Secretary said .
“ You know , as much as people do want to be out right now - the weather is amazing - stick to the rules , follow the guidance.
” Ms Patel also urged people to avoid mass demonstrations such as the recent Black Lives Matters protests .
She said the protesters had “ legitimate voices , legitimate causes , legitimate issues ” to raise but needed to find other ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ We want to right some wrongs there , absolutely , and do much more to help and support people .
“ But protesting right now will not help us get control of this awful disease , ” the Home Secretary said .

Priti Patel: Public need to continue to follow the guidance
The Home Secretary described recent street parties, including some that have led to clashes with the police, as “unacceptable” breaches of social-distancing rules that could trigger a fresh coronavirus surge. She was ready to provide “more resources” to the Metropolitan Police and other forces to “enforce the law”, she said.
“The fact of the matter is we still have this disease in our communities, in society. We need people to be conscientious and act responsibly,” the Cabinet minister said. Ms Patel spoke out about recent breaches of lockdown rules in a series of television interviews yesterday. “What concerns me is the fact that we are seeing people in mass gatherings. “We are in the midst of a global pandemic still, a health crisis and a health emergency. “People are still gathering in quite inappropriate ways and obviously we have seen in recent weeks protests, demonstrations that have turned ugly and violent.
Priti Patel yesterday promised to do “whatever is needed” to stamp out the wave of mass gatherings
Ms Patel spoke out about recent breaches of lockdown rules in a series of television interviews
“I’ve seen far too many assaults on our hard-working, outstanding police officers. That is unacceptable,” she said. She said street parties and other mass gatherings seen over the past week had been “just not right and not proper.” Speaking out about attacks on police attempting to shut down street parties in South London, the Home Secretary said: “What we saw was unacceptable. Police officers were assaulted and injured. “There are a number of police officers that were injured that night which is absolutely shocking. We’ve seen violent behaviour. Violent behaviour will be met with law enforcement.” She added: “I have actually spoken to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, I’ve made it quite clear if more support was required or needed for the police, more resources then, quite frankly, we will do whatever’s needed. “Thuggishness and violent behaviour is simply unacceptable and the police will do the right thing, they will enforce the law.”
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Vote Leave Brexit chief breaks silence on ‘terrible’ four year ordeal with Remainers

In March 2016 , businessman and solicitor Alan Halsall was appointed by the Vote Leave board as the ‘ responsible person ’ – the individual legally responsible for the campaign .
In the role - Mr Halsell who is listed on Companies House as one of three people with “ significant control ” of Vote Leave Ltd - would have the formal responsibility for reporting any donations , managing expenses and signing declarations to the Electoral Commission .
In a wide-ranging interview with The Sunday Telegraph , Mr Halsall has given an insight into how the relentless campaigning by anti-Brexit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Vote Leave campaign turned his world upside down .
Following the historic decision by 17.4 million Britons to leave the European Union , the Vote Leave campaign was embroiled in a huge controversy over allegations it had exceeded the £7 million cap on spending .
The media storm centred on a donation made by Vote Leave to another anti-EU campaign group which Mr Halsall claimed the Electoral Commission initially approved .
Reflecting upon the donation , the former co-chair of the pro-Brexit group Business for Britain , insisted this decision had “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ When we won the referendum , there was a short period of elation – but it soon became clear that some Remainers were determined to overturn the result .
“ They saw an opportunity to attack Vote Leave , making allegations that we had made the donations as part of an organised campaign plan agreed with the recipients .
“ If this had been true , we would have been in breach of our spending limit.
” In 2018 , Vote Leave was fined £61,000 and reported to the police after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” of coordination with another campaign group , BeLeave .
The report said BeLeave founded by Brexiteer Darren Grimes spent more than £675,000 with the digital data company Aggregate IQ coordinated with Vote Leave .
Vote Leave paid the fine but denied wrongdoing , while Mr Grimes won an appeal against his £20,000 fine .
Two years later in May 2020 , Metropolitan Police ended its investigation into the two campaigns , following allegations by the Electoral Commission .
Reflecting on the past few years , Mr Halsall said the ordeal had “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the smear against the Brexit campaign was to “ make Vote Leave pay for winning the referendum ” .
He said : “ Finally , on the eve of VE Day , May 8 2020 , the police confirmed I had no case to answer .
My ordeal was over .
“ It took nearly four years of constant worry and cost me thousands of pounds in lawyers ' fees .
And , sadly , it severely affected my reputation .
“ How did it all happen ?
You should draw your own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to me was motivated by the desire to make Vote Leave pay for winning the referendum .
“ There were people with money and power who believed that , if they could convince people we had overspent , they could overturn the result .
I just happened to be in the firing line .
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In March 2016, businessman and solicitor Alan Halsall was appointed by the Vote Leave board as the ‘responsible person’ – the individual legally responsible for the campaign. In the role - Mr Halsell who is listed on Companies House as one of three people with “significant control” of Vote Leave Ltd - would have the formal responsibility for reporting any donations, managing expenses and signing declarations to the Electoral Commission.
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In a wide-ranging interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Halsall has given an insight into how the relentless campaigning by anti-Brexit supporters and legal challenges over spending by the Vote Leave campaign turned his world upside down. Following the historic decision by 17.4 million Britons to leave the European Union, the Vote Leave campaign was embroiled in a huge controversy over allegations it had exceeded the £7 million cap on spending. The media storm centred on a donation made by Vote Leave to another anti-EU campaign group which Mr Halsall claimed the Electoral Commission initially approved. Reflecting upon the donation, the former co-chair of the pro-Brexit group Business for Britain, insisted this decision had “enormous personal repercussions”.
Anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside parliament
Alan Halsall was appointed by the Vote Leave board as the ‘responsible person’
He said: “When we won the referendum, there was a short period of elation – but it soon became clear that some Remainers were determined to overturn the result. “They saw an opportunity to attack Vote Leave, making allegations that we had made the donations as part of an organised campaign plan agreed with the recipients. “If this had been true, we would have been in breach of our spending limit.” In 2018, Vote Leave was fined £61,000 and reported to the police after the Electoral Commission found “significant evidence” of coordination with another campaign group, BeLeave.
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The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016
The report said BeLeave founded by Brexiteer Darren Grimes spent more than £675,000 with the digital data company Aggregate IQ coordinated with Vote Leave. Vote Leave paid the fine but denied wrongdoing, while Mr Grimes won an appeal against his £20,000 fine. Two years later in May 2020, Metropolitan Police ended its investigation into the two campaigns, following allegations by the Electoral Commission. Reflecting on the past few years, Mr Halsall said the ordeal had “severely affected my reputation” and insisted the smear against the Brexit campaign was to “make Vote Leave pay for winning the referendum”. READ MORE: Coronavirus map LIVE: Boris issues second lockdown warning
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He said: “Finally, on the eve of VE Day, May 8 2020, the police confirmed I had no case to answer. My ordeal was over. “It took nearly four years of constant worry and cost me thousands of pounds in lawyers' fees. And, sadly, it severely affected my reputation. “How did it all happen? You should draw your own conclusions, but I believe what happened to me was motivated by the desire to make Vote Leave pay for winning the referendum. “There were people with money and power who believed that, if they could convince people we had overspent, they could overturn the result. I just happened to be in the firing line. DON'T MISS Coronavirus: Alarm bells ring in medical community - death toll [ANALYSIS]
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Sturgeon travel controls: English may be forced to quarantine if they travel to Scotland

As lockdown eases and the Scottish tourist season is due to start up on July 15 , English people coming to Scotland could face isolation measures .
The Sunday Times reports that the Scottish government is considering internal UK measures following fears that the number of cases may rise .
People who fail to quarantine may face a fine of up to £500 .
Government sources claim progress in controlling the virus could be reversed as the Summer season gets underway .
The Scottish Government source said the measures could be applied to protect public health and the economy and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where the coronavirus infection rate is high .
Nicola Sturgeon ’ s administration currently has rules in place meaning anyone visiting Scotland from overseas must go into quarantine for two weeks or face a £480 fine .
A Scottish Government spokesman said : “ To allow us to move out of lockdown , it is critical that we keep the transmission of the virus as low as possible , and that includes transmission from high to low-risk areas .
“ Scotland has in place enhanced surveillance to identify those risks and has long-established @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , to manage them .
“ We are having to take unprecedented steps to deal with the challenges that the pandemic brings .
`` As we hopefully suppress the virus further , we will continue to consider any measures that might be necessary to protect against the risk of imported cases of the virus.
” READ MORE : UK space race on : British spaceport to be 'first of its kind Speaking at her briefing from St Andrews House on Friday , First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also said that she believed that Scotland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FM added : `` This is not something we are going to get rid of in a fortnight and all be able to take our eye off the ball and drop our guard.
” Latest figures show that there have been no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland for a third day .
The total number of people who have died under the measurement remains at 2,482 .
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As lockdown eases and the Scottish tourist season is due to start up on July 15, English people coming to Scotland could face isolation measures. Nicola Sturgeon said he couldn't rule out border quarantine measures following fears that the number of cases may rise.
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Speaking during her daily COVID-19 briefing, she said: "I would really welcome a statement from the Prime Minister that England's strategy was about trying to eliminate the virus as well, as opposed to what appears to me to be perhaps letting it circulate at higher levels, as long as it doesn't threaten to overwhelm the National Health Service. "We have to keep these things under review if we want to keep our levels of infection as low as we can get them." She added: "If we did see an ongoing divergence between infection rates and levels in Scotland and other parts of the UK, from a public health perspective, we would require to give consideration about how we mitigate that and guard against infection rates rising in Scotland as a result." Nicola Sturgeon’s administration currently has rules in place meaning anyone visiting Scotland from overseas must go into quarantine for two weeks or face a £480 fine.
Reports suggest Scotland could introduce new rules for English people travelling to Scotland.
Scotland has reported no deaths for three days.
A Scottish Government spokesman, added: “To allow us to move out of lockdown, it is critical that we keep the transmission of the virus as low as possible, and that includes transmission from high to low-risk areas. “Scotland has in place enhanced surveillance to identify those risks and has long-established powers, enhanced by recent coronavirus legislation, to manage them. “We are having to take unprecedented steps to deal with the challenges that the pandemic brings. "As we hopefully suppress the virus further, we will continue to consider any measures that might be necessary to protect against the risk of imported cases of the virus.” READ MORE: UK space race on: British spaceport to be 'first of its kind
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thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Left-wingers' bid to change Newcastle building name REJECTED - 'Victory for common sense'

As part of the Black Lives Matter leftwing movement pulling down statues and attempting to rewrite and erase British history , leftwing students at Newcastle targeted the name of the grade 2 listed building named after William Armstrong , the first Baron Armstrong , who was a major benefactor to the north east city .
A vote held on campus resulted in 78 percent rejecting renaming the building and only 18 percent supporting it while 4 percent abstained .
The vote was held because Baron Armstrong , who received his peerage in the year of Queen Victoria ’ s golden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Cecil Rhodes , the founder of Rhodesia .
However , the industrialist and engineer provided thousands of jobs in Tyneside and was a major benefactor to the region .
William Hayes , the faith and belief student union officer and son of former minister Sir John Hayes , was one of the team of Conservative campaigners who managed to save Baron Armstrong ’ s memory .
He said : “ I am delighted to see the good name of Armstrong maintained at the university .
He was a major benefactor to Newcastle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would have been shameful and destructive to remove his name in this manner and erase him from history .
The row has echoes over the campaign to remove Rhodes ’ statue from Oriel College at Oxford University where the authorities are now consulting on taking it down .
However , the result at Newcastle is being widely seen as a fightback by “ the silent majority ” with a survey by the thinktank Policy Exchange showing that seven in 10 people are proud of Britain ’ s history and oppose removing statues and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ”

Left-wing activists hit by backlash as bid to change Newcastle uni building name rejected
As part of the Black Lives Matter leftwing movement pulling down statues and attempting to rewrite and erase British history, leftwing students at Newcastle targeted the name of the grade 2 listed building named after William Armstrong, the first Baron Armstrong, who was a major benefactor to the north east city. A vote held on campus resulted in 78 percent rejecting renaming the building and only 18 percent supporting it while 4 percent abstained.
The vote was held because Baron Armstrong, who received his peerage in the year of Queen Victoria’s golden jubilee, made money selling weapons including to Cecil Rhodes, the founder of Rhodesia. However, the industrialist and engineer provided thousands of jobs in Tyneside and was a major benefactor to the region. William Hayes, the faith and belief student union officer and son of former minister Sir John Hayes, was one of the team of Conservative campaigners who managed to save Baron Armstrong’s memory.
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He said: “I am delighted to see the good name of Armstrong maintained at the university. He was a major benefactor to Newcastle, the university and Tyneside and it would have been shameful and destructive to remove his name in this manner and erase him from history. “This was a victory for common sense.” The row has echoes over the campaign to remove Rhodes’ statue from Oriel College at Oxford University where the authorities are now consulting on taking it down. However, the result at Newcastle is being widely seen as a fightback by “the silent majority” with a survey by the thinktank Policy Exchange showing that seven in 10 people are proud of Britain’s history and oppose removing statues and memorials by “a vocal minority.”


thedailyexpress--2020-06-28--Sturgeon warning: Scottish voters told to ditch ‘isolationist’ SNP at next election

Layla Moran , who is standing to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats took a swipe at Nicola Sturgeon ’ s party claiming that many Scots are backing IndyRef2 in protest at Boris Johnson ’ s premiership .
She said that the Conservative Party were to blame for record support for Scottish independence after the PM ruled out a second Scottish independence referendum .
It comes after a vote undertaken by Panelbase showed that 54 percent of Scots were now for independence .
But the Oxford West MP urged voters in Scotland not to “ throw the Union @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She said that the Lib Dems would continue to argue for Scotland to stay in the Union and added : “ We believe in the family of nations.
” She added to Scotland on Sunday : “ The reason why we care about it is because we care about working together with people , and that ’ s consistent between our position of wanting to remain a United Kingdom with all of its strengths , and also why we wanted to stop Brexit.
” Stressing about Boris Johnson , she said : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much they dislike Boris Johnson – please , can I let them know that they have an ally in the Liberal Democrats .
“ Boris Johnson is not England , and he is not this country .
“ If you want to be rid of Boris Johnson , you don ’ t have to throw the Union out with the bath water.
” But SNP deputy leader Keith Brown , said of Scottish independence : `` Majority support for independence is now the established position .
READ MORE : Glasgow attack : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in blood' '' All efforts of the Scottish Government have rightly been focused on combating the current COVID crisis but , where Nicola Sturgeon has shown exemplary leadership , the Westminster Government has lurched from blunder to blunder and the clear gulf in class is clearly not lost on Scottish voters .
`` It 's no surprise the majority of Scots want to be shot of Boris Johnson and his cabinet of incompetents.
” Ms Moran also admitted that the Lib Dems were “ optimistic about making gains ” in next year ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections .
She concluded that voters should “ strike a blow against the rising tide of populism ” by backing the Liberal Democrats .
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It comes as Scottish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was trying to entice former Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson to run for the Scottish Parliament in next year ’ s election .
He said : “ I would love to see Jo come to the Scottish Parliament , I think she ’ s talented .
“ I was keen to encourage her to stay involved and for her to consider the Scottish Parliament as one of those options .

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Layla Moran, who is standing to be the next leader of the Liberal Democrats took a swipe at Nicola Sturgeon’s party claiming that many Scots are backing IndyRef2 in protest at Boris Johnson’s premiership. She said that the Conservative Party were to blame for record support for Scottish independence after the PM ruled out a second Scottish independence referendum.
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It comes after a vote undertaken by Panelbase showed that 54 percent of Scots were now for independence. But the Oxford West MP urged voters in Scotland not to “throw the Union out with the bath water”. She said that the Lib Dems would continue to argue for Scotland to stay in the Union and added: “We believe in the family of nations.” She added to Scotland on Sunday: “The reason why we care about it is because we care about working together with people, and that’s consistent between our position of wanting to remain a United Kingdom with all of its strengths, and also why we wanted to stop Brexit.”
Layla Moran has been critical of Scottish independence.
The Oxford West MP is standing for the Lib Dem leadership.
Stressing about Boris Johnson, she said: “Everyone out there who is thinking about how much they dislike Boris Johnson – please, can I let them know that they have an ally in the Liberal Democrats. “Boris Johnson is not England, and he is not this country. “If you want to be rid of Boris Johnson, you don’t have to throw the Union out with the bath water.” But SNP deputy leader Keith Brown, said of Scottish independence: "Majority support for independence is now the established position. READ MORE: Glasgow attack: Police cordon off street after man 'covered in blood'
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More than half of Scots are supporting independence.
"All efforts of the Scottish Government have rightly been focused on combating the current COVID crisis but, where Nicola Sturgeon has shown exemplary leadership, the Westminster Government has lurched from blunder to blunder and the clear gulf in class is clearly not lost on Scottish voters. "It's no surprise the majority of Scots want to be shot of Boris Johnson and his cabinet of incompetents.” Ms Moran also admitted that the Lib Dems were “optimistic about making gains” in next year’s “hugely important” Scottish Parliament elections. She concluded that voters should “strike a blow against the rising tide of populism” by backing the Liberal Democrats. DON'T MISS:
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Currently, the Scottish Lib Dems have just five seats with their vote share decreasing from 17 in the first Holyrood elections in 1999. It comes as Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said he was trying to entice former Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson to run for the Scottish Parliament in next year’s election. He said: “I would love to see Jo come to the Scottish Parliament, I think she’s talented. “I was keen to encourage her to stay involved and for her to consider the Scottish Parliament as one of those options.
IndyRef2 support is growing.