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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 12h

The U.K. government has drawn up proposals to increase the amount the National Health Service pays pharmaceutical firms for drugs, in a bid to steer U.S. President Donald Trump away from his threatened tariffs on the sector.

www.politico.eu/article/brit...

Britain prepares NHS drug spending hike to stave off Trump tariffs

Officials briefed the Trump administration on fresh proposals for pharma pricing earlier this week.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 1d

Twitter in one image

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 2d

His fans are getting weirder

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 2d

Strangest claim so far?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "Please remember I wrote Osama bin Laden exactly one year ago, one year before he blew up the World Trade Center. And I said, 'You gotta watch Osama bin Laden!' ... I gotta take a little credit."

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 3d

Wow

Matthew Holehouse @matthewholehouse.bsky.social · 3d

Been to Manchester central complex many times for conferences and rarely has the main hall been so light on outside exhibitors. Lots of padding with empty stands put up by central party

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 3d

I am out of the country so extremely unplugged, but every time I check this site I see some comment about Starmer being soft on anti-Semitism or similar, which feels in very poor taste given what we know about his family life and how he and his wife are raising their kids.

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 3d

“Even if the world stopped burning coal, oil and gas tomorrow, what we eat would still be enough to heat the climate beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius.”

www.politico.eu/article/food...

Food is wrecking the planet. And Europe has lost its appetite for change.

A landmark study says food systems are breaching Earth’s limits. Europe once promised to lead the way, but the revolution fizzled.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 4d

This has very end of days vibe. I repeat: no good ever comes from chasing Farage down a rabbit hole. You’ll never catch him.

Kemi Badenoch confirms plan to leave ECHR

www.thetimes.com/article/8356...

Kemi Badenoch confirms plan to leave ECHR

The Tory leader also commits to scrapping the Human Rights Acts as she says immigration has pushed the country to ‘breaking point’

www.thetimes.com

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 4d

🤡

www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Trump mocked by European leaders over Armenia-Albania mix-up

U.S. president’s cartographical confusion prompts joke at Copenhagen summit.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi Badenoch on Danny Kruger and other Tory turncoats:

"You don’t want to lose people, but not everyone has the stamina to go through the tough times."

www.politico.eu/article/kemi...

I’m ‘turning around a distressed asset,’ says Kemi Badenoch

Conservative leader insists her party should “hold its nerve” amid plunging poll ratings and defections.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 7d

I’m ‘turning around a distressed asset’, Kemi Badenoch tells @politico.eu

www.politico.eu/article/kemi...

I’m ‘turning around a distressed asset’, says Kemi Badenoch

Conservative leader insists her party should ‘hold its nerve’ amid plunging poll ratings and defections.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 7d

'NATO members still have to work through issues around specific authorities and rules of engagement, the official said. “Some countries have some legal limits. Some countries have some administrative limits that they must get political approval for".'

www.defenseone.com/threats/2025...

NATO members say they’re confident, mostly coordinated on how to deal with Russian drone threats

Alliance nations are working to do more together to counter increasing Russian air threats—and downplaying the possibility of a U.S. force reduction in Europe.

www.defenseone.com

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 7d

got a big profile of Robert Jenrick - and, I guess, the modern Conservative party - in this week's New World! out in print and online here: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 7d

“Farage boats” is a good line and has the grain of truth to it a good line needs

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 8d

Trump is moving to hit Putin with a ‘driver,’ says Finland’s Alexander Stubb www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump is moving to hit Putin with a ‘driver,’ says Finland’s Alexander Stubb

The U.S. president’s European golf buddy believes Trump has moved from the “carrots” to the “stick” stage over Putin’s refusal to work for peace in Ukraine.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 8d

Starmer very clear on where the line is with Reform now and who they want to win over. Wonder how long it will stick.

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 8d

'Tantamount to defeat' — even Russian propagandists don't think Russia is winning the war in Ukraine

Super article from @kyivindependent.com

kyivindependent.com/russian-prop...

'Tantamount to defeat' — even Russian propagandists don't think Russia is winning the war in Ukraine

After months of disagreement over peace talks, the White House and several Kremlin propagandists are finally in unison about something — Russia's war in Ukraine is not going well for Moscow. "Russian...

kyivindependent.com

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 9d

Labour messaging getting sharper across the board, including defending the decision to engage with Trump

www.politico.eu/article/uk-g...

Government decision to engage with Trump ‘validated entirely’, says top Starmer ally

Jonathan Reynolds, former trade secretary and now chief whip, defended the government’s decision to engage with the Trump administration despite criticism from opposition parties.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 10d

Pro-EU party leads in high-stakes Moldovan election

The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.

www.politico.eu/article/poll...

Pro-EU party leads in high-stakes Moldovan election

The parliamentary election comes amid reports of an “unprecedented” Russian hybrid interference campaign.

www.politico.eu

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 10d

"the administration’s new National Defense Strategy is expected to significantly shift attention and resources away from preparing for a conflict with China to sharply focus on homeland defense and military use at home"

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

President Trump will attend the unusual gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 10d

Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/u...

Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split

www.nytimes.com

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 10d

Incredibly important investigation in ⁦‪Sunday Times on the people behind one of the worst atrocities Russia has committed

Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russ...

Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha

It was the bloodiest civilian massacre of the Ukraine war. Pictured for the first time, these officers commanded soldiers accused of rape, torture and execution

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 10d

Bloody hell

Russia launches major drone, missile attack on Ukraine, still ongoing - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Russia launches major drone, missile attack on Ukraine, still ongoing

Kyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack early on Sunday in what independent monitors said was one of the biggest Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region since the full-scale war began.

www.reuters.com

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 11d

The idea of Comey being a far-left democrat 🤡

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12d

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Luke McGee @lukemcgee.bsky.social · 11d

This is an argument that should have been made a year ago, but better late than never.

UK needs ‘ambitious’ EU youth migration deal, says Rachel Reeves

www.thetimes.com/article/ea32...

UK needs ‘ambitious’ EU youth migration deal, says Rachel Reeves

The chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work in Britain would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget

www.thetimes.com

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