Emilio Casalicchio

1 week ago | politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio

Presented by Goldman Sachs By EMILIO CASALICCHIO PRESENTED BY HOUSEKEEPING I: Playbook PM and Sunday Crunch take a break over the Easter bank hols but my long-suffering overnight colleagues continue to fire out morning Playbook as per. The afternoon edition will return on Tuesday.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. — Westminster is digesting the big Supreme Court ruling over the legal definition of a woman. — Gender-critical activists are cock-a-hoop, while trans rights activists warned of a “culture war” being waged. — Chinese diplomats stepped up their war of words with British politicians over steel. — Britain’s pharma sector will be “part of the discussions” with the U.S. on a trade deal, a minister said.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. — The government rowed back on banning Chinese firms from the U.K. steel sector. — David Lammy talked big on Sudan but a U.N. official slammed ministers for cutting aid. — A minister made positive sounds about the U.S. making positive sounds about a trade deal. — The Lib Dems want the Chinese government to release audio of an MP being interrogated. — Commons boss Lucy Powell was hacked for meme-coin scam purposes.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. — The election betting scandal took a serious twist this morning — while two separate political court cases also saw big developments. — The panic has subsided about the Scunthorpe steelworks (for now) after the government said it had the materials needed to keep the fires alight. — A minister challenged the Chinese government after it blocked a Lib Dem MP from entering Hong Kong. — The PM is about to fail on a Hillsborough law promise.

1 week ago | politico.eu | Emilio Casalicchio

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. — MPs and peers will head back to Westminster tomorrow to pass urgent legislation to save steelmaking at Scunthorpe. — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said British economic and national security “are all on the line.”— The government confirmed Michael Gove and a host of Rishi Sunak pals have been handed gongs. — Labour is totting up a dire record in recent local election races.