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Matt Foster

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UK Deputy Editor at POLITICO Europe

U.K. deputy editor, @POLITICOEurope. Launched London Influence, edit Playbook PM. On the other place too as https://t.co/tNyBds2dc7

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  • 1 week ago | politico.eu | Matt Foster

    LONDON — British prosecutors confirmed Wednesday that they have charged far-right influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan with a host of offenses including rape and human trafficking.

  • 2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Matt Foster

    LONDON — Britain’s planned handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was blocked by a dramatic 11th-hour legal order Thursday. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer had been expected to attend a virtual signing ceremony to seal months of talks over the Indian Ocean territory, home to a joint U.S.-U.K. airbase at Diego Garcia and one of Britain’s final imperial possessions.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Matt Foster |Gordon Repinski |Csongor Körömi

    Western politicians in the era of Joe Biden didn’t have “the balls” to fully back Ukraine, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday. Speaking to POLITICO at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, Johnson said U.S. President Donald Trump deserved credit for sending lethal assistance to Ukraine during his first term in 2018 — even as he expressed fears about the direction of current peace talks with Russia.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Matt Foster

    LONDON — A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a house owned by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Metropolitan Police said the suspect had been arrested in the early hours of Tuesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. He remains in police custody.

  • 1 month ago | politico.eu | Matt Foster

    Donald Trump said he will unveil a “full and comprehensive” trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday. The U.S. president teased the announcement in a Wednesday night post on Truth Social, promising a “Big News Conference” at 10 a.m. EDT. In a follow-up post Thursday morning, he said: “The agreement with the United Kingdom is a full and comprehensive one that will cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come.

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Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Matt Honeycombe-Foster @matt_hfoster
4 Jun 25

Genuine q - why do organizations agree to do this? Put up their tired, pissed off staff to do PR fluff for politicians? What's the incentive?

Rob Parsons
Rob Parsons @RobParsonsNorth

You've got to feel for the local bus workers in Rochdale who've been on their feet for the best part of an hour to act as a backdrop for Rachel Reeves's transport speech today. Not sure how much they're enjoying the experience. Hope they're wearing comfortable shoes. https://t.co/sJqDu6ndpu

Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Matt Honeycombe-Foster @matt_hfoster
4 Jun 25

RT @Stefan_Boscia: They need to stop doing announcements directly in front of walls of workers. It just doesn’t work for this crop of Labo…

Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Matt Honeycombe-Foster @matt_hfoster
4 Jun 25

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Sky News
Sky News @SkyNews

A dancing thief was captured on CCTV in Victoria. Australia, showing off his moves before robbing a school of thousands of dollars worth of gear. https://t.co/n4EdTHmMvL https://t.co/InVkqNJEvm