Newslinks for Thursday 29th January 2026
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump warns Iran to “make a deal” or face military action
“Donald Trump last night issued a chilling threat to Iran: make a nuclear deal or face an overwhelming military onslaught. As the US President’s ‘beautiful armada’ of warships moved into position, the Tehran regime said any attack would be ‘an act of war’. Facing unprecedented domestic pressures, President Trump looked to make good his promise to protect Iranians from the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei following a brutal crackdown on protests against the regime thought to have left tens of thousands dead. Having stepped back from the brink a fortnight ago when Tehran dropped threats to hang protesters, the President vowed the United States was ready to fulfil its mission in the region ‘with speed and violence, if necessary’. He warned that ‘time is running out’ for the mullahs to negotiate a deal on their nuclear programme, which was the subject of US attacks last year.” – Daily Mail
Trump’s armada must give Iranians the tools to finish the job and topple the mullahs themselves – David Patrikarakos, Daily Mail
Now is the time for war with Iran – Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
>Today: Greg Hands on Comment: If Trump is so obviously bad news where are the ‘rent-o-mob’ of the European left?
Government shelves welfare reform
“Sir Keir Starmer has vetoed plans for a fresh attempt to reform Britain’s welfare system as Downing Street seeks to avoid another confrontation with Labour MPs. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told it will not be given time in parliament to introduce any new changes to the benefits system until next year at the earliest. The decision makes it less likely that any controversial reforms to the welfare system will be implemented before the next general election due in 2029. Two major reviews into the welfare state which ministers hope will eventually bring down the cost of the benefits bill are due to report this year but both are expected to require legislation to implement.” – The Times
Badenoch rebukes Reform defectors for “tantrum politics”
“Kemi Badenoch has said she ‘won’t be blown off course’ from holding Labour to account, as she took aim at recent Tory defectors to Reform and the Conservatives trying to drag the party back to the centre. In a speech on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch likened the recent wave of high-profile defectors to Reform to children ‘having tantrums’ and asserted the Conservatives as ‘the only party of the right’…In a stinging rebuke to her former colleagues, Mrs Badenoch said on Wednesday: ‘To those who are defecting who don’t actually disagree with our policies, I will say: ‘I’m sorry you didn’t win the leadership contest. I’m sorry you didn’t get a job in the shadow cabinet. I’m sorry you didn’t get into the …
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump warns Iran to “make a deal” or face military action
“Donald Trump last night issued a chilling threat to Iran: make a nuclear deal or face an overwhelming military onslaught. As the US President’s ‘beautiful armada’ of warships moved into position, the Tehran regime said any attack would be ‘an act of war’. Facing unprecedented domestic pressures, President Trump looked to make good his promise to protect Iranians from the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei following a brutal crackdown on protests against the regime thought to have left tens of thousands dead. Having stepped back from the brink a fortnight ago when Tehran dropped threats to hang protesters, the President vowed the United States was ready to fulfil its mission in the region ‘with speed and violence, if necessary’. He warned that ‘time is running out’ for the mullahs to negotiate a deal on their nuclear programme, which was the subject of US attacks last year.” – Daily Mail
Trump’s armada must give Iranians the tools to finish the job and topple the mullahs themselves – David Patrikarakos, Daily Mail
Now is the time for war with Iran – Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
>Today: Greg Hands on Comment: If Trump is so obviously bad news where are the ‘rent-o-mob’ of the European left?
Government shelves welfare reform
“Sir Keir Starmer has vetoed plans for a fresh attempt to reform Britain’s welfare system as Downing Street seeks to avoid another confrontation with Labour MPs. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told it will not be given time in parliament to introduce any new changes to the benefits system until next year at the earliest. The decision makes it less likely that any controversial reforms to the welfare system will be implemented before the next general election due in 2029. Two major reviews into the welfare state which ministers hope will eventually bring down the cost of the benefits bill are due to report this year but both are expected to require legislation to implement.” – The Times
Badenoch rebukes Reform defectors for “tantrum politics”
“Kemi Badenoch has said she ‘won’t be blown off course’ from holding Labour to account, as she took aim at recent Tory defectors to Reform and the Conservatives trying to drag the party back to the centre. In a speech on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch likened the recent wave of high-profile defectors to Reform to children ‘having tantrums’ and asserted the Conservatives as ‘the only party of the right’…In a stinging rebuke to her former colleagues, Mrs Badenoch said on Wednesday: ‘To those who are defecting who don’t actually disagree with our policies, I will say: ‘I’m sorry you didn’t win the leadership contest. I’m sorry you didn’t get a job in the shadow cabinet. I’m sorry you didn’t get into the …
Newslinks for Thursday 29th January 2026
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump warns Iran to “make a deal” or face military action
“Donald Trump last night issued a chilling threat to Iran: make a nuclear deal or face an overwhelming military onslaught. As the US President’s ‘beautiful armada’ of warships moved into position, the Tehran regime said any attack would be ‘an act of war’. Facing unprecedented domestic pressures, President Trump looked to make good his promise to protect Iranians from the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei following a brutal crackdown on protests against the regime thought to have left tens of thousands dead. Having stepped back from the brink a fortnight ago when Tehran dropped threats to hang protesters, the President vowed the United States was ready to fulfil its mission in the region ‘with speed and violence, if necessary’. He warned that ‘time is running out’ for the mullahs to negotiate a deal on their nuclear programme, which was the subject of US attacks last year.” – Daily Mail
Trump’s armada must give Iranians the tools to finish the job and topple the mullahs themselves – David Patrikarakos, Daily Mail
Now is the time for war with Iran – Con Coughlin, Daily Telegraph
>Today: Greg Hands on Comment: If Trump is so obviously bad news where are the ‘rent-o-mob’ of the European left?
Government shelves welfare reform
“Sir Keir Starmer has vetoed plans for a fresh attempt to reform Britain’s welfare system as Downing Street seeks to avoid another confrontation with Labour MPs. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been told it will not be given time in parliament to introduce any new changes to the benefits system until next year at the earliest. The decision makes it less likely that any controversial reforms to the welfare system will be implemented before the next general election due in 2029. Two major reviews into the welfare state which ministers hope will eventually bring down the cost of the benefits bill are due to report this year but both are expected to require legislation to implement.” – The Times
Badenoch rebukes Reform defectors for “tantrum politics”
“Kemi Badenoch has said she ‘won’t be blown off course’ from holding Labour to account, as she took aim at recent Tory defectors to Reform and the Conservatives trying to drag the party back to the centre. In a speech on Wednesday, Mrs Badenoch likened the recent wave of high-profile defectors to Reform to children ‘having tantrums’ and asserted the Conservatives as ‘the only party of the right’…In a stinging rebuke to her former colleagues, Mrs Badenoch said on Wednesday: ‘To those who are defecting who don’t actually disagree with our policies, I will say: ‘I’m sorry you didn’t win the leadership contest. I’m sorry you didn’t get a job in the shadow cabinet. I’m sorry you didn’t get into the …
0 Comments
0 Shares
29 Views
0 Reviews
