{"id":937264,"date":"2026-05-04T14:23:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/937264\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:23:52","slug":"the-biggest-obstacle-to-starmers-brexit-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/937264\/","title":{"rendered":"The biggest obstacle to Starmer&#8217;s Brexit reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer\u2019s <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/opinion\/great-brexit-reset-failed-britain-taken-for-ride-4116146?srsltid=AfmBOop7EjAQT5lZ6Qs5II-CSYnd_znqhHeTrTuOVAf_qZwIotK30k46&amp;ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit reset<\/a> is just not getting any easier. <\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister is joining European Union leaders at a summit in Armenia today, where they will be discussing more details of his Government\u2019s much-hyped reset.<\/p>\n<p>Starmer wrote over the weekend that <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/topic\/brexit?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brexit<\/a> had \u201cdamaged our economy\u201d and that strengthening economic links with the Continent was the key to recovery. As the special relationship with the US deteriorates further under Donald Trump, the Prime Minister has emphasised that it is ever more urgent to rebuild those bridges with the EU.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tShorts \u2013 Quick stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to previous short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tScroll to next short<br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"533\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295013131.jpg\" alt=\"MOSCOW, RUSSIA - APRIL 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an umbrella while visiting the Federal Center For Disaster Medicine, on April 28, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. On the Day of the Emergency Medical Worker, Putin visited the Federal Disaster Medicine Center of the National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I.Pirogov and took part in the opening ceremony of new emergency departments in the regions via video link. (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396910\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: MOSCOW, RUSSIA \u2013 APRIL 28: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds an umbrella while visiting the Federal Center For Disaster Medicine, on April 28, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. On the Day of the Emergency Medical Worker, Putin visited the Federal Disaster Medicine Center of the National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I.Pirogov and took part in the opening ceremony of new emergency departments in the regions via video link. (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Contributor#8523328<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images Europe<br \/>Copyright: 2026 Contributor#8523328<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">WORLD NEWS <\/p>\n<p>Public mood plummets in Putin\u2019s Russia<\/p>\n<p>After years of war fatigue and sky-high inflation, for beleaguered Russians, a recent  internet crackdown was the last straw.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Kremlin recently cracked down on internet usage and messaging apps.<\/li>\n<li>Mobile internet is regularly shut down across the country, allegedly to combat Ukrainian drone attacks.<\/li>\n<li>Across society, criticism of internet restrictions is growing.<\/li>\n<li>One state-owned pollster found Putin\u2019s approval ratings had fallen to 65.6 per cent, their lowest level since the start of the war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/why-mood-darkening-putins-russia-4395721?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1777904598_358_SEI_295230886.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">5 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nPublic opinion tanks\n<\/p>\n<p>App crackdown<\/p>\n<p>There have been restrictions on popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"517\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_291658995.jpg\" alt=\"MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 31: A woman attempts to access the internet using her smartphone while walking near the Kremlin, on March 31, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Russian authorities announced a complete block on the Telegram messaging app and the introduction of a fee for accessing international mobile internet traffic, while Apple blocked the download of VPN apps to bypass restrictions in the country. (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396946\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: MOSCOW, RUSSIA \u2013 MARCH 31: A woman attempts to access the internet using her smartphone while walking near the Kremlin, on March 31, 2026 in Moscow, Russia. Russian authorities announced a complete block on the Telegram messaging app and the introduction of a fee for accessing international mobile internet traffic, while Apple blocked the download of VPN apps to bypass restrictions in the country. (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Contributor#8523328<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images Europe<br \/>Copyright: 2026 Contributor#8523328<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_292494223.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - A woman checks her phone as she walks through Red Square at sunset, in Moscow, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pavel Bednyakov, File)\" class=\"wp-image-4396944\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 A woman checks her phone as she walks through Red Square at sunset, in Moscow, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pavel Bednyakov, File)<br \/>Photographer: Pavel Bednyakov<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Maxed out<\/p>\n<p>Instead, there has been a drive to create a government-backed alternative messaging app called\u00a0Max.<\/p>\n<p>PR problem<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0criticism by Russian influencer Victoria Bonya\u00a0over internet restrictions went viral.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_294550528.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Victoria Bonya poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR gala at the Arsenale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP, File)\" class=\"wp-image-4397006\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 Victoria Bonya poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR gala at the Arsenale di Venezia, in Venice, Italy, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP, File)<br \/>Photographer: Scott A Garfitt<br \/>Provider: Scott A Garfitt\/Invision\/AP<br \/>Source: Invision<\/p>\n<p>Will this impact Putin?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<p>The internet disruption is the kind of mistake which can create a bigger internal effect, more than Ukraine or rising prices, because it\u2019s something which affects everybody irrespective of social class or income.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Anna Matveeva, visiting senior research fellow at King\u2019s College London\u2019s Russia Institute.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_292494222_def13a.jpg\" alt=\"Women hold their cellphones in Red Square, in Moscow, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)\" class=\"wp-image-4396967\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Women hold their cellphones in Red Square, in Moscow, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)<br \/>Photographer: Alexander Zemlianichenko<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2026 The Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">FASHION<\/p>\n<p>What to expect from this year\u2019s Met Gala<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_294179419_07f3b0.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Zendaya Coleman attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP, File)\" class=\"wp-image-4397134\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 Zendaya Coleman attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2024. (Photo by Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP, File)<br \/>Photographer: Evan Agostini<br \/>Provider: Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<br \/>Source: Invision<br \/>Copyright: 2024 Invision<\/p>\n<p>The legendary fundraising ball at New York\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art takes place tonight. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s your ultimate guide to the biggest date in the fashion calendar.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat to expect\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Met Gala takes place every year on the first Monday in May.<\/li>\n<li>Each year\u2019s ball has a different theme based on the costume institute\u2019s spring exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>This year, the theme is Fashion is Art, based on the museum\u2019s current Costume Art exhibition.<\/li>\n<li>Guests  begin to arrive on the red carpet from 11pm UK time.<\/li>\n<li>You can watch the Vogue livestream from the red carpet across their digital platforms, YouTube and TikTok.<\/li>\n<li>The BBC will also run a live page updating as celebrities arrive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stars turn out for fashion\u2019s biggest night<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Fashion is Art theme is as broad as ever, allowing for differing interpretations and scathing reviews of celebrities\u2019 sartorial choices.<\/p>\n<p>The chairs of the 2026 gala are Beyonc\u00e9, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295684529.jpg\" alt=\"Fashion designs are displayed next to statues in the &quot;Classical Body&quot; section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute exhibition, &quot;Costume Art,&quot; on May 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)\" class=\"wp-image-4397110\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Fashion designs are displayed next to statues in the \u201cClassical Body\u201d section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute exhibition, \u201cCostume Art,\u201d on May 2, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP)<br \/>Photographer: Charles Sykes<br \/>Provider: Charles Sykes\/Invision\/AP<br \/>Source: Invision<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/culture\/film\/meryl-streep-cant-save-devil-wears-prada-2-4373092?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293923798.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">FILM<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nSetbacks ahead of the big event\n<\/p>\n<p>The event has already drawn some criticism, with billionaire Jeff Bezos and wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos appointed as co-chairs and sponsors of the event. This led to calls for a boycott of the benefit.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"505\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_292375767.jpg\" alt=\"Cast member Zendaya attends a premiere for the television series \" euphoria=\"\" in=\"\" los=\"\" angeles=\"\" california=\"\" u.s.=\"\" april=\"\" reuters=\"\" anzuoni=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4397115\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: Cast member Zendaya attends a premiere for the television series \u201cEuphoria\u201d in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS\/Mario Anzuoni<br \/>Photographer: Mario Anzuoni<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1140\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295741926.jpg\" alt=\"Activists project protest messages highlighting issues of wealth inequality, climate accountability, and labor rights, onto the Empire State Building on the eve of the Met Gala, the star-studded fundraiser known for its extravagant fashion and high profile guests, in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2026. REUTERS\/David 'Dee' Delgado\" class=\"wp-image-4397104\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: Activists project protest messages highlighting issues of wealth inequality, climate accountability, and labor rights, onto the Empire State Building on the eve of the Met Gala, the star-studded fundraiser known for its extravagant fashion and high profile guests, in New York City, U.S., May 3, 2026. REUTERS\/David \u2018Dee\u2019 Delgado<br \/>Photographer: David Dee Delgado<br \/>Provider: REUTERS<br \/>Source: REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>Actress Zendaya and her bold looks styled by Law Roach have become a key fixture of the event. But on Friday, Elle confirmed she would not be attending this year in another blow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">US NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Former NYC Mayor Giuliani hospitalised in \u2018critical condition\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295732214.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig,File)\" class=\"wp-image-4396779\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani participates in a ceremony commemorating the anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig,File)<br \/>Photographer: Seth Wenig<br \/>Provider: AP<br \/>Source: AP<br \/>Copyright: Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>The 81-year-old former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalised for unknown health reasons. <\/p>\n<p>A spokesman said he remains in hospital \u201cin critical but stable condition\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat does the statement say?\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"516\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295734289.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. BOSTON - OCTOBER 17: Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Yankees fan waves during game four of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox on October 17, 2004 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396782\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. BOSTON \u2013 OCTOBER 17:  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and Yankees fan waves during game four of the American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox on October 17, 2004 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.  (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Jed Jacobsohn<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images North America<br \/>Copyright: 2004 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength, and he\u2019s fighting with that same level of strength as we speak,\u201d spokesman Ted Goodman wrote on X. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do ask that you join us in prayer for America\u2019s Mayor\u00a0Rudy Giuliani.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/former-nyc-mayor-rudy-giuliani-fighting-for-his-life-in-hospital-4396606?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_184231539.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">WORLD<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nA closer look at his career\n<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer by profession, Giuliani served as mayor of New York City for two terms between 1994 and 2001. He was dubbed \u201cAmerica\u2019s mayor\u201d for his leadership of the city following 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"513\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295734285.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. 395235 01: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meet with the media at \" ground=\"\" zero=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" world=\"\" trade=\"\" center=\"\" attack=\"\" october=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" kissinger=\"\" toured=\"\" site=\"\" for=\"\" first=\"\" time=\"\" today.=\"\" photo=\"\" by=\"\" mario=\"\" tama=\"\" images=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4396780\" style=\"aspect-ratio:5\/4;object-fit:cover;width:204px\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. 395235 01: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger meet with the media at \u201cground zero\u201d of the World Trade Center attack October 2, 2001 in New York City. Kissinger toured the site for the first time today. (Pool Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Mario Tama<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images North America<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295734362.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL- JANUARY 27: Former New York City mayor and Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani walks away from the podium after speaking during a campaign stop at the Paisono's Gourmet Pizza January 27, 2008 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Republican presidential candidates continue their swing through Florida leading up to the January 29th primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396783\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/10;object-fit:cover;width:195px\"  \/>Caption: FILE \u2013 MAY 03: Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in critical, but stable condition, in a Florida hospital according to his spokesperson on May 03, 2026. Giuliani is 81 years old. PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL- JANUARY 27: Former New York City mayor and Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani walks away from the podium after speaking during a campaign stop at the Paisono\u2019s Gourmet Pizza January 27, 2008 in Port Saint Lucie, Florida. Republican presidential candidates continue their swing through Florida leading up to the January 29th primary.  (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Joe Raedle<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images North America<br \/>Copyright: 2008 Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>He became Donald Trump\u2019s personal attorney in 2018, making multiple false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Support from Trump<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<p>Our fabulous Rudy Giuliani, a True Warrior, and the Best Mayor in the History of New York City, BY FAR, has been hospitalized, and is in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump via truth social <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PRI_171726892.jpg\" alt=\"PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - NOVEMBER 07: Attorney for the President, Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a press conference held in the back parking lot of landscaping company on November 7, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The press conference took place just minutes after news networks announced that Joe Biden had won the presidency over Donald Trump after it was projected that he had won the state of Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris McGrath\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-785321\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Rudy Giuliani speaks in the car park of a landscaping company  in Pennsylvania after the 2020 election (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">ROYAL FAMILY<\/p>\n<p>Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PRI_173240635.jpg\" alt=\"File photo dated 21\/3\/2019 of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank who have reportedly moved into Frogmore Cottage, the Grade II listed home of Meghan and Harry. It is understood the Sussexes will retain the residence near Windsor Castle but Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank, who married in 2018, will share the property. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday November 21, 2020. See PA story ROYAL Sussex. Photo credit should read: David Mirzoeff\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-774689\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have moved into Frogmore Cottage, the Grade II listed home of Meghan and Harry. It is understood the Sussexes will retain the residence near Windsor Castle but Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank, who married in 2018, will share the property. (Photo: David Mirzoeff\/PA Wire) <\/p>\n<p>Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are \u201cvery pleased\u201d to be expecting their third child to be born this summer, Buckingham Palace said.<\/p>\n<p>The King is \u201cdelighted\u201d with the news, while the couple\u2019s sons August, five, and Ernest, two, are \u201cvery excited\u201d to welcome a younger sister or brother to the family.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<p>In a photograph shared by Eugenie, 36, Ernest and August can be seen holding a picture of a baby scan. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: \u201cHer Royal Highness Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their third child together, due this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/world\/the-ghost-of-epstein-haunts-andrews-brother-wherever-he-goes-4385051?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295047405.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/opinion\/beatrice-eugenies-exile-brutally-unfair-totally-right-4327355?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_248538189.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">OPINION<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>Could the new baby be king or queen?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_248548943.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah, Duchess of York with her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie during a visit to the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at University College Hospital, London. Picture date: Wednesday April 23, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Sarah. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown\/PA Wire\" class=\"wp-image-4214081\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Sarah, Duchess of York with her daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie during a visit to the Teenage Cancer Trust unit at University College Hospital, London. Picture date: Wednesday April 23, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story ROYAL Sarah. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown\/PA Wire<br \/>Photographer: Aaron Chown<br \/>Provider: Aaron Chown\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<br \/>Copyright: PA<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The baby, who will not be an HRH, will be born 15th in line to the throne, with the Duke of Edinburgh moving down to 16th place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/beatrice-eugenie-kept-away-senior-royals-andrew-contagion-4248936?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_286028333.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p>Fifth grandchild for Andrew<\/p>\n<p>The new arrival will be the fifth grandchild of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, following the birth of Princess Beatrice\u2019s daughter Athena Mapelli Mozzi in January last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"524\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_286602090.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R) Britain's Princess Eugenie of York, Britain's Princess Beatrice of York and Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York leave Buckingham Palace to meet guests at the Patron's Lunch, a special street party outside Buckingham Palace in London on June 12, 2016, as part of the three day celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's official 90th birthday. Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend the Patron's Lunch along with the monarch, her husband Prince Philip, Prince William and Prince Harry. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS \/ AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4339131\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: (L-R) Britain\u2019s Princess Eugenie of York, Britain\u2019s Princess Beatrice of York and Britain\u2019s Prince Andrew, Duke of York leave Buckingham Palace to meet guests at the Patron\u2019s Lunch, a special street party outside Buckingham Palace in London on June 12, 2016, as part of the three day celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s official 90th birthday. Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend the Patron\u2019s Lunch along with the monarch, her husband Prince Philip, Prince William and Prince Harry. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS \/ AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: JUSTIN TALLIS<br \/>Provider: AFP via Getty Images<br \/>Source: AFP<br \/>Copyright: AFP<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_286265941.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo\/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)\" class=\"wp-image-4353041\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been mostly laying low since his move to Marsh Farm (Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth\/AP)<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">UK POLITICS<\/p>\n<p>What to expect from the imminent local elections<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_240666104.jpg\" alt=\"CARDIFF, WALES - MAY 06: A box of ballot papers at the election count at the House of Sport on May 6, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. Every council seat in Scotland, Wales and London is being contested in the local elections and there are polls across much of the rest of England to fill around 6,900 council seats. 91 seats or around 1% of the seats are uncontested due to only one candidate being put forward. Labour is expected to strengthen its hold in Wales. (Photo by Matthew Horwood\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-3545080\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: CARDIFF, WALES \u2013 MAY 06: A box of ballot papers at the election count at the House of Sport on May 6, 2022 in Cardiff, Wales. Every council seat in Scotland, Wales and London is being contested in the local elections and there are polls across much of the rest of England to fill around 6,900 council seats. 91 seats or around 1% of the seats are uncontested due to only one candidate being put forward. Labour is expected to strengthen its hold in Wales. (Photo by Matthew Horwood\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: Matthew Horwood<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n<p>Your guide to the local elections on Thursday, which are set to reshape the political landscape of the UK and potentially threaten Sir Keir Starmer\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elections are being held across Scotland, Wales and England on 7 May.<\/li>\n<li>In Wales, voters will choose members of the Senedd (Welsh parliament).<\/li>\n<li>Voters in Scotland will elect MSPs to the 129-seat parliament at Holyrood.<\/li>\n<li>In England, 136\u00a0local\u00a0authorities will hold\u00a0elections.<\/li>\n<li>There are also a handful of local mayoral elections in London.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/five-areas-tactical-voting-trouble-reform-4356464?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_293273865.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Big Read<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">6 min read<\/p>\n<p>How will the results unfold?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Polling stations open at <strong>7am on Thursday 7 May<\/strong>. Voters in England will need to show photo ID to be able to cast a vote.<\/li>\n<li>Millions of people will take to the polls before they <strong>close at 10pm<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In England, 46 of the\u00a0local\u00a0authorities will count and declare overnight, with results expected between in the early hours of the morning on 8 May.<\/li>\n<li>The results in Scotland and Wales are expected to trickle in from Friday afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>The  remaining English authorities begin counting ballots on Friday morning, with results announced throughout the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nStatus quo upended\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295264283.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 30: Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement on the government's response to a stabbing in which two Jewish men were wounded at 10 Downing Street on April 30, 2026 in London, England. On Wednesday, two Jewish men aged 76 and 34 were stabbed in the Golders Green area of north London. The suspect, aged 45, was tasered and arrested. Police have declared the attack a terrorist incident. The two victims were taken to hospital and are said to be in stable condition. (Photo by Jack Taylor - WPA Pool\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4396666\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 APRIL 30: Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media statement on the government\u2019s response to a stabbing in which two Jewish men were wounded at 10 Downing Street on April 30, 2026 in London, England. On Wednesday, two Jewish men aged 76 and 34 were stabbed in the Golders Green area of north London. The suspect, aged 45, was tasered and arrested. Police have declared the attack a terrorist incident. The two victims were taken to hospital and are said to be in stable condition. (Photo by Jack Taylor \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)<br \/>Photographer: WPA Pool<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n<p>A poll for\u00a0The i Paper\u00a0by BMG Research predicted Labour and the Conservatives will see heavy losses with the two insurgent populist parties making major gains.<\/p>\n<p>Reform is on 28 per cent, nine points ahead of\u00a0Labour on 19 per\u00a0cent.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/farage-local-election-landslide-4390638?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295413275.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Exclusive<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295748801.jpg\" alt=\"An archive image of the cruise ship Hondius, in Vlissingen, Netherlands May 17, 2025. IMAGE OBTAINED BY REUTERS\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES VERIFICATION: - Reuters confirmed the location from the shipyard, signage and fuel depot which matched file and satellite images. - Coordinates of the shipyard: 51.461283930722175, 3.6998162498897433. - The date when the pictures were taken was verified by original file metadata.\" class=\"wp-image-4396692\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: An archive image of the cruise ship Hondius, in Vlissingen, Netherlands May 17, 2025. IMAGE OBTAINED BY REUTERS\/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES  VERIFICATION: \u2013 Reuters confirmed the location from the shipyard, signage and fuel depot which matched file and satellite images.  \u2013 Coordinates of the shipyard: 51.461283930722175, 3.6998162498897433.  \u2013 The date when the pictures were taken was verified by original file metadata.<br \/>Photographer: IMAGE OBTAINED BY REUTERS<br \/>Provider: via REUTERS<br \/>Source: Handout<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--badge\">health<\/p>\n<p>What caused the fatal cruise ship outbreak?<\/p>\n<p>A rare outbreak of hantavirus, transmitted by rodents, has killed three on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, leaving one Briton in intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the situation?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A suspected hantavirus outbreak has left three people dead and one in intensive care.<\/li>\n<li>It occurred on the MV Hondius cruise liner, which was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde.<\/li>\n<li>The ship is now grounded in South Africa, and five more suspected cases are under investigation.<\/li>\n<li>One British national is reportedly in intensive care and tested positive for the virus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/cruise-ship-virus-mv-hondius-dead-briton-intensive-care-4396558?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295696294.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nWhat is hantavirus?\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hantavirus cases are usually linked to environmental exposure, such as contact with waste from infected rodents.<\/li>\n<li>In rare cases they can spread between people, resulting in severe respiratory illness.<\/li>\n<li>It can cause two diseases, one that \u200cprimarily affects the lungs and the other that attacks the kidneys.<\/li>\n<li>Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, \u200cthe respiratory illness, is most commonly found in the Americas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nWhat are the symptoms?\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"508\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PRI_216369017.jpg\" alt=\"Sick Woman having Flu with Caught Cold. Sneezing into Tissue. Headache. Virus. Sick woman lying in bed with high fever. She is blowing nose. Photo of Young female Lying On Bed covered with a blanket Infected With Allergy holding her head.\" class=\"wp-image-1370804\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Photographer: ljubaphoto<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>So it begins<\/p>\n<p>At the outset, it has\u00a0flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue and fever, one to eight weeks after exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Respiratory effects<\/p>\n<p>Four to ten days later, coughing, shortness of breath and fluid in the lungs appear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_139418072.jpg\" alt=\"Adult man wearing a yellow hoodie in a living room, coughing or sneezing into elbow.\" class=\"wp-image-2069516\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Caption: Adult man wearing a yellow hoodie in a living room, coughing or sneezing into elbow.<br \/>Photographer: ti-ja<br \/>Provider: Getty Images<br \/>Source: E+<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-1251095670.jpg\" alt=\"Young women patient's hand receiving IV drip medicine after surgery - stock photo\" class=\"wp-image-4332987\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;width:100px\"  \/>Young women patient\u2019s hand receiving IV drip medicine after surgery \u2013 stock photo. (Photo: Getty)<\/p>\n<p>No known treatment<\/p>\n<p>There is no specific therapy, so treatment includes \u2060rest and fluids. Some may be put on a ventilator.<\/p>\n<p>One-minute jab on <br \/>the NHS could treat <br \/>tens of thousands of patients<\/p>\n<p>The immunotherapy injection works by telling the body\u2019s immune system to recognise <br \/>and kill\u00a0cancer\u00a0cells.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295632271.jpg\" alt=\"EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY MAY 4 Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of a nurse preparing a new one-minute injection for more than a dozen cancers, at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS, works by telling the body's immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" class=\"wp-image-4396736\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: EMBARGOED TO 0001 MONDAY MAY 4<\/p>\n<p>Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of a nurse preparing a new one-minute injection for more than a dozen cancers, at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS, works by telling the body\u2019s immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire <\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.<br \/>Photographer: Shivansh Gupta<br \/>Provider: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p>How it works<\/p>\n<p>The new pembrolizumab injection is effective against multiple cancers, including lung, breast and cervical. It is given every three weeks as a one-minute injection or every six weeks as a two-minute injection.<\/p>\n<p>The immunotherapy jab works by helping the body recognise cancer cells and destroy them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295751929.jpg\" alt=\"Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of Stephen Friend, 67, who received a new one-minute injection for melanoma at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS for more than a dozen cancers, works by telling the body's immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" class=\"wp-image-4396740\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of Stephen Friend, 67, who received a new one-minute injection for melanoma at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS for more than a dozen cancers, works by telling the body\u2019s immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire <\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.<br \/>Photographer: Shivansh Gupta<br \/>Provider: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_thumbnail post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/health\/cancer-rates-under-50s-rising-no-one-sure-why-4382878?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295005722.jpg\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_label\">Analysis<\/p>\n<p class=\"inews--shorts-card--article_min-read\">4 min read<\/p>\n<p>\nWho will benefit?\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Previously, patients had to spend up to 45 minutes on a drip to be administered the cancer drug.<\/li>\n<li>The new injectable form means treatment time can be slashed by up to 90 per cent.<\/li>\n<li>Roughly 14,000 patients start pembrolizumab therapy each year in England. Most will now switch to the\u00a0jabs.<\/li>\n<li>NHS national clinical director for cancer, Professor Peter Johnson, said: \u201cIt will help free up vital appointments for NHS teams.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Analysis suggests the injection cuts the amount of time staff spend on preparing treatment by 44 per cent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just in time for spring<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<p>I feel appreciative, really. I mean, we don\u2019t have to pay for it. It\u2019s been wonderful. Now I can spend more time on gardening, especially now spring is here.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley Xerxes, 89, first Nhs patient to receive the new injection<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"428\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295751941.jpg\" alt=\"Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of Shirley Xerxes, 89, who was one of the first patients to receive a new one-minute injection for bowl cancer at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS for more than a dozen cancers, works by telling the body's immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.\" class=\"wp-image-4396738\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\"  \/>Caption: Screen grab taken from PA Video dated 27\/04\/26 of Shirley Xerxes, 89, who was one of the first patients to receive a new one-minute injection for bowl cancer at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Hertfordshire. The immunotherapy injection, being rolled out on the NHS for more than a dozen cancers, works by telling the body\u2019s immune system to recognise and kill cancer cells and is powerful against several types of the disease, including lung, breast, head and neck, and cervical cancer. Issue date: Monday May 4, 2026. PA Photo. Until now, patients have had to spend long periods on a drip to get the drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) into their system. Photo credit should read: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire <\/p>\n<p>NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.<br \/>Photographer: Shivansh Gupta<br \/>Provider: Shivansh Gupta\/PA Wire<br \/>Source: PA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/inews-theme\/assets\/images\/chevron.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world has changed since 2016. And Brexit today looks quite different. It has damaged our economy and there\u2019s no doubt in my mind where the national interest lies. Britain must be at the heart of a stronger Europe on defence, on security, on energy and on our economy,\u201d Starmer wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Attending the <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-latest-live-updates-3-4395456?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Political Community summit<\/a> on Monday, Starmer said the UK would push to join the EU\u2019s \u00a378bn loan for Ukraine which he said would be \u201cvery good\u201d for relations with the EU and for UK jobs.<\/p>\n<p>But he faces ever more difficult choices to get what he wants from a bloc that has other priorities. The EU is happy to play hardball with the UK and has made it clear that if Britain wants closer ties with Europe, it will need to stump up the cash. Already, EU negotiators have hinted that Britain would have to make payments of around \u00a31bn a year for access to the single market.<\/p>\n<p>Since a summit in London last May, UK-EU negotiations have been under way. The hope is that at least some of them might be completed before the next summit \u2013 scheduled, as far as we know, for June or July. Then what? The simple answer is that we don\u2019t really know. There is, however, a real danger that, at this point, Starmer\u2019s \u201creset\u201d might run out of steam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"506\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295763519.jpg\" alt=\"(L to R) Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau \/ POOL \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4397069\"  \/>Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re (right), Starmer and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the summit in Yerevan, Armenia (Photo: Stefan Rousseau\/AFP via Getty)<\/p>\n<p>So, where are we now? Last May\u2019s summit fired the starting gun for negotiations in four areas. Agriculture, potential linkage of the UK and EU emissions trading schemes (ETS), possible UK participation in the EU\u2019s electricity market and a <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/brexit-youth-migration-deal-threatened-loophole-4344965?srsltid=AfmBOoqYBawTEDQjx4eiJULuszhiKERLE1-NIkPDQLSXR2F3E5zdgX2x&amp;ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youth mobility scheme<\/a> (now referred to as youth experience because we Brits are apparently allergic to mobility).<\/p>\n<p>It is hard to know for sure what the state of play is, but it is possible to hazard an educated guess. Progress is being made on ETS as it is on agriculture \u2013 though on the latter, there are question marks over the scope of regulatory alignment the EU will demand from the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Talks on electricity market participation, on the other hand, will hinge on the cash demands the EU makes of the UK. The negotiating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2026\/03\/30\/eu-uk-relations-council-greenlights-talks-on-electricity-and-cohesion-deals-as-well-as-uk-s-participation-in-erasmusplus-for-2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mandate<\/a> signed off by member states refers to a \u201cpermanent mechanism\u201d for UK payments into the EU\u2019s funds for reducing divergence between its regions. As we saw in <a href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/uk-eu-weapons-fund-talks-brexit-reset-economy-4073568?srsltid=AfmBOorqrU9MCnqCyDQ6ePpROL4FpqdJbE9FFpbI-pzr9uvvDebWxvbZ&amp;ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(failed) talks<\/a> over the <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/uk-set-for-fresh-brexit-reset-battle-to-join-eus-weapons-fund-4207468?srsltid=AfmBOoogGgpQCc4ilL7qSSKci5_Vlsgkezc9Q-a_XlGP2ELAHBsKGJrF&amp;ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU\u2019s Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme<\/a>, the scale of EU demands could decisively shape the outcome of the talks.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there is the youth experience. The Home Office is, of course, unenthusiastic about a scheme that might see significant numbers of Europeans coming to the UK, and there has been much haggling over a potential cap on numbers. Perhaps more significantly, the EU is insisting that European students should be eligible to pay domestic fees if they study at UK universities. The Russell Group of elite institutions has, for its part, carried out modelling that suggests the <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/news\/politics\/brexit-cost-uk-universities-cheaper-fees-4202185?srsltid=AfmBOoosow-WfKRHONpEBzGO0QjXybd_InAOr7D5OIKW4FtqB269r8PQ&amp;ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costs of this for universities might run to \u00a3580m<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As I write this, it is not clear whether the two sides will be able to arrive at a compromise. What is clearer is that if they don\u2019t, the whole package might fail. The <a class=\"post_in-line_link\" href=\"https:\/\/inews.co.uk\/topic\/european-union?ico=in-line_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a> is more interested in youth experience than it is on anything else being discussed. And its unlikely to agree to sign off an agreement on, say, agriculture unless it gets what it wants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"507\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_295771197.jpg\" alt=\"YEREVAN, ARMENIA - MAY 4: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY \/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Leaders pose for a family photo during the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan, Armenia on May 4, 2026. (Photo by Ukrainian Presidency\/Anadolu via Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-4397358\"  \/>European Leaders including Starmer (front row, third from left) pose for a family photo during the summit (Photo: Ukrainian Presidency\/Anadolu via Getty)<\/p>\n<p>So, the outcome of the current round of talks hangs in the balance. As do the next steps in the relationship. There would, after all, be little point in holding the much-anticipated summit in the absence of evidence of concrete progress for the leaders to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the current negotiations succeed, it is unclear how the relationship might develop after the victory lap at the summit. On the UK side, the Government is increasingly happy to cite the figure of 8 per cent as the impact of Brexit on the UK economy. It is equally anxious to reiterate its red lines of not joining the single market, a customs union or accepting freedom of movement. Consequently, it would like to secure deals to permit alignment and market access in several sectors beyond those already under discussion.<\/p>\n<p>On the EU side, this approach is rejected as \u201ccherry-picking\u201d. Even in the unlikely event that this situation changes, and some element of further sectoral alignment in return for access be agreed, it will come at a significant cash price. As the EU mandate for the electricity talks puts it, the UK\u2019s financial contribution should \u201cshould appropriately reflect the relative size of the UK\u2019s economy and the proportion of the internal market in which the UK aims to participate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There is thus a risk that the gradual improvement in relations that we have witnessed starts to lose momentum at a point when those limited steps taken thus far are far from beginning to compensate for the overall economic impact of Brexit. And this might prove to be an uncomfortable situation for the Government.<\/p>\n<p>Brexit is no longer a priority for a European Union that is relatively happy with the trade deal signed with the UK and has other priorities to attend to. For the UK, however, not only have Starmer, and particularly the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, been clear about the economic impacts of Brexit, but the increasing fragility of the so-called special relationship has also pushed them towards seeking closer link with their European neighbours.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, now Starmer and co. need to figure out what this means in practical terms. Warm words and friendly meetings can only get us so far. If the UK really wants to move closer to the EU in practical terms, it is going to have to make some difficult choices.<\/p>\n<p>Anand Menon is Director of UK in a Changing Europe, a Director at Public First, and Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King\u2019s College London <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keir Starmer\u2019s Brexit reset is just not getting any easier. 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