Day: June 1, 2018

    Trump has strengthened the case for a customs union with the EU. There is safety in the numbers of a market with 500 million consumers at a time of global turmoil in trade When Theresa May rushed to Washington in January last year, desperate to be the first foreign leader to meet the newly-elected Donald Trump, she wanted the much trumpeted special relationship to deliver a special trade deal potentially, the biggest the UK could land after Brexit. At the time, it seemed like mission accomplished. Trump promised deeper commercial ties between the two countries, and later a very big, very powerful trade deal very very quickly. May allies said this vindicated her strategy of getting close to the president, and offering him an early state visit to the UK. But wiser h...

    After three weeks out of the public eye, Melania Trump has put to rest speculation about her health and marriage. The first lady, who is recovering from medical treatment for a kidney condition, took to Twitter to say she was feeling great and is at the White House. Ms Trump is yet to make a public appearance, leaving some sceptics still wondering about her condition. The first lady's tweet landed while her husband was participating in a White House event that seemed tailor-made for a first lady, as famous athletes joined Donald Trump and his daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka Trump, on the South Lawn to promote youth sports and fitness. I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I'm doing, Ms Trump said on Twitter. "Rest assured, I'm h...