| | |  | By Joshua Hughes
Front Page Newsletter Editor |
| Good evening. It has been revealed that Nato countries discussed deploying troops to Greenland in response to Donald Trump threatening to use the US military to seize the Danish island.
Also in today’s newsletter:
• Ed Miliband is poised to announce billions in new subsidies for wood-burning power plants
• Plus, meet the US president’s ‘Thomas Cromwell’ |
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| | Nato allies discussed sending troops to Greenland after Trump threats | Germany was among dozens of European allies understood to have held informal talks over “what Nato troops would do” if the US president followed through on his threats, diplomatic sources told The Telegraph. Questions were even raised over whether Article 5, the Western military alliance’s mutual defence clause, could be invoked in the event of an American invasion of a fellow Nato member state. Joe Barnes has the full report.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump has told Republican legislators that he plans to announce new tariffs on imported goods as early as today. We’re covering the latest updates on our live blog. |
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| | Miliband to hand taxpayer billions to wood-burning power stations | The Energy Secretary is understood to be set to offer support to Drax and other biomass operators, with a decision due as early as Monday. However, environmentalists are likely to see continued support for biomass fuel as a betrayal of Labour’s promises to focus on clean energy.
Mr Miliband is a key advocate of net zero within the Government but is still expected to back wood-burning as a major source of energy, amid fears Britain may be unable to keep the lights on without sites including North Yorkshire-based Drax, the UK’s largest power plant. | | Drax, which has a biomass plant in Selby, has been accused of chopping down forests to generate power | It comes after the Energy Secretary backtracked on his climate pledges earlier today after dropping his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow. Previously, he had threatened to resign over expansion of the airport in 2009 and voted against the plan in 2018. But this morning he said “I do support what the Government is doing” and that he would “abide by collective responsibility” on the issue. Read his comments in full here. |
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| | Car careers off bridge and blocks key railway line | | A suspected drink-driver has been arrested after a car veered off a bridge and blocked a railway line, causing travel chaos for commuters in Greater Manchester. Police said a man in his 30s was driving the vehicle when it veered off a bridge and landed on its roof after a collision near Salford. Here’s the full story. |
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| | Trump’s ‘Thomas Cromwell’: How a little-known fixer is seizing control of the US government | | Most Americans have not heard of him. But the name Russell Vought is already being whispered with a mixture of alarm and dread around Washington’s corridors of power. Vought, a Right-wing radical dubbed “Trump’s Thomas Cromwell”, aims to demolish his master’s foes in the US civil service, win the culture wars, and place even greater power in the hand of the commander-in-chief. Read more about his rise here. |
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| | Today’s cartoon |  | You can see more cartoons from Matt here and view more of our political cartoons here.
Spring into action and find today’s PlusWord – the best clue with which to start: What plants grow from? (5)
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Thanks for reading this edition of Front Page, have a great weekend – Josh |
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