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LONDON — The backlog Britain built LONDON — The Tories edge past Reform, but credibility is the real fight WASHINGTON — Trump’s infatuation with Munir is a love letter to charisma LONDON — Every Starmer stumble brings Kemi closer LONDON — Pakistanis at centre of fake gay asylum claims scandal in Britain MARKETS — Paying Scandinavian taxes for a British reality MARKETS — Labour’s austerity loop of managed decline WASHINGTON — The Roy Cohn Test
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Trump’s Washington

2 parts23 Nov 2025 – 23 Apr 2026

  1. 01The Roy Cohn Test23 Nov 2025
  2. 02Trump’s infatuation with Munir is a love letter to charisma23 Apr 2026
  1. 01 The Roy Cohn Test Abdullah Esquire · 23 November 2025 From Roy Cohn’s smoky backrooms to Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office, what Trump’s favourites reveal about the charm he prizes and the billionaires he spurns. — WESTLINE VIA SONIA MOSKOWITZ/GETTY
  2. 02 Trump’s infatuation with Munir is a love letter to charisma The Editorial Desk · 23 April 2026 Trump reads people fast. In Asim Munir, he appears to see exactly the kind of power and charisma he respects. — WESTLINE EXCLUSIVE