Donald Trump starts work as President immediately, with a barrage of executive orders
“New administration targets illegal migration, ending birthright citizenship and diversity programmes, and Joe Biden’s TikTok ban. Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he seeks to put his stamp on his new administration on issues ranging from immigration, gender and energy, to criminal pardons. The President signed some orders from the US Capitol, where his swearing-in ceremony took place, and more later at the White House. Executive orders allow presidents to enact some policies without the consent of Congress and can take effect immediately. Some could later be challenged in court. Members of Mr Trump’s team have been working on the orders for months, and intend to use them to signal an abrupt change in direction from the Biden administration.” – Daily Telegraph
- All the executive orders Trump signed on Day One – Daily Mail
- Don Deal. Donald Trump dances to YMCA with wife Melania and JD Vance at inauguration ball after signing flurry of executive orders – The Sun
- President pardons January 6 rioters and exits Paris climate agreement in slew of executive orders – Guardian
- Biden pre-emptively pardons family members minutes before Trump inauguration – Daily Telegraph
- Donald Trump signs order to withdraw US from World Health Organization – FT
COMMENT
Donald Trump is already giving his voters exactly what they asked for – Daily Telegraph
Feet away from Trump, I witnessed the moment the world’s wokerati had worked so hard to prevent – and a speech that left his opponents chewing the carpet – Boris Johnson Daily Mail
Starmer must build bridges with President Trump. It’s time for a full State Visit – Priti Patel Daily Telegraph
J.D. Vance is the future of MAGA – Spectator
TODAY on ConHome
Is Badenoch ready for Trump and Vance’s Brave New Right?
….meanwhile UK ‘representation’ at Trump’s inauguration is noted as much for absences as attendance
“Nigel Farage missed out on a spot in the packed inauguration room for Donald Trump’s inauguration, despite his close friendship with the newly-installed President. Mr Farage, who has been in Washington since Thursday, was set to be among the VIP attendees at Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, however the move indoors due to the arctic temperature left many hopefuls out in the cold. Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and Liz Truss were all absent from the grand US Capitol building, along with many members of the foreign press who had also been squeezed out. Boris Johnson was the only British politician filmed at the historic ceremony, and was also photographed at a church service earlier featuring an even slimmer congregation.” – Daily Express
- Truss goes full Maga to show Trumpists she’s ‘a new Thatcher cut off in her prime’ – The i
- Donald Trump reinstates Winston Churchill bust in Oval Office – The Times
- Will Lammy’s charm offensive be enough to appease a ‘sociopath’? – The Times
- Trump’s inner circle has not forgiven Starmer over private phone call leak – The i
- What is Sir Keir Starmer’s strategy for dealing with President Trump? – The Times
- Farage breaks silence on Trump inauguration with brutal Boris dig – Daily Express
COMMENT
Why Trump 2.0 will transform British conservatism – Douglas Carswell CapX
We Tories have no idea what an effective, modern leader looks like – that’s why we struggle to find one – Henry Hill The Guardian
TODAY on ConHome
The Government announces a Public Inquiry into the Southport killings, after repeated security warnings
“A public inquiry is to be launched into how the state failed the Southport murder victims, the home secretary announced, after it emerged the attacker was referred to the government’s counter-extremism programme three times. Yvette Cooper revealed that Axel Rudakubana, 18, who on Monday admitted three murders and ten attempted murders, had had contact with the police, the courts, the youth justice system, social services and mental health services prior to his killing spree last summer. She said they had “failed to identify the terrible risk and danger to others that he posed” while Sir Keir Starmer admitted the state had failed and there were “grave questions” to answer. Cooper also vowed to reform the Prevent programme after finding it had failed to act on three separate referrals from educational providers to the counter-radicalisation scheme.” – The Times
- Keir Starmer orders public inquiry into Southport attack – The Guardian
- Yvette Cooper announces public inquiry into Southport attack – Daily Telegraph
- Axel Rudakubana: from class clown to killer – The Times
- Grave questions’ to be answered over Southport triple-murder failings, says PM – The i
- Terror Teen. Southport killer referred to anti-terror scheme 3 times before massacre – as ‘sickening interest in death’ is revealed – The Sun
- Why did the state fail to stop Axel Rudakubana’s attack? – The Times
- Southport attacker was referred to Prevent three times – Daily Telegraph
- The day began with friendship bracelets and songs and ended in horror – The Times
- Caught on Camera. Moment Southport killer Axel Rudakubana waits for taxi to take him to dance class where he murdered three girls – The Sun
COMMENT
The PM has questions to answer over Southport – Robert Jenrick Daily Telegraph
TODAY on ConHome
“Community cohesion” is only enhanced by uncovering truth, and demanding accountability
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves looks to a third runway at Heathrow to boost growth
“The chancellor is expected to announce her support for a third runway at Heathrow as part of the government’s push for growth. Rachel Reeves is preparing to use a speech on growth next week to declare the government’s backing for the expansion. She is also likely to support plans to bring the second runway at Gatwick into full-time use and to increase capacity at Luton airport. The proposals, which were first reported by Bloomberg News, come as the government attempts to reassure the markets that it has a plan for growth. The chancellor’s first budget, which included tax rises for businesses and a significant rise in borrowing, is forecast to lead to lower growth over the course of this parliament.” – The Times
- Reeves to spark Labour civil war over £18.6bn airport expansion plan – Daily Express
- Reeves to back third runway at Heathrow in battle to grow economy – Daily Telegraph
Robert Buckland among three KCs seeking answers from Attorney General over Gerry Adams
“The attorney-general was wrong to invoke the ministerial code to avoid saying whether he gave advice about a law change that opens the door to compensation for Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Fein president, according to three senior KCs. A report by Policy Exchange, the think tank, has found Lord Hermer cannot rely on legal confidentiality rules to escape questions about his potential conflict of interest. Lord Faulks KC, a former justice minister, Lord Keen of Elie KC, the former solicitor-general for Scotland, and Sir Robert Buckland KC, the former lord chancellor, have all given their backing to the paper. Hermer has caused controversy by declining to say whether he recused himself from advising on the decision to repeal the Legacy Act given that he was paid £30,000 to represent Adams in the High Court in 2023. The act contains clauses barring hundreds of republicans, including Adams, from claiming compensation for internment without trial in the 1970s.” – The Times
Labour offers to ‘align’ with EU rules and is accused of Brexit rollback
“The Government has offered to align with EU laws on chemicals in the latest sign of Labour’s willingness to roll back Brexit. If new packaging rules from Brussels force UK companies to stop supplying Northern Ireland, then Westminster will rewrite British laws to come in line with the EU’s. Hilary Benn, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, made the promise after refusing a demand from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) through the “Stormont brake” mechanism to stop the regulation from taking effect.Northern Ireland continues to follow hundreds of EU laws which the rest of the UK does not because of the Brexit deal to prevent a hard border with Ireland. The new law sets out common European rules on packaging and labelling chemicals, for example on the fonts and spacing allowed to describe hazards. The Government’s refusal to block it avoids a clash with the EU before Sir Keir Starmer meets European leaders on Feb 3 in Brussels to kickstart talks over closer trade, defence and foreign policy ties.” – The Telegraph
- First attempt to block EU law with Stormont brake is rejected by Westminster – The Times
Lord Timpson reveals plans to reverse rise in female prison inmates by closing a prison
“A women’s jail in England or Wales should be closed by diverting offenders to alternative forms of punishment and rehabilitation, the prisons minister, James Timpson has said. In an interview with the Guardian, the former head of the shoe repair chain said the government planned to reverse the rise in the number of women being sent to jail, around half of whom are mothers. Instead, hundreds of female offenders could be tagged and sent to addiction and rehabilitation centres, allowing ministers to close at least one of 12 women’s prisons… “We would like to get to a stage where we can close a women’s prison. There are a number of women that need to be there. They’ve done terrible things, they need to be punished, and that’s the best place for them. But there are far too many women, in my view, who are very ill. There are far too many women who are victims themselves. There are far too many women who are very, very vulnerable. Half are mothers, and the impact on their kids is massive … We need to do things differently” – The Guardian
What your TV viewing preferences say about how you vote
“A decade ago Conservative voters were found to be fans of Downton Abbey and To The Manor Born, while their Labour rivals preferred to watch Coronation Street and Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights. Now a follow-up report for 2024 has found that Kemi Badenoch’s supporters prefer BBC staples including Hilary Mantel’s Tudor drama Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light and Strictly Come Dancing, and Sir Keir Starmer loyalists prefer streaming shows including Bridgerton, The Bear and Slow Horses. The picture emerged in a poll of viewers conducted by the research company More In Common, which examined Britain’s voting intentions based on the TV they watched” – The Times
NEWS in BRIEF
How radical will Donald Trump be? – Spectator
Donald Trump’s second coming. Can he keep his coalition together? – Unherd
Women’s March madness – The Critic
The grooming gang perpetrators who are never convicted – Spectator
‘This is a rural revolt. We could win this’ – racing and farming come together at Fakenham amidst government proposals – Racing Post
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