Sales of Teslas in the UK rose by more than a fifth last month as demand for battery-powered cars increased, despite the prospect of a buyer backlash over Elon Musk’s controversial and divisive behaviour since becoming a key figure in Donald Trump’s administration. Almost 4,000 Teslas were sold in the UK in February, with the … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Opening summary Welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of US politics and the Donald Trump administration. I’m Tom Ambrose. We start with news that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is considering reducing its workforce by as much as 50%, according to … Read more
A Guatemalan anti-corruption prosecutor forced into exile after being pursued by the country’s conservative elite has said that leaving the country was the only way to save her life but was only “a little bit less than death”. Virginia Laparra, 45, spent two years in prison for allegedly abusing her position after she reported her … Read more
Canada and the US offered to resettle 48 ethnic Uyghurs held in detention in Thailand over the past decade, sources have said, but Bangkok took no action for fear of upsetting China, where most of them were covertly deported last week. Thailand has defended the deportation, which came despite calls from United Nations human rights … Read more
A £1.2bn class action claim accusing the owner of Royal Mail of abusing its “dominant position” in the market for sending bulk mail has been given the green light to proceed to trial by UK competition authorities. Bulk Mail Claim Ltd, a recently formed company representing an estimated 290,000 customers who claim they were overcharged … Read more
Good morning. Three weeks today Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, will present her spring statement. Originally this was not meant to involve budget-scale changes for plans to tax or spending (Reeves says she is only going to have one proper budget a year, in the autumn, to ensure stability), but changes to the country’s economic situation … Read more
Opening summary Arab leaders have endorsed a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority (PA), presenting an alternative to US president Donald Trump’s widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the PA governing Gaza remains far from certain, however, reports … Read more
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Rishi Sunak has said the “stop the boats” slogan during his time as UK prime minister was “too stark”. Sunak said the drive to stop migrants crossing the Channel was correct, but conceded the way the message was given to the public “wasn’t quite right”. He told BBC Radio 4’s Political Thinking with Nick Robinson … Read more
Morning opening: Mixed signals Jakub Krupa US President Donald J. Trump gives remarks before a Joint Session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock In a rare positive development these days, US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to be a step closer … Read more