Britain must wake up. Follow rigorous reporting on the threats to our democracy. Enjoy a full year’s access to The Telegraph for £29. | | Charles Hymas Home Affairs Editor | Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to get his one in, one out deal with France off the ground are not proving as smooth as he might have hoped. Like the Tories before him, the Prime Minister has come up against a hardened phalanx of human rights lawyers who can identify the weak points in deportation schemes.
On Tuesday evening, in a last-minute judgment bringing back memories of the “pyjama” injunction that halted the Conservatives’ first Rwanda flight, the High Court temporarily blocked the deportation of a 25-year-old Eritrean migrant who arrived in the UK via a small boat early last month.
The migrant had been due to be returned on a flight to Paris at 9am this morning. It was the first challenge to reach court over Sir Keir’s UK-France deal and followed similar legal manoeuvrings behind the scenes that meant two deportation flights on Monday and Tuesday left without any migrants on board.
Significantly, the law firm behind the injunction bid was the same one that led the legal fight that ultimately torpedoed the Conservatives’ Rwanda scheme. A key difference this time, however, is that even the lawyers admit there will be no systemic challenge to the entire one in, one out scheme.
Instead, it is likely to be a war of attrition in which the lawyers seek to block individual migrants’ deportations rather than sink the whole scheme. Both Downing Street and France’s interior ministry are publicly putting on a brave face. No 10 says the flights will get off “imminently”. The French say “this week”.
The coming days will be critical in determining whether the flagship scheme can succeed. British ministers have maintained it is a “pilot” or “test of concept”. The French describe it as “experimental”. However, both Sir Keir and Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, also want to ramp it up, because the smaller the numbers, the less likely it is that the scheme will have a deterrent effect.
Read the full story here ➤ | | Donald and Melania Trump, US president and first lady, arrive at Stansted Airport |  | Hannah Furness Royal Editor | The Trumps are in town! The Royal Family is primed to host them, the people of Windsor are braced, and Sir Keir Starmer, presumably, is hoping for the best.
The US president already seems pleased with Britain’s efforts, happily declaring as he boarded Air Force One yesterday that “they’ve never used Windsor Castle” for a state visit before (not true) and that it’s the “ultimate” royal residence (debatable).
“It’s gonna be a beautiful event,” he said. “Everyone’s looking forward to it, and we’ll just relax and have a good time.”
The King will hope that proves true.
But if the president was hoping for an escape from his mounting domestic problems, he will have been sorely disappointed.
Last night, an image of Mr Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein was projected onto the castle by protesters anticipating his visit. The series of images also featured Prince Andrew with Epstein. The Government hopes the soft power of the Royal family will appeal to Mr Trump as it seeks closer ties with Washington, but could this protest be a warning of what’s to come as the visit progresses?
The King has pulled out all the stops to flatter the president, putting on a show suitably full of “firsts” for the man who loves things to be bigger and better.
The ceremonial military welcome has been described as “unprecedented in scale and spectacle”, with a UK-US joint flypast, 1,300 men and women from the Armed Forces on duty, and the first Beating Retreat at a state visit.
The first full day, today, will conclude with a glamorous banquet at the castle, in which the Royals will turn out in full regalia and tiaras, and the King and president will deliver speeches.
At the French state visit earlier this year, the King told Emmanuel Macron he was upgrading the “entente cordiale” to the “entente amicale”, much to the delight of his French guests.
Will he pull out a similar linguistic and diplomatic flourish tonight? The Special Relationship, in the language of Trump, is about to become “special-er”.
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Starmer abandons hope of axing tariffs on UK steel during Trump visit ➤ | | Philip Johnston In 1981, the newly formed SDP stood at over 50 per cent in the polls – yet the centrists only won 23 seats in the subsequent election Continue reading ➤ Annabel Denham Britain will soon face a fate worse than Keir Starmer Continue reading ➤ James Baxter-Derrington It’s time for Nigel Farage to admit he’d scrap the pension triple lock Continue reading ➤ | Free thinking. Straight talking. Explore more opinion from the nation’s leading comment writers. One year for £29. | | Robert Redford in Three Days of the Condor, 1975 | |  | | The prison in which Constance Marten is likely to spend much of the next 14 years could not be more different from the stately home in Dorset where she grew up. She faces 20 hours a day in a cell, limited spending money and, because she is convicted of the manslaughter of her daughter, increased risk of attack by fellow prisoners. A former governor and inmate tell Abigail Buchanan and Lily Shanagher that Marten’s privilege outside will mean nothing inside. They warn: “She’ll be a target, without a doubt.”
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The untold story of why socialite Constance Marten fell for rapist Mark Gordon ➤ | | | | | War has a habit of forcing people to improvise. Our correspondent Fermin Torrano bore witness to that on a recent sortie with a small Ukrainian unit defending the city of Pokrovsk when a Russian soldier knocked a drone out of the sky with a fishing rod. It was an odd moment of levity in an otherwise bleak and dangerous night, punctuated by gun- and shellfire. With the city one of several coming under threat from advancing Russian forces, it also reflects the desperation of both sides to win. Continue reading ➤ | | | Euan MacLean’s weight has fallen from 20st to 11st in just 10 months while taking Mounjaro | | Mounjaro is one of the most effective weight-loss jabs on the market, as Euan MacLean can attest, having lost 9st while taking the drug. But after price rises from the manufacturer came into effect this month, which some attribute to Donald Trump’s demands for pharmaceutical price-parity, many users, including MacLean, fear the “miraculous” jab is now out of their budget. Continue reading ➤ | | | I never thought I’d be the kind of person to mess around with another woman’s husband. But back in 2003, that’s exactly what happened when I began an affair with my married colleague, writes Ceri Roberts. While I was only the “other woman” for a short time, it went on to overshadow the entirety of their relationship – and my life. Continue reading ➤ | | | Marks & Spencer’s autumn and winter collections will be rolling into stores any moment. Lisa Armstrong, our Head of Fashion, has a few takeaways to help you shop smart and look elegantly current. First, wool is king; second, the miniskirt is back; and finally, nobody wants to wear heels over 50mm high. Here are Lisa’s top picks – including a gorgeous wool coat she deems “the definition of value”.
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| .png) | Darryl Shear, 53, has always loved architecture. From his childhood obsession with Lego, to teaching design and technology for 25 years to his architectural-design business in Hove, Shear is no stranger to bricks and mortar.
With £150,000 to come from the sale of his family home, he’s got a plan.
Armed with a run-down bungalow and a team of builders and tradesmen, Shear wants to know if his plan to renovate and flip houses will be enough to fund his lifestyle into retirement – or will any gains simply be taxed away?
Given he’s a “natural shopper” with a penchant for fast cars and holidays, careful planning will be essential to ensure the retirement he dreams of.
But if flipping properties won’t suffice, he’s got another plan: working until 75.
He has almost £40,000 in savings, stocks and shares, Bitcoin and a cash Isa, which he’s keen to make the most of.
“I want advice about how to maximise returns from my savings,” he says. “I value flexibility, with being able to access cash as you never know when you’ll need it.”
For retirement, his teaching career has netted him an enviable pot worth around £200,000, on top of a £50,000 pension built up through his current business and a £4,000 nest egg from a previous job.
With a solid foundation to achieve his goals, Telegraph Money drafted two financial experts to help him build his comfortable retirement. Continue reading ➤ | Mind the gap Every weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal Reader Correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
The London Underground is quite an achievement. Of course, this is easily forgotten in an unventilated Central Line carriage on a sultry summer day (no transport experience more closely resembles being trapped in a steam room full of unwashed laundry). But last week, when the Tube strike almost quadrupled the length of my journey to work, I had to concede: it’s pretty useful. Shame about the RMT.
Chris Moss recently argued that the capital’s transport system needed to up its game, and look to cities abroad for inspiration. Many Telegraph readers, however, came to its defence. Hilary Berg wrote: “We’ve got the oldest underground network in the world. The trains run within minutes of each other. You can get from A to B easily and quickly over the huge expanse of London. Yes, there’s a bit of graffiti, but Londoners are still very fortunate.”
Bobbie Buchan added: “The Tube is awesome. I regularly work in Tokyo and Rome, and they don’t come close.”
For James Thomson, New York’s subway compared particularly unfavourably: “I well remember the last time I got back into Heathrow and took the Tube into central London. What a relief. NYC’s transport system is very user-unfriendly. Ours is a joy.”
Not everyone was so enthusiastic. Max Davies observed: “The Tube illustrates the problem with doing everything first. We started building the infrastructure in the 1860s. Now we are stuck with it, while other cities adopt modern technology and methods.”
Another reader favoured one form of technology in particular: “Driverless metro trains work very well in Budapest. We should dispense with drivers as soon as possible here.” Are Londoners lucky to have the Tube? Let me know here, or head to our Your Say page on The Telegraph app. | Plan your day with the telegraph | Set your alarm to catch up with journalists on the Your Say page and listen to their analysis on our latest podcasts.
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