<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Alex Wickham - ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alex Wickham - ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV1oEPH6RqA/alex-wickham</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Alex Wickham - </title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AV1oEPH6RqA/alex-wickham</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:26:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. 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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet President Donald Trump on Sunday in a bid to reach a trade agreement ahead of Friday’s deadline, at which point 30% tariffs on the bloc’s exports to the US are otherwise due to kick in.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch Shuffles UK Tory Team in Bid to Salvage Leadership]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/uk-s-badenoch-shuffles-tory-team-in-bid-to-salvage-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/uk-s-badenoch-shuffles-tory-team-in-bid-to-salvage-leadership</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Wickham]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:07:52 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i50g54Xf5Zas/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail 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Cooperation]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/uk-and-france-deepen-storm-shadow-and-nuclear-cooperation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-09/uk-and-france-deepen-storm-shadow-and-nuclear-cooperation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Wickham]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:30:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWM4OPe2KJnw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iWM4OPe2KJnw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Defence Secretary John Healey, center, and French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu, second left, visit MDBA on July 9.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Moves Closer to Approving Sizewell C Nuclear Plant 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The UK government will invest an additional £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) to build the Sizewell C nuclear plant to try and entice private investors to back the project.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer Has Nowhere to Go, Stuck Between Rebels and Bond Market]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-04/starmer-has-nowhere-to-go-stuck-between-rebels-and-bond-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-04/starmer-has-nowhere-to-go-stuck-between-rebels-and-bond-market</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Wickham]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:01:31 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icmOlrR8AM_s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icmOlrR8AM_s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Keir Starmer, right, and Rachel Reeves in London on July 3. 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