London Playbook

Good Thursday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY FACING BOTH WAYS: Britain will spend today making its appeals to both the U.S. and EU in …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Rachel Reeves wants to see U.K. tariffs on U.S. imports reduced as part of a trade deal …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia, hoping he gets hand-delivered another St George’s Day cupcake this year. DRIVING THE DAY HERE WE GO AGAIN: The teetering …

Good afternoon. This is Dan Bloom filling in for Emilio, who returns tomorrow. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Keir Starmer gave his definition of a woman. — The …

Good Tuesday morning. This is Stefan Boscia. DRIVING THE DAY HOLIDAY’S OVER: It’s back to school for MPs today as the two-week Easter recess is replaced by …

Good Easter Monday morning. This is Stefan Boscia, recovering from eating too much lamb and chocolate. DRIVING THE DAY ABOUT TO SPRING BACK INTO ACTION: All is …

Good (Good) Friday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. DRIVING THE DAY OH LAWD, HE COMIN’: Just as Westminster was settling in for a quiet night and your …

HOUSEKEEPING I: Playbook PM and Sunday Crunch take a break over the Easter bank hols but my long-suffering overnight colleagues continue to fire out morning Playbook as …

Good Thursday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. DRIVING THE DAY ART OF THE ALMOST DONE DEAL: Keir Starmer may well be closing in on his much-craved economic …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Westminster is digesting the big Supreme Court ruling over the legal definition of a woman. — Gender-critical activists …

Good Wednesday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. DRIVING THE DAY DAY IN COURT: The U.K.’s Supreme Court will hand down a judgment this morning with sharp ramifications …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. TUESDAY CHEAT SHEET — The government rowed back on banning Chinese firms from the U.K. steel sector. — David Lammy talked …

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: Britain got winched uphill again on the great Donald Trump trade rollercoaster. “The president really loves the United Kingdom,” Vice President JD Vance …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — The election betting scandal took a serious twist this morning — while two separate political court cases …

Good Monday morning. This is Sam Blewett. DRIVING THE DAY THE BURDENS OF OWNERSHIP: It only took a few days for a national emergency to rock recess …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. FRIDAY CHEAT SHEET — MPs and peers will head back to Westminster tomorrow to pass urgent legislation to save steelmaking at …

NEWS JUST IN: U.K. GDP rose by 0.5 percent in February and grew in “all main sectors,” the latest monthly growth figures from the ONS show, after zero growth in January (revised up from …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. LITERAL MEDIA BARON: Former Conservative MP and now Spectator editor Michael Gove is among Rishi Sunak’s resignation picks for new peers, the …

Good Thursday morning. This is Andrew McDonald. DRIVING THE DAY YIPPEE! Keir Starmer and his ministers will have to say something today about the mother of all …

Good afternoon. This is Emilio Casalicchio. WEDNESDAY CHEAT SHEET — Keir Starmer did not sound confident about convincing Donald Trump to remove U.S. tariffs on the U.K. …