This morning the discussion with Mark Dolan started as Clapham descended into disorder. Online-organised youth gatherings saw retail staff and police assaulted, prompting urgent concerns over public safety. Fuel prices are climbing sharply, with Middle East tensions and oil market fears threatening further pain for already stretched UK motorists. Across the pond President Donald Trump’s remarks about Sir Keir Starmer have added diplomatic intrigue, fuelling debate over Britain’s military stance and international influence. Meanwhile back in The UK The Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is reportedly weighing North Sea gas approval, as energy security demands increasingly test the government’s climate commitments.

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