Pick up a copy of our magazine Too Long: https://toolong.news/ (and get £3 off any subscription with code INFLUENCE)

In this video, we’re going to have a look at exactly why the Liberal Democrats appear to be climbing in the polls.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/

🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews

💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews

Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

SOURCES

The Economist on Ed Davey’s Job

https://www.economist.com/britain/2025/02/26/running-the-liberal-democrats-is-the-easiest-job-in-british-politics

Opinium Political Dashboard

https://www.opinium.com/resource-center/political-dashboard/

More in Common Poll Tracker

https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/voting-intention-trackers/

Ed Davey 2024 Election Strategy

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sir-ed-davey-best-general-election-campaign-moments-liberal-democrats-b1161158.html

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gJTmos7qZc

#shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #labouruk

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phGavJuspSc

Sign up to Nebula to watch 'What to Follow: USA" and get 40% off an annual subscription with our link: https://go.nebula.tv/wtf?ref=tldrnewsglobal

In this video, we’ll discuss the short-term negative impacts of Trump’s tariffs – and whether they could actually kickstart the UK economy.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/

🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews

💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews

Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

Sources:

Trump’s Tariffs on the UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq80kgny731o

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/03/what-trump-tariffs-could-mean-for-uk-consumers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ev43vqj49o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedll3282qzo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy09e3nwr3o

UK Foreign Investment

https://capx.co/could-trumps-tariffs-be-good-for-the-uk

https://www.ft.com/content/e33f9e7f-7ed2-4ac9-90bc-6c8843e6d078

https://www.ft.com/content/8db6c9f8-8f4f-4cd2-869c-a04e8da9cb13

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/fdi.asp

Skilled Labour Migration

https://www.ft.com/content/3e0d4948-c9fd-4013-b7b0-8a9689b25d7a

https://www.ft.com/content/e20a2ea0-0fa0-4b6c-a487-05030f4a4c93

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/americans-uk-visa-britain-immigration-trump-b2708659.html

Trump Research/University Funding Cuts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15zypvgxz5o

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/trump-administration-medical-research-funding-cuts

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harvard-plans-borrow-750-million-after-federal-funding-threats-2025-04-07/

https://www.ft.com/content/7ec9304f-1c67-4a41-90f6-4496512c236b

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00938-y

UK-EU Relations

https://www.ft.com/content/f51a368a-ff9a-46d8-9ab5-58aa3ca7ecc4

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedll3282qzo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89g7g5lx2ko

https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/now-is-time-bold-new-uk-eu-relationship-2025-04-07/

0:0 Intro

2:51 Foreign Investment

4:22 Skilled Labour Migration

5:50 UK-EU Relations

7:44 Sponsor

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk7etdoJeK8

Sign up to Nebula to watch 'What to Follow: USA" and get 40% off an annual subscription with our link: https://go.nebula.tv/wtf?ref=tldrnewsglobal

In this video, we’re going to have a look a bit deeper into the Starmer Trump relationship - and ultimately assess whether Starmer’s Trump strategy is actually working.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/

🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews

💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews

Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

SOURCES

The Times on Starmer’s Trump Tariff Challenge

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-trump-tariff-challenge-cm6c0sx7w

The Times on Why the Tariffs Could Be Good for the UK

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-britain-tariffs-news-xqfsn0ps3

Bloomberg on Starmer’s Trump-Whispering Strategy

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-05/keir-starmer-s-trump-whispering-strategy-tests-labour-party-patience

Keir Starmer’s Piece in The Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/04/05/keir-starmer-nobody-wins-from-trade-war/

0:00 Intro

2:08 Chagos

2:58 Ukraine

4:01 Tariffs

6:26 Sponsor

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNQc8Hgvdj8

#shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #labouruk #adolescence

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vu3O9PK5KI

#shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #reformuk

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LckbpnPluEw

Use code TLDRNEWS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/tldrnews

Pre-Order a copy of Too Long: https://toolong.news

Trump's recent announcement of massive tariffs on basically every economy has caused a stir in the UK and EU, as Northern Ireland de-facto remains in the customs and single union. In this video, we're taking a look at the Northern Ireland Protocol and how Trump could sort of restart Brexit.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/

🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews

💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews

Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

Sam Lowe piece on Chinese EV tariffs vs Northern Ireland

https://mostfavourednation.substack.com/p/northern-ireland-slaps-tariffs-on

PMQs Hansard record

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-04-02/debates/AEEB3756-AD05-49E3-B58A-310850014B67/OralAnswersToQuestions

EU retaliatory measures examined

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/01/eu-has-a-strong-plan-to-retaliate-on-trump-tariffs-says-von-der-leyen

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-vows-to-retaliate-against-trumps-20-percent-tariffs/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trumps-tariffs-how-might-europe-respond-to-unleashing-of-trade-war

https://www.ft.com/content/4222793a-ce05-4679-8cf5-47a2bbc7cf58

Explainer on the EU’s new Anti-Coercion Instrument

https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/the-anti-coercion-instrument-what-is-it-and-how-europe-might-use-it-over-the-next-four-years

0:00 Intro

1:35 Brexit Context (yay)

3:40 Trump Complicates Things

7:22 Best-case scenario for NI

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYERrKh75ow

Use code TLDRNEWS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/tldrnews

Pre-Order a copy of Too Long: https://toolong.news

TLDR News interviewed UK Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner on Wednesday, about two of her flagship bills: the Employment Rights Bill and the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/

🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews

💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews

Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

--

Support podtube.me continuity as a free service. Become a Patreon or make an one-time donation

--

Video at Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRZkm_tHO4M