In this news round-up of the week for Friday October 2nd 2026. The G20 trade ministers revolt against the Trump administration’s demands that they line up behind America’s trade agenda. It turns out that abusing allies turns them into ex-allies. Britain’s new prime minister has electrified the political climate in the United Kingdom with just a speech – but what’s really changed, and why might wider lessons be applicable? And Robert F Kennedy Junior’s MAHA movement contines to fall out of love with the Trump administration – and it’s now got to the point where you could see them finally parting ways soon after the mid-terms are over.
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