❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former Conservative (Tory) Party chairman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi announced his support for Reform Party leader Nigel Farage as a future prime minister.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nadhim Zahawi, Nigel Farage, and Tory former prime ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak.
📍WHEN & WHERE: January 12, at a press conference in London.
💬KEY QUOTE: Zahawi said Britain “really does need Nigel Farage as Prime Minister.”
🎯IMPACT: Zahawi’s endorsement of Farage could shift party political dynamics ahead of the 2024 general election.
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Former British Conservative (Tory) Party chairman and Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi announced on January 12 that he is endorsing Nigel Farage as Britain’s next leader, saying the country “really does need Nigel Farage as Prime Minister.” Zahawi, who was born in Baghdad in 1967 and left Iraq with his family during the 1970s, spoke about his journey from refugee to senior Cabinet minister during his announcement, saying, “I pinch myself every morning to wake up… This is the greatest country on earth.”
First elected as Member of Parliament (M) for England’s Stratford-upon-Avon constituency (electoral district) in 2010, Zahawi went on to hold a number of senior government roles. He played a central role in overseeing Britain’s controversial COVID-19 vaccine rollout and later served as Chancellor of the Exchequer—roughly equivalent to U.S. Treasury Secretary—under Boris Johnson.
Zahawi’s praise for Farage comes at a time when Reform, the party led by the veteran Brexit campaigner, has been gaining traction, consistently polling ahead of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and the Conservatives, who governed from 2010 to mid-2024. In recent months, Farage’s party has benefited from a series of high-profile defections, including sitting MPs, former ministers, and dozens of local councillors, particularly in London and southern England.
Polling and internal party surveys have also suggested growing support among Conservative voters for closer cooperation or even a merger with Reform, underscoring the Conservatives’ displacement by Reform on the British right.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly considering deploying British troops to Greenland, following remarks by President Donald J. Trump about acquiring the territory.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prime Minister Starmer, President Trump, the governments of Denmark and Greenland.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Monday, January 12, 2026; discussions center on Greenland, a largely autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Discussions about securing the High North against Russia and China are part of NATO’s ‘business as usual’.” – British Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander
🎯IMPACT: Concerns have been raised about Britain’s military being overstretched in what is likely an attempt at making a show of European solidarity against the Trump administration.
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly considering the possibility of deploying British troops to Greenland. This follows recent statements from former U.S. President Donald Trump about potentially taking control of the Danish territory.
The Prime Minister’s deliberations come soon after he committed to deploying troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential ceasefire, raising alarms among retired senior military concerned about the much-diministed British military’s ability to perform the tasks being considedred for it.
British Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander characterized the conversations about Greenland as centering on NATO protecting the High North from threats posed by Russia and China, describing them as “business as usual.” However, the news comes soon after Starmer joined several other leaders in signing a letter claiming they would defend Denmark’s sovereignty in Greenland against the U.S.
Retired senior military officials have voiced serious concerns about Britain’s defense preparedness, citing years of cuts that have been exacerbated by the deployment of crucial materiel and munitions to Ukraine. They have emphasized shortages including a lack of howitzers, restricted availability of Royal Navy submarines, and insufficient Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots—likely worsened by anti-white recruitment policies—among other issues.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Pro-Hamas activists broke into a Scottish aerospace factory, damaging machinery and spray-painting slogans.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Masked activists, Police Scotland, and aerospace firm Bruntons Aero Products.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Shortly after midnight on January 1, 2026, at Bruntons Aero Products in Musselburgh, Scotland.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Treason and terrorism… all rolled into one.” – Baroness Foster
🎯IMPACT: Police investigations are ongoing, and the site has faced repeated activism linked to Israel’s conflict with Hamas.
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Masked pro-Hamas vandals attacked the Bruntons Aero Products site in Musselburgh, Scotland, shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. The factory, which supplies parts to defense companies Leonardo and BAE Systems, was targeted due to alleged links to Israel and production of components used in the F-35 fighter jet.
Footage shared online showed the activists, wearing keffiyehs, smashing servers and damaging Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines with hammers. Slogans such as “There is only one way this ends” and “Drop Leonardo” were spray-painted on equipment, and fire extinguishers were emptied into machinery.
Yesterday, Scottish pro Palestine thugs have vandalised Bruntons Aero Products factory near Edinburgh. They claimed it’s linked to laser targeting systems for F35 jets and military equipment used by Israel.
A Police Scotland spokesman confirmed the vandalism incident, stating: “Around 12.35 AM on Thursday, January 1, 2026, officers received a report of a break-in and damage at a premises on Eskmills Road, Musselburgh. Inquiries are ongoing.” No group has officially claimed responsibility, though online speculation points to an “autonomous group.” Given the slogans used and attire of the vandals, the group appears almost certainly aligned with far-left movements supportive of Hamas in Palestine.
Baroness Foster, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords, reacted to the footage on X (formerly Twitter), describing the incident as “Treason and terrorism… all rolled into one.”
Notably, the Bruntons Aero Products site has faced repeated vandalism and blockades from activists critical of its alleged involvement in producing components for military use by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). However, Leonardo, whose Edinburgh facility has been a frequent target of pro-Hamas demonstrators, stated that it does not directly supply equipment to Israel. Previous incidents included a van being driven into a factory fence and protesters blocking entrances.
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The following is a transcript of Reform Party leader Nigel Farage’s New Year’s message, first published by The National Pulse.
“As 2025 draws to a close, I can’t remember the country ever being gloomier. People are getting poorer. More people are becoming unemployed. Inflation is proving sticky and our debt is running completely out of control, with a Chancellor who doesn’t seem to have a clue what she’s doing.
“Worse than that, people are frightened now to walk down the street wearing a watch, wearing jewellery. Oh, and by the way, if you see anything rude on Facebook, you may well get a knock at the door! Well, I’ve come here today to Greenwich to have a think about what this country used to be, what it represented, and what it can become.
“Greenwich was here at the very height of Britain’s naval power. And that wasn’t just about winning the Battle of Trafalgar and it wasn’t just about building the biggest empire the world had ever seen. It was also about a Royal Navy that spent decades, at huge cost, driving slavery off the high seas. We have an enormous amount of our past to be proud of, and yet our education system under both of the last governments now teaches our kids to be ashamed of the past.
“Well, the first thing a Reform government will do is make sure kids are taught correctly about our history. But if you look behind these magnificent buildings, you see Canary Wharf, you see the 21st century, and not just traditional stocks and shares and bonds, but a whole new world developing: a world of cryptocurrencies, a world of AI, a world of digital assets.
“And neither the Conservative or Labour seem to even understand this world in any way at all. Let me promise you that we do. These are the technologies of growth as we head forward in this century. But none of it can be done unless we produce our own energy, lots of it, and at cheap rates. Because of fanatical net zero policies, we will literally be left behind.
“One in seven of you own a digital asset of some kind. Yet the government, the authorities, simply don’t seem to care. And that’s the point. We need change in this country, real change. And if we go on voting for the same old parties, I promise you nothing will change.
“Think, just in the last few days, of the El-Fattah case. Here’s a guy that’s come out of Egypt, come back to Britain, who’s put out the most abominable, hateful tweets about killing Jews, killing white people, fighting the police. And this man was given citizenship by the Conservative Party and welcomed back into Britain by the Labour Party. Frankly, there is little to choose between the two.
“We’re the people offering hope. We’re the people offering change. And 2025 showed you, with those county elections which we won comfortably, what we are capable of. As we look forward to 2026, we have a massive set of elections: the whole of Scotland and Wales, all 32 London boroughs and thousands of council seats all over the country.
“And yet, what are we now seeing? We’re seeing a Labour government saying to those councils that if you want to cancel the elections, in some cases for the second year in a row, you can do so. And already East and West Sussex, controlled by the Conservatives, have said, thank you very much, we’ll cancel the elections. That is the kind of authoritarian country that we are now living in.
“They’re even beginning to take away our right to vote. Well, they’ll cancel some, but most of those elections will go ahead. They will be the single most important set of elections between now and the next general election.
“I’ll make this prediction: if Reform win those elections, if we come top, it will put us way ahead of the other parties. Already, we’ve led for 175 opinion polls in a row. Our average lead is 10%. If we get this right on May the 7th this year, we will go on and win that general election.
“We will then absolutely have a chance of genuinely, fundamentally changing the whole system of government in Britain. We may well be the last chance this country has to actually restore some proper values.
“Those are family, community, country, the ones upon which I based this policy when I founded it in the very beginning. But we cannot do this without you. And you will not get the change you want without us.
“So let me ask you one thing. Please make it your New Year’s resolution to do something. Support Reform. Join Reform. Go out and spread the message that we are the party of hope.
“We are the party of change. And we are genuinely the last chance for Britain.”
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The following is a transcript of Reform Party leader Nigel Farage's New Year's message, first published by The National Pulse.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Allegations of racism against Nigel Farage from his school days decades ago have not significantly affected his public standing, a new poll reveals.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Brexit champion and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, some of his former classmates, and the British public.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The poll was conducted by JL Partners across December 13 and 14, 2025, in the United Kingdom.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Remember how attempts to convict Trump backfired with the voters? I think something similar is happening with Nigel Farage in the UK.” – James Johnson, JL Partners
🎯IMPACT: Voter opinions on Farage remain largely unchanged, with some even viewing him more positively.
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Reform Party leader Nigel Farage’s popularity is unaffected by a sustained effort by Britain’s governing Labour Party and the corporate media to smear him as a racist, based on allegations from his time as a schoolboy at England’s Dulwich College in the 1970s. Polling by JL Partners indicates that only four percent of voters have a worse opinion of Farage since the concocted scandal, while five percent have a more positive opinion, resulting in a net gain of one percent.
“Attacks on Nigel Farage’s past do not seem to be landing with the voters. Part of this is because views on Farage are already quite hardened in both directions. But it may also be that voters are simply shrugging at accusations that date back 50 years,” said JL Partners co-founder James Johnson.
“As for people becoming more positive about him, it reminds me of similar controversies in the U.S. involving Donald Trump,” he continued, explaining: “The attempts actually marginally improved views of Trump, because voters felt it was an overly political move. Perhaps a similar thing is happening here with Farage.”
The poll involved 1,562 adults and highlighted that 47 percent of respondents already had a negative view of Farage, while 28 percent maintained a positive view. A small percentage reported a change in their opinions due to the allegations.
Remember how attempts to convict Trump backfired with the voters?
I think something similar is happening with Nigel Farage in the UK. Look at this polling from @JLPartnersPolls:
Q. Have allegations of racist bullying made you more positive or negative about Nigel Farage?
❓WHAT HAPPENED: British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault following allegations from two additional women.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Russell Brand, the Metropolitan Police, and six women who have come forward with allegations.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The alleged incidents occurred between 1999 and 2005, with charges announced Tuesday in London. Brand is scheduled to appear in court on January 20, 2026.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I pray, Lord, for the absolute truth of who I am to be abundantly revealed.” – Russell Brand
🎯IMPACT: A total of six women have now come forward with allegations against Brand, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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Russell Brand, the British actor and comedian turned political pundit, is facing new charges of rape and sexual assault after two additional women have come forward with accusations against him. According to the Metropolitan Police in London, England, the new charges—one count each of rape and sexual assault—are in addition to charges filed in April.
Brand, 50, posted on X (formerly Twitter) earlier on Tuesday, “I pray Lord, anyone that I’ve harmed or hurt in my years of mindlessness and sin would be healed, Lord. And I pray, Lord, for the absolute truth of who I am to be abundantly revealed.”
British police first launched an inquiry into Brand in September 2023 after media reports revealed allegations of sexual assault and rape against four women. The alleged incidents span from 1999 to 2005, with Brand being charged in two of the incidents earlier this year on two counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and two counts of sexual assault.
In May, Brand pleaded not guilty. He asserted in a video posted to social media at the time that he had “never engaged in nonconsensual activity.” In court filings from the initial prosecution, Brand is alleged to have grabbed a woman by the arm in 2001 and subsequently attempted to drag her into a toilet stall. Meanwhile, in a 2004 incident, Brand is accused of sexually assaulting a woman by touching her breasts without consent. The new charges bring the total number of women making allegations against Brand to six.
Brand is scheduled to appear in court on January 20, 2026.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: An email purportedly from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, referencing “inappropriate friends” has surfaced in the latest release of Jeffrey Epstein files by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Ghislaine Maxwell, Virginia Giuffre, and deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The email, dated August 2001, reportedly originated from Balmoral, Scotland, during one of the Royal Family’s summer retreats. The DOJ released it at the end of December along with thousands of pages of Epstein materials.
💬KEY QUOTE: “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family… Have you found me some new inappropriate friends?” – Email attributed to “A xxx.”
🎯IMPACT: The release adds further scrutiny to Andrew’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, is facing renewed scrutiny following the release of an email referring to “inappropriate friends” that emerged in the latest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files made public by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
The email was sent in August 2001 from the address “abx17@dial.pipex.com” to Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate and accomplice. It was signed “A xxx” and included the line: “I am up here at Balmoral Summer Camp for the Royal Family.” The British royals traditionally spend part of August at Balmoral, their private estate in Scotland. Media reports have not been able to confirm that the email address belonged to Andrew, however.
The message continued: “How’s LA? Have you found me some new inappropriate friends? Let me know when you are coming over as I am free from 25th August until 2nd Sept and want to go somewhere hot and sunny with some fun people before having to put my nose firmly to the grindstone for the Fall.” It ended: “Any ideas gratefully received! See ya A xxx.”
Maxwell’s reported reply read: “So sorry to disappoint you, however the truth must be told. I have only been able to find appropriate friends.” She signed off: “Kisses Gx.”
The email’s release has added to the longstanding controversy surrounding Andrew’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell. Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre accused Andrew of raping her when she was a teenager, allegations he has consistently denied. Giuffre stated in court filings, media interviews, and her memoir Nobody’s Girl that Epstein and Maxwell trafficked her to London, New York, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she said she was made to have sex with Andrew over several months beginning in March 2001. She said she feared death if she refused. Andrew settled Giuffre’s New York civil lawsuit in 2022 while denying liability.
In recent years, Andrew’s public role has continued to diminish. In December 2024, he withdrew from a Royal Family pre-Christmas lunch amid controversy linked to an alleged spy scandal, a move widely seen as an effort to limit further damage to the monarchy. In recent weeks, King Charles III formally stripped his younger brother of his royal titles and honors, and he began using the name Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, citing the need to step back from royal life while reiterating his denial of all allegations.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Two men were convicted of plotting an Islamic State-inspired mass shooting targeting the Jewish community in Manchester, England.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Walid Saadaoui, Amar Hussein, undercover operative Farouk, and Greater Manchester Police.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Manchester, between December 2023 and May 2024, with arrests on May 8, 2024. The pair were convicted in December 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Some of the things he said made it very clear that he regarded a less sophisticated attack… as not being good enough, as he saw it was his duty to kill as many Jewish people as he could.” – Assistant Chief Constable Robert Potts
🎯IMPACT: The plot was foiled, preventing what police described as a potentially catastrophic attack.
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Two men in Britain have been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism after plotting an Islamic State-inspired mass shooting targeting Manchester’s Jewish community, a court heard. Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty after prosecutors said they were motivated by a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people and intended to cause mass casualties.
Saadaoui, a Tunisian national, sought to smuggle four AK-47 rifles, two handguns, and 900 rounds of ammunition into the United Kingdom. He believed he was working with a fellow extremist to arrange the importation, but the contact was in fact an undercover operative known as Farouk. Saadaoui paid a deposit for the weapons, unaware that counter-terrorism officers were monitoring his plans.
The plot was stopped on May 8, 2024, when Saadaoui was arrested in Bolton while attempting to collect what he believed were deactivated firearms. More than 200 counter-terrorism officers were involved in the operation to disrupt the plan, which police said could have resulted in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in British history.
Assistant Chief Constable Robert Potts said Saadaoui’s statements revealed the scale of his intent. “Some of the things he said made it very clear that he regarded a less sophisticated attack… as not being good enough, as he saw it was his duty to kill as many Jewish people as he could,” Potts said. He also commended the undercover officer, adding, “There was very real risk and danger for Farouk, who undoubtedly saved lives.”
The Jewish Community Security Trust said the case would heighten fears within the Jewish community. Its chief executive, Mark Gardner, said, “To hear now that somebody was trying to obtain weapons and had put together a meticulous attack plan to go and kill as many Jews as possible… will make people very, very fearful.”
The convictions come amid heightened concern following the attack on a Manchester synagogue earlier this year, when an Islamic State-inspired Syrian migrant carried out a violent attack during a religious observance. Investigations later found the attacker had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and was on bail for rape at the time of the attack. Subsequent inquiries also led to additional terrorism charges against an associate linked to that case.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have dropped to an all-time low, with only 18 per cent of the public holding a favourable view of him.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prime Minister Starmer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, and other Labour Party officials.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The United Kingdom, as per the latest YouGov polling.
🎯IMPACT: Britain’s ruling Labour Party is facing internal dissent, with calls for leadership changes and speculation over a potential coup against Starmer.
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting political pressure as new polling shows his public approval has crashed to record lows, amid growing dissatisfaction with the Labour Party’s handling of the economy, immigration, and national leadership. A YouGov survey found that only 18 per cent of the public holds a favourable view of Starmer, while 72 per cent view him unfavourably, giving the prime minister a net approval rating of minus 54. The figures mark a sharp decline in support for a party that won office on what was already a historically low share of the vote in mid-2024.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose role is roughly equivalent to U.S. Treasury Secretary, is faring even worse than Starmer. Her approval rating has dropped to just 12 percent, with 71 percent of voters holding a negative opinion, leaving her with a net score of minus 59. Reeves has faced criticism over claims she was dishonest about a supposed “black hole” in the public finances, which was used to justify punishing tax hikes.
Polling also shows that Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is now significantly ahead of Labour, leading by roughly 28 percent to 18 percent. The far-left Green Party and the formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) are tied at around 17 per cent, with the latter continuing to struggle following their historic collapse at last year’s general election after presiding over record-breaking immigration, legal and illegal, across 14 years in office.
Starmer’s personal standing appears to be dragging down Labour more broadly. Recent constituency (electoral district)-level data suggests that a majority of constituencies prefer Farage over Starmer as Prime Minister. Other surveys indicate that the public now trusts Farage more than Starmer to lead the country. Starmer’s difficulties have also extended beyond domestic politics, with reports earlier this week that U.S. President Donald Trump halted implementation of a British trade deal, citing frustration with Labour’s leadership.
As Labour’s position weakens, speculation is growing about a possible leadership challenge. Manchester‘s Mayor Andy Burnham has emerged as a leading potential contender. Reports indicate that Burnham is seeking a parliamentary seat to position himself to challenge Starmer—with British prime ministers and government ministers generally being Members of Parliament (MPs), due to the relative lack of separation of powers in the British constitutional system. One unnamed Labour MP was quoted as saying: “It’s happening. We are on the brink of securing a seat which is likely to come free shortly and where the polls say Andy would beat Reform.”
Burnham previously served in Cabinet roles under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and has since rebranded himself as a more left-populist figure during his tenure as Mayor of Manchester.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United States has suspended the “Technology Prosperity Deal” with Britain, citing frustrations over trade negotiations with the Labour Party-led British government.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and officials from both governments.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The deal was struck during President Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom earlier this year. The suspension was confirmed last week, according to officials.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Negotiations of this kind are never straightforward, and both parties obviously want what’s best for their countries.” – Prime Minister’s official spokesman.
🎯IMPACT: The suspension raises questions about the future of British-American tech cooperation and broader trade relations, as well as the Labour government’s handling of non-tariff barriers.
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The U.S. has suspended the “Technology Prosperity Deal” with the United Kingdom, a move reportedly tied to frustrations over trade negotiations with the Labour Party-led government. The agreement, initially signed during President Donald J. Trump’s state visit to Britain earlier this year, was designed to boost cooperation on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, and nuclear energy.
U.S. officials have expressed concerns over Britain’s reluctance to address non-tariff barriers, including regulations governing food and industrial goods. Despite these challenges, Downing Street insists that discussions remain active and productive.
“First of all, we remain in active conversations with U.S. counterparts at all levels of government, and we’re confident of securing a deal that will shape the future of millions on both sides of the Atlantic,” said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s official spokesman. He added, “Negotiations of this kind are never straightforward, and both parties obviously want what’s best for their countries.”
The memorandum of understanding on the deal, signed by Prime Minister Starmer and President Trump in September, outlined commitments to work together on technology and innovation. It also included significant investment pledges in the United Kingdom from major U.S. tech companies, including $29.5 billion (£22 billion) from Microsoft and $6.7 billion (£5 billion) from Google.
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