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A railroad bridge near Columbus, Montana, collapsed Friday night. Joe Biden will tout a plan to replace the creaking infrastructure © Larry Meyer/The Billings Gazette via AP
Build it and they will vote for you. That’s the gist of US President Joe Biden’s “Invest in America” roadshow, which begins Monday at the White House with a major infrastructure funding announcement.
The press calls for a three-week tour of the country by Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and senior cabinet members to publicize the administration’s achievements and plans to replace creaking infrastructure, boost manufacturing capacity and spur clean energy technology development Provides starting gun.
It follows last year’s tour, in which Biden announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, and will ensure the spotlight is on him and his team while Congress takes a two-week recess.
Read more about the upcoming events in the coming week.
Inflation and rising costs curb UK companies’ growth, says survey
Nine out of 10 medium-sized UK companies are putting growth plans on hold because they cannot access capital, according to a study released on Sunday.
The survey by accounting and consulting group BDO said a quarter of the companies surveyed were downsizing or downsizing.
The BDO said inflation and increased operating costs were among other problems, affecting 56 per cent of the 500 companies surveyed.
“Despite staying resilient during incredibly difficult times, tough challenges remain for medium-sized businesses, with access to capital becoming a significant issue,” said Richard Austin, BDO Partner.
China downplays impact of Russia’s aborted uprising on bilateral relations
A Rostov resident poses with PMC Wagner personnel during the failed uprising on Saturday © Arkady Budnitsky/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
China has described Yevgeny Prigozhin’s attempted coup as an “internal matter” of Russia as it sought to downplay any potential impact on their close ties during a visit to Beijing by Moscow’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.
State media on Sunday showed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang smiling and walking with Rudenko, as China tries to assess the impact of the uprising of Prigozhin and his Wagner paramilitaries on the political stability of one of its most important allies. Was.
Chinese state media said only that the pair “exchanged views. . . on China-Russia relations and international and regional issues of common concern”.
Read more about the Russian Uprising.
Scared Tory MPs absent from Commons to defend borders
A growing number of Conservative MPs with a reduced majority are cutting back on the time they spend in Westminster in a bid to strengthen their electoral prospects in their constituencies, as the party grows frustrated ahead of the next election.
US pollster Frank Luntz told Tory MPs that anyone with a majority of less than 15,000 votes was at risk of losing their seats. More than 180 have a majority below that threshold.
Conservative MPs defending the fringes have been able to apply for permission to be away from the Commons for a week each month and are being offered help to improve their re-election chances.
Read more about the Conservative Party’s election jitters.
