Inside Politics: Boris Johnson faces trade war with Trump

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Should we humanise the bad guys? Fans of The Hunger Games are arguing about the ethics of a planned prequel book detailing the rise to power of the evil President Snow – the blonde-haired, would-be world king whose “only real currency was charm”. Remind you of anyone? If anyone wants to do an origin story on Boris Johnson’s recent rise to power, they could do worse than pinpoint the moment he realised Donald Trump was onto something with his no holds barred populism. But the PM is now facing a fight-to-the-death trade war with the US president. As the Labour Party’s tributes remain locked in their own gladiatorial contest, Lisa Nandy’s campaign is catching fire. She’s been winning sponsors left, right and centre, and landing blows on Piers Morgan – ITV’s very own Caesar Flickerman. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

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