UK Politics, Liberal Democrats, Conservative Party Future, South China Sea Tensions, and Natural Hydrogen in Mali

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The chapter covers predictions of a potential Labour Party win in the UK election, the resurgence of the Liberal Democrats, and challenges faced by the Conservative Party. It also delves into the tensions between the Philippines and China over a grounded warship and the use of natural hydrogen in a Malian town.

Credit agencies have misrated more than $100bn of commercial real estate debt, new election polls suggest the UK could be in for a seismic political shift, and the Philippines has been secretly reinforcing a dilapidated warship marooned on a South China Sea reef. Plus, drilling for naturally occurring hydrogen gas was deemed unfeasible, but prospectors now think differently.

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How a cigarette sparked a slow-burn search for buried ‘gold’ hydrogen

Philippines secretly reinforces ship at centre of South China Sea dispute

Ratings agencies give high marks to bonds financing defaulted properties

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Josh Gabert-Doyon, Ethan Plotkin, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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