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As a Manchester United fan protest leads to a match postponement, experts say owners must rebuild trust with the fans.
![One of the key stakeholders, the players, appear to have been left behind in the thoughts of the clubs [File: Juan Carlos Hidalgo/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1000-3.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
A victory for football fans over the power of the boardroom? Perhaps not.
![Newcastle fans unhappy with owner Mike Ashley have for years been calling on him to invest in the club, or to sell to new owners who would [Alex Morton/Livepic/Action Images/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/862e8df5314e4738882705351d9f12b9_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Saudi Arabia’s $370m bid to buy an English football club appears to be foundering on the rocks of the WTO.
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared before the Liaison Committee via Zoom from 10 Downing Street [Andrew Parsons/Handout/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/c0a440eb6d4a4809930a35e8815d9f7e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
There is an urgent need to rebuild trust in leadership, say experts, after multiple failures in UK government strategy.
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A new study reports anti-immigrant sentiment softened among both Leave and Remain camps after the 2016 referendum.
![Dominic Cummings, a senior aide to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, made a rare statement from the Downing Street garden on Monday evening [Jonathan Brady via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0d1ea810adc74ac8b7458e0e20adddf9_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
The government’s support for the prime minister’s top aide is undermining public health advice, say experts.
![Armed police stand guard outside the Houses of Parliament on the first anniversary of the Westminster attack in which a police officer and four pedestrians were killed in London on March 22, 2017 [File: Peter Nicholls/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2769a77a3c3442f196e430a5ebbe9954_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
A further tightening of measures against people who have not been convicted undermines British justice, say campaigners.
![Many survivors of trafficking have endured a series of violent acts, from those which forced them to flee their homes, to further abuse on their journeys, and more when they arrive in their country of refuge [File photo/Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/a8b37504c4354875a8e13ae3a331767a_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Coronavirus lockdowns are physically trapping survivors with abusers, while removing chances for economic empowerment.
![British Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has a history of sharing far-right disinformation, say analysts [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bbb38aa478c5486888532e4e76b8380b_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Nadine Dorries on Thursday retweeted a far-right Twitter account known for Islamophobic misinformation.
![International Trade Secretary Liz Truss is leading the United Kingdom's negotiating teams hoping to secure dozens of trade deals in the next few years [File photo/Peter Nicholls/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/0fea5b05821e41778105a78e062543bf_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Securing multiple trade deals simultaneously is not impossible, say experts, but the UK will have to make concessions.