内容摘要：In response, Trump threatened an additional 50%, bringing the total to 104% on Tuesday, if Beijing did not back down. China did not change course and said it would "fight to the end" if the US "insists on provoking a tariff war or trade war".

In response, Trump threatened an additional 50%, bringing the total to 104% on Tuesday, if Beijing did not back down. China did not change course and said it would "fight to the end" if the US "insists on provoking a tariff war or trade war".

Vance has often spoken about the need to fix a "broken culture" that is tearing the US family apart, by undermining men.In a recent interview, he said: "We actually think God made male and female for a purpose and we want you guys to thrive as young men and young women and we're going to help with our public policy to make it possible to do that."

This idea has been echoed in pronatalist circles."Vance is a vocal pronatalist," says Rachel Cohen, policy correspondent at Vox. "Trump himself campaigned on implementing a new "baby boom" and last week he declared himself the 'fertilisation president'."Malcolm says he has already made attempts to influence the White House. He claims to have engaged in "backroom channelling of influential people, making sure that pronatalism became normal to talk about within the centres of power, and that ended up dripping its way up to administration and core tech culture".

They are in discussions on pronatalist policy with the Heritage Foundation. Then there is a rather more direct approach they claim to have taken. "We have submitted draft executive orders to the Trump administration," says Simone.Their proposals include suggestions for how to remove layers of regulation from childcare providers and expanding car seat choice so cars can fit more children.

The couple aren't sure if those are going to translate into anything concrete just yet – but they believe they have a receptive audience.

Their connection to power is thanks to the so-called tech right, a reactionary movement against liberalism led by some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. Those in the tech right include Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel – who sponsored Vance's Senate race and has invested in fertility technology – and venture capitalists David Sacks and Marc Andreessen.However, the judge accepted Turner had shown "genuine remorse" and was suitable for rehabilitation, adding he was satisfied Turner's children and ex-partner would suffer if he was jailed.

Turner was announced as the Reform candidate for Louth North in the Lincolnshire County Council elections on 1 May, butafter indicating his guilty pleas at Boston Magistrates' Court.

Reform UK said Turner's membership of the party had been suspended.Republic of Ireland international Megan Campbell said "anything is achievable" after she broke the Guinness World Record for the longest ever throw-in by a female footballer.