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Good morning, this is Alison Rourke bringing you this Monday briefing on what’s set to be a blockbuster week in politics.

All eyes will be on London today as Donald Trump flies in for his much-anticipated visit. The trip could provide some awkward moments when he meets Theresa May in her last few days as prime minister (she is set to formally resign on Friday). The White House sees the trip as an opportunity for a “reset moment” on trade, but Trump lands in the thick of the Tory leadership battle, in which he has made no bones about his preferred candidate, Boris Johnson. On potentially meeting Johnson, Trump told reporters before he left Washington: “Well I may meet with him, he’s been a friend of mine, he’s been very nice.” He also added he had a “very good relationship with Nigel Farage”.

May meanwhile has called the visit “a significant week for the special relationship and an opportunity to further strengthen our already close partnership”. She stressed the need to build closer trading ties, but with only five days left in the job, it’s hard to see how much influence she will have.

Another Johnson has also been helping set the scene ahead of the visit – Trump’s US ambassador in the UK, Woody Johnson, has suggested the NHS should be “on the table” in future trade negotiations with the US. Trump’s man in London also indicated the UK would need to allow US agricultural products, including chlorinated chicken, on to the UK market as part of any post-Brexit trade deal.

So there will be plenty of subjects to avoid during the president’s banquet at Buckingham Palace tonight with the Queen, before formal talks in Downing Street tomorrow, when the giant Trump baby balloon is expected to fly over large protests.

Tory hopefuls – As the 13 runners and riders in the Conservative party leadership race jockey for position, the centrist Matt Hancock will today call for the UK to allow complete freedom of movement for medics from around the world. The health secretary will promise to lift all immigration restrictions for qualified doctors and nurses of any nationality who have secured a job in the NHS. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson has put forward his first major domestic policy proposal, saying he would “significantly” lift spending on secondary school students to at least £5,000 per pupil if he became the next prime minister.

Jared Kushner – The US Middle East envoy has expressed uncertainty over the ability of Palestinians to self-govern, in a rare television interview broadcast last night. Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and an architect of the White House’s yet-to-be-released Middle East peace plan, said it would be a “high bar” when asked if the Palestinians could expect freedom from Israeli military and government interference. Kushner again avoided saying explicitly whether the plan would include a two-state solution, the bedrock of US policy for decades. But he said: “I do think they should have self-determination. I’m going to leave the details until we come out with the actual plan.”

Not so equal – Not a single country is expected to achieve gender equality by 2030, according to the first index to measure progress against a set of internationally agreed targets. According to the inaugural SDG Gender Index, launched today, even the Nordic states, which score highly in the index, would need to take huge strides to fulfil gender commitments in the 17 sustainable development goals, which 193 countries signed up to in 2015. The index measured progress in 129 countries, marking them from zero to 100. Countries with an overall score of 90 or more are making excellent progress, but only 21 countries got 80 or above. Denmark came in first with 89.3. The UK came 17th with 82.2.

Reality TV’s body anxiety – Young people’s worries about how they look are being fuelled by aspirational TV shows, according to a new survey by the Mental Health Foundation, which released the report ahead of the new series of Love Island. Almost one in four people (24%) aged 18-24 say reality TV makes them worry about their body image, according to the YouGov survey of 4,505 UK adults. More than one in seven (15%) said they had self-harmed or deliberately hurt themselves because of concerns about their body image, and 23% had experienced suicidal thoughts because of concerns in relation to their body image. The foundation’s Dr Antonis Kousoulis acknowledged that the show had issued mental health aftercare guidelines for contestants, “but they must also take into consideration the potential damage being done to viewers”, adding that contestants’ appearance are “not diverse, [are] largely unrealistic and [are] presented as aspirational”.

Drink up – Coffee addicts will be pleased to hear that scientists say drinking up to 25 cups a day is not bad for your heart. Some previous studies have suggested that coffee stiffens arteries, putting pressure on the heart and increasing the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, with drinkers warned to cut down. But a new study (part-funded by the British Heart Foundation) of more than 8,000 people across the UK found that drinking five cups a day, and even up to 25, is no worse for the arteries than drinking less than a cup a day.

Today in Focus podcast: Inside Isis

Martin Chulov, the Guardian’s Middle East correspondent, discusses his meeting with Umm Sayyaf, the most senior female Islamic State captive. In her first interview, Sayyaf reveals her role in helping the CIA hunt for the ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. And Johny Pitt on how an ice bath with pop duo Jedward promoted a journey around Europe exploring Afropean identity.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi recently appeared on an Isis propaganda video for the first time in five years. Umm Sayyaf helped identify safe houses he used. Photograph: Reuters TV/Reuters

Lunchtime read: ‘We needed to speak our truth – and forgive’

Six years ago, on the back of 17m album sales, the Jonas Brothers split, devastating their fans, many of whom had watched their rise from Disney. Now they’re back with a No 1 single and talking about marriage, family rifts and why it took so long to patch things up. More than half a decade since their split (that was blamed on a “deep rift within the band”) the brothers are married, settled and arguably in better musical shape than ever before, writes the Guardian’s Peter Robinson. But their journey through teenage stardom and a rift in the band at the time when their father was managing them, left its marks. “I was mad as hell,” says Joe Jonas of his younger brother Nick’s move to instigate the split.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Jonas Brothers are back after a six-year hiatus. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Nick says his dad handled things well, balancing being both manager and parent. “Because I had initiated the conversation for the group to break up, he was comforting to me while I spoke my truth. Then when Joe and Kevin’s reaction was complicated, he was a father to them, and managerial to me.” Although the brothers were hardly estranged, there was a multi-platinum elephant in the room at family events. In 2017 came the idea of a Jonas Brothers documentary, Chasing Happiness, which is out this week on Amazon. The main aim was closure: “We definitely didn’t think we were going to get back together,” Joe says. But a full reunion followed and the album Happiness Begins is released this week.

Sport

Liverpool want to extend Jürgen Klopp’s contract following the Champions League triumph his players believe heralds the beginning of a glittering era under their charismatic manager. Anthony Joshua confirmed his intent to enforce an immediate return fight with Andy Ruiz Jr, admitting he was so confident in the run-up to his astounding defeat that he had not bothered asking whether a rematch clause was in the contract. Johanna Konta became the first British woman to reach the last eight of the French Open since Jo Durie in 1983, while Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal seem to be operating in their own dimension at Roland Garros, moving into the quarter-finals with uncanny synchronicity. And Richard Carapaz became Ecuador’s first grand tour champion by winning the Giro d’Italia while Chad Haga of the US was fastest in the final stage’s individual time trial.

Business

Amazon is opening up a new front on its retail dominance, opening a chain of pop-up shops selling everything from food and drink to electronics, beauty products and homewares. The year-long pilot, launched in conjunction with the small business support organisation Enterprise Nation, will give 100 small online businesses a high street presence, with the first Clicks and Mortar shop opening today in St Mary’s Gate in central Manchester. It will also offer lockers for customers to collect Amazon orders. The company plans to open 10 shops in total. It hasn’t revealed the locations of the other stores but said there would be openings in Wales, Scotland, the Midlands, Yorkshire and the south-east.

On the markets, US stock futures, Asian shares and oil prices slipped to multi-month lows on Monday on worries that intensifying Chin-US tensions and Washington’s new tariff threats against Mexico could tip the global economy into a recession. The E-mini futures for S&P500 dropped 0.5% in early Asian trade to 2,738, near their March low of 2,722, while Japan’s Nikkei skidded 1.1% to a four-month low.

The pound is buying €1.131 and $1.265.

The papers

Guardian front page, Monday 3 June 2019. Photograph: The Guardian

Trump’s visit and Huawei dominate the front pages today.

The Guardian has: “Trump arrives amid rising anger at US trade demands” and the i reports: “May urged to confront Trump on climate”.

The Daily Mail reports that Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid may u-turn over the government’s decision to allow 5G access to the Chinese giant: “Tories’ Huawei deal warning”, as does the Telegraph: “Tories bow on Huawei as Trump lands in UK” and the Sun combines the two subjects: “Trump: It’s my way or Huawei”.

More China news on the front page of the FT: “China blames US ‘coercion’ as FedEx probe raises trade tensions”, the Times continues to cover the Tory leadership contest: “Delaying Brexit will hand Corbyn No10, Gove told”, the Express has comments from an NHS boss: “We must act now to beat dementia” and the Mirror covers Ann Widdecombe’s comments about finding a “cure” for homosexuality, which it calls: “Strictly offensive”.

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