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Gemma Collins calling on MPs to vote against new animal testing plans
13 January 2026 @ 3:06 pm
Gemma Collins is calling on MPs to vote against a law change which would make it illegal to even plan a protest at any animal testing facility. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gemma Clair Collins (@gemmacollins) As the Canary previously reported, the Government can restrict protests around “Key National […]
By HG
Amnesty UK warns government against plan to review Israel arms sales ‘pause’
13 January 2026 @ 2:57 pm
Amnesty International UK are warning Keir Starmer’s government might end a so-called ‘pause’ on arms sales to Israel. The human rights organisation were discussing about a report in the Jewish Chronicle (JC) that claimed sales could be reviewed after phase two of the current ceasefire. Business minister Peter Kyle told the paper that arms licences […]
By Joe Glenton
Unite demands that Holyrood act to fix social care crisis in Scotland with this year’s budget
13 January 2026 @ 2:06 pm
Unite the union has issued a press statement demanding that the government address the dire state of the social care sector in Scotland. The move comes as Scottish finance secretary Shona Robinson is set to announce the country’s budget for the coming year. Crucially, the union argued that pumping money and support in the sector […]
By Alex/Rose Cocker
UK student loans crisis branded ‘completely insane’
13 January 2026 @ 1:49 pm
Student loan debt is rising so fast that most graduates are functionally in a debt prison they will never escape from. Things have gotten so out of hand that lawyer and activist Peter Stefanovic described the situation as follows: Jeez. This is completely insane. How has this been allowed to happen? pic.twitter.com/5UF7lK9cxE — Peter Stefanovic […]
By Willem Moore
Labour’s privatisation nightmare leaves thousands without water in Kent
13 January 2026 @ 1:44 pm
Labour are overseeing yet another major failure of the private water network: 30,000 homes left without water in Kent and Sussex. South East Water company blamed bad weather and storms as though we never had that before. Real reason is lack of investment, unjustified dividends and exec pay.https://t.co/X7ZAqefaRM — Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) January 12, 2026 […]
By Willem Moore
Disgraced NYC mayor pulls crypto ‘scam’ to ‘fight antisemitism’
13 January 2026 @ 1:38 pm
If you’re unfamiliar with the disgraced New York City mayor in question, we’re talking about the outgoing mayor Eric Adams. This is what Adams told the world yesterday: Amid the Times Square sideshows, Eric Adams announces his “NYC Token,” a crypto coin he says will fight antisemitism. “I’m not taking a salary at this time,” […]
By Willem Moore
Green Party picks up another councillor, making it the joint second largest group on Oxford city council
13 January 2026 @ 12:11 pm
Previously independent Oxford city councillor Edward Mundy has joined the Green Party. Mundy first won election as a Labour Councillor in Holywell ward in 2021. He retained his seat in 2022. In October 2023, alongside nine other councillors in Oxford, he left the Labour Party. This was due to Keir Starmer saying that Israel had […]
By The Canary
Sultana says it’s for Iranian people to ‘decide their future’
13 January 2026 @ 10:56 am
Zarah Sultana has spoken about the huge wave of anti-government protests in Iran. The demonstrations were originally over severe economic hardship and frustration with political repression. However, they quickly broadened into widespread opposition to the current leadership. The Iranian government’s response has been highly repressive, with heavy force, mass arrests, and a communications blackout. As […]
By Maddison Wheeldon
Poll shows that voters prefer Polanski to Farage
13 January 2026 @ 10:28 am
A new poll from YouGov has shown that voters prefer Zack Polanski to Nigel Farage. While that’s good news for Polanski, the poll also shows he has a hill to climb in terms of overtaking the other leaders: Glimmers of hope YouGov’s tracker shows that Starmer has mostly dipped while Badenoch has risen and Farage […]
By Willem Moore
Labour make disgusting boast about mass arrests of their ICE equivalent
13 January 2026 @ 10:23 am
A British government bearing the name ‘Labour’ has revelled in the results of a mass clampdown on society’s least privileged workers – those it says are working illegally in breach of immigration rules. The statement – jointly written by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn – has a […]
By Robert Freeman