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Journalist demands damages from MP who called him a Jew hater

5 April 2026 @ 1:35 pm

Mike Katz and Jody McIntyreIndependent journalist and Canary contributor Jody McIntyre has claimed victory over Labour MP Mike Katz. At the same time, he’s saying the situation isn’t over until Katz pays damages: MAJOR UPDATE: Pleased to announce that in response to our legal demands and the generous contributions of my supporters, Labour peer Mike Katz has now deleted his defamatory […] By Willem Moore

Farage uses Christ’s resurrection as an excuse to moan

5 April 2026 @ 1:31 pm

Nigel Farage with Jesus looking down on himIn the UK, Christmas has become an excuse for right-wingers to complain about supermarkets’ labelling policies. Now, Farage is looking to branch out into a bit of Easter-themed moaning: 🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage’s Easter Message pic.twitter.com/CNn584Es1l — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) April 5, 2026 The problem is Farage barely seems to know what he’s upset about. […] By Willem Moore

April Fools’ Day has come and gone, but Labour seems determined to keep the joke running.

5 April 2026 @ 12:32 pm

LabourApril Fools’ Day has passed. Yet here we are in 2026, with a Labour government that campaigned on hope and renewal, reduced to celebrating a measly £117 energy bill cut like it’s the second coming — while warning us things might get worse again in just three months because of the Epstein war on the […] By Rachael Swindon

Sky slammed for saying downed pilot adds ‘human element’ to Iran war

5 April 2026 @ 11:50 am

IranIf you’ve followed the US and Israel’s war on Iran, you know that many human beings have died as a result of this latest act of imperial barbarism. If you’re an employee at Sky News, however, you may not have realised there was a ‘human element’ until a US pilot was shot out of the […] By Willem Moore

Another Reform candidate has praised Enoch Powell

5 April 2026 @ 11:44 am

ReformOn 4 April, we reported that a Reform UK candidate was exposed for posting positively about Enoch Powell. That candidate was Brett Muscroft, and we’ve since learned he isn’t the only Powell fanboy that Reform are set to run in the upcoming local elections: Next we have Arnold Tabor, candidate for South Elmsall and South […] By Willem Moore

Petition opposing Israel’s death penalty needs help to hit 100k signatures

5 April 2026 @ 11:32 am

IsraelAs we’ve reported, Israel has passed a law which will permit them to execute Palestinian prisoners. In response to this, Katharina Amanda Adler created a petition on the Parliament website. Should this petition hit 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for a debate in Parliament. Currently, it’s fast approaching that target: You can sign the […] By Willem Moore

Poll puts Green Party in joint first with Reform

5 April 2026 @ 10:39 am

Green PartyThe local elections are fast approaching, and it’s the Green Party which seems to have all the momentum. A fresh example of this is a poll which has put the Greens level with Reform UK in first place: Remarkable poll this evening from Lord Ashcroft. The Greens in joint 1st place. We are replacing Labour […] By Willem Moore

Trump just said Iran has 48hrs until he ‘reigns hell’ on them

4 April 2026 @ 4:42 pm

TrumpTrump has once again threatened to up the ante in his war on Iran. This time, he’s vowed to ‘reign down hell’ if Iran doesn’t re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The problem for Trump is that the constant escalations seem to have worked more in Iran’s favour than America’s: Donald Trump has posted this on […] By Willem Moore

Reform welcomes ‘shoot the p*kis’ scandal ex-Tory

4 April 2026 @ 4:29 pm

ReformEvery day, Reform’s battalion of local election candidates is looking worse and worse. Today, we learned that the party has welcomed a notorious ex-Tory councillor who voiced what can only be described as hardcore, Nazi-grade genocidal intent: Reform claimed they have the most rigorous candidate vetting in the UK; yet a simple google search of […] By Willem Moore

Animal Justice Project urge people to ‘Skip the Lamb’ this Easter

4 April 2026 @ 4:04 pm

EasterAnimal Justice Project has staged a demonstration in Leicester Square asking people to “Skip the Lamb” over Easter. As the charity highlights, lambs are usually only a few months old when they’re slaughtered: We’re in Leicester Square today, urging the public to ‘Skip the Lamb’ this Easter. Joined by dedicated activists and a powerful street […] By Willem Moore