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Will Starmer resist Trump or become Blair-lite? Can Labour survive?
10 March 2026 @ 11:46 pm
The US and Israel’s illegal war on Iran has become a déjà vu moment for Labour members, reminding them of Blair’s unforgivable decision to invade Iraq – while Starmer continues to hum and haw. Tony Blair was eager to go to war, dismissing the warnings of anti-war voices within his party. Their opposition was drowned […]
By Maddison WheeldonDWP admits to leaving Access to Work claimants with no support
10 March 2026 @ 10:30 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has admitted it knowingly leaves disabled people caught up in Access to Work delays with no support. Access to Work in tatters We all know that Access to Work has been ripped to shreds by the Labour government. Whilst eligibility is being silently cut, they’ve also completely lost […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyTrump tries desperately to please both oil execs and Israel
10 March 2026 @ 10:01 pm
Trump’s illegal and unprovoked attack on Iran is having a massive impact on oil and gas prices. On 9 March, US president Donald Trump tried convincing the markets that his ‘Israel first’ war was “very complete” and would end “very soon”. The problem, which he does not see, is that you can’t please Israel AND […]
By Ed SykesWater giants override Ofwat cap, getting richer as consumers suffer
10 March 2026 @ 8:59 pm
In a move that favours corporations over consumers, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved price hikes for four water companies. This comes despite a cap set by Ofwat to protect consumers during the cost-of-living crisis. Notably, this decision mirrors past attempts by water companies scrambling to offset costs resulting from their failure […]
By Maddison WheeldonGB News pal calls indigenous Brits victims of “genocide”
10 March 2026 @ 7:49 pm
Former Boris Johnson adviser Thomas Corbett-Dillon has appeared on far-right broadcaster GB News insisting that the channel is nowhere near extremist but insteaad lovely, cuddly, and “really, really impartial.” Barely a breath later, he was confidently telling his white, male GB News panellists that the UK is suffering a genocide from all the migrants coming […]
By SkwawkboxUnions, Green Party and housing groups unite for National Housing Demonstration
10 March 2026 @ 6:41 pm
More than 50 organisations, including national trade unions, tenants’ unions and the Green Party, have announced the National Housing Demonstration in Central London on Saturday 18 April. They’re demanding urgent rent controls and a new generation of accessible council homes. In what is set to be the largest coming-together of housing campaigners in a decade, […]
By The CanaryGreen councillor calls out Sadiq Khan’s impotence on racist stop-and-search
10 March 2026 @ 6:26 pm
A sitting member of the London Assembly – an elected body considered the ‘eyes and ears of Londoners‘ – delivered a blistering critique of London mayor Sadiq Khan. They have described him as “part of the problem” when it comes to racialised stop-and-search powers. Notably, these powers overwhelmingly target black Londonders. “Vital policing tool,” Khan […]
By The CanaryWorld’s largest pension fund dumps company over plantation violations
10 March 2026 @ 6:10 pm
The world’s largest pension fund has revealed that it sold its shares in the Bolloré group, a powerful French conglomerate. This was due to unresolved concerns about “serious human rights violations” at a plantation company which Bolloré partly owned. A report from the Norwegian Bank Investment Management (NBIM) made the decision public on 26 February. The […]
By The CanaryUS politics shatters football as 10 players denied visas for CONCACAF Champions Cup Match
10 March 2026 @ 5:36 pm
Jamaican club Mount Pleasant suffered a major blow ahead of their highly anticipated match against Los Angeles Galaxy in the The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Champions Cup. The United States refused to issue visas to ten of their players, preventing them from participating in the first leg of the […]
By Alaa ShamaliStriking Romford NHS workers to demonstrate at Wes Streeting’s office
10 March 2026 @ 5:19 pm
Striking Queen’s Hospital workers will demonstrate outside the office of their constituency MP Wes Streeting on Wednesday 11 March. When: 9.30am, Wednesday 11 March 2026 Where: 12a Highview Parade, Woodford Avenue, Ilford, IG4 5EP The workers initially took three days of strike action over a range of issues in February. Fresh strikes began on Monday […]
By The Canary