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UK government faces growing calls to rule out military conscription
14 May 2026 @ 11:01 pm
A coalition of UK peace organisations is launching a new petition calling on the UK government to rule out military conscription, or any form of compulsory national service involving the armed forces. Thirteen peace and faith organisations have come together to organise the petition. It arrives amid growing debate about military recruitment and national service […]
By The CanaryNew health sec Murray says ‘can’t wait to continue Streeting’s slash-and-burn’
14 May 2026 @ 10:58 pm
Keir Starmer has appointed “clearly anti-Palestinian” MP James Murray to replace Wes Streeting as health secretary. Streeting resigned on Thursday to launch his campaign to replace Starmer. The new health secretary has given a clear signal that his plans for the NHS are just as sinister as his predecessor’s. Murray posted on X that he: Can’t […]
By SkwawkboxLabour Together saboteur Simons quits seat — for Burnham
14 May 2026 @ 10:52 pm
Saboteur outfit Labour Together’s (LT) determination to remove Keir Starmer — while retaining control of the party — is clearly huge. LT director Josh Simons was previously considered a ‘Starmtrooper’. But he has today, 14 May 2026, quit his parliamentary seat, Ashton in Makerfield, to give Andy Burnham a shot at getting into the Labour […]
By SkwawkboxDWP PIP Timms review continues to be an absolute farce
14 May 2026 @ 10:39 pm
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is once again proving that the Timms review into Personal Independence Payment is an absolute farce. DWP — Timms Review was never genuine The Timms review was launched after the Labour government failed to cut PIP last summer. Thanks to a massive push back from disabled people and […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyTorygraph’s naff made-up Polanski letter deserves a lawsuit
14 May 2026 @ 10:08 pm
The Telegraph‘s desperation to attack Polanski has plumbed new depths — complete fiction. Apparently, the ‘boob-whisperer’ smears, false allegations about the Red Cross and lies about Polanski’s council tax aren’t cutting through. (The dock fees where he moored his boat were supposed to cover it and only one person moored there had been asked for council […]
By SkwawkboxWhy are US CEOs lining up meet what they called the funder of the largest state sponsor of terrorism?
14 May 2026 @ 9:57 pm
Just about ten days ago, the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News that China was buying 90% of Iran’s energy, “so they are funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” Bessent may have got the country wrong, as it has been the USA that is the destabilising power in the world. So if […]
By The CanaryWeasel Streeting quits for Starmer leadership challenge — lets take a look at his resignation letter
14 May 2026 @ 9:21 pm
On 14 May, and shocking absolutely nobody, Labour-right stooge and newly-ex health secretary Wes Streeting handed in his resignation letter. We all know he’s planning his own leadership bid, because the horrid little worm has barely been able to conceal his excitement for weeks now. Many of my colleagues at the Canary have been champing at […]
By Alex/Rose CockerScandal shows Israeli involvement in US push to crush Latin American left
14 May 2026 @ 8:24 pm
New revelations seem to show Israeli participation in increasing US efforts to crush Latin America’s left and consolidate far-right power in the region. News outlet Canal Red and Honduran journalists have given the public access at Hondurasgate to audio files and documents that reveal shady dealings by an elite network looking to ensure US dominance […]
By Ed SykesIran has not received US visas for the 2026 World Cup
14 May 2026 @ 8:15 pm
The President of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, made new statements regarding the Iranian national team’s visa crisis 28 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup. He confirmed that the matter has not been resolved yet, and his country is awaiting official guarantees from FIFA. The official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted […]
By Alaa ShamaliTrade unions call for climate action and rejection of Rosebank
14 May 2026 @ 7:35 pm
Trade union leaders, representatives and activists from across the UK are calling on the Labour government to reject the proposed Rosebank oil field, warning it would undermine climate commitments, fail workers in the long term, and risk contributing to human rights abuses abroad. Major unions and more than 1,900 additional trade unionists published the open […]
By The Canary