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US paratroopers secretly deployed to Israel for Iran attack mission
9 June 2026 @ 2:17 pm
The US military deployed elements of the elite 82nd airborne division – paratroopers – to the Middle East in March. Sources have now revealed some went to Israel. Their mission, if called upon, was to seize Iranian oil port Kharg island. US journalist Ken Klippenstein reported on 8 June: When the Pentagon announced that the […]
By Joe GlentonFarage tells unions to ditch Labour for racist Reform
9 June 2026 @ 2:01 pm
Nigel Farage has called on the Unions to ditch Labour and instead join far-right Reform UK. Reform is now the party of workers. Today I am inviting trade unions to apply for affiliation with Reform UK. We also welcome union leaders to attend our national conference in September and engage in discussions about the policies […]
By HGThomas Massie demands investigation into 1967 suspected Israeli attack on USS Liberty
9 June 2026 @ 1:56 pm
Thomas Massie, US Congressman, has demanded the US reopen its investigation into the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in 1967, which he suspects was not an accident. The attack on the US Navy ship killed 34 service members and injured 171 others. Massie marked the 59th anniversary of the attack by delivering a speech […]
By HGReform councillor quits, blames ‘sexism’ and ‘bullying’
9 June 2026 @ 1:38 pm
Many have accused Reform politicians of having regressive opinions about women’s rights and female body autonomy. They’ve accused them of this because Reform politicians have regressive opinions about women’s rights and female body autonomy. And as such, it’s unsurprising the party attracts far fewer female candidates than its rivals. In the latest example of the […]
By Willem Moore100 public figures demand no terror sentencing for Filton 24 anti-genocide activists
9 June 2026 @ 1:34 pm
Around 100 well-known public figures have signed an Artists for Palestine open letter describing the government’s plan to impose terror sentencing on four humanitarian activists as a “miscarriage of justice”. Signatories include author Sally Rooney, activist Greta Thunberg, filmmaker Terry Gilliam, actor Steve Coogan, comedians Jen Brister and Alexei Sayle and law expert Lord John […]
By SkwawkboxCunningham panics over Farage’s NHS privatisation plans
9 June 2026 @ 1:33 pm
Laila Cunningham is Reform UK’s candidate for the mayor of London, and, in a new interview, she disputed the claim that Nigel Farage wants to force the UK to abandon free health care in the form of the NHS for a US-style insurance model. The problem is that Farage has publicly voiced this opinion on camera, […]
By Willem MooreJewish mothers’ protest: ‘children face hell in Gaza – stop looking away!’
9 June 2026 @ 1:27 pm
A group of Jewish mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers plans to set up a large tent in London on Thursday 11 June to highlight the living hell children in Gaza have been living through during Israel’s genocide there. Several members of the group – Jewish Peaceniks UK – told the Canary more. Jewish mothers opposing the […]
By Ed SykesPrivately contracted DWP assessors face no consequences for putting disabled people at risk
9 June 2026 @ 1:20 pm
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that benefits assessors are once again failing disabled claimants. Even worse, the assessors who are putting vulnerable people at risk are getting away with it. In a new report, the DWP admits that there were 767 concerning incidents reported in the first six months […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyCorbyn launches petition demanding Burnham publicly back Gaza enquiry
9 June 2026 @ 1:15 pm
Your Party parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn is asking for the public’s help to pressure Makerfield by-election candidate Andy Burnham into confirming he will back an independent inquiry into UK collusion in Israel’s genocide. Corbyn wrote to the Greater Manchester mayor in May 2026 asking Burnham to say publicly that he will back an inquiry. Burnham […]
By SkwawkboxPolanski accuses Telegraph of ‘making up quotes’
9 June 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Zack Polanski has accused the Telegraph of fabricating quotes. And he’s got good reason to do so, because the way the Telegraph presented the following information clearly gives an entirely false impression: We're at the point where the Telegraph are literally making up quotes. I said when veg is sold for pennies in supermarkets, it's a […]
By Willem Moore