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Disabled people challenge government SEND proposals over segregation concerns

22 April 2026 @ 6:38 pm

Pupils in school playground. Schools White Paper. SEND proposals.Disabled People’s Organisations will gather in Manchester and online to challenge government SEND reform proposals and hear from groups they say are underrepresented in the consultation process. The government’s SEND Reform Consultation is due to close on 18 May. In its consultation and Schools White Paper, the government has set out proposals for changes to […] By The Canary

Making troops accountable for war crimes threatens US alliance, ex-SAS colonel warns

22 April 2026 @ 6:38 pm

SASA former Special Air Service (SAS) colonel says holding troops accountable over war crimes could wreck the UK/US alliance. SAS troops are currently under investigation for extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan. The same report re-heated fake claims about a ‘witch-hunt’ against British troops. These kinds of claims about UK troops being ‘harassed’ for ‘doing their jobs’ […] By Joe Glenton

Zack Polanski responds to home secretary’s taser threat

22 April 2026 @ 5:48 pm

Zack PolanskiAs we reported, home secretary Shabana Mahmood said she’d like to ‘taser and deport’ Zack Polanski on 20 April. Polanski himself has now responded by doing something which is inconceivable to Labour politicians — i.e. being normal: My own answer to this pretty odd question would be that I wouldn’t choose to taser anyone. Who […] By Willem Moore

Starmer handler McSweeney to be dragged from shadows by Foreign Affairs Committee

22 April 2026 @ 5:44 pm

McSweeneyKeir Starmer’s disgraced long-time handler Morgan McSweeney has been called to give evidence to the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. The call comes after former top Foreign Office civil servants told the committee that McSweeney had told them to ignore vetting and “just fucking approve” Keir Starmer’s appointment of disgraced paedophile’s pal — and McSweeney’s mentor […] By Skwawkbox

Reform UK now ‘rejecting’ Tory defectors following poll slump

22 April 2026 @ 5:02 pm

Reform ukReform UK lost its ‘anti-Tory’ credentials earlier this year when it began accepting Tories into the party. Since then, Farage’s lot have seen a big dip in the polls, and the obvious conclusion is the Tory exodus didn’t help. Now, it seems Reform has decided enough is enough. As GB Politics’ Charlie Simpson reported: EXCLUSIVE: I […] By Willem Moore

Independents set to take overall control away from Labour in Enfield

22 April 2026 @ 4:39 pm

EnfieldA new report predicts Labour will lose overall control of Enfield Council, largely due to the hard work of Enfield Community Independents (ECI). The prediction is that ECI could win seven seats, cementing its place as the main opposition to the local Labour-Tory axis. And ECI thinks it could even win more. BREAKING New election […] By Ed Sykes

Why does a defaced statue of Jesus get more sympathy than murdered Black and Brown people?

22 April 2026 @ 4:12 pm

An Israeli soldier takes a sledgehammer to the face of a crucified Jesus Christ statue, which is on the ground. Taken from a BBC News reportA statue of Jesus, which the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) destroyed in Southern Lebanon, has received far more sympathy than the thousands of Black and Brown people whom Israel has murdered. Destruction of Jesus statue should serve as moral wake-up call for IDF, Israel https://t.co/WEBKWclH6I — The Times of Israel (@TimesofIsrael) April 20, 2026 A […] By HG

Reform UK pledges to control the presentation of historical narratives in Welsh museums

22 April 2026 @ 4:04 pm

ReformReform UK’s manifesto for Wales vows that the far-right party will dictate how museums present history, should it win control of the Senedd. This includes threatening to “review funding” to ensure “political neutrality”, along with ordering museums not to present “narrow and exclusionary narratives”. Whilst the manifesto uses vague language, Reform politicians themselves have pointed […] By Alex/Rose Cocker

UK’s first Gaza Humanitarian Foundation whistleblower describes ‘sick’ Gaza Squid Games

22 April 2026 @ 3:40 pm

Squid GamesA former British commando and veteran of several wars has told Declassified UK that he’d never seen anything as bad as Gaza. Ex-marine David MacIntosh worked in a militarised aid distribution point for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). He explained how a child was gunned down by Israeli forces in September 2025. He told Declassified […] By Joe Glenton

Labour ghoul defends cronyism and Starmer’s No 10 vetting scandal

22 April 2026 @ 3:39 pm

Margaret Hodge on BBC Newsnight defends asking a friend for a job in No 10 in conversation with Victoria Derbyshire over Keir Starmer's Matthew Doyle and Peter Mandelson scandalThis week we learned that Keir Starmer pressured the Foreign Office to give Matthew Doyle a job, which looks very bad for Starmer because Doyle notoriously maintained a friendship with a convicted sex offender. As you’d expect, most Labour politicians had the sense to not defend the prime minister. The exception to this was Baroness […] By Willem Moore