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DLR cleaners will strike alongside City Hall outsourcing protest

27 January 2026 @ 7:21 pm

Trains on London's Docklands Light Railway Cleaners disputeOutsourced cleaners will strike alongside a protest at Transport for London’s (TfL) Board meeting on 4 February. This will increase pressure on mayor Sadiq Khan over outsourcing and democratic control of the capital’s transport system. Outsourcing cleaners The protest, starting at 9.30am at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, London E16 1ZE, comes amid ongoing strike […] By The Canary

Racist rag The Spectator publishes vile anti-Irish screed

27 January 2026 @ 7:05 pm

The SpectatorTory-aligned toilet paper The Spectator has published a column from long-time anti-Irish bigot Julie Burchill, in which she characterises the country as a backwater populated by the “simple-minded”, Nazi sympathisers and antisemites. The column’s main thrust is a vacuous interest in celebrity attachment to Ireland. Burchill expresses amazement at the likes of Steve Coogan and Daniel […] By Robert Freeman

Misinformation and lies: Reform UK play on fears of elderly veterans to get elected

27 January 2026 @ 6:33 pm

ReformReform UK has announced a new policy to ‘defend our troops’. In reality, they want to play on the fears of elderly veterans, while attacking the rule of law. Using a tried-and-tested Tory trope, the far-right party said it will prevent past and future prosecutions of armed forces personnel if elected. Reform’s head of policy […] By Joe Glenton

British mining corp in the Philippines unleashes violence against locals – activists stage sit-in at London office

27 January 2026 @ 6:09 pm

Activists hold a banner saying British Mining Out Of The Philippines!Activists staged a sit-in at the London offices of Metals Exploration PLC on 26 January. This was in protest of human rights violations and environmental destruction linked to its subsidiary, Woggle Corporation, a British-owned mining company operating in the Philippines. Interestingly, in September 2025, Metals Exploration PLC listed its largest single shareholder as Reform UK […] By The Canary

Jewish people in Manchester mark Holocaust Memorial Day with ‘solemn gathering’

27 January 2026 @ 6:05 pm

Logo for Holocaust Memorial Day 2026Greater Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine is marking Holocaust Memorial Day. Ahead of what it describes as a “solemn gathering”, the group issued the following statement: Statement on commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2026 It is with great sadness that Greater Manchester Jewish Action for Palestine will be commemorating the genocidal destruction of the […] By The Canary

Two key questions surround Labour’s new attack on protest rights

27 January 2026 @ 5:59 pm

ProtestThe Labour government pushed through a further clampdown on protest on 14 January, though it hasn’t passed in the House of Lords yet. And while we should keep up the pressure to oppose this, we should also ask two key questions: Is this crackdown to protect dodgy private corporations? Is it laying a pathway for […] By Ed Sykes

Gorton and Denton – The Muslim Vote backs the Green Party

27 January 2026 @ 4:50 pm

Side by side images of Mothin Ali and Zack Polanski Green Party Gorton and Denton by-electionThe Greater Manchester constituency Gorton and Denton faces a by-election following the retirement of sitting Labour MP Andrew Gwynne. This led to a brief psychodrama within the Labour Party over whether Andy Burnham would get the chance to run. Labour’s leadership has ruled that out, perhaps fearful of Burnham’s potential challenge to Keir Starmer. There’s […] By The Canary

Starmer’s ground rent cap for leaseholders ignores extortionate service charges

27 January 2026 @ 4:49 pm

starmerKeir Starmer has announced that the government will be capping ground rent for leaseholders at £250 per year. @keirstarmerExclusive: We are capping ground rents for everyone♬ original sound – Keir Starmer The draft legislation states: The government intends to introduce a legislative cap on ground rents of £250 a year, changing to a peppercorn after […] By HG

TikTok US censoring Epstein, Trump and ICE content

27 January 2026 @ 4:40 pm

tiktokTikTok US is censoring content which contradicts any narrative which makes Trump’s fascist regime look bad. @jsszhng Speaking out for my American friends because the world needs to know how out of hand this is getting #freedomofspeech ♬ original sound – JESS Recently, a majority-American board took over the ownership and operation of TikTok in the […] By HG

Local Labour activists demand Starmer reverses Burnham decision

27 January 2026 @ 4:30 pm

Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham 2As highlighted by Clive Lewis, local Labour members in Gorton & Denton are set to demand that the party allows Andy Burnham to stand: Members of a party that calls itself democratic are asking for something very simple: democracy. When your main political opponent is authoritarian, that isn’t optional. It’s foundational. Labour can win this […] By Willem Moore