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Labour ministers ditch leadership plotting for the Devil Wears Prada 2
11 May 2026 @ 4:50 pm
Following Labour’s embarrassing defeat at the polls, business and trade secretary and friend of Israel, Peter Kyle, was the designated fall guy and sent out on the media round. It was as serious a time as you’d expect, with Kyle saying Wes Streeting is not plotting to overthrow Keir Starmer. The labour ministers were too […]
By Rachel Charlton-DaileyThe number of MPs calling for Starmer to go is exploding
11 May 2026 @ 3:50 pm
Labour politicians have been calling for Keir Starmer to step down since the party’s disastrous local election results. Starmer hoped to turn the tide with yet another refresh followed by yet another speech, but the revolt is only growing: đ¨ IN FULL: The list of 51 Labour MPs currently calling for Keir Starmer to resign […]
By Willem MooreClear, hold, build: NGO warns community policing strategy based on colonial tactics
11 May 2026 @ 3:43 pm
The civil liberties charity Statewatch has said current UK community policing strategy is just a copy-and-paste version of colonial tactics. The so-called ‘clear, hold, build’ (CHB) approach is yet another example of how methods refined in military occupations are being imposed on communities at home. And the main losers are already marginalised communities. The colonial […]
By Joe GlentonReform UK councillor who celebrated the rape of two Sikh women resigns after just 4 days
11 May 2026 @ 3:29 pm
On 11 May 2026 newly elected Reform UK councillor Stuart Prior resigned from his post after less than a week in office. Prior gained notoriety after campaign group Hope Not Hate exposed his history of deeply racist social media posts. Voters elected 53 Reformer candidates to Essex County Council, giving the far right majority control. […]
By Alex/Rose CockerHarriet Harman accused of cronyism following âaccidentalâ tweet fiasco
11 May 2026 @ 3:23 pm
Following Labour’s disastrous 2026 local elections, Keir Starmer attempted to once again reboot his government. Farcically, the latest ‘refresh’ saw him bringing back Gordon Brown (the last Labour politician to lose an election as a sitting PM) and Harriet Harman (the woman whose stint as deputy Labour leader proved so unpopular that it rallied support […]
By Willem MooreWe must not underestimate the threat of Reform, even at local authority level
11 May 2026 @ 3:16 pm
The May 2026 local elections in England saw sweeping gains for the far-right Reform UK. Whilst it could be tempting to dismiss these results for being limited to the council level, the will nevertheless have a massive effect on vulnerable groups in our society. That applies both in terms of Reform’s power and the politics […]
By Alex/Rose CockerNew Green Party deputy mayor wants to ban landlords from profiting
11 May 2026 @ 2:52 pm
The Green Party outperformed its best ever results in the 2026 local elections. As a result, there are many more Green councillors now, and with that comes interesting new ideas you won’t hear from status quo politicians: Based. https://t.co/RvrJljCufx — Curtis Daly (@CurtisDaly_) May 10, 2026 Oh, and when we say the Greens outperformed their […]
By Willem MoorePeter Tatchell assaulted at Rally Against Antisemitism
11 May 2026 @ 2:39 pm
Veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was assaulted and forced out by a mob at the Rally Against Antisemitism in Whitehall on Sunday 10 May. He described attendees at the rally wrestling and shoving him and stealing a Free Palestine badge. He also received threats of violence if he attempted to rejoin the rally. And […]
By The CanaryWest launches âBurnham-friendlyâ bid to oust Starmer
11 May 2026 @ 2:27 pm
Labour MP Catherine West is still urging Keir Starmer to set a timetable for resignation. Shortly after the May 2026 local elections, West made it clear that she would challenge Starmer, even if nobody else would. Starmer: too little, too late On the first Monday after the elections, Starmer made a speech clearly intended to […]
By SkwawkboxThe Town That Wouldnât Die: A View from the Streets of Bint Jbeil
11 May 2026 @ 2:12 pm
If you want to understand the soul of Bint Jbeil, you don’t look at a map. Instead, you look at the Israeli artillery left in our town square â a sign of liberation from the occupation after the year 2000. Our town centre was a graveyard of Israeli hubris. We kept the rusted skeletons of […]
By Mohamad Kleit