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DWP slammed by MPs for demonising claimants instead of fixing own system

13 February 2026 @ 11:44 pm

DWPWhilst the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) loves to brag about catching “benefit fraud”, it’s been called out for not doing enough to stop benefit errors in its own system. DWP pulled in front of the Public Accounts Committee for their own fuck ups – again The DWP was once again up in front […] By Rachel Charlton-Dailey

Genocide-enabling France uses fake video to demand Albanese resignation

13 February 2026 @ 11:35 pm

AlbaneseDirty – no doubt Israel-driven – tactics are in play against UN special rapporteur for occupied Palestine Francesca Albanese. Albanese being hit with dirty tactics again Albanese has become a towering – and targeted – symbol of the dignity of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and of opposition to Israel’s crimes against them. So fearless […] By Skwawkbox

EXCLUSIVE: TSSA union boasts – and accused of lying – about disenfranchising retired members

13 February 2026 @ 10:32 pm

TSSAThe TSSA union’s deeply unpopular general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust moved this week to disenfranchise all the union’s retired members – and now she’s boasting about it. Not just that, but senior TSSA figures say that she and her coterie are lying to justify it – and have put the union’s structures into collapse. TSSA union: […] By Skwawkbox

Voting Labour just handed Reform a council by-election win in a “warning” for Gorton and Denton

13 February 2026 @ 9:50 pm

Farage ReformThroughout social media, people are warning that a Reform victory in a council by-election is a lesson for the parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton. The results? Reform win. Reform won in Fletton and Woodston with 29.4% of the vote. The Greens narrowly came second on 27.6%. Meanwhile, Labour were fourth on 16.8%. Many social […] By James Wright

Matt Goodwin claims young men are flocking to Reform. Facts utterly demolish him.

13 February 2026 @ 9:42 pm

Matt GoodwinReform’s candidate for the parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, claimed on social media: One of the untold stories in British politics right now is Reform’s very strong support among young men. But people swiftly pointed out that the favoured party among young men is actually the Greens, according to YouGov. The facts […] By James Wright

Quakers bring reparations conversation into parliament amid growing debate

13 February 2026 @ 7:57 pm

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Wale Hudson-Roberts and Richard Reddie at Quaker reparations meeting in parliamentAs debates about Britain’s history, race, and responsibility continue to surface, Quakers in Britain have co-hosted a discussion in Parliament exploring what reparations might mean in practice. The event took the title ‘Approaches to Reparations: Faith-Based, Community, and Grassroots Perspectives’. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on African Reparations co-hosted and Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP chaired. It […] By The Canary

Valentine’s themed protest targets Rosebank oil field

13 February 2026 @ 6:36 pm

Protesters against Rosebank oil field hold giant love hearts saying Hot Earth, Rosebank Kills, Save MeClimate campaign group Fossil Free London has held a Valentine’s Day themed protest in St. Dunstan’s in the East churchyard. The stunt comes ahead of the UK government’s decision on whether to approve or reject the Rosebank oil field. Campaigners stood in couples – wearing suits and pastel frilly dresses – holding up oversized love […] By The Canary

Job done: US armada back to Middle East as Venezuelan oil flows to Israel

13 February 2026 @ 6:08 pm

IsraelThe US armada president Donald Trump spent months assembling in the Caribbean will return to the Middle East. The news comes after reports that Venezuela had shipped oil to Israel for the first time in nearly two decades. The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean in November 2025. The Ford and […] By Joe Glenton

The four siblings in white shrouds sums up the horrors of Gaza

13 February 2026 @ 5:57 pm

GazaThe scene needed no explanation. A white shroud, rectangular and silent, lay in the middle of a small square crowded with weary faces. Around it, men lined up to pray, their eyes fixed on something that could not be fully seen, but only imagined. Inside, what were believed to be the remains of a mother […] By Alaa Shamali

Corbyn drama ‘A Very British Sabotage’ seeks eye witnesses

13 February 2026 @ 5:48 pm

Corbyn chairs first shadow cabinet A Very British SabotageWriter Joseph Tucker is working on a drama about Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party. The script will draw on Alex Nunns’ book The Candidate and Paul Holden’s recent release, The Fraud. To round out his research, he’s appealing for additional eye witnesses. Sabotage of Corbyn Under the working title A Very British Sabotage, […] By The Canary