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Labour MP seemingly denies genocide to attack the Greens

25 February 2026 @ 9:34 pm

LabourIn October 2025, the UN found that Israel was committing a genocide in Gaza. The UN wasn’t the first body to come to this conclusion, but it was one of the most significant. On 24 February, Labour MP David Taylor seemed to describe the ‘genocide’ label as a ‘baseless antisemitic conspiracy theory’. This is genocide […] By Willem Moore

Matt Goodwin gives final F-U to the Muslims of Gorton & Denton

25 February 2026 @ 9:18 pm

Matt GoodwinMatt Goodwin is Reform’s candidate in the Gorton & Denton by-election. Throughout the race, it’s become pretty obvious Goodwin is a Starmer-a-like charisma vacuum. This is a problem for him, because he’s running on a platform of giving Keir Starmer the boot. Now, with the by-election drawing to a close, Goodwin has issued a “final […] By Willem Moore

Leak reveals Robert Jenrick’s plot to ‘destroy’ Zia Yusuf

25 February 2026 @ 9:03 pm

Robert JenrickThe Times reports that failed Tory Robert Jenrick tried to “destroy” his now colleague Zia Yusuf by leaking private details while still in the Conservative Party, shortly before defecting to Reform UK. With the information now hitting the mainstream media and claims he referred to Yusuf as “Zia Useless”, it appears efforts to stir animosity […] By Maddison Wheeldon

British Army embarrassed by looted African relic it mounted on racist ‘black boys’ stand

25 February 2026 @ 8:04 pm

British ArmyThe British Army is refusing access to a golden ram’s head looted during a colonial butcher-and-bolt mission in 1874. The Brits stole the head from the Asante people in what is modern-day Ghana. Ex-BBC journalist turned author Barnaby Phillips has written a book on the topic. But he was refused access to view the stolen […] By Joe Glenton

Israeli settler lynches American teenager in occupied West Bank

25 February 2026 @ 7:39 pm

West BankAn Israeli settler has murdered a 19-year-old from Philadelphia during a raid on Mukhmas, a Palestinian village in the illegally occupied West Bank. Notably, they murdered Nasrallah Abu Siyam on the first full day of Ramadan. This is the most important month of the Islamic calendar. Jasper Nathaniel, a journalist with Middle East Monitor, reconstructed the […] By HG

Zack Polanski disputes claim James O’Brien invited him on

25 February 2026 @ 7:26 pm

Zack PolanskiJames O’Brien wrote a book titled How to be Right in a World Gone Wrong. O’Brien also regularly makes laughable statements like the following: 'no one believes keir starmer is a morally corrupt serial liar' – james o brien, 2024 pic.twitter.com/Kgp6WKUzZ6 — NJ (@NoJusticeMTG) July 29, 2024 On 25 February, O’Brien spoke about Green Party leader […] By Willem Moore

Speaker Hoyle says he tipped off police to Mandelson’s ‘flight risk’

25 February 2026 @ 7:15 pm

MandelsonCommons speaker Lindsay Hoyle has admitted he was the one who tipped off police to the likelihood that disgraced former peer Peter Mandelson was planning to flee the country and fly to the British Virgin Islands. The tip-off led to Mandelson’s arrest and a renewed police raid on his home. Mandelson is under investigation after […] By Skwawkbox

Breaking: fears of stitch-up as judges say Mahmood can appeal Palestine Action unbanning

25 February 2026 @ 6:23 pm

Palestine ActionOn 13 February, three High Court judges humiliated the Starmer government by declaring the regime’s terrorist ban on anti-genocide group Palestine Action unlawful. However, the judges allowed the Home Office time to prepare arguments for an appeal against the finding — and the very narrow grounds on which the judges declared the ban unlawful made […] By Skwawkbox

Actor Juliet Stevenson launches urgent appeal for Health Workers 4 Palestine

25 February 2026 @ 6:12 pm

Juliet StevensonBritish actor Juliet Stevenson has launched an urgent appeal on behalf of Palestinian health workers. As Gaza fades from the headlines, Stevenson remains determined to advocate for the Palestinian families and health workers still facing unimaginable atrocities every day. Health Workers 4 Palestine’s Ramadan appeal comes as UNICEF confirms over 100 children have been killed […] By The Canary

Al Green kicked out of #SOTU for defending humanity of Black people

25 February 2026 @ 6:09 pm

Al GreenUS Congressman Al Green was kicked out of Trump’s ‘State of the Union’ last night for holding up a banner that read “Black people aren’t apes”. It was a protest against Trump’s recent video depicting the Obamas as apes, for which he has never apologised. Other Democrats refused to stand for the man unfit to […] By Skwawkbox