News Round-Up

“The best moments from Starmer and Sunak’s fiery head to head” – The Prime Minister and Labour leader challenged each other in areas including tax and migration in last night’s BBC debate, reports the Telegraph.
“Pro-Palestinian protesters heckle Sunak and Starmer” – Distant shouts, cheers and a megaphone were heard on the televised feed of the BBC’s head-to-head, says the Telegraph.
“Who won the debate? A furiously articulate Rishi Sunak” – He’s simply the better debater, but he also knows that the voters are long past caring, writes Tom Peck in the Times.
“Combative, energetic, passionate – where has this Rishi been until now?” – Sunak leaves his fighting talk ringing in voters’ ears as he gives it everything he has to expose Starmer’s weaknesses, says Gordon Rayner in the Telegraph.
“Labour ‘set for huge majority’ despite Brits not liking either leader” – Two surveys conducted using MRP methodology have given a dire picture of Rishi Sunak’s prospects, with barely a week to go until July 4th, according to the Mail.
“Labour avoids Lib Dem target seats in ‘unspoken pact’” – Labour and the Lib Dems have denied making a formal tactical voting agreement, but it looks like one is in place, reports the Times.
“38% cent of Tory supporters likely to back party to ensure it survives” – A poll by Lord Ashcroft has found that 38% of former Tory voters said the prospect of a big Labour majority makes them more inclined to vote Conservative again, says the Mail.
“Labour refuses to rule out scrapping tax-free pension allowance” – Tories attack shadow pensions secretary’s “disingenuous” answers to Martin Lewis’s questions, says the Telegraph.
“Labour will make every U.K. borough take ‘fair share’ of migrants, says Rayner” – The Labour Party’s Deputy Leader insists all authorities must house successful asylum seekers who will be eligible for places in new 1.5m social housing, according to the Telegraph.
“Labour’s Net Zero target could cost hundreds of billions, leaked audio reveals” – The Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury’s remarks at a public event suggest Labour’s spending on Net Zero could go far beyond public declarations, says the Telegraph.
“Armageddon is upon us, and Britain will never be the same again” – Right-wing Britain faces a total meltdown, with the elimination of any power over the U.K.’s destiny, says Allister Heath in the Telegraph.
“Video released of David Cameron fooled by Russian hoax call” – The Foreign secretary was duped into discussing the General Election, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Nato with an impostor posing as a former Ukrainian president, says the Times.
“Sir Keir Starmer is about to discover just how lucky he really is” – The Conservatives are leaving behind an economic legacy that’s not nearly as bad as it’s been portrayed, says Jeremy Warner in the Telegraph.
“Rory Stewart is everything that’s gone wrong with the Tories” – The Conservatives’ attempts to appease the ‘sensible’, ‘centrist’ types have brought the party to ruin, says Gareth Roberts in Spiked.
“Tory Sir Philip Davies bet £8,000 on himself to lose seat” – The Conservative candidate for Shipley said he “fully expects” to be beaten and told reporters his bet was “nobody’s business”, reports the Times.
“The betting ‘scandal’ has gone too far” – What began as concern about those close to Rishi Sunak using insider knowledge has ballooned into an unnecessary war on politicians betting, says William Atkinson in the Spectator.
“‘You are the problem’: Sunak hits back at David Tennant in trans row” – The Doctor Who actor has been criticised by the Prime Minister for his attack on Kemi Badenoch, reports the Telegraph.
“David Tennant’s attack on Kemi exposes the Left’s sinister hypocrisy” – Tom Harris explains why the radical progressive Left will no longer defend women’s rights in the Telegraph.
“Actor or activist? The hard political edge of David Tennant” – The actor has long criticised the Conservative Party, but have his recent comments on Kemi Badenoch crossed the line? asks Ed Cumming in the Telegraph.
“David Tennant’s mask slipped when he attacked Kemi Badenoch” – Brendan O’Neill gives Tennant both barrels in the Times.
“Dawn Butler under fire for saying Kemi Badenoch shouldn’t exist” – Labour’s candidate in Brent East has been accused of bringing Labour into disrepute for agreeing with David Tennant’s remark that he wanted a world without Kemi Badenoch, reports the Times.
“I salute the nurses who took a stand against this women-have-penises nonsense” – They have shown how we have to fight, case by case, activist by activist, says Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
“Judge wishes Julian Assange ‘happy birthday’ before freeing him after 12 years” – The WikiLeaks founder has returned to Australia after a perfunctory hearing on a Pacific island, says the Telegraph.
“How Bitcoin built the WikiLeaks war chest and made Assange millions” – Assange’s company started accepting cryptocurrency donations in 2010 and its holdings have swollen in value to be worth an estimated $244m, reports the Times.
“The Supreme Court Punts on Censorship” – Standing and the related “traceability” issue doom Murthy v. Missouri, as the Supreme Court votes 6-3 to kick the Internet censorship can down the road, says Matt Taibbi on Racket News.
“James Orr: Political earthquakes are coming to the U.S. and Europe” – Listen to Michael Shellenberger talk to James Orr about overcoming the threats to Western civilisation on Public.
“Special report: Gary Lineker’s podcast empire is raking in millions – at England’s expense” – Ratings for Lineker’s The Rest is Football podcast have soared – but he is about to face competition from Gary Neville, reports the Telegraph.
“Cherie Blair slams ‘absurd’ data on TV licence convictions for women” – Ministry of Justice data from 2012 until 2016 shows that between 29 and 31% of all convictions for women in those years were for TV licence fee evasion, says the Mail.
“How Covid broke our trust In government” – Hard questions still need to be asked about the pandemic response, says Bethany Mclean in Persuasion.
“Council chief charged with class A drug and drink-driving offences” – Bayo Dosunmu, the Chief Executive of Lambeth Council, has been accused of failing to stop after an accident and being uninsured, reports the Telegraph.
“Macron may soon resign” – The President tried to catch the National Rally off guard, but it backfired terribly, writes Ane-Elisabeth Moutet in the Telegraph.
“Britain is being tricked into becoming vegetarian” – The removal of meat from hospital and school menus is causing concern among parents and some medics, says the Telegraph.
“Rebel priests threaten to split Church of England over same-sex blessings” – A CofE group says it may have to create a “parallel province” if go-ahead is given for trial stand-alone gay marriage services, according to the Telegraph.
“Police criticised for ignoring sex of ‘person convicted of rape’” – Lexi Secker was found guilty of a rape committed as a man, before he chose to identify as a woman, but Wiltshire police are referring to him as “she”, says the Times.
“Terrified Jewish mother may leave Britain after her son was assaulted” – On Monday a group of Year 7 schoolchildren from Hasmonean High School for Boys in Belsize Park were physically attacked on the platform of Belsize Park tube station, reports the Mail.
“Stop it!” – Il Donaldo Trumpo has tweeted a hilarious skit of the U.S. Presidential debate, in which Trump and Biden have been transformed into children.

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