- “U.K. ‘greenlights’ strikes against Putin’s forces in Russia as Kyiv on path to NATO” – The U.K. has told Ukrainian President Zelensky that British-supplied missiles can be used by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia, according to the Independent.
- “Jonathan Ashworth hid from ‘screaming’ Palestine protesters in vicarage” – Jonathan Ashworth has revealed he had to hide in a vicarage from “screaming” Palestine supporters while canvassing during the election, reports the Telegraph.
- “French police stand by as migrants leave Normandy beach for Britain” – French police have been photographed standing by as a small boat carrying migrants set off across the Channel, says the Telegraph.
- “Labour is spreading the biggest lie in British politics” – The Labour Party clearly lied about not raising taxes and is planning to pin the blame on the Tories, with Rachel Reeves claiming, falsely, that she had no idea how bad our public finances are, writes Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
- “Labour hits the ground running by shifting power out of Parliament” – Starmer has launched a “major programme of devolution” which will see powers transferred away from parliament to a new “independent secretariat”, says Michael Curzon in the European Conservative. And so it begins…
- “More councils told to ‘plan for four-day week’ under Labour” – Dozens more councils could switch to a four-day working week under Labour despite Britain’s productivity crisis, reports the Telegraph.
- “Who will lead the Tories next?” – The Conservative Party conference will serve as a ‘beauty pageant’, giving members a chance to size up leader candidates, says James Heale in the Spectator.
- “Braverman vs Badenoch: the battle to lead the Tories” – Suella Braverman and Kemi Badenoch, the former allies turned leadership rivals, are already trading insults in their pursuit of the party crown, writes Guy Kelly in the Telegraph.
- “What the Tories got wrong on housing” – Conservative failure to address housing issues has alienated voters and will haunt them politically for decades, says Charles Moore in the Spectator.
- “Tories must not become Nimbys to spite Labour” – In the Telegraph, David Frost says he approves of Labour’s plan to get more houses built and urges his political allies not to obstruct it.
- “‘Why was Jeremy Hunt shouting at me?’” – In the Spectator, Mary Wakefield slams the Conservative Party’s election campaign for its hectoring messaging.
- “Britain has elected the most godless Parliament in its history” – Half the cabinet, including Sir Keir Starmer, chose the non-religious option to affirm their allegiance to the King when being sworn in to Parliament, note Chris Smyth and Kaya Burgess in the Times.
- “Reform U.K. is ready to make electoral history” – Zia Yusuf, the youthful and highly successful new star of the Reform party, represents a new class of voters looking elsewhere for representation, says Isabel Oakeshott in the Telegraph.
- “Reform infighting begins as Nigel Farage effectively sacks deputy” – Tensions have surfaced in Reform after Nigel Farage effectively sacked his deputy Ben Habib, reports the Mail.
- “House of Commons staff told to stop asking Nigel for selfies” – Guido Fawkes hears a memo was sent round to staff instructing them to “stop asking Nigel for selfies” as they aren’t supposed to show partiality toward MPs or parties.
- “‘Why I have decided to allow the cameras into my home’” – A politician will always benefit from the name recognition a popular television programme can provide, says Jacob Rees-Mogg in the Telegraph.
- “What Labour could learn from Australia and New Zealand” – In the Spectator, Toby Young has spotted some worrying signs of what our new Government might have in store for us, particularly on the free speech front.
- “Labour NHS reforms: Wes Streeting promises ‘tough love’” – Labour will launch a review of the NHS to pave the way for radical reform of the health service, reports the Times.
- “Whisper it, Labour may actually be serious about overhauling the NHS” – Paul Corrigan is the most influential adviser you’ve never heard of. And he has big plans for the NHS, says Fraser Nelson in the Telegraph.
- “Joseph Fraiman and Jay Bhattacharya on pulling mRNA vaccines off the market” – On the Illusion of Consensus podcast, Prof. Jay Bhattacharya debates with Joseph Fraiman on his HOPE Accord, a public petition to restore ethics to public health and to pull regulatory authorisation for the marketing of the covid mRNA vaccine.
- “The new dark age” – In the Spectator, Douglas Murray take aim at the Lancet’s inflated Gaza death toll figure, which has been spread uncritically across social media.
- “Letby case ‘has echoes’ of wrongly accused Canadian nurse, says expert” – An eminent neonatologist says that the Lucy Letby case bears striking similarities to a case in which a Canadian nurse was wrongly accused of poisoning babies, according to the Telegraph.
- “Anger on France’s Left and Right as Macron calls for centre coalition” – President Macron has sought to end the chaos at the heart of the French political system with a call for mainstream parties to unite in a grand coalition, reports the Times.
- “Macron is looking increasingly desperate” – In the Spectator, Jonathan Miller delves into the political turmoil currently engulfing France.
- “EU border guard killed by spear-throwing migrants” – Dozens of illegal migrants on the Belarusian side of the border with Poland hurled a volley of makeshift spears at Polish border guards through the five-metre-high steel fence, killing a guard, reports the Telegraph.
- “Sweden has stopped using cash – and fraudsters are having a field day” – Sweden’s move from cash to digital payments has massively increased online fraud, says Madeleine Ross in the Telegraph.
- “First Democrat senator calls on Biden to quit race” – Vermont Sen. Peter Welch has become the first Democratic senator to call on Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee, says CNN.
- “Biden aides working on plan to convince President to stand down” – According to the New York Times, a small group of Joe Biden’s personal aides are believed to be plotting ways to convince him to pull out of the presidential race, reports iNews.
- “Batman can’t save America from Joker Biden” – George Clooney is the latest high-profile figure calling for the President to stand down. It still won’t be enough, says Henry Olsen in the Telegraph.
- “Is George Clooney gearing up for a presidential run?” – After making a heartfelt plea for Joe Biden to step down, many have speculated that George Clooney has designs on the top job, writes Kate Wills in the Telegraph.
- “Why Biden’s camp believes George Clooney is plotting with Barack Obama to oust him” – Has George Clooney got his eye on the presidency? wonders Rozina Sabur in the Telegraph.
- “Reports Labour ordered ‘immediate North Sea oil ban’ a ‘fabrication’” – The Government denies Ed Miliband overruled officials in his own department with an immediate ban on drilling in the North Sea, according to STV News. It was just a ban on new oil wells, he now claims.
- “Government decision to approve new coal mine was unlawful, declares Labour” – Plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria risk being dashed after the Government admitted that the decision to approve it was unlawful, says the London Economic.
- “Grow up Greta!” – Greta Thunberg needs to grow up and realise that the world does not owe her an audience, or a pass, writes Neil Liversidge in the New Conservative.
- “‘I’m tired of explaining to poorly-informed Green voters heat pumps are awful’” – Even hardcore eco-warriors have reservations about heat pumps, says Robert Taylor in the Telegraph. The fuzzy glow of virtue is no substitute for actual warmth.
- “Humiliation for Justin Trudeau after Mick Jagger stirs-up outrageous sex scandal rumour about Canadian PM’s mother” – Mick Jagger has stirred up an old sex scandal rumour about Justin Trudeau’s mother being a groupie during a Rolling Stones concert in Vancouver, says the Mail.
- “Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin” – Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” in an embarassing gaffe at the NATO summit.
If you have any tips for inclusion in the round-up, email us here.
To join in with the discussion please make a donation to The Daily Sceptic.
Profanity and abuse will be removed and may lead to a permanent ban.