- “The truth about that Southport-Keir Starmer rumour that went viral” – Downing Street says that viral social media rumours claiming that Keir Starmer represented the father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum case are untrue, according to the Mail.
- “No.10 refuses to say if Rachel Reeves broke ministerial code in CV deception row” – Downing Street is refusing to say whether Rachel Reeves broke the ministerial code amid accusations that she lied about her CV, reports the Sun.
- “What Rachel Reeves said on her CV vs her actual experience” – In the Telegraph, Dominic Penna lays out the claims Ms. Reeves has made about her CV and employment experience compared to her actual work record.
- “Labour’s assisted dying bill split deepens as Bridget Phillipson says she will vote against” – Keir Starmer says he will take a side on assisted dying and cast a vote when plans to legalise it come before MPs next week, reports the Telegraph.
- “Assisted dying centres ‘will need abortion clinic-style buffer zones’” – The BMA has warned that hospitals offering assisted dying would need abortion clinic-style buffer zones to prevent protests, says the Telegraph.
- “Assisted dying bill: the big debate” – With a vote on the assisted dying bill coming up on November 29th, Together is hosting a live YouTube event on November 20th at 8pm to hear from contributors both for and against.
- “Education minister blasted for refusing to comment on investigation into boy for ‘calling someone names’” – Bridget Phillipson has been blasted for refusing to comment on a police investigation involving a nine year-old primary school pupil over a non-crime hate incident, reports GB News.
- “Free speech includes the right to offend” – In a nation founded on liberty, the police should defend free speech, not enable its suppression, says the Mail in a leading article.
- “Teenage girl banned over transgender remark appeals with help of group assisting Allison Pearson” – According to the Telegraph, the teenage girl who was banned from football after asking a bearded trans opponent, “Are you a man?” is set to appeal her punishment with the help of the Free Speech Union, which is also assisting Allison Pearson.
- “How many farmers will be hit by Labour’s inheritance tax raid?” – Two in five farmers are over the age of 60, so it’s not impossible that Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax would need to be paid soon, says Michael Simmons in the Spectator.
- “Britain’s farmers could revolt” – Labour thought they were going after Sir James Dyson and have found themselves facing people like Gareth Wyn Jones, writes Jamie Blackett in the Spectator.
- “Reeves’ wealth raid backfires as stamp duty revenue drops £140 million” – Labour’s pre-Budget uncertainty has delivered a heavy blow to the luxury property market, with stamp duty revenues plummeting by £140 million, reports the Express.
- “Tories bullish about regaining power after Starmer’s chaotic start” – According to a survey by Conservative Home, nearly one in four party members believe the next election will result in a majority for their party, says the Mail.
- “Labour is facing a civil war over Net Zero” – With looming job losses from Ed Miliband’s ideological crusade, a civil war in the Labour Party is about to break out over Net Zero, writes Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
- “West Midlands town in uproar over ‘noisy’ £2.5 million heat pump” – A West Midlands town has been torn apart by a “humming noise” from a £2.5 million heat pump installed by a local college without planning permission, reports the Express.
- “Is deadly weather being ‘supercharged’?” – In the Spectator, Ross Clark takes aim at the Guardian’s climate hysteria, dismantling its claim that “global heating” is supercharging deadly weather.
- “Hot air, flannel and gaseous eruptions of vapour – energy policy that might actually work – part 2” – In the New Reformer, Dr. Alex Starling and John Sullivan propose a no-nonsense energy policy that calls for the repeal of the Climate Change Act, a resilient fuel mix and a shift away from costly carbon sequestration efforts.
- “Democrats need a climate change” – The Democrats need to return to at least a plausible view of reality, argues Thomas Buckley on his Point Substack.
- “Iran ‘pushing’ Hezbollah to end war with Israel” – Iran is said to be pushing Hezbollah towards a ceasefire with Israel as U.S. mediators head to Lebanon to try to broker a deal, according to the Jewish Chronicle.
- “‘An UNRWA social worker took my son hostage… it’s really sick’” – In the Telegraph, Charlotte Lytton vividly captures the torment of an Israeli mother as an UNRWA-linked abductor leaves her trapped in the nightmare of not knowing if her son is alive or dead.
- “What will Putin do about Biden’s parting gift to Ukraine?” – In authorising the use of ATACMS in Russia, President Biden has shuffled across Vladimir Putin’s latest red line in Ukraine, writes Sergey Radchenko in the Spectator.
- “Critical undersea internet cable severed amid fears of Russian sabotage” – A critical underwater internet cable linking Finland to Germany has been severed, sparking fears of Russian sabotage, according to CNN.
- “Brits warned of nuclear war ‘before Christmas’” – A pro-Putin mouthpiece has warned Brits of “nuclear war by Christmas” after Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles into Russian territory, reports the Mail.
- “Sweden tells citizens to prepare for war” – Sweden is sending out five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, with instructions on how to stockpile food and even seek shelter during a nuclear attack, as fears grow of a conflict between Russia and NATO, says the Mail.
- “Trudeau’s new low” – In the New Conservative, Peter Harris takes aim at Trudeau’s morally muddled response to the escalating wave of church burnings in Canada.
- “Discussing Fighting Goliath and the future of academia with Ralph Schoellhammer” – On the WATN? Substack, Prof. Norman Fenton speaks with Austrian academic Ralph Schoellhammer on the Brussels Signal podcast to discuss his new book, Fighting Goliath, and other issues arising from the years of Covid tyranny.
- “A (draft) blueprint for the reorganisation of the FDA” – On Substack, Dr. Robert W. Malone introduces an (initial draft) blueprint for the reorganisation of the FDA.
- “RFK Jr. and American obesity” – The U.S. Government cannot save Americans from obesity until it is honest about its causes, namely, greed and sloth, says Heather Mac Donald in City Journal.
- “Sex education programme blamed for rise in number of trans children” – Critics claim that a controversial sex education programme being taught in Scottish schools has fuelled an explosion in the number of transgender children over the past decade, reports the Times.
- “J.K. Rowling blasts John Oliver for rant about trans athletes” – J.K. Rowling has slammed John Oliver for “spouting bulls***” during a segment on his show in which he said women do not face safety threats from competing against trans athletes, according to the Mail.
- “‘Hey, Orange Man Bad! Let me in!’” – On X, an AI-enhanced video shows a Donald Trump robot, replete with crotch rockets, dissuading a group of Mexicans trying to cross the border into America.
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