- “Labour MPs ‘demand vote’ on slashing foreign aid to fund defence boost” – Sir Keir Starmer is facing simmering anger from Labour ministers and backbenchers after he cut the UK’s foreign aid budget to fund an increase in defence spending, reports the Mail.
- “Foreign aid is a luxury that Britain can no longer afford” – We must now pour whatever pennies we can scrape together into our Armed Forces, says Michael Deacon in the Telegraph, meaning no more high-minded freebies for the Third World.
- “Keir Starmer is right to cut foreign aid” – Much of the British public has come to regard foreign aid with suspicion, hostility and exasperation, writes Patrick West in the Spectator.
- “UK aid has funded organisation that illegally sends abortion pills to US” – Britain’s aid budget has funded Las Libres, a Mexican group that illegally ships abortion pills to the US, reports the Telegraph.
- “Starmer must take a chainsaw to the welfare state to put Britain on a war footing” – Cutting foreign aid was easy, says Allister Heath in the Telegraph. Now begins the hard work of tackling the Left’s sacred cows.
- “Why won’t Downing Street tell us if defence spending hike will include payments to Mauritius?” – In the Telegraph, Dia Chakravarty calls out Downing Street’s silence on whether Starmer’s £9 billion Chagos Islands “reparations” will sneak into the defence budget.
- “‘If Trump doesn’t like Chagos deal, it’s off’” – David Lammy says that the Chagos Islands deal will not go forward without the support of President Trump, according to BBC News.
- “Judge who signed Chagos ruling calls for UK to pay £18 trillion in slavery reparations” – An international judge who ruled against the UK on the Chagos Islands has called for Britain to pay more than £18 trillion in reparations for slavery, reports the Express.
- “Immigration judge wrote for pro-open borders website” – An immigration judge behind a string of controversial rulings has written dozens of articles for a pro-open borders website, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Trump to urge Starmer against granting permission for Chinese ‘super embassy’” – Keir Starmer is being urged to stop China from building a new “super embassy” over concerns it will be used to boost the country’s spying capabilities, reports the i Paper.
- “Lineker criticises BBC for pulling Gaza documentary” – More than 500 UK-based media types, including Gary Lineker and Miriam Margolyes, have accused the BBC of caving to “censorship” and racism after it pulled its Gaza documentary from iPlayer, according to Dudley News.
- “The BBC’s Gaza farce takes another sinister turn” – It is not good enough that the BBC has now removed this dishonest documentary from iPlayer, says Brendan O’Neill in the Spectator. Heads need to roll!
- “Manchester finally removes migrant tent city plaguing city for months” – Dozens of migrants living in a homeless camp in Manchester city centre for months have finally been evicted by bailiffs – only to emerge again nearby just hours later, reports the Mail.
- “Is Nigel Farage teeing Britain up for disappointment?” – In the Telegraph, Annabel Denham warns Kemi Badenoch against trying to out-populist Nigel Farage.
- “Swinney hits the summit of stupidity with attack on Reform” – First Minister John Swinney’s attempt to freeze Farage’s party out of Scotland is a pathetic stunt that could backfire on the SNP leader, warns Alan Cochrane in the Telegraph.
- “‘I will never be truly English: here is why’” – We have allowed what once made England distinctive to be diluted, denigrated and demonised, says Suella Braverman in the Telegraph.
- “Rachel Reeves faces fresh pressure over ‘pay-per-mile’ driving charges” – Rachel Reeves has been warned of an £8 billion black hole in the Treasury’s coffers in five years as Brits make the switch to electric cars, reports the Mail.
- “Reeves wants to boost growth. Net Zero rules mean her hands are tied” – Rachel Reeves calls Net Zero the 21st Century’s big opportunity, but with costs now and rewards decades away, she’ll be long gone before it even breaks even, says Szu Ping Chan in the Telegraph.
- “The Climate Change Committee should be abolished” – The frequent flyer tax – the latest bonkers proposal by the Climate Change Committee – is a complete dog’s breakfast, writes Matthew Lynn in the Telegraph.
- “‘My heat pump works so badly in winter I have to use my toxic wood stove’” – According to the Telegraph, homeowners are turning to polluting wood-burning stoves to pick up the slack from rubbish heat pumps.
- “Aston Martin axes 170 jobs after delaying electric car for second time” – Aston Martin’s CEO has warned that electric cars are “too extreme” for many of its customers as the company slashes 170 jobs and postpones its first EV – again, according to Investing.com.
- “Interview with Prof William Happer – climate scare is based on lies” – On the latest episode of the Freedom Research podcast, Hannes Sarv sits down with Prof William Happer to discuss the role of CO2 on Earth, its capacity to warm the climate and whether it’s feasible for humans to completely stop using fossil fuels.
- “Wind turbines to be painted black to stop bird strikes” – Offshore wind turbines will be painted black in an attempt to prevent bird collisions, after Trump raised the issue with Keir Starmer, reports the Standard.
- “Voices of division and anger” – On Substack, Dr David McGrogan exposes the absurdity of the UN’s take on free speech, where to “protect” freedom of expression, they insist it must be suppressed.
- “Zelensky says he’s ready to sign mineral deal with Trump” – Volodymyr Zelensky says that a framework economic deal with the US is ready – but security guarantees that Kyiv views as vital remain to be decided, reports the Mail.
- “‘EU was formed to screw USA – and they’ve done a good job of it’” – President Trump used his first cabinet meeting to double down on his plans to make Canada America’s 51st state and on his claims that the EU had “taken advantage” of the US, says the Telegraph.
- “Does Europe have a free speech problem?” – In Newsweek, James Bickerton considers J.D. Vance’s recent claim that free speech is in retreat across Europe.
- “Jeff Bezos orders Washington Post to support ‘free markets and personal liberties’” – Jeff Bezos has ordered the Washington Post to support “personal liberties and free markets” in a major shake-up of the Left-leaning newspaper, according to NBC.
- “Worrying Covid vax syndrome signs to look out for – have you been hit?” – Experiencing brain fog, palpitations, tinnitus? You might just have “post-vaccination syndrome” – a newly identified condition linked to Covid jabs, reports the Mail.
- “If you’re going to critique science, be scientific about it” – In a guest post on the Retraction Watch blog, Loren K. Mell calls out its founders for their lazy critique of a vaccine study, arguing that such weak attacks only fuel public distrust.
- “Counting the dead” – On Substack, Laura Dodsworth exposes how the UK’s chaotic Covid death toll counting fuelled fear, buried the truth and left a trail of bad policy in its wake.
- “MAHA – populism to policy” – What we need is transparency, truth and toxin-free food, says Dr Robert W. Malone on his Substack. What we don’t need is a bigger nanny state and sneaky bureaucrats.
- “Trans woman found dead after being charged with raping young girl” – An alleged rapist who identified as a woman has died before he was due to appear in court charged with raping a young girl, reports the Mail.
- “Starmer’s Chagos Deal is a betrayal of Britain” – Robert Jenrick has released a video on X that skewers the Prime Minister’s absurd Chagos Deal.
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