- “Ofcom backs down over GB News after losing Rees-Mogg battle” – The broadcasting regulator has dropped various sanctions it recorded against GB News after the channel’s High Court victory, reports the Telegraph.
- “Farage must step aside and let Rupert Lowe lead Reform” – The Reform party needs to democratise, and prioritise bringing talent with an eye to the next general election, says Ben Habib in the Telegraph.
- “Musk appears to endorse Rupert Lowe amid Reform civil war” – The world’s richest man fuels signals his support for the now-independent MP for Great Yarmouth in social media post, according to the Telegraph.
- “Reform would win local elections – but Angela Rayner cancelled them” – Polls suggest Reform would have done well in the local elections Angela Rayner has cancelled, reports the Telegraph.
- “Labour ‘on track to lose Runcorn by-election to Reform’” – An opinion poll predicts Nigel Farage’s party will win comfortably in the race to replace Mike Amesbury MP, says the Telegraph.
- “Antisemitism in UK ‘off the rails’, says director of US campuses film” – Reaction in America mirrors what has been happening in Britain for more than a decade, according to Wendy Sachs in the Times.
- “The eminent historian who believes ‘centrists’ are extremists” – Jonathan Clark, a professor in British and American history, has become an unlikely champion in the fight against politics-as-usual, according to the Telegraph.
- “‘Sneaky’ Green-led council installs LTNs at 3am under police protection” – The cover of darkness was used to install LTNs in Bristol despite the protest of local residents, reports the Telegraph.
- “Migrants face curbs on using ECHR to avoid deportation” – The Government is reviewing whether ‘right to family life’ is being applied sensibly after a number of criminals have been allowed to stay in UK, says the Telegraph.
- “BBC presenter apologises after calling Eddie Izzard ‘the man’” – Radio 4’s Anita Anand says she is “very very sorry” for ‘misgendering’ Eddie Izard, the male comedian, i.e. calling him by the pronoun that corresponds to his biological sex.
- “Tulip Siddiq ‘used fake signature to transfer flat to sister’” – Investigators into the Labour MP allege she illegally acquired a property in Dhaka’s Gulshan area, according to the Telegraph.
- “Benefits claimants with minor mental health problems to be rejected” – Starmer’s welfare reforms will make it harder to claim payments for conditions such as anxiety, reports the Telegraph.
- “Westminster’s Net Zero consensus is about to collapse and it’s not a moment too soon” – The cross-party green dogma that has been so costly and was imposed on taxpayers without a vote is about to collapse, writes Charles Moore in the Telegraph.
- “If Britain plunges into recession, shameless Rachel Reeves must resign” – Our lacklustre Chancellor can’t keep on blaming everyone for Britain’s economic slump but herself, says Camilla Tominey in the Telegraph.
- “Is Rachel Reeves about to cause a recession – or will it be Trump?” – The Chancellor appears to have identified a new culprit for Britain’s economic woes, but no one’s buying it, says Eir Nolsøe in the Telegraph.
- “Hapless Rachel Reeves is running out of hope” – With her fiscal headroom wiped out and a series of impossible choices ahead of her, it’s hard not the pity the unlucky Chancellor, writes Andrew Lilico in the Telegraph.
- “Starmer poised to relax ban on hybrids in electric car climbdown” – Following warnings from carmakers that a ban on new ‘wet’ cars being sold from 2030 could hurt investment in Britain’s automobile sector, the Prime Minister is poised to back down, according to the Telegraph.
- “Yvette Cooper accused of undermining UK-US special relationship in Apple spying row” – Critics have attacked the “cloak of secrecy” surrounding the Government’s order that Apple install a backdoor in iPhones so it can see private, encrypted data, reports the Telegraph.
- “We probably should have abolished NHS England” – The Shadow Justice Secretary says the Tories should have abolished NHS England during the 14 years in which they were in charge, according to the Telegraph.
- “Letby inquiry could be paused amid miscarriage of justice fears” – Lady Justice Thirlwall has asked barristers to address Lucy Letby amid growing unease about her convictions, reports the Telegraph.
- “The trans row engulfing the Met Police” – A female officer is taking the force to court after it sent staff to “a celebration of the transgender community”, says the Telegraph.
- “The liberal elites are hypocrites in demanding our museums stop displaying mummies” – The Egyptian dead aren’t complaining about their quarters at the British Museum – so why should a group of woke MPs whinge about it?, asks Judith Woods in the Telegraph.
- “Insiders spill on Rachel Zegler’s fears if ‘woke’ Snow White flops” – After years of being embroiled in controversy, we are just days away from the release of Disney’s live-action Snow White… and main star Rachel is said to be feeling the pressure, according to the Mail.
- “Rangers fans unfurl ‘keep woke foreign ideologies out’ banner” – In Thursday night’s Champions League battle, Rangers’ fans unfurled a banner that made their feelings about the imposition of woke dogma on football fans abundantly clear, according to the Telegraph.
- “I’m sorry, but ADHD has become a scam that is wildly overdiagnosed” – It’s the new joke, isn’t it? Hands up anyone who doesn’t have ADHD! Or, am I the only person here who doesn’t have ADHD? And the joke is all the more exquisite in London, says Melanie McDonagh in the Standard.
- “Exclusive: No charges for east London Imam’s ‘destroy Jewish homes’ sermon” – A Met Police spokesperson says it is for Parliament to determine where the line is drawn, not the police, reports the Jewish Chronicle.
- “University ‘snooped’ on academics in hunt for chief’s affair leak” – Senior officials at Buckingham University are accused of using Stasi-era surveillance tactics when trawling through staff emails, according to the Telegraph.
- “Civil Servant used home working to get paid for three full-time jobs” – A Cabinet Office report, revealing that one senior Civil Servant was pulling down a salary for three different jobs white ‘working from home’ has increased the pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to reform the rules governing Whitehall staff.
- “Katherine Ryan claims audiences have have ‘turned their back on woke’” – The outspoken Canadian comedian, 41, claims we’ve reached ‘peak woke’ and it’s all downhill from her for the radical progressive Left, says the Mail.
- “Have we reached peak woke?” – Like a dying religion, the woke mind virus is certainly in retreat, but some disciples are still clinging on, writes yours truly in the Standard.
- “Angry mums slam Snow White star’s claim Disney original is ‘sexist’” – Mothers were left outraged after learning the iconic ‘Someday My Prince Will Come’ song has not been included in the remake amid a backlash over star Rachel Zegler’s comments about the tale’s storyline, reports the Mail.
- “What will Disney ruin next? The beloved films set for a modern reboot” – The Daily Mail takes a look at some of the much-loved classics in consideration for a Disney remake. Who could be next in line for a barrage of criticism?
- “Competence Is controversial” – Read Thomas Chasterton Williams’ in-depth profile of Katharyn Birbalsingh, the headmistress of Michael Community School.
- “The return of the McCarthyite chill” – Trump and Vance say they are for free speech. Yeah, right, says Andrew Sullivan on his Substack.
- “Waitrose wine expert claims he was suspended for sharing Telegraph cartoon” – Reform supporter Ben Woods says Waitrose, where he’d worked fro 25 years, targeted him after a social media post of his was promoted by Elon Musk, reports the Telegraph.
- “The end of fracking is madness that will harm Britain” – Politicians must set aside misguided ideology and recognise reality of energy challenges, says Francis Elgan in the Telegraph.
- “Donald Trump issues chilling new ‘World War 3’ nuclear warning” – President Trump issued a stark warning on Friday, although he also said ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are progressing, says the Mail.
- “SpaceX launches relief mission for stranded NASA astronauts” – The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully took off on Friday night from NASA’s Kennedy.
- “This is the land of lost content” – Peter Hitchens recites AE Housman on Question Time and says he feels sorry for those who don’t know the music and literature of their country.
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