News Round-Up

• “Keir Starmer brands Donald Trump ‘completely wrong’ to threaten UK and allies with tariffs over opposition to US plan to takeover Greenland” – The PM condemned Donald Trump after the President vowed to implement increasing tariffs on the UK and European allies until the US is allowed to purchase Greenland from Denmark, reports the Mail.
• “These tariffs aren’t just about Greenland” – They’re about satellites, data, missile detection and the future of warfare, argues Freddy Gray in the Spectator.
• “Trump has betrayed Nato” – Trump has done more to create a “very dangerous situation for the safety, security and survival of our planet” than anyone, says the Telegraph in a leading article.
• “Trump’s outrageous Greenland tariff threats will permanently damage the Atlantic alliance” – The US will use our reliance on it as leverage until we stand on our own two feet, says Sam Ashworth-Hayes in the Telegraph.
• “Britain will not be Trump’s poodle under the Tories, vows Badenoch” – Britain would not be a “poodle” to Donald Trump under the Tories, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said, according the Telegraph.
• “China’s secret plan to infiltrate America with sleeper citizens” – An investigation has uncovered a sophisticated, state-sanctioned plot by Beijing to infiltrate the United States by creating what experts call a “Manchurian Generation”, reports the Mail.
• “Sir Tony Blair appointed to Gaza peace board by Trump” – Sir Tony Blair will supervise the reconstruction of Gaza alongside Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, the White House has announced, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trump’s Gaza peace board angers Netanyahu” – Benjamin Netanyahu has objected to Donald Trump’s appointments to the board which will oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, according to the Telegraph.
• “‘As a Jew, I was told Israel didn’t exist’: Life inside Britain’s biggest teaching union” – In the Telegraph, two Jewish teachers expose the rampant antisemitism – and ‘pro-Palestine’ indoctrination – within the National Education Union.
• “Islamophobia definition ‘will stop Iranians protesting in Britain’” – Labour’s Islamophobia definition risks silencing Iranian protesters, a former leading diplomat has claimed, the Telegraph reports.
• “West Midlands Police ‘ignored’ string of ‘hate crimes’ against Jews in Birmingham” – A dossier obtained by the Telegraph reveals a string of extremist and antisemitic incidents ‘ignored” by West Midlands Police, including an attack on a 12 year-old girl.
• “Phillipson to investigate antisemitism in schools” – The Education Secretary says she has “genuine concerns” about the ability of schools to deal with “hatred and prejudice”, says the Telegraph.
• “Exclusive poll: Labour would face wipeout in cancelled elections” – Labour majorities on 10 councils would be wiped out if cancelled elections were to go ahead, according to polling for the Telegraph.
• “Now I want Keir Starmer to do a U-turn – and ban Britain’s under-16s from social media” – Writing in the Mail, Kemi Badenoch defends her call for a ban on under-16s using social media.
• “Sack Streeting for disloyalty, ministers tell Starmer” – Allies of the Prime Minister want him to take a leaf out of Badenoch’s book after the Health Secretary’s public criticism of the Labour Government, says the Telegraph.
• “Labour MP Karl Turner: Lammy should resign over his jury trials betrayal” – Labour MP Karl Turner reveals that he has been texting Sir Keir Starmer up to half a dozen times a day in recent weeks in his efforts to persuade the Prime Minister to abandon plans to curb jury trials, notes the Telegraph.
• “Ministers ‘ready to quit’ in jury trials rebellion” – Two ministers are “ready to quit” in a rebellion over plans to curb jury trials, the Telegraph has been told.
• “The great exodus from Sadiq Khan’s London laid bare” – Someone moves out of London every 75 seconds, according to a Daily Mail analysis that lays bare the capital’s exodus.
• “Reform’s Richard Tice says Labour defector to be unveiled ‘on Tuesday’” – The MP for Boston and Skegness has said the defection, which was also mentioned at a press conference by Nigel Farage this week, is being earmarked for the first half of the week, says the Mail.
• “The Tories and Reform UK need to unite to save Britain from the socialist mob” – In the Sun, Jacob Rees-Mogg urges Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch to put their bad blood behind them and unite to take on Keir Starmer.
• “The truth is, there are no policy differences now between the Tories and Reform” – An alliance of the Right looks very likely despite the current rhetoric, suggests Daniel Hannan in the Telegraph.
• “‘The new sheriff in town!’: Robert Jenrick’s memo revealed” – Robert Jenrick was styled as “the new sheriff in town” in a secret defection media memo which fell into Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s hands before his chaotic move to join Reform UK, reveals the Mail.
• “Reform is not a rescue charity for every panicky Tory MP” – Deadline Day for defectors is in May – and if that sounds like an ultimatum, it is, warns Nigel Farage in the Telegraph.
• “Landfalling Hurricane Trends” – There’s no evidence of any long term trends in either the frequency of hurricanes or the number of major Category 3 storms, notes Paul Homewood in Not a Lot of People Know That.
• “British wind farms could send power to Europe” – Windfarms in British waters subsidised by UK households could send power to Europe, potentially causing bills to rise, under plans drawn up by the National Grid, reports the Telegraph.
• “Used EV price crash: Some lost a quarter of their value in 2025 – here are the 10 biggest fallers” – Electric car owners saw even more value fall out of their vehicles last year as second-hand prices continued to plummet due to sizable new model discounts, increased supply and limited demand, reports the Mail.
• “‘What is the… Plan for Gas?’: Even the Guardian has Slammed Mad Miliband’s Latest Green Energy Brainstorm” – It’s getting pretty rough when even the Guardian is pointing out the flaws in your ambitious renewable energy plan, says Eric Worrall in WUWT.
• “Miliband’s ‘green energy’ sea cable risks spreading nuclear waste across Orkney” – A green energy sea cable project overseen by Ed Miliband risks spreading nuclear waste across the pristine beaches of Orkney, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism disproved by major study” – The Telegraph reports on a major new study in the Lancet that found paracetamol in pregnancy does not cause autism, challenging the findings of an earlier Harvard study relied on by Donald Trump that observed a correlation.
• “Nurse who called trans paedophile ‘Mr’ facing sack” – A nurse who was disciplined for calling a transgender paedophile “Mr” is facing dismissal for allegedly speaking publicly about her ordeal, the Telegraph reports.
• “TikTok ‘Channel migrants’ party’ in Britain: ‘Asylum seekers’ celebrate making it to the UK in video from suspected taxpayer-funded hotel room” – The Mail features a clip showing around 10 people having a party in a room with decorations consistent with those found in a Holiday Inn Express, several of which have been used to house asylum seekers.
• “ChatGPT to show you adverts after losing billions” – OpenAI says ads based on conversations with its chatbot will help keep the service free to use, according to the Telegraph.
• “Forty–three police forces in England and Wales set to be merged into just 15 in biggest shake–up of policing in half a century” – Forty–three police forces in England and Wales are set to be merged into just 15 in the biggest shake-up of policing in half a century, the Mail reveals.
• “Scott Adams and Intellectual Courage” – In Brownstone Journal, Jeffrey Tucker pays tribute to Scott Adams as an early dissident and among the most famous.
• “Al Gore warns that the Arctic could be ice-free within the next five to seven years” – On X, Chris Martz recalls Al Gore’s infamous failed prediction of 16 years ago.

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