News Round-Up

• “Starmer turns to Gordon Brown to save faltering premiership” – Keir Starmer appoints Gordon Brown as a global finance envoy as Labour struggles to contain mounting unrest over the Prime Minister’s leadership, reports the Telegraph.
• “Gordon Brown’s return is Starmer’s two-fingered salute to his own party” – Gordon Brown’s return to frontline politics exposes Labour’s panic and deepening divisions over Keir Starmer’s authority, writes Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
• “Why Gordon Brown is back to swing his ‘Big Clunking Fist’” – Gordon Brown and Tony Blair have both advised Keir Starmer behind the scenes but the Prime Minister now appears to have decisively chosen Brown’s approach, says Jim Armitage in the Times.
• “Starmer faces stalking horse leadership challenge” – Labour MPs are openly discussing replacing Keir Starmer amid growing anger at his direction and authority, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Labour MP fires starting gun on Labour leadership election” – Backbench Labour MP Catherine West says she will publicly demand a leadership contest unless Cabinet Ministers move against Keir Starmer, reports the Mail.
• “‘If Starmer ever had a plot, he’s lost it’: MP’s verdict on PM” – Senior Labour figures are circling as allies warn Keir Starmer risks becoming a “zombie PM” after catastrophic local election losses, says the Mail.
• “Reform has shattered the worldview of the Westminster bubble” – Reform’s sweeping local election gains prove voters have rejected Establishment politics and mass immigration, says Nigel Farage in the Telegraph.
• “The obvious reason for the Reform surge” – Britain’s local election results show immigration remains the defining political issue for millions of voters, says David Shipley in the Spectator.
• “Reform’s victory shows the Brexit spirit is alive and well” – Reform’s electoral breakthrough demonstrates the working class revolt against elite values still commands huge support, writes Frank Furedi in Spiked.
• “The Conservatives’ green shoots of recovery are clear. Judge us by what we do next” – In the Telegraph, Kemi Badenoch insists the Conservatives are recovering by returning to core values rather than chasing Reform.
• “Badenoch calls for General Election if Starmer ousted” – Kemi Badenoch says Labour would have no democratic mandate if Keir Starmer were replaced without a General Election, reports the Telegraph.
• “Birmingham becomes an ‘ungovernable mess’” – Birmingham’s fractured local election result has fuelled warnings that other British cities could become politically unmanageable, notes the Telegraph.
• “Green councillor said October 7th attacks showed ‘courage’” – Newly elected Green councillor Kamel Hawwash faces criticism after praising the October 7th attacks and repeating antisemitic rhetoric, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trans Green Party candidate with no British visa elected to Holyrood” – Non-binary Scottish Green MSP Q Manivannan has been elected despite reportedly lacking a permanent right to remain in Britain, notes the Telegraph.
• “I was among the first to call Polanski a creep. Thank heavens the nation’s now catching on” – Voters have begun rejecting the Greens despite predictions of a major breakthrough for Zack Polanski, writes Sarah Vine in the Mail.
• “Harman ‘wrong choice’ after row over pro-paedophile group” – Harriet Harman’s appointment as an adviser on violence against women has reignited controversy over her historic links to a pro-paedophile organisation and her inability to define a woman, reports the Telegraph.
• “Police probe ‘family voting’ claims in local elections” – Police are investigating allegations that women were pressured by male relatives inside polling stations during local elections, according to the Mail.
• “DWP increases benefits for husbands with two or more wives – started in April” – The Department for Work and Pensions has increased welfare payments available to households involving polygamous marriages under updated benefit rules, reports the Express.
• “Public sector less productive than before Covid despite record pay rises” – British taxpayers are receiving worse public services than before the pandemic despite soaring spending and public sector pay increases, says the Telegraph.
• “Slavery reparations make no sense – and here’s the hilarious proof” – Campaigns for slavery reparations are descending into absurdity as activists make increasingly incoherent historical claims, writes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Home Office has allowed Islamists and fascists to glorify terrorism” – Former counterterrorism chief Sara Khan warns outdated laws are enabling extremists to spread antisemitism and glorify violence, reports the Times.
• “Australia exposes the stark perils of bringing home the Isis brides” – Australia’s experience repatriating Isis brides highlights the profound security and social risks facing Western governments, writes Rocco Loiacono in the Telegraph.
• “Half of NHS hospitals let nurses cover doctors’ shifts” – Almost half of NHS hospitals are using nurses to cover doctors’ shifts, the Telegraph reveals.
• “Pupils allowed to use gender–neutral pronouns in GCSE language classes” – Pearson Edexcel’s guidance allowing gender-neutral pronouns in language exams has sparked accusations that teaching standards are being politicised, reports the Mail.
• “The climate scaremongers: Net Zero, the Met Office’s house of cards” – The Met Office is relying on flawed assumptions to justify costly Net Zero policies that burden consumers and industry, says Paul Homewood in TCW.
• “Green machine targets plastics at consumer expense” – Campaigners and regulators targeting plastic packaging are driving up consumer costs while advancing an aggressive green agenda, says Kevin Mooney in Climate Depot.
• “Copenhagen’s city government limits elderly to tiny servings of delicious, nutritious meat” – Copenhagen officials are cutting meat portions for elderly residents as part of climate policy despite concerns about nutrition and wellbeing, reports Leslie Eastman in Legal Insurrection.
• “A century of St David Attenborough, climate change obsessive” – David Attenborough’s century-long life has culminated in increasingly apocalyptic climate campaigning centred on Net Zero ideology, writes Margaret Ashworth in TCW.
• “Matt Le Tissier interview: I will not be bullied into silence” – The former Southampton star tells the Telegraph that growing public resistance to woke ideology shows many people now believe it has gone too far.
• “Moment schoolgirls tell striking teachers to get back to work” – Schoolgirls confronting striking teachers draped in Palestine flags outside their school have become a viral symbol of frustration during GCSE season, says the Mail.
• “Opera cancelled after single complaint over cultural insensitivity” – Cornwall’s Minack Theatre has cancelled a production of Lakmé after one complaint claiming the opera is culturally offensive, says the Telegraph.
• “Dyslexic people allowed to jump airport queues” – Airports are increasingly offering fast–track services and lounge access to passengers claiming hidden disabilities including dyslexia and ADHD despite fears of overdiagnosis, reports the Telegraph.
• “Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha’s husband Mark Adderley is elected as London councillor – after being suspended from Green Party over ‘antisemitism rants’ on YouTube” – Mark Adderley, husband of TV personality Nadia Sawalha, has won election as a Green councillor in south London despite being suspended by the party weeks earlier over ‘antisemitic social media rants’, reports the Mail.
• “How dare these po-faced protesters tell the people of Crowborough they are lacking in charity?” – Residents of Crowborough are being unfairly smeared by activists protesting against local opposition to asylum seeker housing plans, writes Madeleine Gillies in TCW.
• “Exclusive: The Crewkerne Gazette can reveal that Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown were secretly married today in the Downing Street rose garden” – The happy couple are said to be delighted.

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