News Round-Up

• “Count Binface set to be only major challenger to Farage in Clacton” – A gamble by Nigel Farage to trigger an election for his own parliamentary seat could mean the only opponent he will face is a man with a ‌trash can on his head, better known as Count Binface, says Reuters.
• “Count Binface is a former comedy writer playing politics for laughs” – Count Binface is a former BBC comedy writer who in his spare time wears a suit of armour and loves to face off with high-profile politicians at the polls, according to the Telegraph.
• “Farage’s by-election is a catastrophe for Right-wing Britain” – Reform’s apparent abandonment of any attempt to appeal to non-populist conservatives signals the party may be surrendering any realistic path to a parliamentary majority, warns Allister Heath in the Telegraph.
• “The Left’s anti-Farage crusade is a masterclass in hypocrisy” – By ganging up in coordinated attacks against the Reform leader, Burnham and Polanski have exposed the establishment’s determination to destroy him at any cost, writes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Nigel Farage faces a deep state conspiracy, says Nadhim Zahawi” – Former Conservative Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, who defected to Reform UK, blames the decision to trigger a Clacton by-election on an establishment plot, according to the Times.
• “Le Pen shows that Farage should have let sleaze inquiry run its course” – Marine Le Pen’s political trajectory suggests Nigel Farage may have made a strategic error by stepping back from the sleaze inquiry rather than allowing it to vindicate him, says Henry Samuel in the Telegraph.
• “‘Two million could quit work’: Burnham warned on tax rises” – The next Prime Minister is staring at a £120 billion bill just to steady the nation’s finances – and more tax rises could push another two million people out of work, according to the Telegraph.
• “Manchester suffers steepest fall in living standards in England” – Residents’ spending power in Manchester has fallen by 7% under Andy Burnham’s tenure, making the city the worst-performing area in England for living standards, says GB News.
• “Labour branded a ‘zombie government’ over Burnham delays” – Labour has been accused of subjecting Britain to a “zombie government” by pointlessly delaying Andy Burnham’s coronation by a week, reports the Telegraph.
• “Joe Rogan Experience #2524 – Rupert Lowe” – On YouTube, Rupert Lowe, the MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain, sits down with Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging conversation about British politics.
• “Prince Harry’s loss is a victory for free speech” – The Duke of Sussex has failed in his attempt to stop the press from printing stories the elites want kept hidden, says Joanna Williams in Spiked.
• “Prince Harry sought deal with the Mail before doomed court case” – Representatives for Prince Harry tried to settle the dispute shortly before the trial began, but Associated Newspapers rejected the informal offer out of hand, according to GB News.
• “This was nothing less than a conspiracy to destroy the Daily Mail” – In the Mail, Stephen Glover argues the failed legal challenge against the Daily Mail was a wider attempt to undermine a free press, warning that the fight over media freedom is far from over.
• “Police officer who shot Chris Kaba set to keep job” – The Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba is unlikely to face misconduct proceedings due to new government regulations, reports Sky News.
• “Stephen Lawrence’s father breaks his silence in moving interview” – Neville Lawrence tells David Jones that without the unrelenting pressure of the Mail, he is certain no one would have been imprisoned for his son’s murder.
• “Pakistan sets out demands for taking back Rochdale rapist” – Islamabad is demanding that the UK extradite political dissidents in exchange for accepting the deportation of the Rochdale grooming gang member, reports the Telegraph.
• “Mahmood set to change law so Rochdale rapist can be deported” – Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to change the law so the Pakistan-born ringleader of the Rochdale grooming gang can be deported, says the BBC.
• “Chief Rabbi asks Church of England to reject Gaza ‘genocide’ report” – The Chief Rabbi and senior British Jewish leaders have expressed dismay at the Church of England’s plans to debate a “shocking” document that uses the terms genocide, colonialism and apartheid to describe Israeli actions in Palestine, reports the Times.
• “Put Paul Dacre in the Lords” – In the Spectator, William Atkinson argues Paul Dacre deserves a seat in the Lords, praising his fiery defence of press freedom.
• “Thousands caught out by new 20mph zones” – The number of drivers detected breaking 20mph speed limits has soared from 37,219 in 2023 to 125,133 two years later – a rise of 235% – says the Telegraph.
• “Mother who claimed twins died from vaccines charged with murder” – A mother who claimed on a podcast linked to RFK Jr that her toddler twins died after receiving routine vaccinations has been charged with their murder, reports the Telegraph.
• “Schools won’t have to tell parents if child questions gender” – New transgender guidance issued to schools has sparked fears teachers could refuse to tell parents if their children are questioning their gender, says GB News.
• “No ‘carve out’ for parents in LGBT conversion practices ban, says minister” – Parents found guilty of “abusively” attempting to change their child’s sexuality or gender identity could face five years in prison under new legislation, reports Politics Home.
• “The rise of eco-fascism” – Alfie Coleman, sentenced to 13 years in prison, is among a new breed of extremists turning climate change into an excuse for violence, warns Colin Freeman in the Telegraph.
• “‘Cheaper than gas’, until you build it” – On his Substack, Richard Lyon takes apart the UK’s Contracts for Difference scheme, arguing the true cost of offshore wind exposes the “cheaper than gas” claim as deeply misleading.
• “Nuclear reactor to run for another 20 years to avoid power shortages” – With Hinkley Point C delayed until at least 2031, the Sizewell B nuclear reactor is set for a 20-year life extension to prevent power shortages, reports the This is Money.
• “Litigating climate change” – A new report from Policy Exchange warns Britain could be on the hook for trillions in climate “reparations” after the International Court of Justice rules countries may have legal duties stretching well beyond the Paris Agreement.
• “Another heatwave? Don’t blame global warming, blame the jet stream!” – The Met Office and the MSM will inevitably blame the incoming heatwave on global warming, but the real culprit is the jet stream – it is simply weather, says Paul Homewood on Not a Lot of People Know That.
• “Europe’s heat crisis is of its own making” – In Climate Realism, H. Sterling Burnett argues that Europe’s persistent rejection of air conditioning – not climate change – is the true cause of its heatwave suffering.
• “How Spain’s solar power boom turned to bust” – Spain’s solar boom is running into a harsh reality: too much sunshine has created an energy glut, crashing prices and spooking investors, writes Hans van Leeuwen in the Telegraph.
• “Moment family’s roof collapses as newbuild home is destroyed by ‘solar panel fire’” – In the Mail, a family tells of the horrifying moment their new-build home went up in flames in a suspected solar panel fire.
• “The nine energy questions that could decide America’s future” – In Watts Up With That?, Ronald Stein poses nine questions challenging the logic behind California’s energy policies.
• “Western Arctic ice just hit a 13-year high” – Over at NoTricksZone, P. Gosselin reveals that western Arctic sea ice reached a 13-year high as of July 6th, 2026, surpassing even the 1980s average.
• “Oxford’s two minutes hate against gender-critical lecturers” – Oxford University officers have backed trans activists’ attempts to shut down lectures on sex and the law, writes Freddie Attenborough in Spiked.
• “Gary Stevenson proves he’s a self-styled economist who’s out of his depth” – City trader Gary Stevenson’s plans for a wealth tax are impossibly naive writes Anita Singh in the Telegraph.
• “Starmer planning bank holiday if England win World Cup” – A potential public holiday could be scheduled for the week after the July 19th World Cup final should England triumph, reports the Sun.
• “Elon Musk takes on Rest is History host in epic Odyssey battle” – Tom Holland has become an unwitting participant in an online culture war after posting about his enjoyment of Christopher Nolan’s film the Odyssey, notes Alex Farber in the Times.
• “Great Replacement theory” – The case for and against the Great Replacement theory is examined by Bo Winegard in Aporia.
• “Two-tier policing exposed in Lords” – In the Lords, Toby torches two-tier policing by demanding answers on the guidance that tells cops to treat ethnic groups differently to equalise arrest rates.

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