- “Counter terror cops say Widdecombe was killed in a ‘targeted attack’” – The Head of Counter Terrorism Policing Laurence Taylor says that Ann Widdecombe was the victim of a “targeted attack”, according to the Mail.
- “Widdecombe suspect ‘may have targeted other Reform politicians’” – Counter-terror police are investigating whether the man arrested on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe may have targeted other Reform UK politicians, says the Telegraph.
- “Trans university worker hoped Widdecombe had ‘extremely painful death’” – Biologically male trans woman and University of Aberdeen employee Heather Herbert has been widely condemned after publicly wishing that Ann Widdecombe had suffered an “extremely painful death”, reports ITV News.
- “The Left’s constant demonisation of Reform was a ticking time bomb” – When Jo Cox was murdered, a toxic political culture was blamed – but so-called progressives won’t say the same about Ann Widdecombe’s death, notes Allison Pearson in the Telegraph.
- “Andy Burnham ends three-week silence as he finally speaks in Commons” – Andy Burnham has broken his three-week silence in the House of Commons as the Prime Minister-in-waiting surfaced from “submarine mode”, reports the Mail.
- “How a convicted fraudster became Andy Burnham’s right hand woman” – Louise Haigh’s fraud conviction ended her Cabinet career, but now she’s Andy Burnham’s closest political ally and helping shape his new government, writes Lauren Shirreff in the Telegraph.
- “Burnham’s silence on Islamism speaks volumes” – How has Burnham found ample time to grovel over Palestine but has yet to clear his diary for the domestic plight of British Jews? asks Noa Hoffman in the Spectator.
- “The danger of the Olly Robbins legal challenge” – Sir Keir Starmer may have botched Olly Robbins’s dismissal, but don’t let one bad firing make it harder for future prime ministers to sack failing top civil servants, writes Ameer Kotecha in the Spectator.
- “Barwell bemoans losing the Tory whip” – It seems Badenoch’s opening purge of the Tory wets has left Gavin Barwell wallowing in self-pity, notes Steerpike in the Spectator.
- “Bin there, done that: Farage’s by-election gamble” – On his Substack, Jack Watson examines whether Nigel Farage’s by-election gamble will pay off.
- “£10 billion was wasted on ‘useless’ Covid PPE, inquiry finds” – Two thirds of masks, gloves and gowns bought with taxpayer cash during the pandemic were unusable, reports the Standard.
- “We are heading for a Boriswave disaster” – In the Spectator, David Shipley writes that the arrival of 2.6 million people under Boris Johnson’s health and care visa regime represents an “extraordinary open border experiment” whose consequences are only now becoming clear.
- “US ‘whites-only’ towns spread to Wales” – The white separatist movement behind “whites-only” enclaves in the Ozarks is now seeking to establish a foothold in Wales, says Iona Cleave in the Telegraph.
- “Congress warns British social media changes are an attack on free speech” – Congress has warned Lisa Nandy that plans to prioritise the BBC and other government-trusted news sources on social media platforms amount to an assault on free speech, according to GB News.
- “Farmer who shot and killed teenage burglar will not face any charges” – A farmer who shot and killed a teenager who had allegedly broken into his home will not face criminal charges, says the Mail.
- “Stockpile food in case of Russian cyber attack, No 10 to tell public” – The Government is drawing up plans to instruct the public to stock up on food and water as preparation against a potential Russian cyber attack, reports the Express.
- “Caribbean demands Britain give up territories as reparation for slavery” – Caribbean nations are urging the King to back decolonisation efforts and calling on Britain to cede its overseas territories as part of reparations for slavery, according to AP.
- “The Church of England’s plan for slavery ‘reparations’ is a distraction” – The Church of England is behaving like Mrs Jellyby in Bleak House: obsessed with matters that are not its concern while the institution rots, writes Bijan Omrani in the Telegraph.
- “Church engaging with Israeli ‘genocide’ document is shameful” – The Chief Rabbi has slammed the Church of England as “shameful” for engaging with a controversial document on Israeli “genocide”, reports the Telegraph.
- “EU split over plan to ban imports from Israeli settlements” – Berlin and Rome are blocking a proposed EU embargo on goods from Israeli-annexed Palestinian territories, says the Telegraph.
- “Trump abruptly kills his Strait of Hormuz toll after just one day” – President Trump has announced a U-turn on his threat to slap a 20% toll on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, reports the Mail.
- “The price children pay for ‘free’ nursery” – No amount of state provision can replace a parent, and no amount of funding can fill the hole that successive governments are digging, says Fleur Elizabeth Meston in the Spectator.
- “Is Ed Miliband really changing his tune on North Sea oil?” – In the Spectator, Ross Clark argues that there are good reasons to be sceptical about reports that Miliband could allow new drilling at the Jackdaw field in return for the chancellorship, given his past record on North Sea licences.
- “Stopping Miliband from becoming chancellor is a national emergency” – The choice facing the Government since its first day has been Net Zero vs energy security, and handing Miliband further power would imperil the latter, warns Tom Harris in the Telegraph.
- “Andy Burnham’s allies ‘block Ed Miliband from becoming chancellor’” – Senior allies of Andy Burnham believe that they have succeeded in preventing Ed Miliband from becoming chancellor over concerns he would become a lightning rod for criticism of the Government, according to the Telegraph.
- “Grid boss dismissed cover-up claims before launching investigation” – Britain’s energy grid boss dismissed claims that blackout risks were covered up just hours before he launched an investigation into the allegations, reveals the Telegraph.
- “Net Zero backers evade Badenoch’s purge of Tory wets” – According to Guido Fawkes, plenty of new additions to the Conservatives’ candidates list back Net Zero.
- “Chris Packham pressures Burberry to drop cashmere” – Eco-zealot Chris Packham is targeting the British luxury fashion brand Burberry over its use of cashmere, which he describes as “inherently violent”, according to Fashion Capital.
- “Chris Packham, leave those goats alone” – Clive Aslet in the Telegraph takes issue with Chris Packham’s attack on goats.
- “Science over climate narrative: Dr Matthew Wielicki to lead America’s climate research” – If the USGCRP returns to its statutory mission of objective, transparent and reproducible climate science under Dr Matthew Wielicki’s leadership, public trust in scientists may finally begin to recover, says Leslie Eastman at Legal Insurrection.
- “Amnesty apologises for blacklisting J.K. Rowling’s charity” – Amnesty International has apologised after J.K. Rowling’s women’s charity, Beira’s Place, was included on a “blacklist” of 117 organisations, reports the Standard.
- “Ridiculous Amnesty International has now proved that it’s a joke” – Amnesty International’s decision to smear women’s rights defenders as “a growing threat” exposes the charity as still in thrall to trans ideologues, says Suzanne Moore in the Telegraph.
- “Lib Dem council ‘tears down England flags’ ahead of World Cup” – Lib Dem-run Portsmouth council has ordered the removal of a St George’s Cross flag from outside a resident’s flat just before England’s World Cup semi-final, reports the Metro.
- “Ali G will save us from comedy’s offence police” – Sacha Baron Cohen’s resurrection of Ali G offers a timely riposte to the humourless enforcers who have made mainstream comedy so timid, says Robbie Collin in the Telegraph.
- “Moana creatives on working closely to honour Polynesian culture and traditions, and why representation matters in the live-action film” – Jazz Tangcay in Variety details the painstaking effort to ensure Disney’s Moana got Polynesian culture exactly right – a noble commitment to authenticity that seems less fashionable when Western traditions are involved…
- “She was a proud member of Reform UK” – Watch Baroness Hoey pay tribute to Ann Widdecombe in the Lords yesterday.
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May I add this to the Round-Up:
Vickrum Digwa, brother and father deny weapons charges | Daily Echo
“Vickrum Digwa, his brother and father have PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO OWNING 55 WEAPONS allegedly found at the killer’s family home.”
“This includes three ninja swords, 37 swords, eight knuckle dusters, three machetes, an extendable baton, two knives that open automatically, and a manrikigusari.
A manrikigusari is a Japanese martial arts weapon consisting of a chain with a weight on each end.” In addition, Gurpreet was charged with carrying an AXE, among other weapons.
“District Judge Henry Gordon set a trial date of September 27, 2027. It will be heard by a district judge, not a jury.”
So for the next year, the Sikh father and brother are completely free on bail, to help Vickrum appeal against his murder conviction and sentence, funded by legal aid, no doubt, paid for by British Taxpayers.
I hope the forensic experts will test all those bladed weapons for chemical substances that have STYPTIC PROPERTIES, which would explain why Henry’s grievous stab wounds did not show external bleeding like a normal wound, thereby deceiving the police. I hope their investigations will include residues from the… Read more »
I notice the Argentinian vice president is banging on about how we usurped the Falklands and stole it from them and that the islanders are implanted replacements for the original people’s, well heres a little of Argentinas (Spanish settlers, colonisers) caring protection of their once indigenous people!
“The most prominent example is the late-19th-century Conquest of the Desert, a military campaign led by General Julio A. Roca that decimated the indigenous populations of the Pampas and Patagonia to expand national territory.
State-sanctioned violence against indigenous people continued into the 20th century. For example, the Napalpí Massacre in 1924 involved state security forces and landowners killing hundreds of protesting Kom and Mocoi people in Chaco. A 2022 historic court ruling found the Argentine state responsible for this Napalpí Massacre as a crime against humanity.”
And they’ve got the gaul to slag us off!
Btw, Britain has owned the Falkland since 1690! Argentina officially became a country following its declaration of independence from Spain on July 9, 1816
The Falklands were uninhabited, never had an indigenous people.
Then that makes the spanish colonialist even worse than Britain!
All excellent points!
Is Ed Miliband really changing his tune on North Sea oil?
Stopping Miliband from becoming chancellor is a national emergency
Andy Burnham’s allies ‘block Ed Miliband from becoming chancellor’
Typical smoke and mirrors:
Ooh look we stopped Burnham selecting Miliband for Chancellor. Isn’t that a brilliant success!
But then Burnham appoints someone else and continues with Miliband in charge of DESNZ… Remember, that stands for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Two incompatible things.
Not just incompatible, mutually exclusive.
Is the state going to use the murder of Anne Widdecombe as an opportunity to redefine dissent as terrorism? Something just seems slightly off to me with the scale and focus of the coverage, particularly so as she was on the right. I guess we’ll wait and see.
Hasn’t it already done that? Dissent = Far Right.
It’s also to make people forget about the Sikh murder of Henry Nowak, and to stifle growing calls to abolish the exemptions for every Sikh man, woman & child to carry lethal daggers, while the rest of the British population is forced to go unarmed.
Notice the Leftie Feminists have been silent about the fact that Sikh women & children can carry lethal daggers for self-defence, while all other women & children in Britain are forbidden to carry even pepper spray to defend themselves against attacks by evil humans or vicious dogs. This is outrageous injustice.