News Round-Up

• “Bank of England chief issues Truss warning ahead of Budget” – The Bank of England’s Governor has warned that further damage to Britain’s fiscal credibility through rising spending could trigger a repeat of the Liz Truss market crisis, reports the Telegraph.
• “Britain and Israel back down over Jerusalem consulate closure” – Diplomats have been allowed to remain at a rebranded “UK Mission” in Jerusalem after the original post was shut in response to Ed Miliband’s sanctions against Israel, says the Telegraph.
• “Hopes of toppling Netanyahu begin to fade” – Anti-Netanyahu voters are gripped by fears of yet another ‘Bibi bounceback’ as the opposition’s poll lead narrows ahead of the Israeli election, notes the Telegraph.
• “Jews nine times more likely than Muslims to be victims of hate crime” – Antisemitism remains “unacceptably high” as religiously-motivated hate crimes recorded by police hit record levels, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Green councillors’ request to fly Palestine flag tabled on October 7th” – Green Party councillors have drawn sharp criticism for choosing the anniversary of the Hamas attacks to table a request for permission to raise the Palestinian flag, writes the Telegraph.
• “Green activist who said she was ‘naïve’ to oppose Hamas is now handling party discipline” – Halima Brewer, who said she was “naïve” to oppose Hamas, has been elected to sit on the Green Party’s disciplinary committee at its annual conference in Brighton, reports the Mail.
• “The antisemitic alliance between Restore and the Greens” – In the Spectator, Tali Fraser looks at how unlikely allies Restore and the Greens find common ground in antisemitism.
• “How should the Church of England respond to the Green Party’s antisemitism?” – In Psephizo, Ian Paul argues that, if the Church of England bans clergy from joining other extremist parties, it should apply the same standard to a Green Party whose annual conference passed a string of alarming measures.
• “Ed Miliband won’t admit that Israel is doing Britain’s dirty work” – Ed Miliband’s apparent inability to acknowledge that Israel is acting in ways that serve British strategic interests is laid bare, says Con Coughlin in the Telegraph.
• “Mamdani dines at Palestinian restaurant on October 7th” – Zohran Mamdani faces accusations of “weaponising” the October 7th anniversary after dining at a Palestinian restaurant and releasing a statement accusing the Israeli Government of “war crimes”, reports the Telegraph.
• “Burnham oversaw £55 million taxpayer loan to UAE businesses” – Andy Burnham oversaw a £55 million taxpayer loan to United Arab Emirates-owned businesses during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester, reports the Telegraph.
• “Early release prisoner went on crime spree hours after being freed” – Michael Bogle, who has 16 convictions linked to more than 100 alleged offences, stole laundry detergent from Tesco on the very evening he left jail, says the Telegraph.
• “One migrant crosses Channel every six minutes during first week of October as Andy Burnham faces small boat surge” – The shocking rate – equivalent to six small boat migrants crossing the English Channel every hour – emerges as Andy Burnham faces mounting pressure over the crisis, reports GB News.
• “Migrant exposed himself to girls after moving into taxpayer-funded home” – A Channel migrant was given a taxpayer-funded home just two days before he indecently exposed himself to a child and her teenage sister, reveals the Telegraph.
• “The irony of Labour’s crackdown on fake gay asylum seekers” – In the Spectator, John Power examines the uncomfortable irony of Labour’s move to crack down on a criminal network helping Bangladeshi men fraudulently claim asylum on the grounds of sexuality – given the party’s prior hostility to such scrutiny.
• “‘Millions’ in England not ‘culturally or ethnically’ English: Jenrick” – Robert Jenrick’s remarks come as Kemi Badenoch used her party conference speech to declare herself a “proud black Briton” and accuse Reform of holding outdated views on race, reports the Mail.
• “Former Labour councillor laundered money with bogus Covid test results” – Faisal Shoukat’s company made £6.67 million in just three weeks yet failed to process many of the samples it received, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Two Latvians arrested inside RAF base” – A 32 year-old and a 36 year-old were detained on suspicion of trespassing at an RAF base in Cambridgeshire, says the Telegraph.
• “Robert Jenrick reported to police and counter-terror programme over Islam comments” – Reform UK’s economic spokesman has been reported to both police and the Prevent counter-terror programme following his comments about Islam, notes in GB News.
• “Tories are for the wealthy not the workers, says Jenrick” – Reform’s Treasury spokesman argues that the Conservatives’ inheritance tax pledge proves the party serves the wealthy rather than working people, reports the Telegraph.
• “Tories promise no stamp duty, no mansion tax and no inheritance tax” – Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap inheritance tax on main residences passed down the generations, signalling a return to the Tories’ traditional focus on lower taxes and home ownership, reports the Mail.
• “Brits back Kemi’s push to slash inheritance tax, poll finds” – YouGov research finds that 52% of Britons believe death duties should be reduced or scrapped altogether – with even Labour voters proving supportive, says the Mail.
• “Kemi Badenoch’s new strategy plays into Reform’s hands” – The Tories’ newly unveiled ‘Southern Posh’ strategy, revealed at their party conference in Birmingham, marks the biggest shift in political direction in years – and one that risks handing Reform a gift, writes James Frayne in the Telegraph.
• “Badenoch on list found at Widdecombe murder suspect’s home” – The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe allegedly kept a list of 100 public figures – with Kemi Badenoch’s name among them, reports the Telegraph.
• “Thames Valley Police admits its search warrants were unlawful as force reaches agreement with Andrew” – GB News reveals that Thames Valley Police has admitted its search warrants were unlawful and reached a legal agreement with the Duke of York following Mr Justice Hilliard’s ruling at the Royal Courts of Justice.
• “Poor degrees ‘eating up’ young people’s lives, says former Ofsted chief” – Too many university degrees “eat three years” of a young person’s life for no economic benefit, the former head of Ofsted has warned, reports the Telegraph.
• “Children will always get around a social media ban” – In the Spectator, Toby argues that the Government’s planned social media ban for under-16s is doomed to fail because determined youngsters will always find ways around it.
• “Why are the police arresting a kid for calling someone a ‘rent boy’?” – Throwing a 15 year-old in a cell for mocking a local councillor reflects some truly warped policing priorities, writes Hugo Timms in Spiked.
• “Trump ‘preparing for Iran strikes before midterms’” – Hawks believe a military strike against Iran could boost Republican fortunes ahead of the midterms, though some candidates fear the move could prove deeply unpopular, notes the Telegraph.
• “Putin has ordered ‘General Armageddon’ to smash Ukraine” – Putin is seeking to shift the war onto ground where he believes Russia holds the advantage by testing Ukrainian civilian endurance to breaking point, says the Telegraph.
• “Jane Doe’s texts to ‘Cornell 7’ frat boy after alleged rape revealed” – Texts sent by the accuser to one of the ‘Cornell 7’ fraternity brothers after the alleged incident include her saying that her memory was clouded but that “none of the sexual stuff was illegal,” reports the Mail.
• “The Islamification of Texas” – In the Spectator, Lionel Shriver writes about the rapid spread of Islamic influence into the heart of Texas and what it reveals about the limits of Western cultural confidence.
• “NHS waiting times will be ‘twice as long as Labour promised’ by 2029” – Patients will still be waiting an average of 35 weeks by 2029 – twice the target Labour pledged – if progress continues at its current rate, says the Telegraph.
• “Mentally ill excluded from euthanasia in Canada” – An advisory panel has raised concerns about the lack of mental health support available in communities as Canada moves to exclude the mentally ill from its euthanasia programme, according to the Telegraph.
• “Millions excluded from electric car home-charging discount” – Millions of drivers without off-street parking are locked out of a permitted development rights perk for home EV chargers, forcing them to seek planning permission for a pavement cable or rely on more expensive alternatives, reveals the Telegraph.
• “Burnham preparing to raise Chinese EV tariffs to get closer to EU” – The Prime Minister is expected to match the EU’s electric car levy on Chinese vehicles in a bid to bring Britain into closer alignment with the bloc, reports the Telegraph.
• “Jeremy Clarkson’s choir: ‘We need to stop our land being turned into solar farms’” – After winning Britain’s Got Talent, the Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir is taking its message about the realities of life on the land on tour, says the Telegraph.
• “The ‘historic low’ UK harvest 2026” – Climate Scepticism challenges the claim that Britain’s poor 2026 harvest is symptomatic of a “climate doom loop”, arguing the narrative does not withstand scrutiny.
• “Absolutely damning comments on BBC Newsnight about Polanski, leadership and the Green Party’s ‘Zionism is racism’ motion from Caroline Lucas” – Watch the former Green party leader deliver her scathing criticism of her successor.

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