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Exclusive: Liverpool’s Sam Gorst resigns from Your Party

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Exclusive: Liverpool’s Sam Gorst resigns from Your Party

Your Party executive (CEC) member Sam Gorst is well known for his 2023 thrashing of Labour in the Garston local elections, and for being elected to the CEC as an independent. But now he is an ex-CEC and Your Party (YP) member after resigning from both. The resignation comes in the wake of outrage from the CEC, after the suspension of three Your Party executive members for attending a socialist event — leading to a unanimous no-confidence vote in the officials held responsible. YP parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn then controversially rejected the vote. In a message to other CEC members shown…

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Women who alleged abuse from ICC prosecutor sidelined in fierce debate

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Women who alleged abuse from ICC prosecutor sidelined in fierce debate

For the last two years, the international criminal court (ICC) has been struggling to navigate serious allegations levelled at its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan. Two women, who previously worked with Khan in varying capacities, came forward in 2024 with claims of sexual abuse, harassment, and coercion. He denies all allegations. Khan was suspended whilst the ICC undertook two investigations. Both have since concluded, albeit with differing outcomes. The first found that the women’s claims had merit; the second found that the evidence was insufficient. Now, the two women have spoken publicly about their experiences, as well as addressing counter-claims that they…

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SAS troops dropped prisoners from forklift ‘for fun’, inquiry hears

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SAS troops dropped prisoners from forklift ‘for fun’, inquiry hears

SAS troops currently under investigation for war crimes dropped prisoners from a forklift “for fun”, an inquiry has heard. And one soldier who served with them was allegedly called a “Taliban-loving apologist” for raising concerns about the elite unit’s behaviour. The inquiry into allegations that the SAS extrajudicially murdered Afghan civilians between 2010 and 2023 occupation heard from two whistleblowers on 14 July: Monica Grenfell, a former journalist, and Christopher Green, who was part of the Army Reserve, contacted the Afghanistan Inquiry to give evidence after the chairman issued a request for information. According to Sky News: Both witnesses spoke behind…

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Responses from disabled people detail “soul-destroying” DWP PIP assessments

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Responses from disabled people detail “soul-destroying” DWP PIP assessments

The 9 July interim report from the Timms Review of the Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system found that the benefit was both vitally necessary and deeply unfit for purpose. After putting out a call for responses back in March, the reviewers received over 38,000 responses. This was in spite of the fact that the response period was limited to 10 weeks, rather than the customary 12. Within these, the vast majority — around 90%  — of the responses were negative. Roughly half mentioned PIP’s financial inadequacy, and over a quarter referenced decisions or appeals that…

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UK greenlights renewed US strikes on Iran from British soil

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UK greenlights renewed US strikes on Iran from British soil

Hamish Falconer told MPs that UK permissions for US use of British air bases “remain in place,” even as Trump unilaterally declared the ceasefire “over” and resumed airstrikes against Iranian targets. UK play’s Trump’s poodle Falconer, the Labour MP for the Middle East, said in Parliament: In relation to the question about military support, I want to be clear: the UK stands with our Gulf allies in a defensive capacity. As the shadow Foreign Secretary alluded to, we do provide capability to our friends and partners in the Gulf to protect themselves against these attacks. We do also continue to provide permissions…

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Geraldine Coggins from the Green Party comes out on top in mayoral hustings

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Geraldine Coggins from the Green Party comes out on top in mayoral hustings

The Manchester Evening News (MEN) hosted a hustings debate for the mayoral candidates in Greater Manchester, scoring the candidates on how well they commanded the room, how comfortable they were facing questions, and who presented strong arguments for their political parties. It also graded people on their ability to save face answering the toughest questions and exposed how some of the candidates are just not up to the task of being a political leader. With the Green Party’s Geraldine Coggins coming out on top, and the Reform candidate just behind her, it really does seem that the race will be between…

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MEPs call for an investigation into Infantino over allegations of bowing to pressure from Trump

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MEPs call for an investigation into Infantino over allegations of bowing to pressure from Trump

The crisis surrounding the lifting of the suspension of American striker Folarin Balogun has taken a new turn, after dozens of Members of the European Parliament called for an investigation into the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, following allegations that he succumbed to political pressure from US president Donald Trump, in one of the most controversial issues surrounding the 2026 World Cup. According to the Associated Press, 35 MEPs signed a letter calling on FIFA’s Ethics Committee to investigate Infantino’s role, after the Disciplinary Committee decided to lift Balogun’s suspension, allowing him to play against Belgium in the round of 16,…

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Ismael Saibari goes from doctors’ diagnoses to making World Cup history

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Ismael Saibari goes from doctors’ diagnoses to making World Cup history

At World Cup tournaments, there are players who score goals, and there are players who create moments that remain etched in the tournament’s memory for decades. When it comes to Ismael Saibari, he has done both. At the 2026 World Cup, the Moroccan international was not merely one of the tournament’s stars; he became the embodiment of one of the greatest individual achievements in the history of Arab and African football. Three goals propelled the “Lions of the Atlas” into the knockout stages and secured his place in the history books, as he became the first African player to score three…

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Robert Jenrick joins the list of Reform MPs who took money from convicted fraudsters

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Robert Jenrick joins the list of Reform MPs who took money from convicted fraudsters

The Metropolitan Police has now launched a formal investigation into potential wrongdoing following an Electoral Commission investigation into reports that a £37.5k donation to Robert Jenrick’s Tory leadership campaign had originated overseas — Reform UK isn’t alone. The most troubling detail is that funds said to have been donated by Spott Fitness businessman Phillip Ullmann actually contained a £37.5k sum donated by a US company Innovyz. The company’s founder is Gary Klopfenstein, a convicted fraudster in the US who pleaded guilty in 2024 for wire fraud. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told the Guardian: We have launched an investigation following a referral from…

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Solidarity from Lebanon’s rebellious Christians

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Solidarity from Lebanon’s rebellious Christians

Lebanon — The ancient Christian quarter of the southern city of Tyre — known locally as Sour — is a vibrant tourist attraction in more normal times. It has a historic lighthouse and winding narrow streets that lead to its coffee shops, restaurants and markets. It is also a stopping point for pilgrims — due to its significance in the Bible and two ancient cathedrals. Unlike the rest of the city, which has been partially obliterated by Israeli bombs, the Christian quarter remains untouched. Locals here have recently put the values of their faith into literal practice, by sheltering thousands of…

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Mbappé stands up to racist attack from Paraguayan senator

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Mbappé stands up to racist attack from Paraguayan senator

The fallout from the France v Paraguay clash did not end with the final whistle, as the 2026 World Cup round of 16 match turned into a political and diplomatic crisis following racist remarks targeting France captain Kylian Mbappe. This sparked a wave of official condemnation in both countries, alongside legal action by the French Football Federation. Following France’s 1–0 victory, secured by Mbappe’s penalty, a storm of anger erupted across social media after Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla published a series of posts in which she described the Real Madrid star using racist and derogatory language, including insults regarding his heritage…

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Palantir is feeling heat from the NHS, but will lobbied politicians listen?

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Palantir is feeling heat from the NHS, but will lobbied politicians listen?

Lib Dem MP Martin Wrigley told the Canary last week that the NHS will consider whether to exit its contract with Palantir at the end of this year. Wrigley added that he would be helping to create an “off-ramp” to help the NHS detach from Palantir. In 2023, Palantir was awarded the £330 million NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) contract, covering up to 240 NHS bodies over seven years. The initial term ends in February 2027 and promises to deliver an integrated system where NHS organisations, up to 240 health bodies, can share operational data. Palantir’s NHS sales pitch Palantir clients…

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EU approves law to prosecute anyone who shares video from Russia’s RT

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EU approves law to prosecute anyone who shares video from Russia’s RT

The European Union (EU)’s ‘Court of Justice’ has authorised the criminal prosecution of anyone who publicly shares videos by Russia‘s RT. The ultra-Orwellian move makes no distinction whether what the video says is true. It makes no exemption for journalists. EU citizens can be jailed for, as well-known commentator Arnaud Bertrand notes, sharing an RT video saying the sky is blue: Think about the absurdity of it: if RT publishes a video saying the sky is blue and you share it on a publicly accessible website in the EU, you’d fall within the scope of this ruling, making you liable to criminal…

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Senegal fall short as Youri Tielemans drags Belgium back from the brink

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Senegal fall short as Youri Tielemans drags Belgium back from the brink

Belgium were dead on their feet. Two goals down with four minutes left, outplayed for long stretches, and staring at a World Cup exit that felt both deserved and inevitable. Then Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans ripped up the script. And in extra time, Tielemans delivered the final twist: a penalty awarded after a marathon VAR check, slammed home in the 125th minute, sealing a 3-2 win and a last‑16 date with USA. This was chaos, drama, and a comeback built on pure nerve but without the overblown theatrics. Belgium survived because they finally woke up. Senegal took control Senegal’s start…

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Corbyn demands smear retraction from Zionist minister Falconer

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Corbyn demands smear retraction from Zionist minister Falconer

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded Zionist Foreign Office minister Hamish Falconer retract his “disgraceful”, “disgusting” response to Corbyn’s question about burgeoning settler violence in the apartheid colony. Corbyn is not having it In the Commons, Falconer had suggested Corbyn’s question was “antisemitic” WATCH: Bizarre moment minister suggests Jeremy Corbyn is being antisemitic during debate on West Bank settlements. pic.twitter.com/xJrVlzpAze — PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) July 1, 2026 But Corbyn wasn’t in the mood to take Falconer’s ‘hasbara’ talking-point smear: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) In a searing letter to the Starmeroid shill, he told Falconer that he…

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Society of Editors warns journalists at risk from state threats bill

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Society of Editors warns journalists at risk from state threats bill

Journalists need stronger legal protections under the National Security (State Threats) Bill, the Society of Editors has warned. The calls follow concerns raised in the Guardian about British foreign correspondents, who could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources “within state-backed groups”. Members of the House of Lords were expected to finish scrutinising the bill today. British foreign correspondents could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources within state-backed groups in countries such as Iran under national security legislation being rushed through parliament this week. David Anderson, a former UK independent reviewer of terrorism… — Pippa Crerar…

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Israel: UK media and politicians ignore ‘From river to sea’ from Netanyahu

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Israel: UK media and politicians ignore ‘From river to sea’ from Netanyahu

The UK’s politico-media class loves a bit of pearl-clutching over the phrase “from the river to the sea”. It’s treated as ‘hate’ and a ‘call for the destruction of Israel’. Except when it comes from the Israeli regime, of course. Then it’s fine and dandy. ‘Nothing to see here, move along’… So with Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest, it’s far from the first time he and other colonisers have used it, but as shameless as could be. I’m guessing this version of “from the river to the sea” will get zero media attention. https://t.co/It7Iz95eNt — Assal Rad (@AssalRad) June 29, 2026 Israel’s chants…

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The Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

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The Jewish National Fund is trying to displace another Palestinian family from Silwan

The Shaludi family are the target of one of the latest disputes in a campaign of ethnic cleansing and forced displacement, carried out by the Israeli occupation in Silwan, East Jerusalem. They have lived in their home in the Wadi Hilweh neighbourhood since 1964, but attempts are now being made to forcibly displace them. And the Jewish National Fund (JNF) are at the centre of these actions. JNF trying to remove Shaludi family from their Silwan home for 62 years The eviction order follows a legal battle of more than three decades over ownership of the property, which is now held…

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The Left Needs to Stop Running From the Past

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The Left Needs to Stop Running From the Past

Before Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, he condemned “40 years of neoliberalism.” Blair retorted: “Back to the 70s?” Many voters cried out: “yes please!” And while people are still making their minds up about Andy Burnham, the truth is many people are disillusioned with the present and are reminiscing on the past as a better time, but a fear of sounding conservative is what keeps the left from channeling that energy. In Makerfield, a new party called Restore Britain outpolled the Conservatives on exactly the logic Blair mocks: that something was taken from us, the proper order of things was broken,…

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Leaked letter from Israeli elites threatens legal action over “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in West Bank

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Leaked letter from Israeli elites threatens legal action over “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in West Bank

Israeli elites from the Zionist state’s security, political and cultural scenes have issued a letter to Netanyahu and his government threatening legal action, citing the impunity given to “Jewish terrorism” and the “ideology of ethnic cleansing” in the occupied West Bank. Amongst the Israelis who appear to have hit the end of their tether with the settler-colonial government are former prime ministers, former heads of all the state’s security services, former judges, a Nobel prize winner and a famous novelist. Issuing a “final warning”, they have insisted that Netanyahu and his genocidal officials take immediate action to “eradicate Jewish terrorism”. They…

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