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Liz Truss addresses half-empty hall at UK CPAC debacle

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Liz Truss addresses half-empty hall at UK CPAC debacle

This week, the UK is hosting its very first Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). And if the early signs are anything to go by, there’s every chance it could also be the last: Liz Truss opens CPAC GB. In fairness it’s quite early. pic.twitter.com/sTaGyQNLxL — Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) July 16, 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) CPAC has been a mainstay of the American right for decades. In recent years, it’s begun to expand beyond the Americas too, with the UK its latest target market. Reporting on the UK CPAC in June, we referred to it as a “Yank hand-me-down event“. We…

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Trans kids hang pride flags from Havering Town Hall

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Trans kids hang pride flags from Havering Town Hall

In the early hours of 25 June, young trans activists from Trans Kids Deserve Better made their way to the top of Havering Town Hall. Their mission was to hang the Progress Pride flag and two Transgender flags from the Town Hall flagpoles. They also put up a banner, reading, “YOU CAN’T KILL PRIDE – XOXO TKDB”. This was a response to Keith Prince, Reform UK head of Havering Council, cancelling the raising of the Pride Flag at Havering Town Hall during Pride Month. Havering Town Hall has flown a Pride flag every Pride Month for nearly a decade. Under their…

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