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Pat McFadden admits Timms Review could cause DWP PIP cuts

Pat McFadden admits Timms Review could cause DWP PIP cuts

Pat McFadden has finally admitted that the Timms review into Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could trigger benefit cuts. The head of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Pat McFadden, told the Work and Pensions Committee that there was “nothing to stop” the review from recommending reforms that would cut welfare spending on PIP. McFadden desperate for DWP PIP cuts Responding to the fact that many interpreted the terms of reference as discouraging reviewers from recommending any reductions in PIP spending. But of course, Labour wouldn’t want to come across as caring about vulnerable people. McFadden said: What we were saying in…

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Defend Our Juries takes defiance of Palestine Action ban to next level

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Defend Our Juries takes defiance of Palestine Action ban to next level

Following the Court of Appeal’s ruling on 15 June, declaring the proscription of Palestine Action to be lawful, Defend Our Juries is escalating its campaign of defiance. Ordinary people from across the UK are publishing videos professing membership of Palestine Action and inviting support for the group, risking jail sentences of up to 14 years. See examples of the videos here, here and here. Defend Our Juries says many more will follow shortly. The holding of cardboard signs, which has led to more than 3,400 arrests under section 13 of the Terrorism Act, leads to summary only trials and a maximum…

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Lowe’s ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ purposefully silenced brown survivors’ voices

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Lowe’s ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’ purposefully silenced brown survivors’ voices

Content warning: this article contains discussion of child sexual abuse, exploitation, and the silencing of victims.  On 16 June, Rupert Lowe – leader of the extreme-right Restore Britain announced the publication of his ‘Rape Gang Inquiry Report’. Today, we amplify the account of survivors whose voices were excluded from the report to serve its racist, Islamophobic ends. Lowe’s report: ‘vulnerable, young white women’ As the Canary previously explained, Lowe’s report wholly lacked the methodological rigour necessary for such a study. Instead, it deployed Islamophobic conjecture to arrive at a foregone conclusion that group-based child sexual exploitation is: perpetrated by chiefly Pakistani…

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UK announces £750mn drone package to Ukraine

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UK announces £750mn drone package to Ukraine

The UK has said it will deliver 150,000 war drones to Ukraine by the end of 2026. This will be part of a £750 million package of military support. The package also includes air defence systems and is funded partly by frozen Russian assets. Additionally, Ukraine opened a drone factory in the UK in January. Drones for Ukraine The government said in a 20 June statement. The announcement highlights the ongoing significance of Ukraine to British foreign policy. The UK will provide 150,000 drones to Ukraine by the end of the year as part of a £752 million funding package to…

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Cabinet ministers tell Starmer to pack his bags

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Cabinet ministers tell Starmer to pack his bags

Following Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election, Keir Starmer was quick to congratulate Britain’s newest MP. Later in the day, he would beg Burnham not to run against him in a leadership challenge. Now, it looks like Starmer’s days are numbered, because his Cabinet is revolting: BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband have told Keir Starmer to set out a timeline for his departure Other Cabinet Ministers will follow suit this afternoon [@thetimes] — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 19, 2026 Taxi for Starmer! As noted, Starmer basically begged Burnham not to run against him. According to Starmer, a leadership contest…

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RMT confirms further strike action in Carlisle Support Services pay dispute

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RMT confirms further strike action in Carlisle Support Services pay dispute

RMT members employed by Carlisle Support Services, working on the Northern rail contract will continue their long-running dispute over pay by taking 48 hours strike action from Saturday 20 June. The action follows Carlisle Support Services’ continued refusal to negotiate a proper pay settlement through collective bargaining. This is despite increasing demands on frontline staff, including gate line operatives and revenue officers. Picket lines will take place at: Saturday 20 June – Skipton Station, 8am-10am. Saturday 20 June – Manchester Victoria Station, 11am-1pm. Sunday 21 June – Manchester Victoria Station, 11am-1pm. Carlisle Support Services has recently claimed that it has: honoured…

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Switzerland take control with ruthless late surge in Los Angles

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Switzerland take control with ruthless late surge in Los Angles

For more than an hour in Los Angeles, this World Cup group B clash drifted without rhythm. Switzerland had the ball, Bosnia-Herzegovina had the threat on the break, and neither side looked capable of landing a decisive punch. Then Murat Yakin turned to his bench and the tie flipped on its head. Johan Manzambi, just 20 years old and barely settled into the game, detonated the contest with a thunderous volley only 166 seconds after coming on. It was the spark Switzerland had been searching for, the moment that cracked open a stubborn match and set the tone for a 4-1 win…

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Canada hit six as Qatar collapse in Vancouver World Cup match

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Canada hit six as Qatar collapse in Vancouver World Cup match

Canada moved to the brink of the World Cup knockout stages with a commanding 6-0 win over nine‑man Qatar in Vancouver, a night defined by Jonathan David’s hat-trick, Cyle Larin’s early breakthrough and a serious injury to midfielder Ismael Kone. Jesse Marsch’s side were in control from the opening whistle, sharper in every duel and relentless in their pressure. Qatar, by contrast, unravelled quickly with two red cards, minimal attacking threat and long spells spent pinned inside their own half. The scoreline reflected the gulf in quality, but the mood inside BC Place shifted when Kone was stretchered off after a…

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Polanski say it’s Greens VS Labour in Manchester Mayor race

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Polanski say it’s Greens VS Labour in Manchester Mayor race

Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, and that means Labour now has two new races to run: the first is for the position of Labour leader, and the second is for the mayor of Greater Manchester. The first will be restricted to Labour MPs, obviously, but the second will be open to any candidate who can raise the deposit. Such candidates may want to think twice before putting the money down, however, as the Greens are confident it’s going to be a two-horse race between them and Labour: We said it was Greens vs Reform in Gorton and Denton, and…

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Muslim NHS nurse leads campaign to get more women cycling

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Muslim NHS nurse leads campaign to get more women cycling

An NHS worker who learned to cycle in her 40s, is preparing to take on her first ever cycling commute. It’s part of a “Switch Your Journey” challenge encouraging women to swap car and train journeys for cycling in East London. Nelufa Aziz is leading the campaign. She’s a 45-year-old Community Nursery Nurse from Tower Hamlets who learned to cycle just two years ago. She joined women-only cycling lessons with Cycle Sisters, a charity supporting Muslim and ethnically diverse women to cycle, to become more active. But she’s since become a volunteer Ride Leader with the organisation, and now supports other…

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Polanski calls out Labour plan for ‘more gambling, more addiction, more devastation’

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Polanski calls out Labour plan for ‘more gambling, more addiction, more devastation’

Labour’s gambling minister has said she’d like to see the industry “grow.” This provoked criticism, because the gambling sector has profited by preying on those who are most vulnerable to addiction. Among said critics is Green Party leader, Zack Polanski: Labour’s plan for growth More gambling, more addiction, more devastation to household finances. Utter shambles. pic.twitter.com/tCoQek9TdF — Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) June 18, 2026 Growth Baroness Fiona Twycross made the comments in a Lords’ committee, where she said: It’s a regulated licensed sector we would like to see grow. Twycross was talking about it growing in opposition to the illegal gambling sector.…

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Israel steps up witch-hunt targeting pro-Palestine voices

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Israel steps up witch-hunt targeting pro-Palestine voices

From Fatou Bensouda, a former International Criminal Court prosecutor, to UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese, sanctioned by the Trump administration. There are also Palestinian human rights workers killed in Israeli airstrikes. An Al Jazeera investigation finds US and Israeli retaliation spans from from the courtroom to the incinerated streets of Gaza. Al Jazeera has once against exposed tactics of thuggery by the US-Israel axis against pro-Palestine voices. Their targets include Palestinian fieldworkers on the ground. Furthermore, they include the highest international courts, including the > Gaza at risk of becoming graveyard of international law In January 2025, Ihab Marwan Kamal Faisal, a 33-year-old colleague…

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Parents expose human cost of Science Museum sponsorships in unofficial tour

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Parents expose human cost of Science Museum sponsorships in unofficial tour

In response to the Science Museum’s ongoing partnership with Adani, a coal and weapons conglomerate, volunteers led by Parents for Palestine invited children and their families on an unsanctioned ‘alternative tour’ of the museum. The tour aimed to explore the: untold stories revealing the institution’s role in the destruction of life, communities, and land in Palestine and in India. Adani, sponsor of the Science Museum’s ‘Energy Revolution’ Gallery has a joint weapons-producing venture with Elbit Systems (Adani-Elbit). It produces the Hermes 900 drone which has been used in the genocide of the Palestinian people and continues to be used by Israel…

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Tapp fires pro-Israel criticism at Burnham

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Tapp fires pro-Israel criticism at Burnham

Israel fanatic Labour MP Mike Tapp appears to have attempted to fire a Starmeroid ‘shot across the bows’ of new Makerfield MP Andy Burnham. Of course, being pro-Israel and Starmeroid, it’s grossly hypocritical as well as awful. Tapp told the BBC this morning that if Burnham or anyone else tries to challenge Keir Starmer, they would face pressure to stick closely to Starmer’s model of government. That means war on UK freedoms to protect Israel, along with cuts, privatisation and attempts to outdo fascist Reform on racial incitement. But Tapp framed it as not going “too far from [Labour’s 2024 general…

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Rain of fish in Surrey, two-headed calf in Blyth, Scottish Tory win in Aberdeen

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Rain of fish in Surrey, two-headed calf in Blyth, Scottish Tory win in Aberdeen

Today, 19 June, the Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden was announced the victor of the Aberdeen South by-election. This means that, for the first time in over half a century, the Scottish Tories have won a Westminster by-election. Meanwhile, in a further turn-up for the books, Labour came fourth in both of last night’s Scottish by-elections, underscoring the party’s recent collapse. The SNP’s Lara Bird held the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat for her party. She took 9,802 votes, giving her a majority of nearly 5,000. Notes for the English For English readers, please be advised — this article is about to get…

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Reform UK blames AI for Jimmy Savile photo-op flop

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Reform UK blames AI for Jimmy Savile photo-op flop

On 16 June, we reported that two Reform councillors had posed for a picture which suggested they would vote for Jimmy Saville. In the aftermath, the party claimed the offending image was “AI”. Now, one of the councillors at fault has apologised, proving beyond doubt that the photo op did indeed take place: To all the Reform UK supporters that tried to defend Reform UK Councillors Gemma Painter and Lilian Rogers for standing with a sign saying ‘I’d rather vote for Jimmy Saville’, and @LeeAndersonMP_ who posted it was fake, then deleted the post. Just thought you should know Lilian… pic.twitter.com/bFbi21jKBY…

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Makerfield ‘Count Binface’ candidate delivers a slam dunk over Farage

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Makerfield ‘Count Binface’ candidate delivers a slam dunk over Farage

Political candidate Jonathan Harvey — also known as ‘Count Binface’ — stood in the Makerfield by-election for comedy value rather than in hope of winning. But even a comedy candidate has more political honesty than racist Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Notably, the peculiar atmosphere of Makerfield displayed just how easily humour can inform local politics. Quizzed by Sky News about his candidacy and whether he lived in the constituency, Harvey promised he would move there if he won, and reminding viewers that Farage “spends more time in America than in Clacton.” Farage is notionally the MP for Clacton in Essex,…

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Makerfield wasn’t the only by-election Reform UK just lost

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Makerfield wasn’t the only by-election Reform UK just lost

In addition to losing in Makerfield, Reform UK lost the two seats it literally just won last month. Reform losses, Tory gains The 18 June by-elections in Essex took place because the Reform winner — you guessed it — turned out to be a racist mess. Stuart Prior had won both a County Council seat and a District Council seat in May. So both required new elections. Even before Reform snatched Essex from the Tories, there had already been reporting that Prior had shown support for the rape of Sikh women and called white people ‘the master race’. Along with vile Islamophobic…

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Burnham caught in yet another lie raising more concern that he is just another Starmer

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Burnham caught in yet another lie raising more concern that he is just another Starmer

Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election, leaving many in the constituency and beyond breathing a sigh of relief that bigoted, abuse-justifying Reform UK didn’t take the seat. However, this does not mean we are out of woods when it comes to politicians who lie, manipulate, and exploit British people to inflate their own egos and amass power. The latest lie to add to the pile was made during his acceptance speech, when he said: I always knew one day I would seek to go back to Westminster to complete that unfinished business. As an aspiring law student, I attended Burnham’s…

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Can you beat the passive income of the rich?

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Can you beat the passive income of the rich?

I always say we need to tax wealth not work. Someone made this game showing why: Click the image to play the game ^ Usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets. See if you can beat the rich. Source link

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