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UNISON’s Andrea Egan speaks out on union-busting at Leicester school

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UNISON’s Andrea Egan speaks out on union-busting at Leicester school

UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has insisted that she will ensure “the full force” of the union works to hold an academy trust to account for its union-busting at a Leicester school. Andrea Egan: ‘I will not tolerate this’ The Canary has been following developments closely since an academy special school in Leicester controversially suspended union rep Tom Barker. Amid accusations of union-busting, workers at the school overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action. And their campaign has escalated in recent weeks. Egan, who joined the picket line with these striking workers on 4 June, highlighted her “profound solidarity” at UNISON’s…

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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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Reform MP implies gross ‘get out of jail free’ card for abusers saying England losses to blame

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Reform MP implies gross ‘get out of jail free’ card for abusers saying England losses to blame

Sarah Pochin, Reform MP for Runcorn and Helsby, has posted a sickening video on X which implies that domestic abuse ‘just happens’ when the England team loses a game. Given that Reform has a track record of platforming and promoting abusive men, Pochin’s comments appear less like a warning and more like an attempt to explain away behaviour that has absolutely no excuse. Thankfully, critics were quick to remind her of a pretty simple fact: domestic abuse is the responsibility of the male abuser — not the performance of football players. No football result — however disappointing — gives any man…

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Environment secretary writes to Ofwat calling out Thames Water deal

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Environment secretary writes to Ofwat calling out Thames Water deal

Thames Water is now even closer to temporary nationalisation after the government objected to a £10bn rescue proposal from its creditors. Ofwat, the UK water regulator, is also feeling the heat, after Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds penned a letter to the watchdog criticising the lenders’ offering. She warns it would fail both the environment and customers. ‘A holiday from the rules’ Thames Water has teetered on the edge of ruin for several years, at this point. It’s currently buried under £20bn in debt, and has faced record fines for dumping untreated sewage into England’s waterways. The company will run out of…

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Green Party calls out Streeting’s ‘illiterate’ energy plan

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Green Party calls out Streeting’s ‘illiterate’ energy plan

The Labour politicians looking to replace Keir Starmer have been talking about expanding drilling in the North Sea: among said politicians is Wes Streeting. In response, Green Party deputy Rachel Millward has described his plan as “environmentally reckless and economically illiterate”. Reckless Streeting As we reported, Streeting said the following about drilling in the North Sea: Yes. I think that’s probably where Ed [Miliband] will get to. When he makes a decision, I’d be surprised if that wasn’t the case. The granting of those licences will not necessarily translate into cheaper bills, but it will translate into higher tax receipts The…

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Thunberg speaks out against EU’s deportation bill before Parliament vote

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Thunberg speaks out against EU’s deportation bill before Parliament vote

Greta Thunberg took to social media to condemn the EU-wide deportation plan, calling on citizens to rally against it. The European government and institutions are pushing through a law which the far right celebrated as the start of the era of deportations, she said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) European Parliament is planning to vote on it next week, the activist said on Friday, slamming efforts to pass the law “quietly and quickly.” She slammed European politicians for fueling wars and climate catastrophes and then unleashing detention on people who flee from them. The…

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Police rule out hate crime in arson attack on Imam’s home

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Police rule out hate crime in arson attack on Imam’s home

Bolton Imam Hassan Patel has released CCTV footage of a masked arsonist setting fire to his family home in a shocking arson attack. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are reportedly not treating the incident as a hate crime. However, local Labour MP Yasmin Qureshi called out the clear Islamophobia at play. Likewise, Green leader Zack Polanski highlighted PM Keir Starmer’s silence on the incident, sharply contrasting the response to recent similar crimes. A ‘serious and callous’ arson attempt Reports state that the arson attack took place in broad daylight, on the evening of Wednesday 10 June. The target, a house on Eastgrove…

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‘Rattled’ Farage lashes out at Musk & Lowe

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‘Rattled’ Farage lashes out at Musk & Lowe

An irritable Nigel Farage has lashed out at Restore Britain and Elon Musk. And he’s got good reason to be angry, because it looks like the Reform breakaway party could prevent Farage from winning in Makerfield: Let's see what happens next Thursday, shall we? — Rupert Lowe MP (@RupertLowe10) June 10, 2026 Reform, Restore, Retreat In the clip above, Sky News’s Beth Rigby put the following to the hard-right leader: When it comes to Makerfield, Restore are doing well here and it could really hurt you. A tetchy Farage asked “are they?” before Rigby finished: What’s Rupert Lowe got that it’s appealing…

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Consortium representing child refugees speaks out against Labour’s AI plans

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Consortium representing child refugees speaks out against Labour’s AI plans

The Refugee and Migrant Children’s Consortium (RMCC) has spoken out against government plans to access asylum seekers’ age using AI. On Friday 29 May, the Home Office announced plans to use AI in cases when an asylum seekers’ age is in dispute. However, the RMCC warned that the scheme could lead to yet more wrongful detentions of vulnerable children in adult facilities. The news follows April’s revelations from the independent Humans for Rights Network, which exposed the fact that the Home Office routinely detains so-called “age-disputed children” as adults. Of the 76 age-disputed detainees at the time, 26 had been —…

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Polanski calls out the back door between the AI industry and the Labour government

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Polanski calls out the back door between the AI industry and the Labour government

Green leader Zack Polanski has published a letter calling out ex-Labour leader Tony Blair’s links to the atificial intelligence (AI) industry and government. The news comes after war criminal Blair published an essay, via his Tony Blair Institute (TBI) think tank, calling for Labour to essentially shape all future policy around AI. Of course, this policy recommendation has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Larry Ellison gave £250m to the TBI. Ellison just happens to be the CEO of AI-specialist company Oracle. He’s also a good buddy of Donald Trump, at whose feet Blair all but worshipped in his…

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Activists call out Labour’s ‘dangerous militarisation of higher education’

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Activists call out Labour’s ‘dangerous militarisation of higher education’

Labour’s Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) would be a “a dangerous militarisation of higher education“, according to the campaign group Demilitarise Education (dED), which is calling on universities, students, staff, trade unions, and local communities to oppose the initiative.  Defence Industrial Strategy 2025 The DUA was initially announced in September 2025 in the Defence Industrial Strategy, which said:  We will establish a Defence Universities Alliance (DUA) to form a more strategic relationship between defence and the higher education sector.  The DUA will build on existing connections between the sectors to support careers in the defence sector and encourage ethical defence and security…

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