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Exclusive: Liverpool’s Sam Gorst resigns from Your Party

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:19 July 2026
Post last modified:19 July 2026

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…

Exclusive: Your Party CEC votes no confidence but must ask leadership to respect vote

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:13 July 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

The Your Party executive committee (CEC) no-confidence vote exclusively revealed by Skwawkbox last week took place on Sunday. The specially-arranged CEC meeting, to hold no-confidence votes in three key officials, was fraught and lasted almost three-and-a-half hours. Yet it ended without a clear conclusion, forcing members to ask party leaders to respect a clear majority vote that just failed to reach the required threshold. The issue was a vote of no confidence in three figures blamed for the suspension of three well-known CEC members for attending a socialist conference. A number of members left the meeting rather than participate, but the…

Exclusive: Your Party CEC holding Sunday no-confidence vote in chair, secretary

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:11 July 2026
Post last modified:11 July 2026

As the Canary revealed exclusively on Tuesday, disgusted members of Your Party’s (YP) executive committee (CEC) called for a no-confidence vote in the CEC’s chair and secretary. The call came after their removal of three well-known CEC members for attending a socialist conference. Skwawkbox can now reveal that the motion received enough support to force a vote, which will be held online from 6pm this Sunday, 12 July 2026. Your Party — Majority support Skwawkbox understands that a clear majority of members have said they will support the no-confidence motion. A senior figure told Skwawkbox that YP’s parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn…

Exclusive: disgusted Your Party exec members call no-confidence vote over suspensions

Post author:Skwawkbox
Post published:6 July 2026
Post last modified:7 July 2026

Outraged members of Your Party’s elected executive (CEC) have called for a no-confidence vote in the CEC’s chair and secretary. It is clear that committee members are outraged over the chair’s move to suspend three well-known members last week. Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi, Solma Ahmed and Mel Mullins were suspended for attending a socialist conference – even though Wimborne-Idrissi hadn’t attended. Your Party: more revelations In an email leaked to the Canary, one exec member wrote to fellow CEC members: Dear CEC members It is with huge regret that I write this email. But I feel strongly that it is needed. I have…

What To Do If Your Jaguar Needs a Replacement Turbo

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:3 July 2026
Post last modified:3 July 2026

A failing turbo on a Jaguar is not something to put off. Whether it is an XF on the daily commute or an F-Type out for the weekend, the turbocharger plays a big part in how the car drives. Once it starts to go, waiting around usually makes the job bigger and the bill higher. Here is a clear path to follow, from spotting the problem to getting the right part fitted. First, Confirm It Is Actually the Turbo Some of the symptoms of turbo failure overlap with other engine issues, so it is worth ruling those out first. Common signs…

Rihanna Kelver facing felony charges shows ‘stand your ground’ is not for trans people

Post author:Olaitan Mos-Shogbamimu
Post published:15 June 2026
Post last modified:16 June 2026

Rihanna Kelver, a transgender woman in Wyoming, is facing felony charges for pulling a weapon to defend herself after being subject to homophobic and transphobic slurs. Slate magazine reported that Kelver was about to end a work shift when several men on the street began yelling slurs at her. Then: Moments later, according to court testimony and surveillance footage, the man shoved Kelver to the ground hard enough to injure her tailbone. Kelver responded by drawing a pistol from her bag, chambering a round, and pointing the weapon at the man who had pushed her. She kept the safety on and…

Stormont Justice Bill permits the state to keep your data for a lifetime

Post author:Robert Freeman
Post published:4 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The Justice Bill currently passing through the Northern Ireland Assembly will allow the police to retain a person’s biometric data for a massive 75 years. This is despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) previously ruling that indefinite holding of such information is a violation of privacy. 75 years may not be indefinite, but it’s essentially a lifetime, meaning the difference is largely moot. More worryingly, the bill allows the state to keep information such as fingerprints and DNA for most of a century in cases of “terrorism-related” offences. This could include cases of inviting “support for a proscribed organisation”.…

Palantir deal could hand your personal data to Trump administration

Post author:Joe Glenton
Post published:1 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

A scandalous deal between hard-right AI war firm Palantir and the UK’s financial authority could hand the Trump administration your personal data. Meanwhile, campaigners and MPs say that the deal with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must prove that sensitive information will not fall into Trump’s hands. On 1 June, the Guardian reported: A US law that can oblige tech companies to disclose information to American authorities may apply to Palantir’s deal to help the Financial Conduct Authority detect crime. House of Commons science and technology select committee Martin Wrigley MP delivered the warning. He was quoted by the Guardian saying that…

How to Choose the Right Security Door for Your Property Type

Post author:Nathan Spears
Post published:1 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

The right security door is not the same for every building. A terraced home, detached house, workshop, garage, and commercial unit all have different risks, access points, and practical requirements. Before comparing steel, composite, timber, or uPVC, it helps to understand what the door actually needs to do. A front door on a residential street may need to balance security with kerb appeal. A rear workshop door, on the other hand, may need to prioritise forced-entry resistance, frame strength, and durability above appearance. In most cases, the best choice comes down to four things: threat level, property type, durability, and any…

Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes

Post author:oscar
Post published:31 May 2026
Post last modified:13 July 2026

This is an AI-written (but human-edited) summary of Gary’s recent video: Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes Jeff Bezos, the world’s fourth richest man with a personal wealth of approximately $280 billion, gave an interview on CNBC this week arguing, seemingly on behalf of ordinary working people, that a nurse in Queens earning $75,000 a year should not be paying over $1,000 a month in taxes. Gary’s response is to take the argument apart carefully. The Setup: A False Choice The context matters. A ballot on adopting a wealth tax is coming in California in November, and newly elected…

Labour chair to Farage: report your so-called Russian hack to the authorities, or I will

Post author:Alex/Rose Cocker
Post published:28 May 2026
Post last modified:8 June 2026

Labour chair Anna Turley has issued an ultimatum to Nigel Farage: he has 24 hours to report his claim to have been a victim of a Russian hack to security services. If not, Turley plans to do it for him. It’s “in the public and national interest” to make sure that a possible attack by a foreign state is investigated properly, according to the letter Turley sent to the Reform leader. Farage needs to sound the espionage alarms On 23 May, Farage claimed that counter-espionage experts employed by Reform had found proof that Russian hackers used spear phishing to break into…