News Round-Up

• “Robert Jenrick becomes the third confirmed Tory leader candidate” – Robert Jenrick has become the third Tory leadership candidate to declare, claiming that he already has the 10 MP backers needed to make the ballot, according to Sky News.
• “Has Tom Tugendhat blown up his leadership campaign at launch?” – Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat says he is willing to leave the ECHR, but Patrick O’Flynn, writing in the Spectator, isn’t buying it.
• “Tom Tugendhat mocked after leadership campaign slogan spells out ‘TURD’” – Social media users have poked fun at a Tom Tugendhat’s leadership campaign slogan after it accidentally spelt out “TURD”, says the HuffPost.
• “Official behind May’s Brexit deal ‘lined up to lead Civil Service’” – Theresa May’s ‘Brexit bungler-in-chief’ Sir Olly Robbins is being lined up to become the new head of the Civil Service, reports the Mail.
• “Starmer should never lower the voting age – we’re all extremists at 16” – Idealism is admirable and appropriate for young people, but let’s keep it away from the ballot box, says George Chesterton in the Telegraph.
• “Protesters chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ after policeman ‘stamps on man’s head’ at Manchester Airport” – Hundreds of protesters gathered outside a Rochdale police station and chanted “Allahu Akbar” after an armed officer was filmed stamping on a man’s head at Manchester Airport, reports GB News.
• “Why there’s rioting in Leeds” – In the Spectator, Rod Liddle investigates who, precisely, was setting fire to buses in the Harehills area of Leeds last week.
• “Bibby Stockholm asylum seekers say ‘hope has returned’” – Suella Braverman has accused Labour of signalling that Britain is “open for illegal migrants” after announcing it was closing the Bibby Stockholm, says the Mail.
• “Former RAF base used for asylum seekers ‘could become mega-jail’” – A former RAF base, currently accommodating around 500 asylum seekers, has been mooted as a site for a ‘mega-jail’, reports the Mail.
• “Netanyahu has exposed the West’s gross moral hypocrisy” – The Israeli leader’s address to Congress demonstrated true statesmanship in the face of hard-Left intimidation, says Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
• “Iran ‘plans to target Israelis during the Paris Games’” – Israel has reportedly warned French authorities of an Iran-backed plot to target its athletes during the Olympics, reports LBC.
• “Will we always have Paris?” – If the Olympics go off safely it will be because of months of preparation by every arm of law enforcement, says Douglas Murray in the Spectator.
• “Unredacted RKI protocols lay bare the entire Covid farce yet again” – Newly released Robert Koch Institute documents reveal that Germany’s Covid response was heavily influenced by politics rather than science, writes Eugyppius on Substack.
• “Shoplifting epidemic is even worse than official figures show” – Industry figures say underreporting means shoplifting is even more endemic than currently thought, with many store owners not bothering to report offences, says the Mail.
• “TV boss Kevin Lygo slams BBC for plugging American shows” – ITV’s boss has hit out at the way the BBC used the Euro 2024 football tournament to plug old U.S. shows it had bought, at the expense of its own British content, according to the Radio Times.
• “Cambridge University is in a state of moral collapse” – Cambridge University has gone from being a beacon of excellence to a swamp of third-class ideas, poisoned by the worst of the social sciences, says Zoe Strimpel in the Telegraph.
• “Royal Mint to stop making coins from scratch after 1,100 years” – The Royal Mint plans to stop producing coins from scratch at its facility in Wales from December with staff diverted to mining gold from laptop circuit boards, This is Money can reveal.
• “‘What about penny arcades?’” – Brits have reacted with howls of dismay to the news that the Great British penny could be at risk of being scrapped, says the Mail.
• “Council to melt down thousands of ‘love locks’ on famous bridge” – Health and safety zealots have announced that ‘love locks’ are to be permanently banned from a famous bridge in the Peak District, reports the BBC.
• “Biden mumbles as he reveals why he decided to ‘pass the torch’” – President Joe Biden mumbled his way through an 11-minute farewell address to the nation and claimed he could have served another four years if he wanted to, says the Mail.
• “We all know who’s really running the White House” – President Biden has again shown America that he’s no longer fit to serve. Not that you’d know it from the glowing coverage of his all-too-brief primetime address, writes Maureen Callahan in the Mail.
• “The Biden Presidency is ending as dishonestly as it began” – Biden’s ambition, lust for power and epic self-regard meant that he refused to give way until he had no choice, says Freddy Gray in the Telegraph.
• “Why Obama has not yet endorsed Kamala Harris’s Presidential bid” – A source close to Biden’s family says Obama is “very upset” about Harris’s candidacy and “knows she can’t win” against Trump, according to the Mail.
• “The curious rise of Kamala Harris” – In the Spectator, Kate Andrews charts the remarkable rise of Kamala Harris.
• “Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris by two points in Times poll” – Donald Trump remains ahead in the race for the U.S. Presidency with a lead of two points over Kamala Harris, according to polling by YouGov for the Times undertaken after President Biden’s decision to withdraw.
• “Kamala Harris is a danger to the security of the West” – We can guess how Putin and his fellow dictators would react if Kamala Harris wins the Presidency in November, says Con Coughlin in the Telegraph.
• “FBI director casts doubt on whether Trump was actually shot” – FBI’s Director Christopher Wray has cast doubt on whether Donald Trump was struck by a bullet during the attempt on his life, reports Newsweek.
• “How the secret service succumbed to ‘diversity hires’” – On SpectatorTV, Freddy Gray is joined by writer Roger Kimball to discuss the security failures surrounding the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
• “Losing grounds for trust” – Conspiracy theories are flourishing everywhere – and that’s a good thing, says El Gato Malo on Substack.
• “U.S. fighter jets scrambled as Russian and Chinese bombers spotted over Alaska” – Four Russian and Chinese bombers have been intercepted operating together for the first time by American and Canadian fighters near Alaska, reports the Express.
• “North Korea cyber spies campaign to steal nuclear secrets revealed” – A cyber group backed by North Korea has been accused by the U.K., U.S. and South Korea of carrying out an online espionage campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets, according to inews.
• “The athletes getting involved in activism – and protests you might see at the Olympics” – Taking a stand isn’t an afterthought for a new generation of Olympic athletes this year. It’s an essential part of their identity, notes Simon Usborne in the Telegraph.
• “Keir Starmer flip-flops on vow of £300 bills cut amid GB Energy drive” – Keir Starmer has borken an election vow to slash energy bills by up to £300, reports the Mail. 
• “The great big GB Energy swindle” – The supposed strengths of GB Energy are already falling apart, says Callum McGoldrick in CapX.
• “Ford loses $50,000 on every electric car” – New financial reports from global car manufacturer Ford have revealed that the brand loses almost $50,000 (£38,700) on every electric vehicle it sells, reports GB News.
• “Everything you need to know about La Niña, the climate phenomenon behind this year’s extreme weather” – El Niño’s exit might just be the prelude to another weather fiasco, writes Lilia Sebouai in the Telegraph.
• “Are we really experiencing more ‘extreme’ weather?” – No, BBC, we are not being battered by extreme weather of all kinds, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
• “Leonardo DiCaprio’s eco-venture in trouble as company has $3.5 million loss” – Leonardo DiCaprio could be set for a titanic loss after investing in a British vegan shoe brand, reports the Sun.
• “Swinney must not hide behind Starmer on conversion therapy” – Scotland’s First Minister is said to be considering adopting a new law that will pit children against their parents. He should be supporting families, writes Lois McLatchie Miller in the Times.
• “Constable’s The Hay Wain to be presented as ‘contested landscape’” – The National Gallery’s upcoming exhibition will feature John Constable’s The Hay Wain as a “contested landscape” that neglets the plight of poor workers, reports the Telegraph.
• “The Decolonise Choir” – There seems to be no end to empowering initiatives to “decolonise” things, says Charlotte Gill on her Substack.
• “Progressive parents have brought up a generation of entitled, selfish brats” – Teaching children that the world revolves around them and their whims lays the groundwork for their future careers as activists, warns Ella Whelan in the Telegraph, writing about Just Stop Oil protester Cressida Gethin.
• “What next?” – Dr. David McGrogan updates readers on the future of his News from Uncibal Substack.
• “Elon Musk rechallenges tech boss rival Mark Zuckerberg to cage fight” – Elon Musk is talking about physically fighting Mark Zuckerberg again, says Amanda Yeo in Mashable.
• “Police update regarding the Manchester airport assault” – On X, Andrew Lawrence returns as Sergeant Constable Detective Officer Peter Pisspot from Twat Valley Police to discuss the unfortunate events that took place at Manchester Airport.

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