News Round-Up

• “Donald Trump arrives in UK for his second state visit” – President Trump has landed at Stansted airport for an unprecedented second state visit that is likely to involve trade deal talks and investment announcements, reports Reuters.
• “Trump says he can’t wait to see the King as he lands in the UK” – Donald Trump has said that being in Britain “warms my heart” and spoke of his excitement to see his “long-time friend” King Charles III, according to the Mail.
• “What will the UK give US tech giants in return for a deal?” – The UK is considering scrapping its digital services tax, easing regulation and reforming copyright to lure US tech and AI investment, reports Mark Sellman in the Times.
• “France plays down ‘one in, one out’ migrant returns deal with Britain” – France has played down the one in, one out returns deal with Britain, saying “only a few individuals” would arrive there, reports the Sun.
• “Labour’s ‘one in, one out’ plan will not work and prove Starmer is paper tiger” – Labour’s ‘one in, one out’ migrant plan is a numbers game doomed to fail, writes Mike Graham in the Sun.
• “Labour is in a migration trap of its own making” – Labour are largely hamstrung on migration by their own ideology, says Andrew Tettenborn in the Spectator.
• “Egyptian migrant living in a Hilton hotel is jailed for raping a woman” – An Egyptian illegal who raped a woman in London’s Hyde Park while living in a Hilton hotel has been jailed – and will now be deported, reports the Mail.
• “On the ground report from Tommy Robinson rally” – On Substack, Konstantin Kisin reports back from the Unite the Kingdom march.
• “Ranvir Singh urged to quit GMB after Tommy Robinson speech” – Ranvir Singh has revealed she has been urged to quit Good Morning Britain (by viewers) after suggesting people at the weekend’s Tommy Robinson march were far-Right racists, reports the Mail.
• “UK stocks dumped at fastest pace in 20 years ahead of ‘terrifying’ Budget” – Global investors are ditching British stocks at the fastest rate in 20 years, with stock pickers “terrified” by Rachel Reeves’s looming Budget, says This is Money.
• “The economy is in freefall – unless you’re in the public sector” – Labour is ballooning an already swollen state, leaving Britain with higher costs, weaker output and greater inflationary risk, warns Michael Simmons in the Telegraph.
• “Disability benefit claimants rise by 100,000 since Labour capitulation” – There were 3.83 million people claiming Personal Independence Payments in England and Wales at the end of July – up 2% from 3.74 million claimants just three months earlier, according to the Mail.
• “Rachel Reeves: destroyer of jobs” – There is a route for the Conservatives to argue they are the party of economic sense, writes Michael Simmons in the Spectator.
• “Why Britain can’t build” – Britain’s new homes are nowhere near target, councils are failing to build and red tape is strangling London, says Ross Clark in the Spectator.
• “Ed Miliband among MPs expensing double council tax bill” – Expense claims by MPs have soared since a law change allowed local councils to charge punitive rates on second homes, reports the Mail.
• “Ex-Tory health minister jumps ship to Reform” – The Spectator’s Steerpike reacts to news that ex-Tory Health minister Maria Caulfield has defected to Reform and Henry Smith, the ex-Conservative MP for Crawley, has also jumped ship.
• “Starmer warned of ‘more revelations to come’ from ‘devastating’ book” – A “devastating” new book contains “more damning revelations” about Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of Labour, reports the Mail.
• “Our chance to save this great country” – Our country is approaching a moment of truth, says Nigel Farage in the Mail; a General Election could happen sooner than expected – and certainly before 2029.
• “This is why the Tories aren’t finished” – In the Telegraph, Philip Johnston argues that, despite talk of Tory collapse and Reform UK’s rise, history shows insurgent parties rarely supplant the old guard.
• “Penny Mordaunt planning comeback to save Tories from Reform” – Dame Penny Mordaunt is planning a return as a Conservative “foot soldier” to help fight Reform, reports the Express.
• “Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson will face firing squad” – Charlie Kirk’s killer Tyler Robinson has made his first court appearance, where prosecutors are preparing to file capital murder charges, says the Mail.
• “Charlie Kirk assassin’s sick justification for shooting is unveiled” – FBI Director Kash Patel has revealed that Charlie Kirk’s killer justified his actions by saying “some hatred cannot be negotiated with”, reports the Mail.
• “The debate: This house has confidence in the President-Elect of the Oxford Union” – In City AM, George Abaraonye’s shocking online comments on Charlie Kirk have sparked a free speech row, with Toby Young arguing he shouldn’t lose his job as Union President-elect and James Price calling him morally unfit to serve.
• “I am disgusted by my former friends on the Left who are applauding the murder of Charlie Kirk” – People who used to pride themselves on being kind are now embracing political violence, laments Suzanne Moore in the Telegraph.
• “British comedienne makes vile rant about Charlie Kirk’s assassination” – British comedienne Gina Yashere has sparked outrage after posting a vile rant about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, reports the Mail.
• “Real Housewife star’s heinous Charlie Kirk comment explodes online” – Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Eileen Davidson has sparked outrage online after sharing a controversial post about Charlie Kirk, says the Mail.
• “TV anchor resigns after punishment over tribute to Charlie Kirk on-air” – An Illinois TV anchor has quit after being suspended from her job for giving a tear-stained on-air tribute to Charlie Kirk, reports the Mail.
• “The Left invented cancel culture. Now it’s devouring them alive” – Following the murder of Charlie Kirk, it’s now Left-wingers who are getting fired for social media posts, notes Michael Deacon in the Telegraph. Will this finally wake them up?
• “Are conservatives now doing the cancelling?” – The Free Press considers whether the death of Charlie Kirk has brought cancel culture back, but on the Right, not the Left.
• “Officers being ‘set up to fail’ on free speech, says police boss” – The head of a police group has called on the Government to “stop setting us up to fail” and give clearer guidance on freedom of speech, reports the Independent.
• “Eco-zealots are crushing the economy, says Miliband’s former energy minister” – Lord Hunt of Kings Heath warns Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to get Britain building will fail unless the Government tackles the “anti-growth” mindset in Natural England and other environmental quangos, according to the Telegraph.
• “Reform council leader refuses to spend £4 million on ‘nonsense’ bat bridge ” – The discovery of barbastelle bats in Lincolnshire risks derailing a long-awaited relief road after the Reform council leader refused to fork out an additional £4 million for a bat tunnel, reports the Mail.
• “Ed Miliband’s interview on PM yesterday” – In Climate Scepticism, Jit casts a critical eye over Ed Miliband’s interview with Evan Davies on Radio 4’s PM.
• “The UK is going back to coal” – With gas and nuclear aging fast, the UK may have to turn to coal or jet-engine turbines to avoid a power crisis, warns Andrew Montford on Net Zero Watch.
• “Unrealistic Canadian climate policy bogs down economy” – On Clintel, the Friends of Science Society warn that Canada’s climate targets are unrealistic and economically harmful.
• “The green movement is in retreat” – The ‘renewables’ movement is struggling with politics, lawsuits and a worker shortage, and its wild climate claims aren’t helping, says Gary Abernathy for TEA.
• “If you think EVs are dead, think again” – While the EV industry is rapidly changing to adapt to the world it operates in, EVs are here to stay, argues William Clavey in Gear Junkie.
• “What’s really driving electricity prices?” – Green activists and Democrats are blaming rising electricity bills on Trump, but data show prices climbed sharply under the Biden administration, reveals the Institute for Energy Research.
• “Barring Israeli soldiers from the Royal College of Defence Studies is a mistake” – Banning Israeli students from the RCDS undermines the UK’s soft power and long-term diplomacy, argues Edward Stringer in the Spectator, who warns it will hurt dialogue, alliances and the college itself.
• “UN Commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza” – The UN has for the first time formally assessed that Israel’s war in Gaza amounts to genocide, reports Sky News.
• “The keffiyeh is a chilling symbol of the West’s dangerous stupidity” – The actor Javier Bardem’s decision to wear the scarf at the Emmys exposed just how misguided his views on Israel really are, says David Christopher Kaufman in the Telegraph.
• “Tourists push boat packed with migrants away from shore” – Furious tourists have been filmed trying to push a migrant-packed boat away from the shore after it landed on a Greek beach, reports the Mail.
• “Why the US rewards private school parents – while Britain penalises them” – American parents are incentivised to find alternatives to state education, while British households are penalised, says Noah Eastwood in the Telegraph.
• “Trump sues New York Times for £11 billion” – President Trump says he will sue the NY Times for $15 billion over what he calls defamation and libel, according to BBC News.
• “Woman jailed for wearing ‘Allah is lesbian’ T-shirt” – A feminist activist in Morocco has been jailed for 30 months after she posted a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt with the words “Allah is a lesbian”, reports the Mail.
• “More sex offenders to be offered chemical castration” – Chemical suppressants for sexual offenders will be trialled in northwest and northeast England as part of efforts to cut reoffending, says ITV News.
• “COVID-19 vaccine regulatory response – gamekeeper turned poacher?” – On Substack, HART exposes how the UK’s Covid vaccines were rushed through with dodgy safety checks, how regulators looked the other way and how millions paid the price.
• “The BMJ’s crocodile tears – part one” – On the TTE Substack, Dr Tom Jefferson and Prof Carl Heneghan take aim at the British Medical Journal, saying its editor is downplaying vaccine harms and turning what was once a fearless journal into little more than Big Pharma’s mouthpiece.
• “Fugitive vaccine researcher behind infamous ‘no autism link’ study arrested for stealing $1 million from CDC” – The very foundation of the “no autism link” narrative rests on research tainted by both criminal activity and scientific fraud, writes Nicolas Hulscher on the Focal Points Substack.
• “Great Britain warned by World Athletics over Jeremiah Azu’s ‘100% Jesus’ headband” – World Athletics says it will “remind” Great Britain of its rules on religious and political slogans after sprinter Jeremiah Azu wore a headband reading “100% Jesus” during the World Championships in Tokyo, reports the BBC.
• “Why Gen Z are staying indoors for days” – A new study reveals that across all generations, only a quarter of people make a conscious effort to step outside at least once a day, according to the Telegraph. 
• “The Free Speech Union saved me” – On Free Speech Nation, Connie Shaw reveals how she was threatened with expulsion by Leeds University for being gender critical, but survived thanks to help provided by the Free Speech Union.

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