News Round-Up

• “First ‘one in, one out’ migrant deported to France” – The first undocumented migrant has been deported from the UK to France as part of an asylum deal that London hopes will end the small boats crisis, reports France24.
• “Rachel Reeves doesn’t get the interest rate cut she was hoping for” – The Bank of England has held rates at 4% and slowed Quantitative Tightening, leaving Rachel Reeves without the cut she craves, writes Michael Simmons in the Telegraph.
• “Stop punishing the rich, Left-leaning think tank tells Labour” – The Resolution Foundation’s Sir Clive Cowdery says Britain needs to tackle a critical lack of productivity after two decades of stagnation in living standards, reports the Telegraph. 
• “Starmer’s human rights law is a democratic liability” – That priggish legalist Sir Keir Starmer has been snagged by, oops, the law, says Quentin Letts in the Mail.
• “Assisted suicide campaigners have finally admitted what they really want” – A new Mitchell and Webb sketch points to a grim future, but their satire is nothing compared to the reality of what the Left is saying, warns Michael Deacon in the Telegraph.
• “Britain is sleepwalking into a police state” – A cancer patient has been harassed by police over an “offensive” Facebook post. When will enough be enough? asks Andrew Doyle on Substack.
• “Sadiq Khan breaks ranks with Starmer to accuse Israel of genocide” – Sir Sadiq Khan is facing a Labour backlash after breaking ranks with Sir Keir Starmer to accuse Israel of genocide, reports Sky News.
• “Donald Trump dubs Sadiq Khan ‘one of the worst mayors in the world’” – Donald Trump claims he blocked Sir Sadiq Khan from attending any of the events for his state visit, according to the Mail.
• “Trump plans to invite King to US” – Donald Trump is planning on inviting King Charles to the US after his “fantastic” second state visit to the UK, reports the Express.
• “Britain must have a united opposition” – As the current Government appears set to do further damage to the economy, the Right cannot afford to be divided, warns the Telegraph in a leading article.
• “The bitter Farage-Boris feud that means Reform will never unite with the Tories” – Farage’s and Boris’s political beliefs are oceans apart, and neither figure is suited to playing second fiddle, says the Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner.
• “There’s no going back for the Tory party” – In the Spectator, James Heale charts Danny Kruger’s break with the past and his bet on Farage’s future.
• “Corbyn’s new party in chaos as co-founder attacks ‘sexist boys’ club’” – Jeremy Corbyn’s new Left-wing party has been plunged into chaos after his co-founder claimed she had been “frozen out” by a “sexist boys’ club”, reports the Mail.
• “Who marches against Tommy Robinson?” – Given a choice between Tommy Robinson and Stand Up To Racism, I know what side I’m on, says Rod Liddle in the Spectator.
• “The political resurrection of Christianity” – In response to a political assassination, people have gathered to pray, observes Douglas Murray in the Spectator.
• “Miliband’s North Sea shutdown to cost Reeves £10 billion in lost taxes” – Ed Miliband’s shutdown of the North Sea will cost the Government £10 billion in lost tax revenue between now and 2030, reports the Telegraph.
• “Trump urges Starmer to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea to cut energy bills” – President Trump has urged the PM to exploit the “great asset” of the North Sea, says the Standard.
• “Europe’s impossible choice: AI development or Net Zero?” – AI data centres demand far more electricity than wind and solar can provide, writes Steve Goreham in WUWT?
• “ExxonMobil warns EU climate rules could crush American companies, botch trade deal” – ExxonMobil’s CEO says that the penalties proposed in the EU’s climate and social responsibility legislation would be bone-crushing to any company, according to Oilprice.com.
• “The number one reason Trump’s policies aren’t driving up electricity prices” – Rising US electricity prices aren’t Trump’s fault, the Energy Bad Boys argue on Substack – they point the finger at years of progressive “energy transition” spending instead.
• “Chevron says lawyers shaped ‘independent’ climate-attribution studies” – Chevron claims that Multnomah County’s climate case rests on lawyer-shaped “independent” studies, with hidden ties to academics and activists, according to EID Climate.
• “In, out, shake it all about” – On Substack, Dr David McGrogan exposes how international law is used to tell transparent, cynical lies.
• “Nearly a million people to take to Paris streets in anti-Macron fury” – More than 40 people were arrested across France as the country braces itself for mass violence against President Macron’s administration, reports the Mail.
• “Germany faces ruin after ‘living beyond its means for years’” – Chancellor Friedrich Merz admits that Germany has been “living beyond its means for years” as experts warn that the country could face ruin without economic reforms, according to the Mail. 
• “Never date a German man” – Germany, the country that once led the Romantic revolution, now seems less interested in all-consuming passion than in cultural self-destruction, says Elisabeth Dampier in the Spectator.
• “Hypocritical European leaders are only attacking Netanyahu to save their own skin” – For the West to accuse the Israeli PM of playing politics with people’s lives is the greatest irony of all, writes Jake Wallis Simons in the Telegraph.
• “The final act of Israel’s war in Gaza is under way” – After two years of war, the Iran-led regional alliance is largely in ruins, says Jonathan Spyer in the Spectator.
• “Trump to designate antifa a ‘major terrorist organisation’” – Donald Trump has announced that Antifa will be designated as a “major terrorist organisation” in a crackdown on the Left following Charlie Kirk’s murder, reports Fox News.
• “Terrorist professors” – On Substack, Dr Matthew Wielicki reveals how US campuses have normalised violent Left-wing radicalism.
• “Turning Point USA names Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika as its new CEO” – Turning Point USA, founded by the late conservative Charlie Kirk, says it has “unanimously selected Erika Kirk as the new CEO and Chair of the Board”, according to the Mail.
• “More question Covid vaccine success” – On Substack, Dr Raphael Lataster joins Ophir et al and Peter McCullough in arguing the big vaccine success story doesn’t stack up.
• “Deep-rooted wokery is infecting our health service, say NHS whistleblowers” – An ideology that sees radiographers asking men if they are pregnant and £40 million spent on DEI staffing is sowing division in Britain’s hospitals, warns Tim Samuels in the Telegraph.
• “I’ll sue sports that let trans athletes take on women” – In the Times, Olympic medallist Sharron Davies argues that sporting bodies have thrown amateurs “under the bus” by allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s events.
• “Closing schools during the pandemic was a colossal error” – In the House of Lords, Toby puts forward an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would make it tougher to shut schools the next time a civil emergency hits.

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