Reformβs Pochin laughs when questioned on domestic abuse scandal
On 19 June, Reform UKβs Sarah Pochin attracted controversy when she used the threat of domestic abuse as a rallying cry for the England squad…
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Greens announce Greater Manchester mayor candidate
The Green Party has announced that its candidate in the Greater Manchester mayor by-election will be Geraldine Coggins: Meet Geraldine Coggins. Greater Manchester councillor, Green…
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Euro-Med Monitor closes offices after threats by Israeli occupation
After 15 years of carrying out essential fieldwork in the Strip, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med Monitor) has closed its Gaza office. Precautionary measures in…
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Reform & Restore fight over who lost Makerfield worse
In the Makerfield by-election, the three parties of the right failed to win enough votes between them to match Labourβs result. Rather than reflecting on…
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Another Hind Rajab murderer bites the dust in Lebanon
Another of the Israeli military officers involved in the murder of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and her family has bitten the dust in Israelβs…
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World Cup team captains unveil unified message against hate
The captains of the teams participating in the 2026 World Cup exchanged special pennants denouncing hate and discrimination before the start of some matches, as…
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Fresh disgrace for GAA: sponsor Allianz are Israelβs biggest foreign backer
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) is set to come under renewed pressure for its disgraceful failure to cease its sponsorship agreement with backer of the…
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Polanski calls out Burnhamβs βmore of the sameβ migration plan
According to the Times, Andy Burnham is going to keep Shabana Mahmood as the home secretary if he becomes PM. Given that this would be…
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Israel collapses Iran-US deal, Swiss meeting cancelled
Israel has succeeded β at least for now β in its openly-admitted aim of collapsing peace talks between the US and Iran. Iranian negotiators said…
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Andy Burnham and Doomsday Cults
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 20 June 2026
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Hegsethβs tantrum at UK defence secretary Dan Jarvis canβt stop US decline
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth threw a tantrum at his new UK counterpart Dan Jarvis over a supposed lack of cooperation in the war the…
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Araghchi calls out Israelβs determination to collapse US-Iran deal
Iranian foreign minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi has taken direct aim at genocidal Israelβs determination to collapse the newly-signed βmemorandum of understandingβ for an eventual end…
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Israelβs petulant fascists are determined to wreck any chance of peace
Pariah state Israel appears determined to wreck any chance of peace between the US and Iran. The settler-colonial state has kept hitting Lebanon after failing…
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Greens messaging on Manchesterβs mayoral vote needs some work
The Green Party is likely to be the most credible left-wing option in Manchesterβs mayoral election on 30 July. But to win, the Greens need…
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Reform just tried (and failed) to get the Good Law Projectβs suit against it thrown out
Today, 19 June, the High Court comprehensively ruled against Reform UKβs bid to throw out the Good Law Projectβs (GLP) legal action against it. Back…
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Reform MPs show lack of humility yet again blaming Starmer for their own inability to win seat
Reform MP-hopeful Robert Kenyon lost in the Makerfield by-election by over 9,000 votes, which is likely to have left the far-right party feeling pretty sore.…
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Is Makerfield a tipping point, or just a speed bump?
Andy Burnhamβs back in Westminster after the Makerfield by-election. Heβll soon be Prime Minister. Which Andy turns up remains to be seen. And that, in…
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The false narrative white supremacists have pushed about their own white riots
When the racist white riots broke out in Belfast, youβd have thought the sky had fallen in β or at least that a small army…
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Meloni says Trump made up the claim that she begged him for a photo
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has hit back at claims that she begged Trump for a photo, saying, βItaly and I never beg.β Io e…
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Christians use roses to remind chancellor the nation wants affordable energy
This morning, 6 members of Christian Climate Action attempted to deliver 100 paper roses to HM Treasury. It was to remind Rachel Reeves that one…
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