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Category: UK
12 hours ago
Politics
UK

UK Govt Slashes Farage’s Security Funding Amid Rise in Political Violence.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage’s taxpayer-funded security has reportedly been reduced by 75 percent in the past two weeks.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and Zia Yusuf, Reform’s head of policy.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Reform reporting the funding cut on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The parliamentary security department made the ‘inexplicable’ decision to downgrade Farage’s protection.” – Zia Yusuf

🎯IMPACT: Donors have reportedly stepped in to fund Farage’s security following the alleged cuts, which come amid the ongoing fallout from conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk’s assassination in the U.S.

IN FULL

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has reported that his taxpayer-funded security detail has been reduced by 75 percent in recent weeks, despite the recent assassination of conservative yoth organizer Charlie Kirk in the United States and a rising threat of political violence. Zia Yusuf, Reform’s head of policy, described the move as “inexplicable” and noted that it came just days after Farage accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of “inciting violence” by calling one of Reform’s immigration policies “racist.”

Yusuf said private donors have since stepped in to cover the costs of Farage’s protection. “I want to be clear to Reform supporters: Thankfully, we have had generous donors step in to shore up that security, so I can assure you Nigel is safe and he is well protected, but that places into context this hideous campaign of incitement to violence against the man who is bookmaker’s favourite to be the next Prime Minister,” he said.

He accused the governing Labour Party‘s leadership of leading a coordinated attack on Farage, citing comments from 11 Cabinet ministers. “The Home Secretary called him ‘worse than racist.’ The Deputy Prime Minister accused him of ‘flirting with Nazism.’ If anything happens to Nigel, I will hold the Prime Minister responsible,” Yusuf said.

He also referenced threats made against Farage online, including on TikTok and X, and recalled personally witnessing attempts to attack him during campaign events. Leftists have on several occasions thrown milkshakes and even cement at the populist leader, while illegal immigrants have issued recorded death threats against him.

The Labour-controlled House of Commons declined to comment on specific security arrangements, claiming decisions are made based on professional risk assessments and are kept confidential to avoid compromising safety.

The security row comes at a time when Farage and Reform are experiencing a significant surge in public support. According to a recent Ipsos poll conducted between 11 and 17 September 2025, Reform leads national voting intention with 34 percent, ahead of Labour at 22 percent and the formerly governing Conservatives at just 14 percent, the lowest share ever recorded for the party by Ipsos.

The same poll reveals deep public dissatisfaction with the current Labour leadership. Only 13 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with Starmer’s performance as Prime Minister, while 79 percent expressed dissatisfaction.

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13 hours ago
News
UK

Nigel Farage Tops Popularity Charts Among British Teenagers.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage is the most popular politician among British teenagers aged 13 to 17, surpassing rivals and even celebrities.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, British teenagers, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Conservative (Tory) Party leader Kemi Badenoch, and other leading politicians.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The survey was conducted by Merlin Strategies, with findings relevant to the next British general election, which must be held sometime between now and 2029.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Gen-Z is very different. Very different to Millennials. I see a lot more ambition, I see a lot more rejection of what they’re being indoctrinated with at school and university.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: Reform’s popularity among teens could significantly influence the next general election, with projections already showing the populist party on track to place first with 311 seats in the House of Commons.

IN FULL

The future of the British political landscape is shifting to the populist right, with a poll finding that Brexit champion and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage is by far the most popular politician among under-18s.

Despite Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s left-wing Labour Party attempting to smear Farage as a “racist” and the “single greatest threat” to the country’s “way of life,” these attacks do not appear to be resonating with the youth the way they have with older generations. According to a survey from Merlin Strategies for the New Statesman, of the 13 to 17-year-olds who intend on voting in the next general election—which must be held no later than 2029—33 per cent said that they would vote for Farage’s Reform party, compared to 27 per cent for Labour, and 12 per cent for formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) and the far-left Greens.

Farage’s personal popularity also stands out, with 38 percent of British teens viewing him favorably, compared to 25 percent for Prime Minister Starmer, 23 percent for far-left former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is attempting to launch a third party focused on Muslim issues, and just 16 percent for Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.

Notably, Farage’s friend and ally, President Donald J. Trump, is the second-most popular politician among British teens, at 28 percent.

“It’s happening. Gen-Z is very different. Very different to Millennials. I see a lot more ambition, I see a lot more rejection of what they’re being indoctrinated with at school and university,” Farage said of the British youth last June.

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September 30, 2025
News
UK

Britain’s Governing Labour Party Recognizes Gaza War as Genocide.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s governing Labour Party voted to accept that a genocide is taking place in Gaza, based on claims by the United Nations (UN), at its annual conference.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Labour Party members, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, and the UN Commission of Inquiry.

📍WHEN & WHERE: During the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, following the UN report released nearly two weeks ago.

💬KEY QUOTE: “It must be for the ICJ [International Court of Justice] with their judges and judiciary, and for the ICC [International Criminal Court], to determine the issue of genocide in relation to the convention, it is not for politicians like me to do that.” – David Lammy

🎯IMPACT: The party vote embarrasses the Labour government, which has not endorsed the view that Israel is acting with genocidal intent in Gaza.

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Britain’s governing Labour Party has voted to acknowledge that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza at its annual party conference, following the findings of a United Nations commission of inquiry. The vote, passed with strong backing from trade unions, embarrasses Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, as neither he nor his Cabinet has endorsed the view that Israel is acting with genocidal intent, and piles pressure on them to align with their party base.

The UN commission concluded earlier this month that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel has committed four of five genocidal acts outlined under international law since the war with Hamas began in 2023. Israel has rejected the report’s findings, calling them “distorted and false.”

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his Cabinet have stopped short of endorsing the genocide label, insisting that such determinations should be left to international courts. Israel is currently the subject of a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where it faces charges of genocide brought by South Africa.

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy responded to the conference vote by reaffirming the government’s position. “It must be for the ICJ with their judges and judiciary, and for the ICC [International Criminal Court], to determine the issue of genocide in relation to the convention,” he said. “It is not for politicians like me to do that.”

Lammy, who has previously described President Donald J. Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement as a “cult of white supremacists,” did add that, during his tenure as Foreign Secretary, he had identified a “clear risk” of Israel breaching international humanitarian law. Consequently, dozens of arms export licences to Israel have been suspended, and targeted sanctions on certain Israeli officials have been imposed.

Earlier this month, Starmer’s government also formally recognized Palestinian statehood.

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September 29, 2025
Jack Montgomery
Politics
UK

Panicking UK Govt Brand Farage’s Party ‘Racist,’ ‘Single Greatest Threat to Way of Life.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Senior members of Britain’s Labour Party government denounced Nigel Farage and his Reform Party as the “single greatest threat to the way of life” of Britons at their party conference.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage and the Reform Party, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and other Labour Party leaders.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Labour Party conference in Liverpool, England, on September 29, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: “We must call his scheme to round up and deport our French, our Indian, our Caribbean neighbours who already have indefinite leave to remain what it is. It is racist.” – David Lammy

🎯IMPACT: Lammy’s comments sparked debate over immigration policies and accusations of racism within British politics.

IN FULL

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and other senior members of Britain’s governing Labour Party denounced Nigel Farage and his Reform Party at their annual party conference in Liverpool, England, on Monday, as they collapse in the polls and Farage’s populists solidify a consistent lead.

Lammy, who has previously described President Donald J. Trump as a “neo-Nazi sympathizing sociopath” and “tyrant,” said Farage “wraps himself in our flag, but his policies don’t match British values.” A son of Guyanese immigrants, Lammy took particular umbrage with Farage’s plan to abolish indefinite leave to remain (ILR)—equivalent to lawful permanent residence in the U.S.—after just five years, to prevent the unprecedented “Boriswave” mass migration under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson from becoming permanent and unleashing an even greater wave of chain migration through so-called “family reunification.”

“We must call his scheme to round up and deport our French, our Indian, our Caribbean neighbours who already have indefinite leave to remain what it is: It is racist,” Lammy insisted. He was echoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who had told the BBC the previous day that Reform’s immigration policy was “racist” and “immoral.”

Chancellor Reeves, whose position is roughly equivalent to U.S. Treasury Secretary in the British Cabinet, went even further, declaring: “The single greatest threat to the way of life and to the living standards of working people is the agenda of Nigel Farage and the Reform Party.”

She Reform of pushing “falsehoods” and “easy answers” to Britain’s ongoing immigration crisis, claiming that, by moving to deport illegals and rescind the residency of legal immigrants who are a net drain on the public finances, they are “willing they are to tear communities and families apart.”

Labour’s furious denunciation of Reform comes as the party is consistently outpolling both Labour and the previously governing Conservatives (Tories) nationally. Labour’s Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is now the most unpopular in British history, with a net approval rating of negative 66.

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September 29, 2025
Culture
Health
UK

Socialized UK Health Service Hails ‘Advantages’ of Cousin Marriage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: National Health Service (NHS) guidance suggested there are benefits to first-cousin marriage—highly prevalent among Africans, Pakistanis, and other minority groups in Britain—despite the risk of birth defects.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: NHS England, Dr. Patrick Nash, and the Genomics Education Programme.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Guidance published by NHS England last week.

💬KEY QUOTE: “Our NHS should stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices.” – Richard Holden MP

🎯IMPACT: The NHS is being pressured to apologize and withdraw the guidance, amid increasing debate over cousin marriage laws.

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Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS) has come under fire for guidance that highlights supposed benefits of first-cousin marriage—highly prevalent among Africans, Pakistanis, and other ethnic minority groups in Britain—despite the well-documented risks of birth defects. The guidance from NHS England’s Genomics Education Programme claims such marriages offer “stronger extended family support systems and economic advantages.”

Critics, including Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Holden, have condemned the NHS for endorsing what they see as a harmful practice. Holden remarked, “Our NHS should stop taking the knee to damaging and oppressive cultural practices.” He further criticized Britain’s governing Labour Party for ignoring calls to end cousin marriage as a means of deterring chain migration—although the Conservatives did not end it during their 14 years in office from 2010 to mid-2024, either.

Dr. Patrick Nash, a religious law expert, described the NHS guidance as “truly dismaying,” arguing that cousin marriage is akin to incest and should be banned. He called for the guidance to be retracted and for an apology to be issued to prevent public misinformation.

The NHS acknowledged the increased risk of genetic conditions in the children of first-cousin spouses, but downplayed it by comparing it to the risks associated with drinking alcohol or smoking while pregnant or having children at a later age, none of which are prohibited.

Cousin marriage is also linked to lower IQ and an elevated risk of psychosis.

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September 27, 2025
Politics
UK

Poll: Farage’s Reform Party on Course to Win 311 Seats in Parliament.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new poll suggests Nigel Farage’s Reform Party would win 311 Members of Parliament (MPs) across Britain in a general election, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s far-left Labour Party would drop to 144 seats, losing 267 MPs.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reform, Labour, and other parties in Britain’s House of Commons.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Based on a sample of 13,000 people over the past three weeks, focusing on the UK, with specific outcomes in London and surrounding areas.

🎯IMPACT: Reform UK would fall short of an overall majority, leading to a hung parliament, with Labour reliant on London for its remaining seats.

IN FULL

A detailed constituency (electoral district)-level survey projects that Nigel Farage‘s Reform Party would secure 311 seats in Britain’s House of Commons in a general election, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party dropping to 144—a reduction of 267 MPs. Support for Starmer’s far-left party remains steadfast only in the hyper-diverse capital of London, where only around a third of the population is classed as ‘White British,’ with more than one-third of Labour’s projected seats based in London.

The survey, which sampled 13,000 people over the past three weeks, points to a strong potential for Nigel Farage to step into the role of Prime Minister—the first in roughly a century from neither Labour or the previously governing Conservative (Tory) Party.

Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, attempting to build his own far-left, Palestinian issues-focused party, is expected to retain his London constituency as an independent. Numerous longstanding “Red Wall” Labour constituencies—named for the party’s traditional color—in the Midlands and Northern England are predicted to flip to Reform.

Notably, the projections indicate major defeats for prominent Labour members, including Cabinet ministers Yvette Cooper, Ed Miliband, Bridget Phillipson, and Lisa Nandy, along with former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. Even so, at a projected 311 seats, Farage’s party would be the largest in the House of Commons but 15 short of an outright majority, requiring it to form a minority government or strike deals with smaller right-leaning parties in a so-called ‘Hung Parliament.’

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September 26, 2025
Immigration
UK

UK Population Booming with Record Mass Migration.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United Kingdom experienced significant population growth of over three-quarters of a million people in the year to June 2024, the second-highest increase in 75 years.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The Office for National Statistics (ONS), successive Conservative (Tory) and Labour Party governments, and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The year leading up to June 2024, across the United Kingdom.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The Labour government are continuing the Boriswave and our lives are all getting poorer because of it. Only Reform will control our borders.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The British population reached 69.3 million, with net immigration accounting for 98 percent of the growth.

IN FULL

The United Kingdom‘s population grew by more than three-quarters of a million people in the year leading up to June 2024, marking the second-largest annual increase since the late 1940s. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), net immigration was the primary contributor, accounting for 98 percent of this growth.

Nigel Henretty from the ONS highlighted, “The UK population has increased each year since mid-1982. Net international migration continues to be the main driver of this growth, continuing the long-term trend seen since the turn of the century.”

In mid-2024, Britain’s population was estimated at 69.3 million, up from 68.5 million in mid-2023. The number of people immigrating to the country was estimated at 1,235,254, with 496,536 people emigrating, resulting in a net migration figure of 738,718. This was the largest factor in the overall population growth.

“The rate of population increase has been higher in recent years, and the rise seen in the year to mid-2024 represents the second largest annual increase in numerical terms in over 75 years,” Henretty said.

Although births outnumbered deaths slightly, contributing 16,239 to the population increase, the total number of births was the lowest in at least 42 years.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage criticized Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, stating, “The Labour government are continuing the Boriswave and our lives are all getting poorer because of it. Only Reform will control our borders.”

The “Boriswave” refers to the unprecedented immigration surge engineered by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson following Brexit and the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite promising to reduce net immigration in his election platform.

The National Pulse reported on Thursday that immigration—especially among Muslims—likely accounts for a large part of a surge in belief in God(s) in the United Kingdom. August data from YouGov shows that 37 percent of Britons between the ages of 18 and 24 say they believe in God, a significant uptick from August 2021, when only 16 percent of the same demographic believed in God.

While some have interpreted the YouGov data to signal a Christian religious revival in the United Kingdom—some polling indeed shows a 56 percent increase in adult church attendance compared to 2018—a closer look at the data for demographic groups over the age of 25 shows modest declines in belief in God. When coupled with migration data, this suggests that the increase in faith is substantially driven by mass migration policies.

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September 25, 2025
TECH
UK

Farage Denounces Far-Left UK PM’s Mandatory Digital ID Cards Plan.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage criticised the British government’s plans for mandatory digital identification cards, calling them an unprecedented threat to civil liberties.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nigel Farage, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, and civil liberties groups including Liberty and Big Brother Watch.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The final announcement of Starmer’s “BritCard” system is expected on September 26,

💬KEY QUOTE: “They can know where you are at every given moment in time. They see what money goes in and out of your accounts.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: Civil liberties organisations warn the system could harm privacy, equality, and civil rights, while failing to address illegal immigration.

IN FULL

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has strongly criticised the British government’s plan to impose a mandatory digital ID system, calling it a serious threat to personal freedom. Farage said he is “vehemently opposed to this in every single way,” warning that such a scheme would give the state excessive control over the lives of ordinary citizens.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, of the far-left Labour Party, is expected to announce the introduction of the “BritCard” later this week. The proposed system would require all adults in the United Kingdom to obtain a digital ID to prove their legal right to live and work in the country. This marks a significant change in how individuals interact with the state and access public services.

Farage expressed deep concerns about the potential for mass surveillance, saying, “They can know where you are at every given moment in time. They see what money goes in and out of your accounts.” He also raised concerns about climate restrictions that could be enforced through digital monitoring, warning, “They can decide ‘you can’t go to Marbella, you’ve used up your carbon footprint for the year.’”

Referencing the COVID-19 pandemic, Farage drew comparisons with the use of vaccine passports, which divided society. “Frankly, for me, I saw enough during the pandemic with vaccine passports. It created a two-tier society of who could travel and who couldn’t,” he said. “You were seen as a danger unless you were vaxxed. Our freedoms were taken away in that period like we have never seen before.”

The plan has also sparked backlash from civil liberties groups. Both Liberty and Big Brother Watch have warned that the BritCard could threaten privacy and equality. Big Brother Watch has collected more than 101,000 signatures against the proposal, arguing that it could force vulnerable migrants into even more insecure conditions without effectively tackling illegal immigration.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, however, supports the move, arguing that digital IDs could help reduce unlawful employment and improve access to government services.

The United Kingdom is not alone in pushing digital identification systems. Similar efforts are underway in the European Union (EU), where digital IDs are being linked with banking data, health records, and even biometric tracking. Critics warn that these systems could lead to greater government surveillance and loss of personal autonomy.

Global political figures like former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair have also advocated using digital ID systems to monitor and isolate political opposition, including those associated with populist movements.

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September 24, 2025
William Upton
UK

Boris Johnson Peddles New Russian Hoax Against Nigel Farage.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing a new Russia hoax smear against Reform Party leader Nigel Farage. Johnson, speaking with journalist Harry Cole, called Farage “extremely dangerous” regarding policy toward Russia and said he has “serious anxieties” on Reform’s position on Ukraine.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, the Conservatives (Tories), the Reform Party, Russia, Ukraine, and the Azov Brigade.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Johnson’s remarks came in an interview previewed on September 24, 2025.

💬KEY QUOTE: Johnson claimed Farage is “extremely dangerous” regarding policy toward Russia and said he has “serious anxieties” on Reform’s position on Ukraine.

🎯IMPACT: Johnson has long acted as a lobbyist for the Ukrainian government, pushing Western leaders to escalate their participation in the country’s conflict with Russia. This includes pushing the former Biden government to provide military aid to the Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade.

IN FULL

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing a new Russia hoax smear against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Johnson, speaking with journalist Harry Cole, called Farage “extremely dangerous” regarding policy toward Russia and said he has “serious anxieties” on Reform’s position on Ukraine. The former Prime Minister went on to insinuate that Farage—whose Reform Party now leads both the ruling Labour Party and Johnson’s formerly governing Conservatives (Tories) in most election polls—is a threat to British national security.

While insisting the Conservatives are the only party with serious solutions, Johnson suggested Farage’s stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine poses a national security threat. However, the former Prime Minister, when pressed further by Cole, waffled and attempted to walk back the insinuation.


Notably, Johnson has long acted as a lobbyist for the Ukrainian government, pushing Western leaders to escalate their participation in the country’s conflict with Russia. Just weeks after the 2024 election, the former Prime Minister was pushing NATO to deploy combat troops in Ukraine, a move that would almost certainly result in a broader conflict between Russia and the West. Additionally, Johnson may have played an integral role in the original Russia collusion hoax, allegedly having authorized the United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) to spy on President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign when he was Foreign Secretary.

The National Pulse reported last year that evidence suggests Johnson had a hand in former U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to lift restrictions on arming Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade. Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, said at the time, “The Azov Battalion… has absolute direct links to Neo-Nazism; this is not something that is disputed… What they say is that they have undertaken a PR operation to change their image and to try and put a lot of those things in the past… and, of course, one of their biggest lobbyists in the world at the moment, as we reported just a couple of weeks ago, is former British prime minister Boris Johnson, a lobbyist for Neo-Nazis.”

Not only did Johnson push for the normalization of and military aid for the Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade, he was also instrumental in scuttling peace talks in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kassam reported in 2022 that Boris Johnson’s April 9, 2022, trip to Ukraine—which resulted in the UK pledging 120 new armored vehicles alongside anti-ship missile systems—led to a collapse in peace negotiations.

In February 2024, this detail was publicy confirmed by Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview with Tucker Carlson. The Russian president alleged that Johnson dissuaded Davyd Arakhamia, leader of Ukraine’s ruling party, from signing the peace accord. Putin suggested the preliminary agreement had been reached in Istanbul after direct negotiations with Ukrainian officials.

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September 24, 2025
News
UK

London’s Mayor Khan Escalates Feud With ‘Racist, Sexist, Islamophobic’ Trump.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: London Mayor Sadiq Khan attacked President Donald J. Trump after the America First leader labeled him a “terrible mayor” during a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sadiq Khan, Donald Trump, and various British and American officials.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Trump made his UN speech on Tuesday, and Khan’s response followed on Wednesday in London.

💬KEY QUOTE: “I think Donald Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he’s Islamophobic,” said Khan.

🎯IMPACT: The exchange highlights ongoing tensions between the U.S. President and the London mayor, with Khan accusing Trump of targeting him due to his religion.

IN FULL

London’s divisive mayor, Sadiq Khan, has again attacked President Donald J. Trump, branding him “racist, sexist, and Islamophobic.” This follows the President’s remarks during an address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week, where he said, “I look at London, where you have a terrible mayor, terrible, terrible mayor, and it’s been changed, it’s been so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia law. But you are in a different country, you can’t do that.”

Khan, a Pakistani-heritage Muslim and member of Britain’s far-left governing Labour Party, responded, “I think Donald Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic, and he’s Islamophobic.” He argued that Trump is “clearly uncomfortable with a liberal, multicultural, progressive city having a Muslim mayor.”

Trump has frequently criticized Khan’s leadership and called him “a nasty person.” Khan has also accused Trump of racism and Islamophobia before, complaining last year that Trump only criticizes him because of his ethnic and religious background. Their feud dates back to Trump’s first presidential run and term in office, with Khan attacking the America First leader’s so-called “Muslim ban” restricting travel to the U.S. from several Muslim-majority countries with a large jihadist presence, and Trump calling Khan a “stone-cold loser” in return.

While Khan emphasizes London’s diversity as a strength, a recent report suggests that nearly half of all public housing in the capital is occupied by foreign heads of household. A Bangladeshi official also boasted recently that much of the city, which is only around a third ‘White British,’ according to Britain’s 2021 Census, “feels like Bangladesh.”

Another report from earlier this year revealed that as many as one in every twelve Londoners is an illegal immigrant, meaning in real terms that as many as 586,000 illegals may be residing in the British capital.

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