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December 14, 2024
News
Politics
UK

Farage’s Reform Party Gains Ground, Winning Another Seat from Labour.

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party has gained another council seat from the ruling Labour Party. In a local by-election held in St Helens, Liverpool, on Thursday night, Reform candidate Victor Floyd secured victory in the Blackbrook ward, defeating Labour’s Sally Yeoman.

Since Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s election in July, Labour has experienced a series of local setbacks. Twenty-five councilors were lost across 172 local by-elections, and Labour’s vote share decreased by over eight percent. Many have expressed dissatisfaction with Labour and Prime Minister Starmer, with a petition demanding fresh elections receiving over two million signatures last month.

Reform has won six additional municipal seats since July, including a seat on the Wolverhampton council last month, which was also taken from Labour.

In other by-elections conducted on Thursday, Reform’s vote share showed significant growth, including strong performances in Barnsley and Stock, Essex, where the party placed second, with over 20 percent of the vote.

Reform policies on mass migration and other issues resonate with many voters, and some polls suggest the party could already be as popular or even more popular than the ruling Labour Party.

While Reform is progressing in the polls, some have expressed a desire to see Farage’s party either form an alliance with the Conservatives or even merge. Polling of Conservative Party members suggests that just over half of the party supports the idea.

Image by Owain.davies.

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Nigel Farage's Reform Party has gained another council seat from the ruling Labour Party. In a local by-election held in St Helens, Liverpool, on Thursday night, Reform candidate Victor Floyd secured victory in the Blackbrook ward, defeating Labour's Sally Yeoman. show more
December 13, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Immigration
UK

Migrant Charged with Deadly Stabbing of Woman Working at Hotel Hosting Him.

Deng Chol Majek, an 18-year-old asylum seeker housed at the Park Inn Hotel in Walsall, England, has denied murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte, a 27-year-old employee at the same hotel. Majek is accused of fatally stabbing Whyte at Bescot Stadium railway station on October 20, leading to her death three days later in hospital.

During his appearance via video link from His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Manchester at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday, Majek denied the charges, stating, “Not guilty, I did not kill her.” Originally from South Sudan, he spoke through an Arabic interpreter. He also denied being at the crime scene or possessing a screwdriver unlawfully at the station where Whyte was killed.

Housing often unvetted asylum seekers in hotels, including thousands of illegal immigrants who pay smugglers to bring them across the English Channel from France in small boats, is contentious. The practice costs British taxpayers millions of pounds per day and often causes significant anxiety, disruption, and strain on public services in the communities where they are transplanted.

RECURRING ISSUE. 

Since the migrant crisis began in 2015, numerous serious crimes have been committed by asylum seekers residing in shelters and hotels across Europe. One of the most notorious involved Maria Ladenburger, a German teenager volunteering at a migrant shelter in Freiburg. Asylum seeker Hussein Khavari, who claimed to be an Afghan child migrant but was later identified as a 32-year-old Iranian, raped and murdered her. Court evidence revealed that Khavari had previously been sentenced to ten years in prison in Greece for pushing a woman off a cliff before he slipped away to Germany.

Maria Ladenburger’s father, an EU official, actively solicited donations for migrants in his daughter’s obituary.

Majek remains in custody. The courts have scheduled a pre-trial hearing for February 7, with a full trial expected in 2025.

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Deng Chol Majek, an 18-year-old asylum seeker housed at the Park Inn Hotel in Walsall, England, has denied murdering Rhiannon Skye Whyte, a 27-year-old employee at the same hotel. Majek is accused of fatally stabbing Whyte at Bescot Stadium railway station on October 20, leading to her death three days later in hospital. show more
China Spying
December 13, 2024
UK

Chinese Spy Suspect was Close to a Member of Britain’s Royal Family.

The United Kingdom’s national security court has ruled to uphold a ban on re-entry for a businessman identified only as H6. The individual, described as a trusted associate of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, had appealed against this decision made by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman. In the judgment, it was revealed that H6 represented a potential risk to national security, allegedly serving as a spy on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

H6, believed to be associated with China’s United Front Work Department, had reportedly developed a close relationship with Prince Andrew, a younger brother of King Charles III. Reports indicate that H6 was invited to the prince’s 2020 birthday celebration and authorized to speak on his behalf to investors in China.

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission upheld Braverman’s decision against H6, concerned about possible influence operations by the Chinese Communists.

The ruling revealed that several electronic devices were seized when H6 was stopped and questioned under hostile activity powers in November 2021. Materials found on these devices led to increased concerns about potential political interference. A letter on one device described H6 as near the top of a list of individuals with privileged access to Prince Andrew and indicated he could facilitate meetings with potential Chinese investors.

The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom criticized the accusations as baseless, stating they are intended to damage China-UK relations, and urged cessation of what it termed the “China threat” narrative.

The United States has also seen a spike in concerns regarding Chinese espionage due to the Biden-Harris government’s lax stance against the communist state. The National Pulse reported in September that analysis shows little resistance to Chinese agents targeting anti-CCP dissidents in cities like New York and San Francisco.

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The United Kingdom's national security court has ruled to uphold a ban on re-entry for a businessman identified only as H6. The individual, described as a trusted associate of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, had appealed against this decision made by then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman. In the judgment, it was revealed that H6 represented a potential risk to national security, allegedly serving as a spy on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). show more
December 13, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
Immigration
UK

Now Britain’s Socialized Health Service is Defending Pakistani Cousin Marriage.

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is running defense for Pakistani-heritage couples who marry their first cousins, suggesting it is no more dangerous than White British women having children over the age of 34. The NHS trust covering Bradford, an English city where Pakistanis account for a substantial share of the population, said in literature on birth defects: “[I]t is important to mention that just like a cousin marriage is a cultural practice in Asian/British Pakistanis heritage, resulting in increasing risk factors for congenital anomalies, so too is choosing to give birth at or after the age 34 in White British women/couples.”

The trust accuses White Britons having children later in life of “choosing lifestyles embedded in liberal values such as preferring jobs, careers, bodily fitness and individualism over giving birth before the age 34.” It does not mention how rising house prices and an increasing tax burden strain White British couples, with these pressures partly driven by mass migration and failures in migrant integration. For example, the unemployment rate for Pakistanis stands at 11.1 percent, which is more than three times higher than the 3.3 percent unemployment rate for whites.

HEALTH RISKS.

Having children after 34 does increase the risk of birth defects, with such children—born to mothers of all ethnicities—accounting for 19 percent of cases in Bradford. However, cousin marriage appears to have far higher risks, accounting for around 30 percent of birth defects, despite Pakistanis only accounting for a little over a quarter of the city’s population.

First-cousin marriage is also linked to lower IQ and higher rates of mood disorders and psychoses, negatively impacting life outcomes across a wide variety of domains. Approaching 40 percent of Pakistanis in Bradford are in these consanguineous marriages, compared to fewer than one percent of White British couples.

Nevertheless, Muslim lawmakers are defending cousin marriage in Parliament, with Iqbal Mohamed MP telling the House of Commons that “ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold” during a debate on a bill to outlaw the practice.

Image by Gary Rogers.

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Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is running defense for Pakistani-heritage couples who marry their first cousins, suggesting it is no more dangerous than White British women having children over the age of 34. The NHS trust covering Bradford, an English city where Pakistanis account for a substantial share of the population, said in literature on birth defects: "[I]t is important to mention that just like a cousin marriage is a cultural practice in Asian/British Pakistanis heritage, resulting in increasing risk factors for congenital anomalies, so too is choosing to give birth at or after the age 34 in White British women/couples." show more
December 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
UK

UK ‘Conservative’ Leader Calls Northern Nigerians Her ‘Ethnic Enemies.’

Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke ‘Kemi’ Badenoch, the new leader of Britain’s Conservative party, has said she identifies as a Yoruba tribeswoman rather than a Nigerian, going so far as to describe some in the north of her parents’ homeland as her “ethnic enemies.” Despite being born in London, the Member of Parliament (MP) and former government minister was taken to Nigeria shortly afterward and raised there. She describes herself as a “first-generation immigrant.”

“I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian,” she said in a recent interview. “I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity [Yoruba]. That’s what I really am. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram where the Islamism is, those were our ethnic enemies, and yet you end up being lumped in with those people,” she said.

Badenoch said being Yoruba grants a “very strong identity about who you are, where you come from, traditions and so on”—sentiments that are strongly discouraged among the White British population.

The interview was peppered with other, more bizarre comments. The Conservative leader said she “strongly associated” with Danaerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones—who is eventually assassinated by her lover-nephew after massacring the population of her country’s capital. Badenoch also declared that “lunch is for wimps” and that she has an aversion to sandwiches, explaining: “I will not touch bread if it’s moist.”

She is best known in British politics for posing as an enemy of Critical Race Theory and mass migration. However, in government, she said elected officials should not try to stop civil servants from pushing woke ideology, and she lobbied for looser immigration controls.

Image via House of Commons.

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Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke 'Kemi' Badenoch, the new leader of Britain's Conservative party, has said she identifies as a Yoruba tribeswoman rather than a Nigerian, going so far as to describe some in the north of her parents' homeland as her "ethnic enemies." Despite being born in London, the Member of Parliament (MP) and former government minister was taken to Nigeria shortly afterward and raised there. She describes herself as a "first-generation immigrant." show more
December 12, 2024
Health
UK

Even Britain’s Leftist Govt is Banning Child Puberty Blockers.

The United Kingdom has decided to maintain its ban on prescribing puberty-blocking drugs to minors, according to an announcement from Health Secretary Wes Streeting. This decision aligns with growing concerns voiced by the medical community regarding the questionable benefits and potential risks associated with these drugs.

Streeting emphasized the lack of evidence for the safety of child gender transitions: “Children’s health care must always be evidence-led. The independent expert Commission on Human Medicines found that the current prescribing and care pathway for gender dysphoria and incongruence presents an unacceptable safety risk for children and young people,” he admitted.

The Health Secretary also referenced the Cass Review, a detailed, official report by pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass. The review questioned the benefits of puberty blockers for children and highlighted significant risks, suggesting these drugs should be prescribed only following comprehensive assessments and within research frameworks.

Despite the ban, the Labour Party government plans to allow controlled clinical trials for puberty blockers, potentially starting next year. These trials aim to build a robust evidence base regarding the efficacy and safety of the drugs.

The socialized National Health Service (NHS) had implemented a ban on puberty blockers for children under the previous Conservative Party government in March, followed by emergency legislation in May preventing their prescription by private healthcare providers as well.

Legal efforts by TransActual UK to overturn the ban were rejected by the High Court, which upheld the government’s legal authority to regulate such medications.

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The United Kingdom has decided to maintain its ban on prescribing puberty-blocking drugs to minors, according to an announcement from Health Secretary Wes Streeting. This decision aligns with growing concerns voiced by the medical community regarding the questionable benefits and potential risks associated with these drugs. show more
December 12, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Health
Immigration
UK

NASTY: Elected UK Muslim Calls Incestuous Marriage ‘Something Positive’ That ‘Helps Build Family Bonds.’

Iqbal Mohamed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire, England, has defended first-cousin marriage amongst ethnic minorities. During a debate in the House of Commons on the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill introduced by Conservative MP Richard Holden, Iqbal argued that “ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold.”

Iqbal is a member of the so-called Independent Alliance, comprised of Jeremy Corbyn, the previous leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, and four Muslim MPs, all of whom ran on an anti-Israel ticket. Arguing against the bill to outlaw first-cousin marriage, he insisted it is “important to recognize that this is a highly sensitive issue for many people,” adding: “In discussing it, we should try to step into the shoes of those who perhaps are not from the same culture as ours, to better understand why the practice continues to be so widespread.”

Incestuous marriages are common among Pakistani-heritage couples in Britain, with close to 40 percent or more of Pakistani couples in the country being married to first cousins and around 60 percent married to second cousins and other, more distant relatives. Despite some high-profile historic examples, such as Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin, the number of first-cousin marriages among White Britons is very low, at under one percent—likely a knock-on effect of the Catholic Church banning the practice in the Middle Ages.

HEALTH RISKS.

Consanguineous marriage is linked to lower IQ, higher rates of mood disorders and psychoses, and birth defects, putting strain on Britain’s socialized National Health Service (NHS).

However, Iqbal favors addressing these issues by piling even more taxpayer money into problem communities, providing them with “advanced genetic test screening for prospective married couples, as is the case in all Arab countries in the Persian Gulf,” alongside “health education programs targeting those communities where the practice is most common.”

He notes that, in addition to being “extremely common” among South Asians, “[a]n estimated 35 percent to 50 percent  of all sub-Saharan African populations either prefer or accept cousin marriage.”

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Iqbal Mohamed, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury and Batley in Yorkshire, England, has defended first-cousin marriage amongst ethnic minorities. During a debate in the House of Commons on the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees of Relationship) Bill introduced by Conservative MP Richard Holden, Iqbal argued that "ordinary people see family intermarriage as something that is very positive overall; as something that helps to build family bonds and puts families on a more secure financial foothold." show more
December 11, 2024
News
Politics
UK

Billionaire Nick Candy Pledges Seven-Figure Donation to Farage’s Reform Party.

Billionaire property developer Nick Candy has announced a significant financial commitment to Brexit leader Nigel Farage’s Reform Party. After leaving the Conservative Party, Candy will join Reform as its new treasurer in the new year.

Candy, formerly a substantial donor to the Conservatives, confirmed he would contribute a “seven-figure” sum to Reform, emphasizing his support for the party’s future-focused political agenda. The billionaire  expressed his dissatisfaction with the Conservative Party, saying he had “resigned my membership of the Conservative Party after many years of active support and substantial donations to the party.”

“I am sorry to say there have been too many broken promises and a complete breach of trust with the wealth creators in our country,” Candy added.

Nick Candy is married to pop singer Holly Valance, who also supports Reform. They have previously been seen with conservative leaders, including President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Candy joining Reform coincides with multiple defections from the Conservative Party to Farage’s party, such as the former government minister Andrea Jenkyns. The National Pulse reported in early December that Elon Musk is also considering backing Farage.

The announcement comes as Reform UK passed the ruling Labour Party in a recently released poll to become the second most popular party in the country. Last month, Reform beat Labour in a municipal by-election. It shows strong polling numbers in many traditionally Labour parliamentary seats, including parts of the North East of England.

Farage’s party, which currently has five seats in the House of Commons, could win as many as 95 in the next election if current polling trends continue.

Image courtesy of Stuart Mitchell, IncMonocle.

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Billionaire property developer Nick Candy has announced a significant financial commitment to Brexit leader Nigel Farage's Reform Party. After leaving the Conservative Party, Candy will join Reform as its new treasurer in the new year. show more
December 11, 2024
UK

Britain’s New Deputy Prime Minister Has Spent Almost $100,000 in Public Cash on a Private Photographer.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is spending over $86,000 a year on a personal photographer, claiming she needs the photographer to show the public what she is doing. Labour‘s Angela Rayner, number two in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s government, claimed, “There’s a kind of balance to be had, because sometimes you get ‘well, you never see her,’ or ‘she’s only doing that for a photo opportunity.'”

She insisted she was “try[ing] and strike the right balance between letting people know what you’re doing and here you are.” The revelation about Rayner’s photographer follows her disastrous immigration interview on Sunday, December 8. In it, she was interrogated about the government boasting it will build 1.5 million new homes—while being expected to let at least 2.5 million immigrants into the country.

Between mid-2022 and mid-2023, England and Wales saw their largest population increase in 75 years, adding over 610,000 people. Labour initially promised to prioritize British citizens over migrants for public housing, but Rayner, who serves as Housing Secretary, scrapped the idea.

The Labour government, which won a large majority in the House of Commons in a July snap election despite a low share of the popular vote, has seen what popularity it had decline massively since it came to power.

Prime Minister Starmer’s party now ranks third in some polls, behind Brexit leader Nigel Farage’s Reform Party and the Conservatives. This polling has led Reform chairman Zia Yusuf to state that he feels confident the populist party can form Britain’s next government.

Image by Kirsty O’Connor / 10 Downing Street.

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The Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is spending over $86,000 a year on a personal photographer, claiming she needs the photographer to show the public what she is doing. Labour's Angela Rayner, number two in Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's government, claimed, "There’s a kind of balance to be had, because sometimes you get ‘well, you never see her,’ or ‘she’s only doing that for a photo opportunity.'" show more
December 10, 2024
Economy
News
UK

Brits Are Boycotting These Products Over This Crazy Ingredient.

Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects.

The protest comes after Danish company Arla announced a trial of Bovaer, intended to reduce methane emissions from cows. Some consumers are pledging to boycott the company’s products, including Lurpak and Anchor butter.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises caution in handling 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP), a component of Bovaer. It states that it “should be considered corrosive to the eyes, a skin irritant, and potentially harmful by inhalation.” However, they claim it does not transfer to milk, being filtered by the cow’s digestive system.

Some critics have also claimed that 3-NOP could cause cancer, which regulators also deny. Bovaer is composed of 3-NOP,  silicon dioxide, and propylene glycol.

Social media platforms such as TikTok, X, and Facebook have seen a viral campaign urging consumers to avoid Arla’s products. Brands with partnerships with Arla, such as Starbucks and McDonald’s, and supermarkets whose own-brand milk is supplied by Arla are also targeted.

Arla officials and Bovaer manufacturer Dsm-Firmenich blamed “misinformation” for the outcry.

Denmark is just one of the several European Union member states to make changes in an attempt to reduce methane emissions from cows, in order to meet climate change goals.

The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and other EU countries have faced massive backlash and protests from farmers over EU green agenda policies.

Image by Sebastiaan ter Burg.

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Consumers in the United Kingdom are looking to boycott dairy products after a Danish company announced it would feed cows an ingredient to reduce flatulence. Opponents have criticized the product, claiming that some of its components may be linked to cancer and other harmful side effects. show more