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The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right

📌 ICYMI — The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer’s Departing Chief of Staff

As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s exclusive Byline Times…

https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/08/the-end-of-morgan-mcsweeney-peter-oborne-on-keir-starmers-departing-chief-of-staff/

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Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.

He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein

We have published it in full.

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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

The greatest threat to Trump & Co is time due to his age. But the greatest threat to the United States has always been its racism within. Until we deal with it competently, another Trump will arise.

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

All to please a wannabe king who is demented and thrives on violence.

Please share. 💔

This is extrajudicial murder. It’s a paramilitary execution of an unarmed civilian in cold blood. Horrifying.

Holy shit.

The shooting of Alex Pretti was (US) state sanctioned murder and has been followed up by attempts to destroy evidence and stop local police (and even the FBI) from investigating.

Minnesota police are trying to counter the lies and illegality.

Terrifying

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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland.

There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same.

And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment.
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Remember, the MPs defecting to Reform UK know exactly who Nigel Farage is, and what he stands for.

Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...

🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Ffs. These people are without shame. All grunting around in the trough demanding peerages and then sulking off to Reform: home from home for corrupt Tory millionaires who’ve already had one long go at screwing us over and think they deserve another shot.
They can all go to hell.

Gallego: "They literally murdered an American. What happened that day was absolute murder and that ICE officer should be in jail ... I didn't wear a mask in Iraq."

This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.

Another important read. The official response to Renee Good's shooting (lies and calling her a communist agitator who deserved to die) is as frightening as the killing itself.

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incredibly important work by Beliingcat

CBS Pulled a “60 Minutes” Story Because the White House Refused to Comment — That’s a Veto on Journalism Pulling a finished investigation because the administration refused to comment isn’t journalism. It’s submission.

If refusing to comment is enough to kill a story, then the government now has veto power over journalism.
That’s what CBS normalized last night — and it should scare everyone.
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George Monbiot:

"The Bylines Network is tremendously inspiring…it's crucial that journalism speaks truth to power, but the great majority of it unfortunately speaks with the voice of power…it’s really inspiring to see networks like yours filling that huge gap and doing what journalism ought to do.”

“I’d have no problem releasing the video”

“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”

5 days apart 😬

(From @therecount.com )

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I have been harassed by the family of my rap*st via court and threats of court. Still in debt from the events + medical bills, and after events if anyone can help it’s greatly appreciated, if you cannot help please re-share. 🩷

Typical CEO In Chumplandia......

This has proved quite popular so I’ve added some more tickets for the show on Sunday!

It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:

"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."

That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?

This petition now has over 97,000 signatures.
At its current conjecture it should pass the 100,000 signatures to be considered for debate in Parliament very soon. 💪

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New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it

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