We need to remain in the ECHR at a time when the fragility of peace in Northern Ireland still demands our unwavering vigilance. I express deep concern over calls by Reform UK and others to withdraw the United Kingdom from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

Four arrests after images of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle Police said four people remain in custody after the

Free speech banned in Windsor prior to Trump visit bit.ly/4pnBOrr I cannot see how this accurate photo is ‘malicious communication’ which must be indecent, grossly offensive, or menacing but I guess the police needed an arrest to take it down.

UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar funding

“We need debt justice, we need tax justice. The amount of money flowing from the south to the north has been greater than what has gone the other way for a long time and that is clear to see."

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The IMF's latest update on Sri Lanka is out - GDP is higher than they expected a few years ago, which means bondholders will receive $1.2bn more in debt payments over the next 15 years.

Bondholders will now be paid 30% more than government creditors after the debt restructurings

‘I think he hit one. Hell yeah, boy!’ US aid workers filmed shooting at Gazans Alleged incident took place at site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’

‘I think he hit one. Hell yeah, boy!’ US aid workers filmed shooting at Gazans Alleged incident took place at site run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

American GHF contractors join in the killing, credible eyewitness reports claim bit.ly/45UKOwQ GHF says allegations are ‘categorically false’

Tomorrow is UN #FFD4 summit in Seville, we joined 20+ orgs in central London to say: #CancelDebtChooseHope

54 countries in debt crisis yet rich countries are BLOCKING solutions

No one should have to play Jenga with their economy - choosing between public services or debt payments. #SystemChangeNow

In 40+ countries, campaigners have been marching for #debtjustice ahead of a critical United Nations conference ✊💥

SHARE the video to join the calls for urgent action on the debt crisis 👇🏽

#canceldebtchoosehope #FFD4People #SystemChangeNow

“The debt system is only working for those that have put themselves before others. Those who have colonised us.”

Theo from AFRODAD making clear the need to reform the debt system and achieve #DebtJustice

Aberdeen under fire after ousting financial charity’s board The chief executive and all ten independent trustees of Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust were removed in shift away from funding research

Aberdeen Group axes research charity abrdn Financial Fairness Trust board and chief executive with no notice bit.ly/4l8YQQh some suggest it did not like its progressive ideas such as limiting tax relief on pensions contributions and bias towards lower income households

Couple sue insurer after £2m home is destroyed in fire Charles and Biborka Bellhouse are taking legal actions against Zurich, which has refused to pay for repairs because it was not told that the house was being extended

Insurance gives you peace of mind until you claim, part 94 bit.ly/3I6BnQZ owners of £2m home destroyed by fire sue Zurich for the full rebuilding costs while the insurer wants them to refund the £169k already paid out. 28% of home claims in 2023 rejected 2 out of every 7

We’re at the multi stakeholder roundtable on sovereign #debt here at the #FfD4 conference in Seville

Follow this thread for highlights 👇

Developing countries ‘need more debt relief’ to fund education and health Research warns poorer governments prioritising debt payments over essential development spending

A group of experts, convened by the late Pope Francis, have said lower-income countries urgently need debt relief. And they say legal changes in the UK are key to making it happen.

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UK Government 'Blocking Debt Relief' for World's Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying Aid groups accuse Keir Starmer's Government of undermining poorer nations due to the influence of City lobbyists

'UK Government ‘Blocking Debt Relief’ for World’s Poorest Countries Following Corporate Lobbying'
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Starmer urged to attend UN summit and back plans to tackle global debt crisis Charity leaders want PM to attend FfD4 conference amid claims UK and US among countries blocking reforms

The UK government are blocking plans to tackle the global debt crisis.

Lower-income countries are trying to get a new UN process to tackle the debt crisis in the global south.

The UK and other rich countries are blocking them.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

After blocking international debt changes, UK must now pass legislation - Debt Justice Yesterday UN Member States reached a Financing for Development agreement. The text, agreed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Seville from 30 June to 3 July initiates “an…

😀 Last night UN members agreed a new process for tackling the debt crisis
😡 The EU and UK blocked it from having significant power
‼️ UN members called on the UK to pass a law to ensure private lenders take part in debt cancellation
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Why 2025 is a crucial year for debt and climate justice A mountain of debt is burying the global south - could 2025 be the year that creditors finally demolish this unjust burden?

2025 is a critical year for #DebtJustice & #ClimateJustice! 🌍🔥

Discover why these crises are linked and what must change in our new blog with the Green Economy Coalition 👉 www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-res...

#CancelTheDebt #CancelDebtChooseHope #FfD4 #PayUp

Now is the time to rebuild the global economic system European political will is needed ahead of the UN Financing for Development Conference in Sevilla

#FfD4 will set the agenda for how the global economic system will serve #development in the coming years.

European governments should show the political will that is needed for #EconomicJustice. The time is now! ⏰

Read our OpEd (@politico.eu): www.politico.eu/sponsored-co...

🌍🔥 New statement from AFRODAD, APMDD & Latindadd: Hear the Global South!

We demand just, transformative outcomes at #FfD4 - debt cancellation, reparations, and an end to colonial legacies in global finance.

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#CancelTheDebt #PayUp ✊

Debt swaps are NOT a solution to the debt & climate crises – yet they’re being promoted in key spaces like #FfD4 #G20 #UNFCCC

Find out why swaps aren’t the answer 👉 bit.ly/3ZVZcRs

We say NO to debt swaps and YES to:
✅ #DebtCancellation
✅ Grant-based climate finance

Public workers in Africa see wages fall by up to 50% in five years: Survey Budget cuts leave health and education workers struggling to make ends meet, ActionAid reports.

Public spending cuts in Africa have slashed incomes of health and education workers by up to 50% in 5 years.

The IMF is to blame, for making countries public spending to pay debts, according to @actionaiduk.bsky.social‬

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African Heads of State and Finance Ministers have called for reforms to the G20 debt restructuring process, including:

- agreeing a definition of comparability of treatment

- suspending debt payments during negotiations

- creating a legal way to enforce restructurings on any holdout creditors

A group of ten people, including the northern mayors and Angela Rayner, stood smiling. They are holding signs that say “the north’s moment is now” and “proud to be part of the great north”

The North’s moment is now!

With thriving economies, vibrant communities, and a whole lot of northern grit, we know that our regions can be the best place to live, work, and achieve your full potential.

And this government knows that too.

"it is extremism...it is dangerous, it is repellent, it is monstrous and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms" Foreign Sec David Lammy in Commons today about Israel's war in Gaza. Read the debate here bit.ly/4j8IJ39 An extraordinary statement about an ally

Our #bookoftheweek #botw this week is 'The Apostle and The Empire' by Christoph Heilig.

Was Paul silent on the injustices of the Roman Empire? Or have his letters just been misread?

Having entered the conversation in 2015 with his book Hidden Criticism?, Christoph Heilig contributes further 🧵

Jeremy Bowen: Goodwill running out as UK, France and Canada demand Israel end Gaza offensive France, the UK and Canada are among nations that have sharpened their criticism of Israel's ground offensive.

UK Canada France condemn 'disproportionate' military offensive in Gaza after 'intolerable' human suffering bit.ly/4jbUG8m 1200 killed, 250 taken hostage in Hamas 23/10/23 attack. 53,000 Gazans killed by Israel, 2% of population, children starving to death. Disproportionate indeed.

At least £64bn of property in England and Wales hidden behind opaque trusts Campaigners say secretive ownership structures are becoming the ‘go-to vehicle for kleptocrats’

Secrecy is the key bit.ly/434RAy7 enabled by lawyers and accountants whose job is to hide wealth to prevent it being taxed in future.

The police raid on a Quaker place of worship last month has been concerning for many across our faith communities. We've written to the Prime Minister asking him to affirm his commitment to freedom of assembly.

20 UK faith organisations, including CTBI, have written to Keir Starmer asking him to review the law in light of the police raid on the Quaker Westminster Meeting House, which took place on 27 March 2025.

The letter is still open for additional signatures:

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