Jane Bradley

Questions about Gibb’s influence, and the BBC's independence, are being raised both inside and outside the Beeb.

“Until Robbie Gibb & any other political appointee are removed we cannot possibly be truly trusted to be an unbiased organization,” one BBC staffer said in an meeting.

At its heart? A battle led by the BBC board and Conservative political appointee, Robbie Gibb, and BBC News executive Deborah Turness.

Not only over how to respond to the Trump edit, but over accusations of institutional bias in BBC news — something Gibb has long argued exists

We spoke with senior BBC figures to tell the comprehensive inside story of what happened inside the organisation — and a critical emergency board meeting — that led to the resignations of its top two executives.

ICYMI: Your Sunday long-read on what went on inside the BBC this week during a crisis sparked by a Trump documentary.

Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary

SCOOP: Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $1 billion dollars over Panorama documentary, according to a letter to the corporation obtained by the New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...

Lib Dems leader Ed Davey said it appears that Farage is “actively colluding with the Trump administration to roll back women’s rights in Britain.”

Britain’s Labour Party Criticizes Farage Over Ties to U.S. Anti-Abortion Group

New: Labour criticises Farage over “deeply concerning” ties to US anti-abortion group — joining the Lib Dems and Greens, who are demanding answers.
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‘Deeply concerning’: Nigel Farage slammed over links to US anti-abortion group NIGEL Farage’s links to an influential US anti-abortion group have been branded “deeply concerning” ...

Scottish journalists & politicians are asking questions about Reform's connections to the ADF.

“Reform and the ADF are trying to sow division and are treating essential healthcare as part of their narrow-minded culture war agenda.” -- @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social www.thenational.scot/news/2554319...

Is Nigel Farage being used as a pawn by US Christian extremists? | The News Agents A New York Times report suggests Nigel Farage is being backed by Alliance Defending Freedom – a conservative Christian group dedicated to rolling back rights of many groups in the US. What does this…

"The ADF has chosen Nigel Farage to focus on, building up this ally who has the potential to be a JD Vance-like figure in the future."

Can the Christian group that influenced the overturning of Roe v. Wade bring its extreme views to the UK?

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ICYMI: Our investigation on the American Christian anti-abortion movement’s expansion to the UK is in today’s newspaper.

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain. An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.

A conservative Christian group helped end the constitutional right to an abortion in the U.S. Now, it has taken its playbook to Britain. Here's how the Alliance Defending Freedom became an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and the Reform U.K. party. nyti.ms/3KLqGol

A conservative Christian group that helped overturn the right to abortion in the US is now attacking UK abortion rights.

With the same tactics used to overturn #RoevWade, they're attacking abortion clinic buffer zones and gestational limits.

@bradleyjane.bsky.social & Elizabeth Dias report ⬇️

“Very often A.D.F. has operated under the radar, quite discreetly.”

ICYMI: our story on how Reform UK has been quietly working with an influential American anti-abortion group.

Who and where, exactly?

GB News and its CEO were also present for the free speech round table the ADF set up and invited Farage to host in July, but we were over wordcount !

Precisely what my American colleague who has reported on abortion for years said. The US was also complacent, thinking constitutional right to abortion was settled over there too…

Really good piece from Jane Bradley and co at NYT.

Earlier this summer Democracy for Sale revealed how anti abortionists, including ADF, were pumping money into the U.K.

Free Speech Union still hasn’t responded to our queries. Funny that…

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Thank you for the kind words Henry. You wouldn’t believe the top level editorial b***ocks conversations we had !

Come for the journalism, stay for the public service of teaching British swearwords to Americans

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
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If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Must-read piece by Jane and Elizabeth for anyone interested in the alt-right/Christian networks developing between the UK and US (etc)

Say what you like about Farage, but he always gives an excellent quote.

We found out they’ve been courting Reform since at least 2024, in an attempt to build their UK influence, and have brokered a string of meetings and briefings with Farage.

The ADF isn’t just any Christian anti-abortion group — they helped overturn Roe v Wade in the US and are incredibly well-connected in the White House. Now they’ve set their sights on Britain.

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias. 
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The New York Times has now published a document which sets out the government’s basis for the proscription. This is the “open” version of the MI5 assessment that has been placed before the courts in litigation challenging the proscription. The judges would also see a “closed” version with material not to be placed in the public domain. One hopes the “closed” version is a far more impressive document than the one published, which is a flimsy and unconvincing piece of work. The assessment even admits—twice—that most of the activity of Palestine Action cannot be called terrorism. The document overall reads as if it has been compiled backwards, intending to justify a conclusion that needed to be reached. If so, it will not be the first intelligence document to have been created in such a way. The assessment relies on the group having caused “serious” property damage, which is the relevant statutory test. The problem here is that the spraying of paint and graffiti by the group does not meet the threshold of seriousness. The document also relies on “open source” estimates of the cost of damage which, if one looks at the cited sources, trace back to a claim which the police themselves put to arrested protesters in interview. As such there is a certain circularity: the state is relying on the state claiming the damage is serious.

NEW

Has the government overreached in using terrorism law against Palestine Action?

A disclosed MI5 document indicates that the basis for proscription may be weak

By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk

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In a debate on the Palestine Action ban on Monday, the security minister said it was based on "clear advice and intelligence", and people protesting against the ban "may not know the extent of its activities"

Today, we are publishing some of that advice
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