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Carl Benjamin
22, April

Carl Benjamin: Miss Gomez, we are not really interested…

Miss Gomez, we are not really interested in this kind of confrontational slop-right political posturing here. It doesn't work, it doesn't persuade, it just gets you banned from things. I can't help but notice that you have failed to take the measure of what is actually happening in Britain. It is not merely that there are Muslims here that is the problem, and if you were going to pick a Muslim to insult, Shabana Mahmood is actually a pretty poor choice as she's currently deporting a lot of foreigners. The hysterical tone of your response belies the incredibly feminine nature of your worldview. You seem to have no self-control and no theory of mind for people other than yourself. I'm sure being fat is a real concern for an unmarried 26-year-old woman, but as a 46-year-old married father of 4, it really doesn't bother me. Instead of considering that perhaps I have a point, you attempted to engage in some bizarre cat-fight with me through hyper-masculine posturing as if you were some transgender chihuahua. Needless to say, I'm not impressed. It's almost impossible to overlook the irony of your activism. You feel like a South Park parody come to life, like their Jennifer Lopez character saying "I'm heer to sayve the Weest!" when you are literally a Columbian immigrant, and upon being banned from a white country your first thought is to literally break in. Must be in the blood. Put simply, I'm glad you're banned from Britain, and if I were the home secretary, I would ban you myself. Not only are you an offensive foreigner, which is grounds enough to have you banned, but you are also incapable of following the rules, or even engaging with your fellow man through the lens of Christian good-will. We are on a mission from God to save England from the ravaging hordes of barbarians, you are on a mission from your uterus to monopolise as much attention as humanly possible. We are not the same and you are no use to us.
James Delingpole
22, April

Alex Wickham: The key point of process that determines…

The key point of process that determines if you believe Keir Starmer or Olly Robbins is right is still unclear this morning. The Cabinet Office - led by Antonia Romeo and Cat Little - say they discovered a UKSV document that clearly recommends against giving Mandelson clearance, with a tick in a red box for ‘clearance denied’. Bloomberg reported on Friday how Cabinet Office officials found this bombshell document on a secure portal while complying with the humble address and everything then developed from there. That document is the basis for Starmer’s claim that Mandelson failed his vetting and that he should have been told about this recommendation by Robbins. On the face of it, it does seem absolutely extraordinary that officials would keep this apparently clear written recommendation on such a high-profile appointment from the PM and cabinet secretary. That is why Robbins was sacked. But Robbins testified yesterday that he never saw this document. Instead he said he only had a verbal briefing with the Foreign Office security team that, in his words, only ‘leaned’ against recommending clearance be granted. He says they were then able to mitigate the concerns and approve Mandelson’s clearance. The Cabinet Office version of events and the document they’ve found, and Robbins’ version, appear to be inconsistent. Robbins’ contention is essentially that this is all a huge misunderstanding, that Mandelson did not fail his vetting, that the problems raised by UKSV were resolvable by him and he resolved them, and that he shouldn’t have been sacked. Robbins says any pressure from No10 did not impact the decision-making of him and his officials. Sources say the missing person in the story is Dr Ian Collard, a former senior FCDO security official. He is the person who had the verbal briefing with Robbins where they agreed they could mitigate the UKSV concerns, they say. Collard has since left the government. It seems Collard might be able to clear up whether UKSV did firmly recommend against Mandelson or only lean that way, and therefore whether Robbins was right to try to fix the problem himself with mitigations, or if he should have rejected Mandelson’s DV on the advice of UKSV and told No10 what had happened. If the UKSV concerns weren’t that grave and were possible to mitigate, Robbins has a good argument that he was right to do that and clear Mandelson’s DV without raising it up the chain, and therefore that he was unfairly sacked for trying to do what the PM wanted. If the UKSV concerns were more clear cut, as the UKSV document produced by the Cabinet Office implies, it’s harder for Robbins to argue he did the right thing. You’d have thought Collard and senior Cabinet Office officials will be called by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee to try to clear this up in the coming days…
Andy Ngo
22, April

Andy Ngo: A communist group called the Revolutionary Student Front…

A communist group called the Revolutionary Student Front is recruiting children at Beaverton High School @BeavertonSD near Portland, Ore. for its extremist event on April 24. They will train lessons from the recent California warehouse mass arson attack and the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The group seeks to radicalize students from a young age and groom them to become foot soldiers for a communist revolution. The event flyer being distributed to students glorifies political violence, including accused murderer Luigi Mangione, the attempted assassination of President Trump, as well as images of fire and a gun. The same Revolutionary Student Front chapter in Beaverton, along with a local chapter of the Sunrise Movement, was also responsible for organizing the "student walkout" event in December to oppose ICE and U.S. borders. http://ngocomment.com
Ayesha Ijaz Khan
22, April

Ayesha Ijaz Khan: Here are some thoughts about what’s happened…

Here are some thoughts about what’s happened so far — and why some seemingly contradictory things are true. 1. This war was started by Israel and Iran, and they remain untrustworthy. 2. This is a very unpopular war in the US and Trump would like to see it end, but doesn’t want to look weak. 3. Iran has a completely different worldview from many other countries, and has managed to survive despite sanctions for 40 years. A real feat! 4. Many Iranians want to end their economic and diplomatic isolation but remain skeptical of US and Israeli intentions. 5. The IRGC is an obstacle to peace talks, and is more motivated to fight. 6. The US military build up in the region has not given the Iranian civilians confidence to make the case for peace at home. 7. Pakistan is the only country that is able to talk to both parties and has tried tirelessly for a deal. 8. Pakistan is desperate for a deal because it wants peace on its western border and suffers from disrupted energy supplies. 9. The window for diplomacy is narrowing and going back to war is bad for all — Iran, US and Pakistan - but worse for GCC countries — whose place in the global order has significantly been impaired in the last two months.
Patrick Henningsen
22, April

Patrick Henningsen: U.S AND ISRAEL'S ACTIONS HAVE SHATTERED GLOBAL MORALITY…

U.S AND ISRAEL'S ACTIONS HAVE SHATTERED GLOBAL MORALITY AND LAW This clip exposes how the U.S and Israel's recent actions have desensitized the world and eroded international law. Wonder why global bodies seem powerless? This video unpacks the shocking truth behind the Gaza conflict and its devastating impact on global morality. 🔔 FYI - WE ARE HEAVILY SHADOWBANNED ON YOUTUBE - HELP US BEAT THEIR ALGORITHM - PLEASE LIKE & SUB. LINK IN THE COMMENTS Host: @tmjnewsnetwork Instagram: @thecyberjournalist https://youtube.com/@TMJNews Segment aired on March 13, 2026
Carl Benjamin
22, April

Carl Benjamin: It's so strange that Keir Starmer…

It's so strange that Keir Starmer is the best Labour have got, and even then he is leading their party into wrack and ruin. Labour is basically over at this point, a zombie party walking, and have no hope of recovery. No shining stars, no guiding lights, and no natural constituency left: just mediocre midwits desperately trying to make managerial liberalism work in the face of a world that is actively rejecting it. The Conservatives are no better since they take their moral marching orders from Labour, and hence have put a literal immigrant in charge of their party. Reform are currently whining about racism on social media whilst employing actual Boriswavers as candidates. This isn't the right-flank of anything, it's just more managerial liberalism that interpellates humans as fungible units. On the left flank of the establishment is a gormless lunatic who has decided to become the communist pied piper for idealistic young fools who think doing more of the same will yield different results. Behind which is a sinister army of people who we already know will not tolerate their goonish antics were they to score a victory. The only substantive alternative to this ridiculous state of affairs is Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain. There is literally nobody else with the willpower to cut through the circus and get to the heart of the matter. We need an unflinching countenance in the face of what is coming, and only Rupert has the grim resolve to push on. Every other politician is a careerist washout or part of the lunatic fringe. We have no other option and no time left to be frivolous. We must put our backs to the collective wheel and get to work. Join Restore Britain today and volunteer to do your part: https://restorebritain.org.uk/join_us England expects every man will do his duty.
Cameron Hudson
22, April

Cameron Hudson: As I have been predicting for weeks…

As I have been predicting for weeks, Washington has jumped into the hornets nest of Red Sea politics, holding secret meetings with Isaias in Cairo in a bid to increase its influence in the region by lifting sanctions on Eritrea. What will Eritrea do in return? How will Addis react? What does this mean for Trump's promise to restart GERD talks? How will this a US-Eritrea rapprochement affect the SAF and Sudan's war? And what will UAE and Saudi make of the US effort to enter Red Sea political debates, seemingly aligning itself against Ethiopia? Too many questions to answer. But what I can say is that the US is doing it all without a strategy with a used truck salesman at the helm. What could possibly go wrong??
Liz Webster
21, April

Liz Webster: The Intelligence and Security Committee…

🚩🚩🚩 The Intelligence and Security Committee has issued a scathing update on the Mandelson papers. They had to drop everything to review them: The govt has still not provided all requested documents. None of the first batch even related to Mandelson’s vetting. The first two vetting documents only arrived yesterday. Even Parliament’s own security oversight body is now publicly complaining about obstruction. This scandal gets worse by the hour. #MandelsonEpstein
Andy Ngo
21, April

Andy Ngo: A Muslim migrant extremist from Bangladesh…

A Muslim migrant extremist from Bangladesh who was convicted for plotting to blow up the London Stock Exchange was allowed to stay in the UK based on a human rights ruling by a court. Shah Rahman applied for asylum after serving his sentence, and the court found that his human rights were at risk if he was deported. He went on to marry another Muslim extremist foreigner who was caught with ISIS material on her electronic device.
Alex Wickham
21, April

Alex Wickham: Olly Robbins’ evidence and where it leaves Keir Starmer…

Olly Robbins’ evidence and where it leaves Keir Starmer — The top line of Robbins’ testimony is damning and on the worse end of expectations for the prime minister. He accused Downing Street of having a “dismissive approach” to vetting and creating an “atmosphere of pressure” by pressing ahead with the appointment and announcement before vetting had been completed. That is strong language that Starmer will have to answer. — Robbins directed his criticism at the PM’s private office, accusing them of putting his team under “constant pressure” to “get it done” with “an atmosphere of constant chasing.” The Cabinet Office had argued Mandelson didn’t even need to be vetted, he said. He didn’t name them but his testimony puts scrutiny on the PM’s then principal private secretary Nin Pandit and his PPS for foreign affairs Alisa Terry. — In a further revelation, he said No10 pushed for Starmer’s former communications chief Matthew Doyle to be found an ambassadorial role. Doyle has since been suspended from Labour over his links to a sex offender. — However, there were several complicating factors to Robbins’ evidence which exacerbate the mess of the last week. He said there have been a series of misunderstandings about what had gone on. — Robbins confirmed he did not tell the PM, then cabinet secretary Chris Wormald or then chief of staff Morgan McSweeney about the issues with Mandelson’s vetting. That clears Starmer of the original main charge from opponents that he knew what had gone on and lied. Robbins insists he was bound by confidentiality rules governing the UKSV process not to tell anyone. — Robbins also laid out a different series of events surrounding Mandelson’s vetting. He said in fact Mandelson did not “fail” his UK Security Vetting process, and neither did security officials make a firm recommendation against the appointment. Instead, he says UKSV were leaning against recommending that Mandelson get clearance. Robbins and the FCDO security team were then able to put mitigations in place to clear Mandelson for Developed Vetting, he said. He argued that was appropriate and followed the correct process. — Robbins said that despite the pressure he felt from No10, it did not impact the FCDO’s decision to approve clearance for Mandelson. He stood by that decision and implied he would make the same judgment again. He suggested Starmer could have cancelled the appointment once the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics due diligence report threw up publicly known issues with Mandelson, but that there was no reason to deny him clearance. Essentially he sought to downplay the whole furore about Mandelson’s vetting issues and his own role and decisions. — So in conclusion Robbins’ evidence is he came under pressure from No10 to “get it done,” clearly not “due process,” yet in terms of his own decision to approve clearance for Mandelson, due process was followed. That leaves a complete mess that is extremely damaging for the government and for Labour MPs to weigh as they consider Starmer’s future.
Alex Wickham
21, April

Alex Wickham: Keir Starmer state of play tonight…

Keir Starmer state of play tonight: A brutal 48 hours leaves the PM weaker than ever, but he stays for now. Process aside, Labour MPs are ultimately weighing the bigger question: is the disastrous appointment of Peter Mandelson reason enough to cost Starmer his job and plunge Britain into a new period of political chaos? Most Labour MPs, ministers and aides who spoke to Bloomberg say they don’t think there will be a move against Starmer before May 7. But they warn the scandal increases the chance of a challenge afterwards and sinks his hopes of using Iran to rejuvenate his premiership. One MP says the events of this week leave Starmer suspended above an elephant trap. There has been no knockout blow, yet, though any further revelations could deliver one, they say. The government is concerned that fresh Mandelson developments could emerge in the coming days and weeks which might push Starmer over the edge. Another tranche of internal documents is expected to be published after the local elections at the moment of maximum danger. However, another MP argues that while the Robbins’ testimony was damning, the facts surrounding Mandelson’s vetting remain extremely complicated and too messy to be used as a reason to move against him. While there is no doubt Starmer made a terrible political error in appointing Mandelson, after the last two days it isn’t clear cut who between No10 and Robbins is right when it comes to his vetting, they say. And then there is the crucial problem of timing. Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner don’t want to blow up the government two weeks before Labour councillors try to keep their seats, MPs say. Rayner backs Starmer tonight, saying there are “more important questions” than the Mandelson process row. Allies suggest she does not want to be the one who wields the knife and she still hasn’t resolved her tax problems. Supporters of Streeting on the right of the Labour Party are wary that Rayner would likely be the favourite in a contest right now, perhaps dissuading him from moving. And some MPs on the left prefer Andy Burnham as their choice of successor to Rayner, meaning they are inclined to wait until he gets to Parliament. No-one is confident they’d get the successor they want and everyone fears a messy and protracted contest, one of the MPs says. So despite the Mandelson mess, Starmer stays for now. With @Joe_Mayes
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